By CompuBox
Andre Ward's +15.9 plus/minus rating leads all champ. caliber fighters. His 6.9 landed jabs per round is well above wgt. class avg and his 30% jab conn. pct. is nearely 10% higher than wgt. class avg.
He landed 38% of his total punches, nearly 8% higher than wgt. class avg. and 45.9% of his power shots, 8% higher than wgt. class avg.
Opponents landed 8.4 total punches per round, nearly half the wgt. clas avg. and 5.8 power shots per round, again, nearly half the wgt. class avg.
Kovalev can not only bang, he can box: his 7.4 jabs landed per round is well above the wgt. class avg. (Ward landed 6.9 per round).
Kovalev's offense is his defense, as opponents landed just 7.3 punches per round, half the wgt. class avg. and 4.2 power shots per round, more than half the wgt. class avg. Opponents did land 36.8% of their power shots.
Kovalev vs. Ward "Pound For Pound", a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Corona Extra, Monster Products, JetLux, Zappos, Jordan Brand and Shoe Palace. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.
