Kovalev pulled some Andre Dirrell/Adrien Broner level stunt against Ward!

Best Actor in a Boxing Match: Manny Pacquio for "Rubbing my forearm to heal my Shoulder" Adrien Broner for "He headbutt me and I almost Died" Sergey Kovalev for "bellybutton Nuts" Luis Flores for "El Fracaso del Mexico"

That's the sense that I got. I think Kovalev was really feeling those shots and either thought they were low (it's really not unusual to get hit at the belt line so hard that you think they must be low when they aren't) or he was feeling it so bad that he sought help from the ref by pretending they were low. A couple did stray a bit too far but they alone didn't incapacitate the guy. It's like seeing someone take a 4 punch combo to the head and saying, "Well, they only went down because one of them went around the back of the head." Speaking of that, I think AJ even did that very thing to Wlad and few said a word about it.It's human nature to make an excuse about something you are embarrassed about. He said Ward hits like a girl previously, so when Ward hurt him with a few shots he tried to find a reason to make those shots seem illegitimate somehow. I remember in the first fight, Ward hit Kovalev with a two punch combination to the body that almost sent him through the ropes, literally. But Ward just stood there, didn't follow up, and let him recover. That is what ward was talking about when he said he let Kovalev "off the hook" a few times. But everyone laughed at him when he said this. It is evident Kovalev was hurt badly from those shots, as body language does not lie. Everyone laughed at Virgil when he said he trained Ward to knock Kovalev out a few days away from the second fight, and when asked to elaborate he told the media that Ward is a very good puncher to the body, and to not be surprised if Ward stops Kovalev. I could just sense that no one in that room believed Virgil and just wrote off everything he was saying. There was even a thread here mocking what Virgil was saying and I commented on there saying that Kovalev was hurt badly a few times from body shots in the first fight and it's like no one really noticed. I just find it funny how it's the little things that slip by people when watching fights and that is exactly what Ward is good at in and outside the ring, "the little things."

Moises Flores was the only one who did any acting on that fight card. Kovalev was actually hurt really bad to the body. Maybe he was trying to sell them as low blows but we all know they weren't as low as he tried to make them seem. That's the sense that I got. I think Kovalev was really feeling those shots and either thought they were low (it's really not unusual to get hit at the belt line so hard that you think they must be low when they aren't) or he was feeling it so bad that he sought help from the ref by pretending they were low. A couple did stray a bit too far but they alone didn't incapacitate the guy. It's like seeing someone take a 4 punch combo to the head and saying, "Well, they only went down because one of them went around the back of the head." Speaking of that, I think AJ even did that very thing to Wlad and few said a word about it.

I saw that. Dirrell wishes he was as good an actor as Flores hahaIt was actually hilarious and it's like no one noticed or something because no one is talking about it lmao. Roy Jones and Malignaggi were the only ones who seemed to catch what he did and say something.

It makes sense that you're from Liverpool...

Moises Flores was the only one who did any acting on that fight card. Kovalev was actually hurt really bad to the body. Maybe he was trying to sell them as low blows but we all know they weren't as low as he tried to make them seem. Flores on the other hand, he got cracked with a punch as he was throwing one himself, then was held up by the ref as he regained his balance. Then a split second after he realized it might have been after the bell and just went down like a sack of potatoes and spread his arms out like he had just died. I saw that. Dirrell wishes he was as good an actor as Flores haha

Moises Flores was the only one who did any acting on that fight card. Kovalev was actually hurt really bad to the body. Maybe he was trying to sell them as low blows but we all know they weren't as low as he tried to make them seem. Flores on the other hand, he got cracked with a punch as he was throwing one himself, then was held up by the ref as he regained his balance. Then a split second after he realized it might have been after the bell and just went down like a sack of potatoes and spread his arms out like he had just died.

Was it counted as a knockdown? Im not sure, Ive only seen him dropped by Caparello and supposedly by Darnell Boone, but there is no footage of the fight. No the ref rules it low and let Kov take a short break.

Its possible it was vs Agnew then. Can't remember the exact fight but near the right corber Kov was coming in and got dropped to his knees as if he was hit low. Can you rememeber the fight? Was it counted as a knockdown? Im not sure, Ive only seen him dropped by Caparello and supposedly by Darnell Boone, but there is no footage of the fight.

Neither caparello nor pascal dropped kovalev with a body shot. Caparello did drop kovalev with a left to the head, but it was due to kovalev being offbalance. Kovalev then dropped Caparello with a right to the body. Its possible it was vs Agnew then. Can't remember the exact fight but near the right corber Kov was coming in and got dropped to his knees as if he was hit low. Can you rememeber the fight?

The first shot was not a low and Kov almost went down. This was as bad as Andre Dirrell in either one of his oscar winners. People forget he was dropped to the body against Caparello or Pascal I think. Weeks was absolutely awful though. Should have been given a KD as Kov sitting on the ropes due the one legit low blow. If the roles were reversed an Kov won in exactly the same way Ward did,Ward supporters eiuld be spiting blood though. Have to call a spade a spade about Kov though. Neither caparello nor pascal dropped kovalev with a body shot. Caparello did drop kovalev with a left to the head, but it was due to kovalev being offbalance. Kovalev then dropped Caparello with a right to the body.

Weeks was horrendous but I think Kovalev just didn't have the mental game to come through that fight. Strongly suspect his conditioning work is not where it needs to be either.