Andre Ward Headed Toward Super Stardom, Not If Allan Green Has a Say

This weekend the Super Six is back with the Andre Ward-Allan Green fight. To me this is the most important fight in the Super Six.

As far as points standings it is a very important fight for Green. He has zero points and in the event of a tie, he has one less fight of judge scorecards to lean back on.

If you are not aware of how the tie is broken they have three ways to break it. First is head-to-head wins, then they go to knockout wins, and finally judges points in favor.

With Green missing the first fight, he is at a disadvantage on all of these. That is the first reason this is the most important fight of the tournament.

Also if Ward wins this fight, even by decision, he guarantees he moves into the next round.

So for him this is almost a must win.

With a loss he could move on but it would be at a lower seed and would be more difficult.

Those two reasons make it a very important fight without a doubt. The real reason I see this as the most important fight isn’t anything with points or moving on.

Its all about public perception. Ward is on the cusp of becoming a major star. He is already a star in California as he sells out an arena when he fights.

If Ward wins he will be on the map for all boxing fans. He has the looks, the Olympic pedigree, and a title. Those are three ingredients that make someone a star.

Will he become a crossover star and bring boxing back to the mainstream? No, he probably won't.

But he will become a fighter that is a can't miss when he is on TV.

When he fought before it was “Oh yeah Andre Ward is on, I better flick that on.” That will become “Andre Ward is on, I better be in front of my TV or have my DVR set.”

Ward doesn’t have the most exciting style and he isn’t a massive puncher. He does though do just enough work to keep a fight interesting and exciting.

Now Green isn’t the best super middleweight in the world and he wouldn’t even be the best name on Ward’s resume. That would still belong to Mikkel Kessler.

Everyone knows the saying “The most important fight is your first title defense.” Now that Ward is at the top, will he have the drive to work hard and show up in best possible shape.

If you asked me, it would be a 100 percent, yes. If he wins though he will become a major attraction to boxing fans.

If you flip the coin you have Green. Who is Green? He is a big punching, trash talking frustrating as hell fighter.

The guy has a punch and he fights in a fun aggressive style. He likes to trash opponents and ruffle their feathers before a fight.

He also likes to pull out of fights with no reason with less than 24 hours notice and sometimes, he just fights dreadfully bad.

If Green pulls the upset and grabs the WBA title, he will be a big time attraction in his own right. He will have the looks, the title, and more importantly the big punch.

Whoever wins this weekend will be a superstar, but who will it be?