Who should Andre Ward fight next?

[BrometheusBob.]

Hard to look past Paul Smith.

You know it man. The most hotly requested rematch since Pac/Bradley III.

Fonfora
Alvarez
Beterbiev

That dude's a beast. I wouldn't go there if I were Ward. As a boxing fan though I'm all for it. Would tell me if Ward can defuse a big power puncher and stay standing if and when he does get hit.

[xhiddenx87]

Fonfara is the best way to see how good he is at LHW.

[Scipio2009]

He's probably got another fight before the big Sergey Kovalev showdown. Who would be a good opponent for that interim fight?

Should he pick another solid LHW contender like Eleider Alvarez, or take a lighter touch like Cedric Agnew? Or should he skip another fight and go right into SK?

The actual person doesn't matter; Andre Ward and his camp will be looking for another fight to give him a live look at a guy similar to Sergey Kovalev; a fight tall, orthodox, straight punching guy with pop.

Looking down BoxRec's ratings at 175, Fonfara(#4), Chilemba(#10), Gvozdyk(#12, though likely too soon), Shabranskyy(#17), Skoglund(#18, though likely too young and unwilling to travel), and Monaghan(#21, though unlikely that Arum does business).

Vyacheslav Shabranskyy[15-0, 12 KOs] and Isaac Chilemba[24-3-2, 10 KOs] would make the most sense.