We have been here before, you all hype up a fighter against a pure boxer.
-You all forget the name of the game is hit but don't get hit.
-You forget boxing is a game of inches
-you forget the first line of defence are the feet
-you forget defence is just as important as offence.
- Come fight night the pure boxer takes away the so called killer's arsenal and dominates every round.
After the fight excuses start:
He was overrated anyway
He was a bum anyway
The boxer ran all night
The boxer was holding
The fight was boring
Oh his shoulder was injured
He was denied a shot of painkiller before the fight
He had flu during training
He couldn't spar and the list goes on and on.
Make no mistake about this fight:
There is no competition here. Ward will dominate every minute of this fight for as long as it lasts. All I want is you guys to give him his props after he beats up your hero.
Will you give Ward his props? Anyone who knows boxing knows there is no competition here.
Hate to disappoint you but if the bold were the case this wouldn't be a boxing forum. Its just the way it is.
Second, I think the mods have taken a vacation because its a been a troll free for all in NSB lately.
True but maybe with this fight the mods can start to turn things around.
I get that trolls, bigots and other scumbags tend to get more responses (thus more site business) but do we really need a repeat of the utter garbage we saw for 3 months following May 2015? I think not.
I don't understand what prompts these kind of threads tbh.. Its the top guys of the division fighting for the #1 p4p status.. It doesn't get any bigger than this..
If Ward wins fair play to him, if Kovalev wins then no hard feelings.. end of the day the better man on the night won & possibly also get a rematch also in place to excite fans again next year..
I'm sure the fighters themselves will be OK accepting the defeat than some fans on here.. lol
I've criticized Kovalev's resume wayy before the Ward fight was signed, so that has nothing to do with excuses.
If he beats Ward, that will be the first great win he has IMO.
I'm not in any way implying that Kovalev is not a good fighter. He is good and has beaten some great fighters. He will probably go to the Hall of Fame but this is boxing. Those who follow basic rules of movement, moving the head, using the ring and clinching win all the time. Ward is old school and will just beat the hell out of Kovalev.
I think he's overrated. He skillet is definitely not a top 3 p4p. He's good but I don't think he can beat ward. I've been saying it since the fight was announced but if he beats ward all credit to him because I do think ward is a top p4p fighter.
I think the mods should pay close attention after this fight.
If Ward wins and Kov fans get bitter and do the stuff Manny fans like Spoon23 and Rath and other have done they should be banned for 6 months at least.
This is a fight fans fight that fight fans should be able to discuss after without having to be inundated with trolls and bitter losers.
And if Ward losses lets not hear excuses about inactivity, weight, steroids, handwraps and whatever else.
Both guys deserve respect win, lose or draw.
I'm not in any way implying that Kovalev is not a good fighter. He is good and has beaten some great fighters. He will probably go to the Hall of Fame but this is boxing. Those who follow basic rules of movement, moving the head, using the ring and clinching win all the time. Ward is old school and will just beat the hell out of Kovalev.
Kov doesn't need other fighters cheerleaders making excuses for him. He's an actual man that doesn't need guys with pom poms and megaphones on his side. Dude is a beast and whether he wins or takes an L, he should have everyone's respect
Fan of both, but there is absolutely competition here. I think it's a 50/50 fight. Both are absolute giants of their respective styles. May the best man win.
You better believe the Ward haters are gonna hate hard, should he win.