Kovalev vs Ward @ 175

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  1. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    who takes it?
     
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  2. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You expect ward to win
    But his chin makes it interesting

    We just don't know how good wards chin is
     
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  3. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hell of a match up. You have a superb technical fighter with loads of savvy and drive. And a savage punching, take no prisoners type with skills of his own. Neither has seen anything remotely like the other.

    Much credit to Ward should he take this fight. However, I don't think he does.

    Don't know which way to lean just yet.

    Edit: ah fugg it, I'll cast my lot with Kovalev. I think at the higher weight he'll be able to muscle Ward into position for the KO.
     
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  4. Assa

    Assa Active Member Full Member

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    Ward
     
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  5. second to none

    second to none Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Very hard to pick, i went for Ward but he will certainly go through some sticky patches in that fight, Ward has the skill to outbox Kovalev, i just feel his defensive ability and his accuracy help him win on points, Kovalev has got a very good chance however, If he hits Ward clean Ward will be in bad bad trouble, At 175 how does Ward cope with a fighter with Kovalev's pressure and strenth coming at him for 12 rounds, Ward won't have the power to hurt Kovalev can he win on the back foot and stay out of trouble for 12?
     
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  6. Ol' Bub

    Ol' Bub Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kovalev banging on that surgically repaired shoulder would not be good for Ward.
     
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  7. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ward ud. Too skilled.
     
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  8. Grooveongreg

    Grooveongreg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ward is too clever and we pick the rigt tactics smother him and make an ugly UD
     
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  9. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    kov is a monster, ko's ward.
     
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  10. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    You think?

    I'd have though Kovalev would be a pretty strong favourite

    This is EXACTLY the sort of fight Ward needs to take if he wants to establish a legacy to match his ability
     
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  11. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kovalev by ****.

    this fight will not happen because of those reasons.

    Ward wants nothing to do with him. if he did, he would be making plans to get a big win for himself. but he knows he can't win.

    it'll never happen.
     
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  12. Grooveongreg

    Grooveongreg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    One of the top boys has to take him on. If he beats ward he's gonna dominate for a while
     
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  13. Exposed

    Exposed *** East Side VIP **** Full Member

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    His ability to slip and his incredible infighting skills?

    Funny how the same thing was said of Froch before their fight. Ward has decent power himself, he just doesn't go for the knockout. If he didn't have respectable power Froch would have walked through him, however he was very wary of his counters because he obviously has pop.
     
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  14. Sweet-D-Willy

    Sweet-D-Willy Tha Realest Full Member

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    SOG. gonna take more than just a big punch to defeat Ward. and if ward moves up he will have a crazy speed advantage.
     
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  15. Bald_Toad

    Bald_Toad Ring Title Full Member

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    kova punches ward's head into the 12th row
     
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