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[reservoirdogs]

Jackson: Ward Wants Inside Fight? I Told Kovalev To Break His Ribs!

By Radio Rahim

Less than a week remains, before Andre "SOG" Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) and Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs) collide for a second time to set the record straight.

Last November at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Ward got off the floor in the second round to box his way to a very close twelve round unanimous decision over Kovalev to capture the WBA, IBF, WBO light heavyweight titles. All three judges scored it 114-113 in Ward's favor.

There was a lot of controversy in the aftermath, with fans debating over which boxer deserved to get the victory.

The rematch takes place this coming Saturday, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The championship fight will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

In the second-half of their fight, Ward believes that he slowed Kovalev down with hard shots to the body, and in several post-fight interviews he was very critical of Kovalev's ability to fight on the inside.

John David Jackson, who trains Kovalev, says Ward is not a great inside fighter himself. The veteran coach is practically daring Ward to stand with Kovalev on the inside - because they have a game plan worked out for that scenario.

"If he wants to be critical about that and say Sergey can't do certain things - fine. But you tell me what makes Andre such a great inside fighter? When you're grabbing the whole time, how is that a great inside fighter? He's not a great inside fighter himself," Jackson explained to BoxingScene.com.

"I told Sergey, 'if he wants to fight on the inside, as hard as you punch, try to break his ribs and lets see if he stays on the inside and withstands that kind of punishment. He's not a big puncher, so is he going to stay in and trade with you?' I highly doubt that. They are going to say what they are gonna say, to try to get inside Sergey's head. But I told Sergey to 'forget all that, when the first bell rings go out there and do what you do best like the first half of the fight [last November].'

"I told everyone that Sergey can outbox Andre and he did. Now he has to do it in the second-half of the fight and step on that gas peddle. I don't care what Andre says, when somebody hits as hard as Sergey goes to your body - you're not going to stay there long."

- See more at: Jackson: Ward Wants Inside Fight? I Told Kovalev To Break His Ribs! - Boxing News

the amount of and in this

Your fighter can't fight on the inside, how to teach him? ... "Break his ribs"

I think this might be the dumbest interview heard from a trainer in a minute

Maybe he really shouldn't tell anything to Kovalev between rounds if this is what he has in his mind Go into the fight not preparing to Ward's inside game but rather denying that he's even a good inside fighter brehs...

 

[patscorpio]

how much is the PPV for this? i forgot to check FIOS

 

[Scottie Drippin]

I see this fight going the exact same way. Kov sharp off the rip and Andre working his way into it late. Only way the result changes is if Kov piles on more of a lead/KO early on. He just doesn't have the ability to adapt and out-point Andre down the stretch.

VERY wary of Andre trying to be more aggressive early on. Don't think trying to bring the issue to Kov when he's at his sharpest is at all smart. You can rely on him to fade in the second half.

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

ITS FIGHT WEEK!!!!!!!!!

 

[HeruDat1]

"If he wants to be critical about that and say Sergey can't do certain things - fine. But you tell me what makes Andre such a great inside fighter? When you're grabbing the whole time, how is that a great inside fighter? He's not a great inside fighter himself,"

Your fighter can't fight on the inside, how to teach him? ... "Break his ribs"

Go into the fight not preparing to Ward's inside game but rather denying that he's even a good inside fighter brehs...

did someone say grabbing

 

[krackdagawd]

That's exactly it. Amateur fighting is all about volume and combination punching sadly. Honestly, I think Mayweather contributed to the fall of the inside game because he commonly tied up opponents once they got on the inside. It's an easy way to kill your opponents momentum, rest and recuperate & nullify their offense

Pretty Floyd was a savage inside the pattern continues w you tho

Where was all these complaints about holding when Kkkkov was initiating all the holding to avoid inside fighting. Lemme guess that was different right.

 

[reservoirdogs]

That's exactly it. Amateur fighting is all about volume and combination punching sadly. Honestly, I think Mayweather contributed to the fall of the inside game because he commonly tied up opponents once they got on the inside. It's an easy way to kill your opponents momentum, rest and recuperate & nullify their offense

To an extent I agree but I wouldn't blame Mayweather for it, I think it's the trainer' responsibility to teach their fighter how to fight on the inside

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

Pretty Floyd was a savage inside the pattern continues w you tho

Where was all these complaints about holding when Kkkkov was initiating all the holding to avoid inside fighting. Lemme guess that was different right.

And Money Mayweather was a Dancing With the Stars body hugger

So the pattern of you continuing to say dumb shyt continues. fukk outta here



What you fail to realize is i didn't "complain" about Mayweather's holding tactic. I said he contributed to more fighters doing it on the big scale I feel. Fighters of past eras didn't immediately clinch when in close. The fought it out and grinding on the inside. But I do feel Floyd Joy ushered in a pro defense era in boxing that alot of boxers are adopting. Look at alot of the PBC lineup, which really stands for PrettyBoyClones and you'll see few rugged fighters. Alot of them are counter punchers and not blood and guts type of warriors. Spence is clearly above the rest in that regard.

As a former amateur boxer and boxing trainer i recognize the game of strategic holding and do it myself more than ever cuz my ass old. So I ain't knocking Floyd, Ward, or Kovalev when they kill offense by holding. Where I start to trip is when the holding gets excessive, which I feel it has been in many Money May fights.


And you never told me what weight you fight/fought at.

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

To an extent I agree but I wouldn't blame Mayweather for it, I think it's the trainer' responsibility to teach their fighter how to fight on the inside

Not blaming him solely brother, just saying he's contributed to alot of fighters doing it as of late. But I feel more trainers are advising their fighters to hold on the inside and wait for the separation is because Floyd did it at the highest level and rarely got penalized for it.

 

[krackdagawd]

And Money Mayweather was a Dancing With the Stars body hugger

So the pattern of you continuing to say dumb shyt continues. fukk outta here



What you fail to realize is i didn't "complain" about Mayweather's holding tactic. I said he contributed to more fighters doing it on the big scale I feel. Fighters of past eras didn't immediately clinch when in close. The fought it out and grinding on the inside. But I do feel Floyd Joy ushered in a pro defense era in boxing that alot of boxers are adopting. Look at alot of the PBC lineup, which really stands for PrettyBoyClones and you'll see few rugged fighters. Alot of them are counter punchers and not blood and guts type of warriors. Spence is clearly above the rest in that regard.

As a former amateur boxer and boxing trainer i recognize the game of strategic holding and do it myself more than ever cuz my ass old. So I ain't knocking Floyd, Ward, or Kovalev when they kill offense by holding. Where I start to trip is when the holding gets excessive, which I feel it has been in many Money May fights.


And you never told me what weight you fight/fought at.

 

[HeruDat1]

 

[Axum Ezana]

tony will let u fight on the inside more.

 

[reservoirdogs]

that's like the all stars of officials, Duva and Kov can't say a word

 

[krackdagawd]

tony will let u fight on the inside more.

inside fighting

:sadklansmen:

 

[H.I.M.]

Fighters of past eras didn't immediately clinch when in close. The fought it out and grinding on the inside.

Ali ring any bells? Or Jack Johnson...

Not that i'm for clinching/excessive holding...can't stand the shyt and it's a pet peeve of mine in boxing

But you couldn't be more wrong there.