Bleed The Freak
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I think once Ward figures out Kovlaev and his reach and evading his power shots...Kovalev will hit a large level of frustration and Ward outboxes him for 9 or 10 rounds. It's not like Ward hasn't faced huge punchers either. Froch, Kessler, Allan Green and Arthur Abraham all had pop. At their best Ward is just better.
Now Kovalev to his credit is not just some crude boxer with all power and nothing else like Matthysse. He cuts of the ring well and can box.....but this ain't 50 year old Hopkins or limited Pascal. The mere fact they are talking KO vs a dude who has only been down once ( to a huge puncher at that early in his career) and is a defensive master is already telling that they know they can't win another way.
Now Kovalev to his credit is not just some crude boxer with all power and nothing else like Matthysse. He cuts of the ring well and can box.....but this ain't 50 year old Hopkins or limited Pascal. The mere fact they are talking KO vs a dude who has only been down once ( to a huge puncher at that early in his career) and is a defensive master is already telling that they know they can't win another way.
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