Fight Picks: Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward - The Ring
26-11 Ward
7 out of Kovalev's 11 votes came from journalists. They asked 14 journalists, the result there was 7-7
while out of the 15 current or past fighters they asked 10 voted for Ward, one was uncertain and 4 for Kovalev
they also asked 9 people from other territories (managers, coaches, promoters, commentators), all 9 voted for Ward
out of the 5 RING writers who voted 3 voted for Kovalev and just 2 for Ward
interesting
Why journalists like KOvalev's chances significantly more than fighters and other boxing personalities?