Beterbiev is next!

when did i ever say barrera edged ward, i said it close as was the kov fight but do u actually and honestly think ward beat kovalev? honestly?

 

Kovalev did beat Ward, handily. Any objective viewer knows this. Hell, Letterman had it 116-111 Kovalev and Ward is the American fighting in the US. In Russia, Ward may have been given a couple of rounds. Maybe.

 

same but don't right barrera off he's alot better than you give him credit for, and with the right gameplan can beat ward, he's had experience on the world level now

 

Agreed, I never denied that fact. But it was a close fight, much closer than Ward/Barrera, do you agree on that fact?

 

Let's be honest here. Let's assume Ward was the champion and he KD'd Kovalev early and then went on to have multiple close rounds, rounds essentially that could have gone either way. Do you think the fight would have been scored for Kovalev? Ward was handed a gift. I'm not saying Ward wasn't competitive and showed heart, he did, but he didn't win the fight. He showed a gritty performance, given the fact that he was KD'd early but did he win the fight? Absolutely not.

And to have all 3 judges score the fight 114-113, disagreeing on multiple rounds? The fix was in on this fight. Of this I have no doubt. Max Kellerman, Ward's biggest fan, gave Kovalev the fight 114-113. Let's get real here.

 

you'll be surprised and yes he does he as a good chance against anyone, he'd be an underdog vs both but i wouldn't him off at all

 

Agreed. Beterbiev has a decent shot at KO'ing Ward and an outside chance at beating Kovalev. The reason I think he has a decent chance at KO'ing Ward is because Ward likes to sit in the pocket and hook to the body. If you sit inside with Beterbiev you will not last long. Kovalev would try and keep his distance. This would not be a good match-up for Ward.

 

As I said, Ward would sit in the pocket whereas Kovalev would try to get it done from the outside. That is the only way you are going to beat Beterbiev, stay outside. You cannot trade with him on the inside. Even though Ward is extraordinary at this it would be playing Russian Roulette with a more powerful fighter.