How many still consider Kovalev the best at 175?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by 3rdegree, Dec 28, 2016.


Is Kovalev the unrecognized champion?

  1. Yes

    71.9%
  2. No

    28.1%
  1. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    Duva dropped the ball big time, you deal with the devil (Bob Bennett) and this is what you get.
    This is the same guy who said live on SHO 'Mayweather did nothing wrong' after IV thing, guy is corrupt and criminal.
     
  2. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I wonder if those watching in the US thought that Kovalev won easy or something as I was watching on British tv and whilst Paulie was clearly biased for Ward I had it mega close and when they kept going over to show us the US commentators scorecards
    ah right well that makes sense doesn't it,the knowledge of folk on here astounds me sometimes
     
  3. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's crying out for it I reckon?
     
  4. Cap10Kirk

    Cap10Kirk Active Member Full Member

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    Ward won. Ward is the man.
     
  5. Banana-Rama

    Banana-Rama Active Member Full Member

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    kovalev won the fight but he was a bit below par on the night, he did a poor job cutting the ring off, he was following ward around instead of cutting the ring off a lot of the time. he also stopped throwing the jab in the second half of the fight for some reason which made it easier for ward to run. i do think ward exposed the fact that kovalev weakens in the second half of the fight.

    kovalev won the fight so obviously he is still the man, but i was disappointed by his performance so he has gone down a bit in my estimation, if kovalev learns from his mistakes and corrects his errors he KO's ward in the rematch. i have a feeling the rematch won't happen tho, ward knows what happened in there, he could of been KO'd early on, he was hanging on for dear life in the early rounds and was gifted a decision.

    ward doesn't want to go life and death with kovalev again, he'll weasel out of the rematch somehow. stevenson - ward would be interesting, ward can outbox him but stevenson's left hook can one punch KO him at any time, i think stevenson's skill is underrated aswell, he showed that he can box against bellew...
     
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  6. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    He was never the best at 175 to begin with.
     
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  7. Todd498

    Todd498 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Absolutely he is! And 80% of the population believe he still should have his titles.

    He'll get them back in fashion soon. Can't wait to see Ward fall on his face
     
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  8. blackhercules

    blackhercules Active Member banned Full Member

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    If you think Kovalev beat Ward you are still saying he beat a blown up middleweight who can't punch in a boring fight where neither one did much. Ward was always overrated to me and I think Adonis Stevenson would of knocked out Ward. Kovalev is another of those European fighters who get so much love from Europeans because he is Europe. No different from GGG, Tyson Fury, Wladmir Klitschko or others. Neither that good but their fans will build them up because of what country they are from or their skin tone instead of them being judge on what they do in the ring and who they fight against.
     
  9. Kevin Willis

    Kevin Willis Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    This this alt Uppercut artist or Willie Masket, I get them confused?
     
  10. 3rdegree

    3rdegree Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I don't know what makes you so dumb but it really works. Multiply the results of the poll by 10000 if you can handle the remedial math.
     
    Last edited: Dec 29, 2016
  11. blackhercules

    blackhercules Active Member banned Full Member

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    It is me ignoring you for boring me.
     
  12. blackhercules

    blackhercules Active Member banned Full Member

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    Shouldn't you be trolling facebook or twitter trying to pick up little boys? Because internet insults on a boxing forum doesn't hurt me.
     
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  13. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    I scored him the fight, so to me he is. Although I don't know that I'd pick anyone other than Kova to beat Ward at 175, especially not ****ing Stevenson.
     
  14. Liquid Fire

    Liquid Fire Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Yes. Home cooking doesn't convince me he isn't...
     
  15. Orca

    Orca Member Full Member

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    I watched the sky feed and had it 7-4-1. I have no interest in what the commentators score cards are or what the crowd thinks. Anyone that can't be objective scoring a boxing match shouldn't be scoring. If a round is close I ask myself, 'which fighter would I rather be?' I feel Kov won, the judges didn't. Despite my experience watching boxing, I had no trepidation waiting for the cards. I was actually surprised and I know I shouldn't be. It is what it is. The fact that Ward is barely being considered for foty speaks volumes.