Majority of Boxing Writers Had KOVALEV WINNING

So the people crying about a robbery want the fight in Russia so they can ensure a Kovalev win.

Desperate. Utterly desperate.

 

I think it's more that's the only way Kovalev will get fair cards if he wins the bout.

Let's be honest, he has to either KO Ward or drop him multiple times to win in the US.

They treated Ward like the champion, and gave him everything.

 

It stinks to high heaven.

Once again the fans see a totally different fight from the fight that the judges have seen.
Do they pick these clowns to try and wreck the sport or are the judges just really clueless?

Sometimes it seems like a fighter has to KO the other guy just to get a draw in the fight game.

 

Actually Russia doesn't seem to have a lot of robberies. I think that Ryabinski guy wants to turn Russua into a big fight hub and he knows he can't do that if he robs all of the fighters coming in, so because of his motives you're likely to get a fair fight there.

 

The problem I have was I thought kov handed the cleaner punches and if you take rounds where the clean punches are about even, kov won those round also by controlling the round and being the aggressor. I mean one could even say ward didn't execute the expected in fighting because kov tight him up and that further favors kov winning the round.

 

got to laugh when people claim "robbery of the year" when a much worse one took place literally THE FIGHT BEFORE it

 

Yes but Ward won

 

Stephen a smith dksab.

 

He will never agree, it was already too much that he traveled from Oackland to Vegas...

 

Agreed. It wasn't just the punches though, from about round 5 on ward had kov in his world.

 

Round 1: Ward doing some nice work with his jab to the body, a little right up top, but Kovalev rocks him with a hard jab and lands a good right up top, too. Physical first round, a little chippy, Kovalev ends it with a double jab and I think he looked better. Kovalev 10-9

Round 2: Ward is having huge problems with Kovalev. The defense is not there. Kovalev picking him apart. DOWN GOES WARD ON A HUGE RIGHT HAND! Kovalev going for the finish when the fight continues! He's still landing shots. Ward survives the round! Kovalev 10-8, 20-17

Round 3: Ward's body language has been bad all fight. He's tentative. But he has bursts of offense. Ward trying to rough him up a bit. Good jab from Ward snaps Kovalev's head back. Ward warming up a bit this round, finally, but still liked Kovalev better. Kovalev 10-9, 30-26

Round 4: Ward trying to land a power left hook this round. He's adjusting, but Kovalev is still landing the jab really nicely. This is the pace Ward would prefer, but it's still Kovalev winning the rounds. Kovalev 10-9, 40-35

Round 5: Ward has turned the corner enough to take his first round for me. He landed some good, hard jabs in this round, and he's got Kovalev following him around, maybe getting a little lazy with his own offense after the good start. Ward 10-9, Kovalev 49-45

Round 6: Ward is in this fight, or in these rounds, but it's still Kovalev landing the harder, more telling blows, and he's landing plenty overall. The clinching and wrestling is not going all Ward's way, which it usually does. Kovalev 10-9, 59-54

Round 7: Ward with a nice rally in this round, getting inside, landing some good shots, targeting the body a bit, landing his jab up top. Stiff jabs, at that. Kovalev still landing a couple good jabs this round, but this was a Ward round for sure. Ward 10-9, Kovalev 68-64

Round 8: Ward's made some adjustments and is landing some hard body shots. This is another Ward round, and this might be a very close fight right now on the cards. It's been competitive. Ward 10-9, Kovalev 77-74

Round 9: Kovalev is losing his legs just a bit, those body shots may be adding up. Ward getting into a comfortable zone these last few rounds. Ward looks stronger, fresher now. Ward with another strong round here, but Kovalev is still there, too. Ward has just taken the momentum. These guys are both as good as advertised. This is a fine fight. Ward 10-9, Kovalev 86-84

Round 10: Kovalev working hard this round, Ward sorta laying back a bit more. It's the aggression of Kovalev pushing him backwards, but he's showboating a bit and keeping the crowd loud in his favor. This was a round Kovalev needed, and Ward may not have been able to afford. Kovalev 10-9, 96-93

Round 11: Kovalev marching forward, but also getting hit with hard, clean shots, and this is another Ward round. This is just a hell of a boxing match. Ward 10-9, Kovalev 105-103

Round 12: A high intensity final round. Ward trying to push forward, but Kovalev won't back down at all, and is it winds down, it's Sergey Kovalev landing good shots, with Ward also landing some solid shots still. I mean, just a terrific fight. I edge to Kovalev this round, and in the fight. Kovalev 10-9, 115-112

This was also what I've have seen but if judges said I did not seen fine...this is it!

 

Maybe you got a point. The biggest robberies happen with state-sanctioned local boxing organizations that had decades to build up networks of bribing, corruption, lobbying and greased hands. USA, Mexico, UK, Germany in no particular order.

 

Yeah. Granted, that isn't the logic a lot of people are using when they say Ward should fight him in Russia. Their logic seems to just be that it would be as unfair as Kov fighting in America, but I don't think that would be the case. It isn't even all bad when you think about it. This is the first time Kov has been robbed and he's fought in America for a pretty long time at this point. I was actually expecting Kov to be favored by the judges/network but it seems I was being very naive.

 

Lederman gave Kovalev the 9th. That's completely inexcusable. That was one of the clearest rounds in the fight for either guy. His 116-111 is a bs card, but correct the 9th and 115-112 isn't unacceptable.