The problem for Ward is Kovalev just hits so damn hard

You sure it's fear? :huh

 

The Chilemba fight tells the story.

 

Ward's best weapon would be to use his head

 

:rofl

 

Actually thats a must imo.

Agnew managed to open up two big cuts on kovalev butting like a ram.

Ward may need to open one up and get a Ref stoppage ofc it will be scored as a punch. :bart

 

Because Ward is sharper, younger, more athletic, faster, stronger, and WILL find openings. Hopkins went the distance, Chilemba went the distance. And neither of them box as well as Ward.

 

This.

A fighter is most vulnerable when he switches to offense. There is always an opening there. Hopkins wasn't going for any offense, he gave up on winning after first KD and went to survival mode. It is extremely difficult to knock someone out when they open up for no risk. Especially someone as slick as Hopkins.

However, Andre can out point Kovalev. He will have to do two things to beat Kovalev:

Fight on the outside using quick feet and hands for 1-2 combos. But he can't do that for 12 rounds obviously. When not on the outside he will have to use his Roughhousing skills which are EXTREMELY good. Kovalev will have Andre's forearms on his face and neck entire night. Mark my words on this. Ward will be pushing off and scoring points from here. Ward can not stay in mid range with Kovalev. It'll be a combination of outside work with inside Roughhousing.

Kovalev and Jackson will have to come up with a game plan to not allow Andre to get inside and play dirty. He will have to back up and push him off as Ward comes in for a clinch.

Gennady is extremely good at preventing others tie him up. Watch the rosado fight and you'll see. This is what kova needs to do.


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Cant wait to see Beterbiev vs Kovalev. All this Kovalev hype will soon end and his KKK ovalovers will disappear like the glory supporters they really are.

 

Says he's a good boxer too

 

Like it's an after thought.

 

I think a lot of Kovalevs danger comes from his motivation from what ive observed. If the fight motivates him as he dislikes his opponent or feels they have disrespected him, he comes dangerous, if it motivates him because its a massive fight for his life/career, he also brings his A game ( ie Cleverly, where he knew dominating would introduce him to the world stage, and the following fights as his momentum and popularity grew. I feel his good but not normal aggressive performance against chilemba was simply due to him not being annoyed or disrespected or disliking chilemba, but also as the fight was fairly tame in its buildup and popularity to some of his other high profile high stake fights. I think though the huge gravity of the Ward fight will bring out the best and most aggressive Kovalev, probably nothing like vs Isaac.

 

Has anyone knocked out Hopkins before? Huh?

 

^^ This! :good

 

Yeah Ward is in for a difficult evening. A win either way will be one of the top wins of the decade. Hopefully it id in exciting bout, boxing needs a major hit PPV

 

Jab jab jab that's all that matters

All this power BS

Chilemba made kov look not so great because his jab was working

Wards jab is powerful fast & can make heads fly back like them old school toy candy thingys