Andre Ward did not experience defeat during his illustrious career as he racked up a number of high-profile wins against the likes of Carl Froch and Sergey Kovalev.
Now retired for six years, the Oakland fighter’s name still comes up when discussing fights and Robert Garcia, the legendary trainer, believes that David Benavidez would've beaten the two-weight world champion.
Campaigning at super-middleweight, the Phoenix man is currently chasing a fight with Canelo Alvarez after recently defeating Caleb Plant.
Benavidez has answered every question posed to him during his career so far and his impressive form has Garcia backing him against one of the best fighters of the modern era.
“I think Benavidez would have got him, but it wouldn’t have been easy,” said Garcia when speaking to ESNEWS.
“I like Benavidez because of his style. He puts on too much pressure, he’s got tremendous heart, he takes a punch, he keeps coming and Ward, I don’t think he would have held him back.
“He [Ward] was such a good boxer, he could have just outsmarted him and win a decision. It could have gone either way, but I would have picked Benavidez.”