Comments Thread For: Kovalev's Coach: Ward Can't Make 168, Belongs at 175

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Brooklyn, New York - IBF/WBO/WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25KOs) is on a collision course with another pound for pound stalwart in Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs). The two are slated to meet next fall.

Ward has long reigned at the 168-pound division and will now move up to 175 - when he plans to take two fights before his agreed showdown with Kovalev.

Kovalev’s trainer, John David Jackson, feels Ward is in his rightful division.
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[Eastcoast]

Ward recently admitted this himself. Not sure why he needs his LHW tune-ups to be against SMW's though?

BT: Do you plan on packing on any extra muscle at 175 or are you good with maybe coming in smaller than some of these guys?

AW: Nah, I'm not into packing on size. I gotta cut weight to get to '75. I think a lot of people think it's a major build-up situation. There's some things you're going to different. There's some different training methods and whatnot, but I have to cut to get to '75, so it's not like I'm putting on any kind of muscle like when Roy went to heavyweight or something like that. It's not that, so I'm not really interested in size. I want to keep my speed and I want to keep my explosiveness. We'll change some things, but size is not the answer.

http://www.fighthype.com/news/article22305.html

[MisterPullman]

Ward recently admitted this himself. Not sure why he needs his LHW tune-ups to be against SMW's though?



http://www.fighthype.com/news/article22305.html

Lmao exactly

[stuff jones]

Lol but lil G and all that stuff.

The guy is a fraud just like Canelo. Doesn't want to fight people his own size.

[Weebler I]

Ward recently admitted this himself. Not sure why he needs his LHW tune-ups to be against SMW's though?

It's easy money.

I agree though, SMWs aren't the best preparation for Kovalev, but then maybe that fight never happens anyway.

In the meantime, Ward picks up two big cheques against non-en******.

[MDPopescu]

B-Hop fought at 160 until he was 40, doe...

[The Big Dunn]

Kov and his team building up the hype for the Ward fight. Nothing wrong with that.

[Mr. Philadel]

Mr. Jackson is a funny dude....Ward will climb Mt. Krusher...no need to campaign for the fight....Ward is one of the few who OVERSTAND the game...can't wait for this fight

[Cinci Champ]

well as long as kovalev coach says so. problem with this sentiment is kovalev is always the bigger guy when he fights people at 175 hes huge for 175 so that whole sentiment is ridiculous.

[MDPopescu]

Kov and his team building up the hype for the Ward fight. Nothing wrong with that.

What "Ward fight"? Sorry...