At this point it looks more and more that no one will beat him and he will retire undefeated. Rumors are that his next fight will be in May against Amir Khan, a fight not many people want to see. It seems the only opponent left for him to conquer is Manny Pacquiao.
# 2 Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO)He pitched a shutout against Edwin Rodriguez and like Mayweather it seems no one will be able to beat him. A possible fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. or Gennady Golovkin could come in the near future and each would garner a ton of interest.
He didn't look great against Martin Murray and is coming off serious back to back injuries. His next fight is looking like a big time bout against Miguel Cotto that could keep him in the top three or drop him from the top five.
He absolutely dominated Joseph Agbeko in his last fight but fought in front of a mostly empty room. Hopefully more fans realize they are watching greatest and his promoter can get him an opponent who comes to win and knock him out, not just survive twelve rounds.
Fans were none to pleased with his ugly performance against Alexander Povetkin and now Alex Leapai is his mandatory challanger. That fight certainly won't have fans buzzing and if he looks sloppy again he won't be in the top five much longer.
After beating Juan Manuel Marquez some rankings have him in the top three. However in reality he lost to Manny Pacquiao and arguably lost to Ruslan Provodnikov. However he keeps frustrating his opponents and is rising fast in the rankings. A rematch with Pacquiao is very possible in 2014.
Following a close loss to Timothy Bradley it is unclear when he will fight again. There aren't many big names out there for him unless he chooses to fight Pacquiao for a fifth time or takes a possible rematch with Bradley in a fight that won't garner much interest outside of hardcore fans.
He looked good against a slow, made to order Brandon Rios but he hasn't stopped an opponent since 2009. It remains to be seen how good he would look in rematches with Timothy Bradley or Juan Manuel Marquez and of course fans still want to see him fight Floyd Mayweather.
He was losing to Vic Darchinyan until he pulled out a TKO win but some rankings have dropped him out of the top ten. However that was his first fight back after a long layoff and he should look better in his next fight, and his power is still there. A rematch with Guillermo Rigondeaux is possible in 2014.
He beat Lucas Matthysse in his last fight which was the biggest win of his career. Questions about his defense still remain but they seem to grow more quiet each time he enters the ring. One thing is for sure 2014 should be a banner year for him.
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