never heard anyone say Ward will "clown" Kovalev for 12 rounds. But I've seen hundreds of posts saying Kovalev will annihilate Ward in 2 rounds.
"5 years ago was the last time I fought in Russia against Roman Simakov... I promised I would give the purse to Simakov's parents, I dedicate this fight to Roman Simakov"
Here's an example. Granted it is not as common as the Kovalev early KO predictions. http://www.[The Scene].com/forums/showthread.php?t=715454 My poll is showing that people are pretty 50-50 about the fight, so I don't think it's a one-sided thing on this forum.
Read this one: http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=558266 Kovalev 51- Ward 28 http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=543951 Kovalev 23- Ward 9
yeah but on here it's 70-30 Kovalev with lots of over-the-top rhetoric from people with names like "primal pledge".
Interesting, thanks. The first poll is after Kovalev demolished Pascal, maybe that had an impact, just as the Chilemba fight has had an impact. Also maybe the forum has shifted a bit recently. Kovalev 15 - Ward 19 right now on my poll, and even more in favour of Ward in terms of replies.
I'm surprised by the negative fallout Kovalev won wide on the cards and despite struggling at points he kept his composure and showed punch variation and nearly had him out 3 times Chilemba does deserve big credit but people who know his style should have expected this. Good set up for ward