Kovalev held 54 times..where is the uproar?

Kovalev definately beat Ward at his own game.

So Why the **** should Kovalev fight on the inside then? There is a reason why people called Andre Ward a dirty fighter because 1. He initiates the clinch. 2. He holds and hits. 3. Comes in with his head. So Kovalev neutralized that **** by grabbing his head and locks his arms stupid. He ain't gonna let Andre Ward do that dirty ****. And now you all are complaining why Kovalev gets to neutralized Ward's so called 'inside' game? but when Floyd did this to Maidana ya'll cried to high heaven

These are the same fools that talks ****s about punchers not knowing how to neutralize an inside game. It was very evident that Kovalev learned to clinch specifically for this fight, and executed his game plan more effectively than Ward.

When Ward holds it's clinching and clamping, when Kovalev holds it's NEUTRALISING..... Lool I guess Wladimir Klitschko neutralises then

Almost every single one of those was Ward wrapping his arms around Sergey's torso then Sergey reacting by putting him in a headlock to keep his head down as they came together. Barely any of them were initiated by Sergey. Just a few times after he got hit. Just watch the first one very slowly and you don't need to watch the rest of the clip. Andre lunges in, wraps arms around, and Kovalev reacts by holding him down. What's the point of being so dishonest if the clip is right there to see?

I never said Ward wasnt holding as well..just pointing out it went both ways..Kovalev did not want the fight on the inside at all..he either grabbed or pushed Ward off.. I am not complaining as that was a smart tactic by Kovalev Because he didn't want to get headbutt on the inside

It was the dumb referee that jacked everything up.

Where are the same fans who said Floyd held to much and that Ward was the one who would be holding?? It takes two to tango. In other words, they were holding each other, most of the time.

Ward low blowed blatantly 6 times in 3 different rounds. He elbowed 3 times in 2 different rounds. Rabbit punch count was at 5 I never said he did nothing wrong

I mean what else is he supposed to do when Ward is shooting for a double-leg takedown?

There's a difference between "holding" & "clinching" and I doubt many here now that! In close Koval did NOTHING to break the tie ups and did NOTHING when his hands were free. You saw a one dimensional fighter who knows better but resorted back to his Euro Style when he felt the big moment!!!! This is what happens when your the "champ" but you've fought .. NO ONE! I like Koval and I'd expect him to get back to boxing and throwing multiple punches in the rematch. This guy needs to get into championship condition and pressure Ward for 12 rounds because Ward has the experience to BS Koval into being a follower instead of a leader. I was disappointed in his conditioning and their game plan was horrible or he just couldn't carry it out! As I've said before many times these guys are this era's best but when you think of great light heavies you will NOT think of them! Did you notice that Koval was mentally fatigued but he wasn't physically drained? Because he didn't put his ballz down. He let Ward dictate the pace and he applied BS pressure! It was still close but the people crying you need to "take the belts" don't realize thats when the champ is actually fighting hard, Koval didn't do that. They should get back in the ring by mid Feb. why delay it! :boxing: Ray

Ward always initiated the holding by ducking low and tackling Kovalev at the waistline level. Kovalev responded by either headlocking Ward or resting his forearm on the back of Ward's neck. There was one time when Kovalev even raised his arms to show the ref he wasn't the one initiating the holding/headlocking, yet Ward kept grabbing on. I never said Ward wasnt holding as well..just pointing out it went both ways..Kovalev did not want the fight on the inside at all..he either grabbed or pushed Ward off.. I am not complaining as that was a smart tactic by Kovalev

Stop reaching to justify the decision. It makes you look less than intelligent.

i wonder why the video is just screen grabs of kov holding...could it be that they don't want to show when ward ran into kovalev and started holding first? just edit that part out its not important! larry will pretend he's unbiased by only showing screen grabs and not the whole sequence. because having less information is always a good thing right? we know he doesn't like having all the info. when you how a slow-mo vid of every punch in floyd-pac THAT'S BIASED! when you cut a frame of the wrd-kovalev fight to make it look like kovalev is the one holding when he ws doing it in response to being held NOT BIASED! did you ask this question when they made the Mayweather-Pacquiao holding video?? with much less holding?

Ward initiated virtually every one by rushing in with his head and trying to hold and hit. Kovalev merely neutralised him This ward initiates the clinch and he shows the clip after kovalev try to get out of the clinch. This is what you call a typical biased fan boy.

You must be blind. Ward came in hugging and initiated the clinch every time.

Much like Porter-Brook, the clinching was the usual guys fault. Kovalev and Brook rarely clinch, yet there was a lot of clinching in those two fights. Why? That would be because Ward and Porter are clinch machines in virtually every fight who lead with their head and do a lot of holding and hitting.

Exactly. Ward came in like a billy goat and initiated the clinches. Kovalev was wise to Ward's tactics and put him in a head lock. You could say the same about povetkin vs wlad.

Where are the same fans who said Floyd held to much and that Ward was the one who would be holding?? Ward low blowed blatantly 6 times in 3 different rounds. He elbowed 3 times in 2 different rounds. Rabbit punch count was at 5

It's hard to really moan about Kovalevs holding and headlocks as Andre's inside game can be pretty brutal at times. In saying that, that's where I thought he would clearly have the edge. I still think he did slightly, but think it would have been way wider score if not for the headlocks, but fair play to Kovalev for his tactics.