Ward-Kovalev 2: Let's Face The Facts

I don't think the stoppage was controversial. He didn't defend himself threw back like 3-4 shots compared to wards 25-30+. He was done and gassed. Ward smelled it the round before when Kova complained and was breathing heavily.

Really terrific performance from Ward.

 

He demolished Kovalev. Totally shocking. Respect to Ward.

 

12. The haters were never going to give Ward credit and latch onto whatever they could to discredit him.

13. We all knew the excuses were coming.

14. Kovalev himself said the shot did not hurt him.

"It was a low blow. It didn't hurt like I could go down on the floor but it was a low blow," Kovalev said. "Right now, I should've continued. I didn't feel it. This is fight. We are boxers. Yes, he punched me but I didn't feel it. It didn't hurt me. I wanted to continue fighting. Why stop the fight? I want to continue and kick his ass."

15. TKO8: The butt hurt will never end.

 

16. Kovalev never made adjustments from the first fight and made the same mistakes.

17. Kovalev was still limited to mostly landing a jab just like in first fight.

18. Kovalev entered as a victim and left as a victim.

19. Kovalev was a beat fighter period.

 

The following is Game set and match.......... After ward landed that big right hand in the 8th round kovalev was rocked! he did a little dance and was out on his feet in sheer survival mode,Ward then followed up with a few more viscous shots and kovalev looked like he was ready to go at any point

Tony weeks at the start of the fight pointed to where was legal, The last shot that kovalev complained about for being low before ward rocked him with the big right hand was exactly in the place tony weeks said was legal. see picture below

http://imgur.com/a/r118A

Ward had kovalev rocked and out on his feet 100% fair and square, without even getting into the last 3 shots, look at the state of kovalev before the final 3 shots and you can not tell me he would have survived the round.

 

I agree with most except I agree with Lederman I had Kovalev winning on the cards as did Dan Rafael.
The last punch was clearly low and it hurt Kovalev but I can't feel sorry for him Ward rocked him with a clean shot and followed up to the body like a demon. Great boxing.
Kovalev should of taken a knee but I kind of agree he was looking for way out - he threw ton of punches and was gassed and Ward was all over him and wasn't going to allow him to get that second wind he needed.
Good stuff from Ward and he is now p4p number 1 imo.
Bad stoppage but none of that is Ward's fault. He did what he had to do

 

Kovalev promised to give a War and TKO. He was right, only he was on the receiving end.
Kov was never in control and was out of gas from 4th round. He should accept defeat and be a man than making excuses and sounding more pathetic.

 

Rummy's take on the fight:

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Asst trainer says Kovalev ain't no thinker:

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Idiots, they were LOW illegal blows and kovalev was not done, if fact he was winning the fight, not only is ward the most protected fighter in the history of the sport, he is also allowed to headbutt, yeah remember those fights, and now low blow his way to win, i cant stand people like him

 

He got the butt-stuff knocked out of him. For all the doodie he talked he sure got smoked like a 2 dollar cigar.

 

I like how Ward fans create topic, reply to each other and make a conclusion

But the fact is that if Ward was penalised for low blows in the beginning of the fight the ending would have been different. Constant low blows do help to gas out opponent...

 

I bet Kovalev doesn't think Ward's punches are like 'little taps' anymore