ward won in a hard fought close fight. the fight was great...ill give it a B+ grade overall when it comes to excitment and boxing skill.
i gave kkkovaL rds 1,2,4,6.
i gave ward rds 3,5,7,8,9,11,12
Now there were two odd rounds.
round 2 was scored 10-8 for kkkovaL after a perfect timed overhand right counter. this punch was more about timing than power......as kos are always but ward took it well imo.
round 10 i felt was a back n forth offensive on slaught between the two boxers. it was just two close to give either man the rd while trying to be fair and objective when scoring. I scored it draw/10-10.
i also felt that a stricter ref would have definitely took a point from kkkovaL for the excessive holding when ward got inside, most russians boxers cant fight inside at all. plus im surprised at how leaky ward's defense is but maybe its the inactivity in the ring or kkkoaL is just that accurate and quick. probably a combo of both.
this is a fight that deserves a rematch asap and im glad the reports are coming out that they already have it in motion basically.
so final score is 115-113 for ward.
