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

[HARLEM AL]

highkey he does not

If they really believed that they would have made that fight already.

GGG is reaching margarito territory with me. I hated that overrated mothafukka with a passion.

 

[reservoirdogs]

as I see it, being a close fight a lot of ppl just scored it based on their bias at the end of the day.
If they favored Kov's style then Kov won it for them by a few, if they preferred Ward's then him. Both made a case tbh...
That's why most media members got Kovalev. Kovalev is simply just more popular or at least his style is so with a razor close fight like this more people will give it to him.
I doN't mean "bias" now as a negative term but simply as a natural simpathy for a fighter/style. Kovalev being the action fighter just appeals to more people, even among media members, just latter ones -since they are not casuals - usually have enough sense to admit that regardless what they scored this was close and not a robbery, except a very few of them who shamefully went down to the casual level crying robbery (Lederman, Doug Fischer).
Now casuals are like Kovalev and his style better by an even higher chance and they alsdo don't really understand the whole thing (sorry but true) hence why many of them cries robbery.


OF course there can be exceptions but imo most of the times the way someone scored THIS fight tells who s/he rooted for or which style s/he prefers overall

I can absolutely see Ward legitely winning this and -surprise - I rooted for him and his style is closer to me

Shaun Brown (TalkingBoxing.uk): 115-112 Kovalev
Harold Lederman (HBO): 116-111 Kovalev
Chris Mannix (Yahoo Sports): 115-112 Kovalev
Boxhard Podcast: 115-113 Kovalev
Dan Rafael (ESPN): 115-112 Kovalev
Andy Paterson (Boxing Asylum): 114-113 Kovalev
Cliff Rold (Boxingscene): 115-112 Kovalev
Daniel Vano (Checkhookboxing): 114-113 Kovalev
WorldBoxingNews: 114-113 Ward
Lance Pugmire (LA Times): 115-112 Kovalev
Ryan Burton (Boxingscene): 115-113 Kovalev
Kevin Iole (Yahoo Sports): 114-113 Ward
Daniel Attias (AUSboxing) : 114-113 Kovalev
Victor M Salazar (Boxingscene): 115-112 Kovalev
Scott Christ (BadLeftHook): 115-112 Kovalev
Wolfgang Schiffbauer (German Freelancer): 114-113 Ward
Beau Denison (The Boxing Truth): 114-113 Kovalev
Ramon Aranda (3MoreRounds): 114-113 Ward
Brian Campbell (ESPN): 114-113 Ward
Gareth A Davies (The Telegraph): 115-112 Kovalev
Boxing Monthly Online: 114-113 Kovalev
Kevin McRae (Bleacher Report): 115-112 Kovalev
Steve Zemach ( FoxSports640): 115-112 Kovalev
Bernardo Osuna (ESPN Deportes): 115-113 Kovalev
Mark Ortega (Freelance): 115-112 Ward
Michael Montero (Montero On Boxing): 116-111 Kovalev
Mike Coppinger (USA Today): 114-113 Ward
Ben Weismann (BoxingAsylum): 114-113 Kovalev
Tom Craze (BadLeftHook): 116-111 Ward
Danny Richardson (Script Media): 115-112 Ward
Jorge Hernandez (SW Fight): 115-112 Kovalev
Tim Starks (Queensberry Rules): 115-112 Kovalev
The Guardian Online: 115-112 Kovalev
New York Post Online: 114-113 Ward
G. Leon (Boxtalk): 114-113 Kovalev
Tim Dahlberg (AP): 116-111 Kovalev
Fraser Coffeen (Bloody Elbow): 115-112 Kovalev
Steve Kim (UCN Live): 115-112 Kovalev
Bokser.org: 115-112 Kovalev
Bob Velin (USA Today): 114-113 Kovalev
FightersRated: 115-112 Kovalev
LA Times Online: 114-113 Ward
Allan Fox (Boxingnews24): 117-110 Kovalev
Kieran Mulvaney (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
Ron Borges (Boston Herald): 116-114 Kovalev
Tony Bellew (Sky Sports): 114-114 DRAW
Eric Raskin (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
Heavy Bag Boxing: 115-112 Kovalev
Andrew Harrison (Boxing Monthly): 117-111 Kovalev
Stephen A Smith (ESPN): 114-113 Kovalev
Paul Smith Jnr (Sky Sports): 116-113 Ward
John Angus MacDonald (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
Adam Abramowitz (Saturday Night Boxing): 115-112 Ward
Mark Butcher (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Ward
Doug Fischer (Ring Magazine): 117-110 Kovalev
Alex Morris (Next Big Pod): 114-113 Kovalev
Queensberry Rules: 115-112 Kovalev
Danny Winterbottom (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
Tom Gray (Ring Magazine): 116-115 Ward
Sam Sheppard (Next Big Pod): 115-112 Kovalev

see above who rooted for Ward and who for Kovalev.

 

[reservoirdogs]

Andre Ward survives Sergey Kovalev ... this time, at least

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

WTF!?!?! NOTHING THAT YOU POSTED SUGGESTED RACISM BRO? LMAOOOO ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

 

[H.I.M.]

as I see it, being a close fight a lot of ppl just scored it based on their bias at the end of the day.
If they favored Kov's style then Kov won it for them by a few, if they preferred Ward's then him. Both made a case tbh...
That's why most media members got Kovalev. Kovalev is simply just more popular or at least his style is so with a razor close fight like this more people will give it to him.
I doN't mean "bias" now as a negative term but simply as a natural simpathy for a fighter/style. Kovalev being the action fighter just appeals to more people, even among media members, just latter ones -since they are not casuals - usually have enough sense to admit that regardless what they scored this was close and not a robbery, except a very few of them who shamefully went down to the casual level crying robbery (Lederman, Doug Fischer).
Now casuals are like Kovalev and his style better by an even higher chance and they alsdo don't really understand the whole thing (sorry but true) hence why many of them cries robbery.


OF course there can be exceptions but imo most of the times the way someone scored THIS fight tells who s/he rooted for or which style s/he prefers overall

I can absolutely see Ward legitely winning this and -surprise - I rooted for him and his style is closer to me

Shaun Brown (TalkingBoxing.uk): 115-112 Kovalev
Harold Lederman (HBO): 116-111 Kovalev
Chris Mannix (Yahoo Sports): 115-112 Kovalev
Boxhard Podcast: 115-113 Kovalev
Dan Rafael (ESPN): 115-112 Kovalev
Andy Paterson (Boxing Asylum): 114-113 Kovalev
Cliff Rold (Boxingscene): 115-112 Kovalev
Daniel Vano (Checkhookboxing): 114-113 Kovalev
WorldBoxingNews: 114-113 Ward
Lance Pugmire (LA Times): 115-112 Kovalev
Ryan Burton (Boxingscene): 115-113 Kovalev
Kevin Iole (Yahoo Sports): 114-113 Ward
Daniel Attias (AUSboxing) : 114-113 Kovalev
Victor M Salazar (Boxingscene): 115-112 Kovalev
Scott Christ (BadLeftHook): 115-112 Kovalev
Wolfgang Schiffbauer (German Freelancer): 114-113 Ward
Beau Denison (The Boxing Truth): 114-113 Kovalev
Ramon Aranda (3MoreRounds): 114-113 Ward
Brian Campbell (ESPN): 114-113 Ward
Gareth A Davies (The Telegraph): 115-112 Kovalev
Boxing Monthly Online: 114-113 Kovalev
Kevin McRae (Bleacher Report): 115-112 Kovalev
Steve Zemach ( FoxSports640): 115-112 Kovalev
Bernardo Osuna (ESPN Deportes): 115-113 Kovalev
Mark Ortega (Freelance): 115-112 Ward
Michael Montero (Montero On Boxing): 116-111 Kovalev
Mike Coppinger (USA Today): 114-113 Ward
Ben Weismann (BoxingAsylum): 114-113 Kovalev
Tom Craze (BadLeftHook): 116-111 Ward
Danny Richardson (Script Media): 115-112 Ward
Jorge Hernandez (SW Fight): 115-112 Kovalev
Tim Starks (Queensberry Rules): 115-112 Kovalev
The Guardian Online: 115-112 Kovalev
New York Post Online: 114-113 Ward
G. Leon (Boxtalk): 114-113 Kovalev
Tim Dahlberg (AP): 116-111 Kovalev
Fraser Coffeen (Bloody Elbow): 115-112 Kovalev
Steve Kim (UCN Live): 115-112 Kovalev
Bokser.org: 115-112 Kovalev
Bob Velin (USA Today): 114-113 Kovalev
FightersRated: 115-112 Kovalev
LA Times Online: 114-113 Ward
Allan Fox (Boxingnews24): 117-110 Kovalev
Kieran Mulvaney (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
Ron Borges (Boston Herald): 116-114 Kovalev
Tony Bellew (Sky Sports): 114-114 DRAW
Eric Raskin (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
Heavy Bag Boxing: 115-112 Kovalev
Andrew Harrison (Boxing Monthly): 117-111 Kovalev
Stephen A Smith (ESPN): 114-113 Kovalev
Paul Smith Jnr (Sky Sports): 116-113 Ward
John Angus MacDonald (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
Adam Abramowitz (Saturday Night Boxing): 115-112 Ward
Mark Butcher (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Ward
Doug Fischer (Ring Magazine): 117-110 Kovalev
Alex Morris (Next Big Pod): 114-113 Kovalev
Queensberry Rules: 115-112 Kovalev
Danny Winterbottom (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
Tom Gray (Ring Magazine): 116-115 Ward
Sam Sheppard (Next Big Pod): 115-112 Kovalev

see above who rooted for Ward and who for Kovalev.

That shyt look damn there like the Pacquiao-Bradley press row scores

When ringside observers are that close to being in total unanimity that you loss...not a good look...Ward is definitely gonna need to run that back ASAP.

 

[MJ Truth]

The commentators dont influence anybody. The crowd even booed the decision and they dont hear the commentary. People just thought Kovalev won including me

I feel what you're saying, but I guarantee you that if Kovalev had been announced the winner you would've heard booing at the decision as well (for people thinking Ward won).

This fight was that close. I don't really have a bias for sports (other than the natural anti-) so I don't actually care who wins (outside of my bets); this fight, I scored 114-113 for Ward as well, but if somebody tells me Kovalev won, I don't argue with them. If someone tells me Ward won by a wider margin, I don't really argue with that either. This fight can't be a robbery either way, it's just a close, incredibly competitive fight. If anything, the fact that Kovalev knocked Ward down and that he was a (slight) underdog probably skew things toward his side in a perspective sense, but this isn't a fight where someone got cheated.

 

[Yakno1]

I'd like to know who made this bullshyt up. This is stupid. It's about who wins the most rounds.

Thing is man when you win decisively, it should just be that....decisively. There should no cries of rigged, no cries of robbed no cries because your dominance gave you the victory. Remember, you are the contender, you have to beat the champ CLEARLY with no controversy

It should not be this much feedback

 

[Yakno1]

You mind showing me that rule in the Boxing handbook scrappy?



I'll wait



#SOGGang

You are the contender going against the champion, come on man....I'm a leave at this.....if you won why so much controversy over the decision....why

 

[Axum Ezana]

 

[patscorpio]

Adam Abramowitz (Saturday Night Boxing): 115-112 Ward

@mr. smoke weed smoke there's your "breh" right here

 

[Axum Ezana]

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

WTF!?!?! NOTHING THAT YOU POSTED SUGGESTED RACISM BRO? LMAOOOO ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

I could go through multiple sources and line them up but I no longer care. If you do still care and decide to research yourself, you won't find blatant disrespectful racism. What you will find is blatant bias toward slick black fighters.

 

[HARLEM AL]

Thing is man when you win decisively, it should just be that....decisively. There should no cries of rigged, no cries of robbed no cries because your dominance gave you the victory. Remember, you are the contender, you have to beat the champ CLEARLY with no controversy

It should not be this much feedback

ThaT ain't true. You can win a close fight, or you can lose a close fight.

Example mayweather Maidana 1 would be considered a close fight that Floyd won 8-4. Now that may be a wide Win but the fight was close because the rounds were close. Even though the rounds were close Floyd won them individually.

You judged fights round by round.

 

[HARLEM AL]

I could go through multiple sources and line them up but I no longer care. If you do still care and decide to research yourself, you won't find blatant disrespectful racism. What you will find is blatant bias toward slick black fighters.

This isnt disputable. I don't why dude playing dumb.

 

[patscorpio]

@krackdagawd I was celebrating for 2 nights straight & was in the middle of TKOing my Wife's insides after SOG won vs The Racist Russian when you tagged me in the celebration thread

foolish