Ward is the A side, he won Super6, he fights whoever he wants whenever he wants. He earned it. Beside, who has Kovalev beaten? A bunch of old people and nobodies. It's Kovalev who needs this fight, not Ward
I'm a Ward fan, he absolutely needs Kovalev. Kovalev's resume is as professional as they come at LHW.
Its odd but it does seem that unless I am missing announcements that lately I dont think Wards fights have been confirmed until late on. Smith I think was around 2 months Barrera I think was a bit less Brand I think was also less than 2 months They to my knowledge all seem very short notice I have thought this with Wilder also but may have missed announcements Maybe the Kovalev fight wont be confirmed until around 6/7 weeks before the fight for some reason?