The Official Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev vs Andre "S.O.G." Ward Fight Thread
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GREENandYELLOW
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Malignaggi: We Still Don't Know How Great Andre Ward's Chin Is - Boxing News
During a recent interview, former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi broke down the highly anticipated upcoming fight between IBF/WBO/WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0, 26KOs) and Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs).
The fight takes place on November 19th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. HBO Pay-Per-View will carry the event.
The PPV showdown is going to be Ward's third appearance in the light heavyweight division. Back in March, he made his debut at 175 with a dominating decision over Sullivan Barrera. Then in August he got another lopsided win, this time over the severely overmatched Alexander Brand.
To many fans and experts alike, Kovalev represents the most dangerous opponent of Ward's career. And nobody knows how Ward will react if caught flush by one of Kovalev's bombs.
Only Bernard Hopkins and Isaac Chilemba have lasted the twelve round distance with Kovalev - but both of them found themselves down on the mat when Kovalev landed.
Because of Ward's top notch defensive skills, he rarely gets hit flush. While Malignaggi has questions regarding Ward's chin, he also has questions about Kovalev's ability to fight going backwards.
"You have a terrific fighter in Andre Ward, I think he's a bit more versatile [than Kovalev]. But Kovalev is not just a puncher. Kovalev himself is a pretty disciplined fighter and he will try to set up his power as well. I don't think he's as polished as Golovkin, but he is pretty polished, and he will know how to set up his power. He's awfully, awfully strong. Dare I say even stronger than Golovkin," Malignaggi told Sky Sports' Toe To Toe Podcast.
"For Andre Ward, he's moving up in weight and it's the kind of power that you haven't dealt with before. Ward got a hurt in a few fights early in his career, so we still don't know how great his chin is. But Ward has more versatility - and one thing we do know about these Eastern Europeans, especially the guys with big punching power, they don't back up very well. And the thing Andre Ward is adept at doing is trying to back you up and being a bully."
During a recent interview, former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi broke down the highly anticipated upcoming fight between IBF/WBO/WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0, 26KOs) and Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs).
The fight takes place on November 19th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. HBO Pay-Per-View will carry the event.
The PPV showdown is going to be Ward's third appearance in the light heavyweight division. Back in March, he made his debut at 175 with a dominating decision over Sullivan Barrera. Then in August he got another lopsided win, this time over the severely overmatched Alexander Brand.
To many fans and experts alike, Kovalev represents the most dangerous opponent of Ward's career. And nobody knows how Ward will react if caught flush by one of Kovalev's bombs.
Only Bernard Hopkins and Isaac Chilemba have lasted the twelve round distance with Kovalev - but both of them found themselves down on the mat when Kovalev landed.
Because of Ward's top notch defensive skills, he rarely gets hit flush. While Malignaggi has questions regarding Ward's chin, he also has questions about Kovalev's ability to fight going backwards.
"You have a terrific fighter in Andre Ward, I think he's a bit more versatile [than Kovalev]. But Kovalev is not just a puncher. Kovalev himself is a pretty disciplined fighter and he will try to set up his power as well. I don't think he's as polished as Golovkin, but he is pretty polished, and he will know how to set up his power. He's awfully, awfully strong. Dare I say even stronger than Golovkin," Malignaggi told Sky Sports' Toe To Toe Podcast.
"For Andre Ward, he's moving up in weight and it's the kind of power that you haven't dealt with before. Ward got a hurt in a few fights early in his career, so we still don't know how great his chin is. But Ward has more versatility - and one thing we do know about these Eastern Europeans, especially the guys with big punching power, they don't back up very well. And the thing Andre Ward is adept at doing is trying to back you up and being a bully."
Lee Wylie has been inactive but his YouTube channel is a must, he even got a shoutout from Lampley during a Chocolatito broadcast for his skill breakdown video.This video
no worries. I too thought his prediction was high. It would be nice if it did though.here's the article btw.
Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward: PPV buys prediction and obstacles
Instead of a 24/7 they're gonna do a 1 hr special, these budget cuts are robbing us man, if any fight deserves a 24/7 its this one
http://www.boxingscene.com/kovatwitter
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Kovalev-Ward HBO Special - My Fight Debuts on October 29
HBO Sports, widely acclaimed for its innovative boxing programming, takes an in-depth look at the most intriguing matchup of 2016, the highly anticipated Nov. 19 pay-per-view showdown between undefeated light heavyweight stars Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward, when MY FIGHT: KOVALEV/WARD debuts SATURDAY, OCT. 29 (10:35-11:05 p.m. ET/PT).
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 30 (10:00 a.m.) and Nov. 1 (10:00 a.m.), 8 (12:20 a.m.), 11 (3:45 a.m.), 13 (11:05 a.m.), 17 (1:50 p.m.), 18 (6:15 p.m.) and 19 (4:45 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 31 (5:45 p.m.) and Nov. 4 (3:10 a.m.), 10 (12:25 a.m.), 12 (8:30 p.m.), 14 (noon), 18 (12:30 a.m.) and 19 (10:20 a.m.)
The special will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO and HBO On Demand, and at hbo.com/boxing, as well as other new media platforms.
Unified light heavyweight champ Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs), who resides and trains in southern California, puts his crown and undefeated record on the line against formidable challenger Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 KOs) of Oakland, Cal., a former Olympic gold medalist who cleaned out the 168-pound division and has set his sights on top prize in the 175-pound division.
MY FIGHT cameras travel with Kovalev to his hometown in Chelyabinsk, Russia and connect with Ward in the Bay Area to chronicle the long journey both men took to reach the elite level of professional boxing.
On Saturday, Nov. 19, Kovalev and Ward meet at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in a telecast to be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. (ET)/ 6:00 p.m. (PT).
http://www.boxingscene.com/kovatwitter
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Kovalev-Ward HBO Special - My Fight Debuts on October 29
HBO Sports, widely acclaimed for its innovative boxing programming, takes an in-depth look at the most intriguing matchup of 2016, the highly anticipated Nov. 19 pay-per-view showdown between undefeated light heavyweight stars Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward, when MY FIGHT: KOVALEV/WARD debuts SATURDAY, OCT. 29 (10:35-11:05 p.m. ET/PT).
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 30 (10:00 a.m.) and Nov. 1 (10:00 a.m.), 8 (12:20 a.m.), 11 (3:45 a.m.), 13 (11:05 a.m.), 17 (1:50 p.m.), 18 (6:15 p.m.) and 19 (4:45 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 31 (5:45 p.m.) and Nov. 4 (3:10 a.m.), 10 (12:25 a.m.), 12 (8:30 p.m.), 14 (noon), 18 (12:30 a.m.) and 19 (10:20 a.m.)
The special will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO and HBO On Demand, and at hbo.com/boxing, as well as other new media platforms.
Unified light heavyweight champ Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs), who resides and trains in southern California, puts his crown and undefeated record on the line against formidable challenger Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 KOs) of Oakland, Cal., a former Olympic gold medalist who cleaned out the 168-pound division and has set his sights on top prize in the 175-pound division.
MY FIGHT cameras travel with Kovalev to his hometown in Chelyabinsk, Russia and connect with Ward in the Bay Area to chronicle the long journey both men took to reach the elite level of professional boxing.
On Saturday, Nov. 19, Kovalev and Ward meet at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in a telecast to be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. (ET)/ 6:00 p.m. (PT).
I'm OK with this, its soon too.
Mr. Leonidas
All Star
Stylistically he brings life ending power. You cant discount the magnitude of that. All it took was one clean shot on Hopkins alien head in the FIRST round to change his game plan and send him into survival mode for the rest of the fight. What happens when Ward is hit clean? He was getting hit MORE in his last 2 fights than he ever was before at 168 when he was in his prime...now hes 32, fighting at 175 a unified champ who knocks people out with jabs??? The writing is on the wall people...
Who'd kkkovalev knock out with a jab? How old was Hopkins when he fought Kovalev? How many times did Ward get hit clean and flush his last not two, but say five fights?
he ko'ed agnew with a jab
GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
No face off for this? This fight needs a face off.
a face off wouldnt excite me ...these 2 dont hate each other enough..ward is dry and straightforward and kovalev is only inflammatory if he hates someone or being racist lol
GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
I dont need drama to sell a face off. They both seem very confident and arrogant in thinking they are the best. I would just enjoy the two top fighters in the division and two of the top in the sport sit across from each other and talk about the fight.
looks like this fight got bumped to the televised part
Curtis Stevens-De La Rosa Added To PPV Portion of Kovalev-Ward
The Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound for Pound” HBO Pay-Per-View telecast on November 19 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. will now include the 10-round middleweight showdown between Curtis “The Cerebral Assassin” Stevens (28-5, 21 KOs) and James "The King" De La Rosa (23-4, 13 KOs).
Stevens fought earlier this year on the Canelo-Khan HBO Pay-Per-View telecast and scored a spectacular second-round upset knockout of then-undefeated Brazilian Patrick Teixeira. When asked about the upgrade to the televised card Curtis replied, “I know it is Kovalev-Ward but now it is Kovalev-Ward-Stevens. Time to show out!”
De La Rosa was in a similar situation when he defeated former title contender Alfredo Angulo on the undercard of Mayweather-Maidana. He said, “Déjà vu all over again. The same thing happened when I fought Angulo. I am happy to fight on the PPV telecast. I need this win so I’ll leave it all in the ring come November 19.”
Main Events’ CEO Kathy Duva added, “After we announced Curtis would be fighting on the untelevised portion of the Kovalev-Ward PPV card, we heard from a lot of fans asking that the fight be moved to TV so they could see Curtis. What the fans want, the fans get!”
Stevens, 31, of Brownsville, Brooklyn returned to the ring this past May 7 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 10 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.
De La Rosa gonna get knocked into the fourth row