America's last Olympic gold medalist, Andre Ward shook up the 168 lb weight class last night with a mystifying performance over current #1 Mikkel Kessler. The Viking Warrior from Denmark had no answer for Ward's slippery defense and accurate jab. Punches and head butts opened cuts over both of Kessler's eyes early and the great Dane looked like a deer in headlights throughout.

Certainly Ward used his head as well as precision clinches as powerful weapons to confuse Kessler, but it was his varying angles of attack that truly spelled the Viking Warrior's demise. With an upright posture and singularly straight ahead and straight back movement Kessler was a sitting duck for Ward's octopus like entanglements. Most surprising, however wasn't merely that Ward was able to flummox Kessler with his odd movements but that he had the power to put Kessler on the defense early and often. Indeed, Ward is now the #1 super middleweight in the world and should prove a handful for whoever he faces next.

As for Kessler, this was an obvious off night. Let's hope the Viking Warrior returns to form soon so he can perhaps meet Ward again down the road.

Ward moves to 21-0 (13 KO)

Kessler falls to 42-2 (32 KO)

Here is the official scoring of the fight:

98-92 x 2, 97-93 (All Three Judges for Ward)

My Scoring of the Fight:

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
Ward	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	10	TD	98
Kessler	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	10	9		92