Mark Lyons is back with this week's edition of One More Round.

This continues to be a slow summer, but at least we have an interesting Super-Six second round match-up between Andre Ward and Allan Green to look forward to this weekend.  I also didn't get a chance to comment last week on Miguel Cotto's win over Yuri Foreman, and the controversy surrounding referee Arthur Mercante Jr.'s decision to overrule the corner, so I'll be touching on that as well this week.

This week's match-up...

Andre Ward won over the world with his dominant win over Mikkel Kessler. I can't lie, it was very impressive and even those of us who picked Ward going in did not envision that type of landslide win. On the other hand, Allan Green has turned off boxing fans all over the world with his lack of desire to make fights against top opposition. I can't argue with the consensus on any of that. I'll just revert to the old cliché that styles make fights.

Green is a large and athletic fighter with tremendous power in his left hand. Ward will not have the overwhelming speed advantage enjoyed against Kessler & Miranda. He also will be squaring off against a guy who can punch with both hands. As impressive as Ward was against Kessler, when he presses the fight he leans in with his head tilted to his right, all but unprotected. He is very squared up in this stance as well, just bad news against a powerful left hook.

It isn't a constant error and he may well have been doing it because Kessler has no hook to worry him with. But I'm going to call it a flaw that is about to face the wrong fighter. I think Ward will out-box Green in the first half of a fight that is competitive, but one sided on the cards. In the seventh or eighth, Ward advances in and walks into a crushing left hook that once again changes opinions around the world as Green scores a one punch knockout.

A look back at Cotto/Foreman and a few other fights...

I haven't had a chance yet to comment on Miguel Cotto's win over Yuri Foreman, so let's get to that now.   Cotto did what he always does.  Pack his lunch box and get after it, and with an opponent incapable of pushing him backwards, it was smooth sailing for Miguel.

I thought Arthur Mercante Jr's actions were reprehensible. I understand that the corner can't stop a fight in New York.  But that rule carries as much weight to me as someone clinging to the right to bear arms so they can have a rocket launcher in their living room.  When a fighter blows out his knee and can no longer defend himself, overruling the corner is something that can't be defended.  It doesn't matter what the ref's official powers might be.  It's common sense, and Mercante used none.

As for Cotto, I'm not sure what can really be taken away from the fight since he had an opponent that couldn't hurt him.  Miguel still knows how to track down a runner, he still has a great hook to the body and he still is one of boxing's bigger draws.

A quick mention for Ivan Calderon picking up another win. I have always appreciated the little guy's style, he does what he is capable of and for the most part has had fairly enjoyable fights. He won this fight handily over Jesus Irbe, but hearing him talk of a move to 112 is a recipe for disaster.

Sebastian Sylvester was rewarded with a draw he didn't deserve against Roman Karmazin for fighting a completely negative fight until the final 3 rounds.  On the same card, Troy Ross was the victim of an unfortunate accident, when Steve Cunningham's thumb caught him in the eye.  That was shaping up to be a very entertaining battle.  I hope Ross gets another chance, as that was far from a legitimate TKO.

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