The Official Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev vs Andre "S.O.G." Ward Fight Thread

[krackdagawd]

Ward will try to punch and grab and move, he will not try and bully kovalev, once he touches ward and he will ward will fight VERY carefully.

Counting the days until the fight to hear the "bbbut" from you nikkas. Bullying someone on the inside means a number of things, one of them is doing what YOU want to do on the inside including fighting when you want to, clinching or pushing/getting the angle him from the clinch to give you space to let off your shots and him not get his. To simple nikkas it's grab and move though. To #SOGGang it's Unanimous Decision.

 

[R=G]

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

 

[patscorpio]

first undercard fight announced..but why non televised? what kinda undercard they have in store

Curtis Stevens vs. James De La Rosa Set For Kovalev-Ward

Curtis Stevens (28-5, 21 KOs) returns to the ring and the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Kovalev-Ward "Pound For Pound" non-televised undercard to face James "The King" De La Rosa (23-4, 13 KOs) in a ten-round middleweight showdown.

Stevens, 31, of Brownsville, Brooklyn returned to the ring on May 7 of this year and stopped previously undefeated Brazilian prospect Patrick Teixeira in the second round on the HBO Pay-Per-View® undercard of Canelo-Khan. The victory over Teixeira catapulted Stevens back into the ranking of all four sanctioning bodies, including top ten ratings in both the IBF and WBC. He is hoping to continue that momentum and secure another shot at the middleweight title.

De La Rosa, 28, is originally from Mexico but now resides in San Benito, Texas. His most recent win was a unanimous decision upset over former title contender Alfredo Angulo on the undercard of Mayweather-Maidana. De La Rosa has suffered two back-to-back losses since his win over Angulo but both have come at the hands of two previously undefeated prospects in Hugo Centeno Jr. and Jason Quigley. Commonly, fighters in his position would prefer a tune-up to get back on a winning track but, in this case, De La Rosa opted out of that easy route and decided to test himself against another former title contender in Stevens.

According to Stevens, "I'm happy someone is willing to fight me. Bless the Gods. Now, it's time to turn it up a notch and get ready to check in and check out. The Bully is back!"

This will be Stevens's second fight working with world-renowned trainer and former world champion John David Jackson. Jackson added, "Curtis Stevens is happy to be stepping back in the ring on November 19 against De La Rosa. He is eager to show the world that he deserves another chance to win the middleweight world title."

"It's always good to fight on a big stage," said De La Rosa. "As always, I'm coming to fight and put on a show. I know I have a tough fighter in front of me in Curtis Stevens. With his style and my style, we'll warm the fans up for Kovalev-Ward. Thanks to Main Events and AC Sports Management, LLC for putting this together."

De La Rosa's manager Adrian Clark added, "This is a must win situation for James and I know that he has the potential to pull off an upset. Curtis Stevens is a very dangerous opposition but again, I believe that JDLR can spoil things and leave Vegas with a 'W'. It is great to finally work with Main Events again. It has been too long!"

Main Events' matchmaker and 2015 NABF Matchmaker of the Year Jolene Mizzone had this to say about the match-up: "Kudos to both guys for taking this fight. Curtis Stevens could have waited around for someone to finally accept his challenge, but he wants to keep busy and challenge himself at the same time. James could have looked for that every popular "tune-up" fight but instead opted for a much tougher competitor in Stevens. It's a breath of fresh air when I get to work with boxers who want to fight!"

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

first undercard fight announced..but why non televised? what kinda undercard they have in store

Remember the first undercard fight they announced involves Chilemba

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

fair enough
I doN't write off the Krusher but I'm confident in Ward's victory.
The Bible said it too

Also a side note...
Kovalev is really good at hitting moving opponents IF they move in a straight line. He has more problems with lateral movement

He didn't have a problem with Hopkins, Pascals, or Chilembas movement. All 3 fights were wins.

 

[reservoirdogs]

He didn't have a problem with Hopkins, Pascals, or Chilembas movement. All 3 fights were wins.

The one with the best lateral movement (Chilemba, not the version of Hop he fought) troubled him at points and Ward is miles ahead of that level.

Pascal isn't that tricky with his movement except that he likes to lunging in wildly but he is hittable as far as his defense goes...

Btw 2 out of these 3 went to the distance with Kovalev. Based on that and on what I earlier wrote I think it's fair to assume that Ward will also go to the distance with him and if that's happen I'm pretty sure in that Ward UD.

 

[GzUp]

https://www.google.com/amp/www.boxi...predictions/amp/?client=ms-android-att-aio-us

Kovalev beats Ward says Roger Mayweather

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

People are already acting like ward has some floyd defense and he won't be touched. I remember seeing it with broner, yes ward is more special but ward will get touched too....

Ward pushing kovalev back?

My point exactly. Ward's undoing will be the fact that they got 2 donut eaters to welcome him to 175lbs. That doesn't prepare you to get hit by a man who makes his opponents children cry from watching their father get extinguished. It just doesn't broski.

 

[patscorpio]

another televised undercard fight announced

Maurice Hooker vs Darleys Perez Added To Kovalev-Ward Undercard


LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (October 14, 2016) – Rising Dallas, Texas boxing star and NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (21-0-2, 16 KOs) will defend his NABA junior welterweight title against Darleys Perez (33-2-1, 21 KOs) in a ten-round bout on the televised undercard of Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” on Saturday, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

In his last appearance on August 6, Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker captivated the crowd at Oracle Arena as the co-feature of Andre Ward vs. Alexander Brand. Hooker wasted no time outperforming Washington D.C.’s Tyrone Barnett, landing a flurry of punches before scoring a technical knockout at the 2:17 mark of the opening round to retain his NABO junior welterweight title. Hooker looks ahead to his next challenge, former WBA World Lightweight Champion Darleys Perez. Perez is coming off a May 20 knockout victory over fellow Colombian Ubadel Soto, an impressive bounce back following a tough title defense loss to Anthony Crolla, the previous year. The veteran fighter, who resides and trains full-time in the U.S., will step up a weight class to meet Hooker.

“I want to thank my team at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym, Roc Nation Sports and HBO for giving me the opportunity to show the world a ‘Mighty Mo’ performance on the undercard of the ‘Fight of the Year’,” said Hooker. “For my part, I promise to put on a show for the fans in Las Vegas and the Pay-Per-View audience at home. No one punches like me. It’s going to be lights out.”
Hooker added, “I will be dedicating this fight to Aaron Pyror, who passed away, earlier this week. I can’t think of a better way to honor ‘The Hawk’s’ legacy than with a big win. I look to be a world-class junior welterweight champion like him.”

“This is my chance get back into the limelight. I have fought all over the world and facing Maurice Hooker in Las Vegas on November 19 is perhaps my last chance to show that I have a lot left inside the ring and I plan to take full advantage of it because losing is not an option,” said Perez. “I will move up to the 140-pound division and I will be ready to challenge this young lion who has never fought a guy like me before. There will be fireworks in Las Vegas and I plan to go home a winner.”

“Not only is Kovalev-Ward the most anticipated fight in recent boxing history, with the addition of Hooker-Perez to the televised undercard – Nov. 19 is an evening that international sports fans simply cannot afford to miss,” said Roc Nation President & Chief of Branding and Strategy Michael R. Yormark. “From our very first day in boxing, Roc Nation Sports has committed to making great fights and creating scintillating global events, and we are thrilled to work with Main Events to add this incredible matchup to the undercard, as 'Mighty Mo' Hooker puts his undefeated record on the line against the very talented Colombian Darleys Perez.”

"HBO is the pinnacle of pugilistic entertainment. We are very proud to have Maurice Hooker make both his Las Vegas and HBO Pay-Per-View debut on November 19,” said Arnie Verbeek, Hooker’s manager. “We have worked extremely hard to get to this point in his career and are thankful to Roc Nation Sports for believing in Maurice Hooker’s talent.”

 

[GzUp]

My point exactly. Ward's undoing will be the fact that they got 2 donut eaters to welcome him to 175lbs. That doesn't prepare you to get hit by a man who makes his opponents children cry from watching their father get extinguished. It just doesn't broski.

Thomson who lost to kovalev was the only fighter in the mayweather gym who said kovalev is the favorite, Thomson fought kovalev and he wants to know how ward will react to his power, I'll try and find video

 

[GzUp]

@Mr. Leonidas

 

[MJ Truth]

@Mr. Leonidas

Joe Jackson caught me off guard lol.

 

[aceboon]

 

[mr. smoke weed]

My point exactly. Ward's undoing will be the fact that they got 2 donut eaters to welcome him to 175lbs. That doesn't prepare you to get hit by a man who makes his opponents children cry from watching their father get extinguished. It just doesn't broski.

Ehhhhhhh Ward has always taken away his opponents power.

If you look at the videos from around the time of the Canelo fight, Ward looks significantly bigger than he was before.