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

WHO WINS? KOVALEV OR WARD?

  • KOVALEV by KNOCKOUT

  • KOVALEV by UNANIMOUS DECISION

  • KOVALEV by SPLIT DECISION

  • WARD by KNOCKOUT

  • WARD by UNANIMOUS DECISION

  • WARD by SPLIT DECISION

  • DRAW


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Can we all take a breather from debating about whats looking like a Classic fight/trilogy in the making to ask...did boxing win?:ohhh::jbhmm:

More people than i thought seemed to be aware of the fight even if ppv dosent show..and i feel certain the re match gonna be even more lit

yes, boxing won. and dont get me wrong. Kovalev can win a rematch....IF he changes his approach a little. that shyt he did to Hopkins dont work on Ward. if Hopkins was younger, it wouldnt have worked on him either. Ward is very reminiscent of young B-Hop. no disrespect, but like B-Hop, to beat Ward, you have to be a MAN in that ring. their mental fortitude is too great. remember when people thought Tito was gonna put the beats on B-Hop? I won easy money that night at 3-1 odds. B-Hop is a man in the ring and he is gonna be dirty, tricky, etc...and you cant look to the ref or your corner to help you. The bigger puncher is not always the bully. Ward is a bigger bully than Kovalev and he bullied him last night.

I always go back to the words of the late great Jose Torres, "when an intimidator fails to intimidate, then he becomes intimidated"
 

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Virgil Hunter stinks. If Ward won it was all Andre.

Kovalev looked crazy though :whoo:

HE WAS JABBIN LIKE A FREAK BREHS! :damn:

whether Hunter is a great trainer is debatable. I think its pretty clear that he is a good cornerman for Andre though. he knows Andre. they have a bond. remember when Vernon Forrest was fukkin Shane up? he went back to the corner and Jack panicked more than Shane did. Jack didnt know what to do. :francis:

dont underestimate Hunter's value to Ward.
 

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also....guys like Paulie, Teddy, etc...they know "boxing". I dont care how much Lampley and Lederman are around the sport, they just dont know it as well, not the intricacies. Case in point. Lampley said on TFG that GGG is his #1 P4P, regardless of who won last night. he said Ward was fighting non-descript guys and basically only gave Kovalev credit for beating Hopkins. He never said why he had GGG at #1. So that should tell you his agenda right there.
 

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whether Hunter is a great trainer is debatable. I think its pretty clear that he is a good cornerman for Andre though. he knows Andre. they have a bond. remember when Vernon Forrest was fukkin Shane up? he went back to the corner and Jack panicked more than Shane did. Jack didnt know what to do. :francis:

dont underestimate Hunter's value to Ward.


@Yuzo > Virgil
 

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Haven't rewatched the fight, MAYBE I was giving Ward some of the midrounds due to him surviving those early rounds and getting his act together. I'll rescore this later tonight (had it Ward 114-113 last night).

But REGARDLESS this fight was dope as fukk, shyt was world class all the way through. All the pride and honor was on the line last night, when Hunter talked to Ward in between 2nd and 3rd round you can tell they were on survival mode but Andre got his shyt together and slowly but surely shifted the momentum to his advantage. That was epic to see happening progressively round by round. I tip my hat to both fighters but especially Ward, that was a real dope performance last night given the rough start. Boxing NEEDED this fight and the rematch will be dope as fukk as well although I agree that it'll be kind of like Floyd vs. Castillo II, Ward learned a lot and will only grow better from this fight. He made me a bonafide fan last night for real.:salute:
 
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also....guys like Paulie, Teddy, etc...they know "boxing". I dont care how much Lampley and Lederman are around the sport, they just dont know it as well, not the intricacies. Case in point. Lampley said on TFG that GGG is his #1 P4P, regardless of who won last night. he said Ward was fighting non-descript guys and basically only gave Kovalev credit for beating Hopkins. He never said why he had GGG at #1. So that should tell you his agenda right there.
Yep its really fukk Lampley, he's a fukking disgrace with his blatant cheerleading and obvious HBO agenda. :why::pacspit:
 

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just rewatched it sober

1-3 kov
4 and 5 ward
6 kov
7-9 ward
10 kov
11 and 12 ward

ward 7 rounds to 5

i think the judges got it spot on

personally i didnt see any swing rounds
only round i feel is debatable was round 4
round 12 if you want to stretch it, but i feel like ward won it clearly at the end with his body work

letterman giving kov round 9 was disgraceful

i look forward to the rematch
This is exactly how I scored the fight
 

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I don't see how Ward lost the 1st round

Kovalev landed that good jab that knocked ward back and that was it, Ward did more work, but because he got knocked back people feel like kovalev one that round lmao

that's not how scoring works
Nah
Kov got that round
He hurt ward and controlled the round
Ward was timid until the knock down
 

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Fight went the way I expected. Ward made it his fight and pulled out a close decision. I'm just disappointed people don't appreciate the greatness of Andre Ward's talent.

IDK if they're casuals that just want to see rock 'em sock 'em worldstar slobber knockers, or biased boxing fans, but that was an incredible performance on his part. Kov's gonna have to work on that tank to beat SOG.
 

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Is there a link to the full fight? My dumbass ordered it..ate and fell asleep during the opening bouts :heh: woke up right at the end of the 12th. I've done that the past two fights I've ordered :flabbynsick:
 
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