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Published 15:09 19 Jun 2017 BST
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Following last weekend's victory, which was mired in controversy due to the nature of the stoppage, Ward discussed his very lofty ambitions on Sky Sports.
"I always seem to be knocking down giants one by one," Ward said. "Heavyweight, that's always been a dream of mine. It's got to be against the right guy, but I dream big and anything is possible."
Ward added: "He [Ward's trainer Virgil Hunter] has always been setting the bar high, that is the essence of our team right there.
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"That man will have me believing things that I never even thought of. Like, 'Anthony Joshua, really?' and it will make perfect sense to him. So we'll see."
Technique trumps any size advantage, according to both Ward and Hunter, and the latter made no secret of his hope to see Ward follow in Roy Jones Jr's footsteps in moving from light heavyweight champion to heavyweight kingpin.
"Fighting a bigger man doesn't have to do with size, it has to do with your attributes and their attributes," Hunter said.
"If you are able to single out one thing that makes it a competitive fight for yourself, you take that chance.
"I'd like to see him fight Anthony Joshua. I'm not playing, I'm serious. I think it would be a very interesting fight. I believe he could outbox Anthony Joshua.
"There's some things about Joshua that I see. He's a good kid, I know him, but I see things with him in particular and he is the best [of the heavyweight champions], but styles make fights.
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