Kova will ask for the rematch

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  1. travolt

    travolt Trolling the trolls Full Member

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    Were the announcers stating he was slowing down, lol?

    They were all over his nutsack right until the shock KO.
     
  2. mafioso

    mafioso Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i dont need annoncers to see whats going on...
     
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  3. The Ogdoad

    The Ogdoad Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I had it 4-2 Kovalev going into the 7th. Rounds were competitive outside of the one were Kovalev was teeing off on him.
     
  4. Birmingham

    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    When I watched it back he looked comfortable but in danger...You could tell Alvarez was going to stop him, he kept getting the odd clip and it was visibly registering
     
  5. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think he should consider retirement. He took a lot of damage to the head in that fight, it was a very violent stoppage. His heart doesn't appear to be in the sport anymore.
     
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  6. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Obviously, but if he feels he can rematch and avoid getting caught, he’s gonna roll with that
     
  7. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He should take a rematch, and if he wins that, try to get Stevenson in the ring. He has no business fighting the up and coming fighters at 175 though.

    Or he could travel to Germany and cash out against Huck.
     
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  8. yeyo monster

    yeyo monster Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The coward went down and he is not coming up anymore!
     
  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I don't think he was clearly ahead. It was competitive. I had it 57-57, but Sergey had the momentum up until the first knockdown.
     
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  10. Blackclouds

    Blackclouds Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kovalev doesn't deserve a rematch after getting viciously knocked out. Why should Alvarez hold up his career even more than it has. He needs to push or bigger fights in the division.
     
  11. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    He was winning on the official judges cards, but if you watched the fight a real case can be made the fight was dead even leading up to the KO. There was nothing clear about Kovalev being ahead if you were watching the fight impartially.
     
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  12. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    It seems to be a stamina issue with Kovalev. If you look at him at the beginning of the 6th round you could tell something was wrong.
     
  13. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    He was snapping Kovalev's head back like a ****ing Pez dispenser with that ramrod jab from the opening bell.
     
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  14. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Which is smart of Ward to retire when he did in hindsight.
     
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  15. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Yeah that jab and bodywork from Alvarez is what was wrong, Kovalev didn't suddenly tire on his own Alvarez snapping his head back with that jab, and those big body shots every round had quite a bit to do with him tiring.
     
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