I saw a number of low blows throughout the fight. Even before the big right hand in the 8th Ward hit Kov low. There were too many of them in the fight. Kov had a great round 7 so how could he just fall apart?? What should have happened: Ward gets docked a point in round 8. Kov gets his 5 min break. And they resume fighting. If Ward was to sweep Kov thereafter we will never know. But what DID happened. Kov gets thrashed, fouled to a stoppage. His career now in ruins. I hope he saved up because he can kiss any good purse goodbye. Even say goodbye to the HBO license fee. What a shame.
The controversy won't start or end with me. This is going to go down as a controversial fight, like the first one. And staying up all night and telling people it was a domination and to be quiet won't change that.
I think you need to sober up before commenting further on this fight. You wanted Kovalev to win, that's cool but you need to accept he was beaten fair and square.
Most cringe-worthy thing about this whole event was Kellermen at the end looking at the screen trying to tell Kovalev is was borderline on the belt. It was on the letter "B" which was right where males ***** usually are.
No, it is already being labeled controversial in mainstream media articles. You stating "no controversy KO8" on this message board changes nothing. It will be remembered and discussed as such. And just listing the result is fruitless, as the fight is filmed and available for all to see. People will form their own opinions that either agree or disagree with the result.
Nevada boxing commission is going to review the result. If there is a shred of credibility left in american boxing, the fight will be declared "no contest"
Both fights tonight need to be over turned as DQs or No Contest. Absurd a major PPV features two bouts ending on illegal blows.. this is a disgrace and any true boxing fan should be all over this.
If I were Andre Ward I would be embarrassed if someone put this "TKO" on my highlight reel. What a joke. Supposedly his biggest win ever and the only highlight he has to show is punching a man in the balls three times straight.
I'm sober dude. And ive seen many body shot stoppages. That was not one of them. That was a low blow KO. I just hope Sergey saved up because his boxing career is DONE. Byebye HBO money. Byebye to the titles. This content is protected
YDKSAB. In case of a low blow or accidental hit after the bell, a fouled boxer may be given up to 5 minutes to recover from the foul. Ref messed up. No contest.