Comments Thread For: Naazim: Andre Ward Can Get Up and Whoop Kovalev's Ass

[hitking]

What the hell is that Booolshit arrogance?

Hopkins was unique so no need to bring in the 50-year-old crap as it didn't apply to him. Prior to that fight NSB was full of posts expressing a mixture of admiration for Hopkin's guts for taking a fight he didn't need to take and a fair few posters thinking he could out-slick Kovalev.

Now posters like you come out and just about straight out say Hopkins was a bum. Didn't you say that? You admitted you were dismissing Hopkins. How come it was a unification fight?

Kovalev was in a no win situation that fight. Yeah, Hopkins is probably no worse than the 3rd best light heavyweight in the game. But, he's in his 50s. Personally, I think Kovalev's supporters put too much stock in the win. And I think his critics put too little. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.

[Pac=Duran]

Black guy wants other black guy (who never whoops anyones ass) to whoop the ass of white guy who said other black guy looked like a chimp.

News at 11.

**** off lad. No way will I ever believe a black man was supporting another black man in some endeavour. That's not something you see every day.

[kafkod]

Seeing how he clowned a prime Froch with one good hand, I wouldn't be the last bit surprised to see him work over Kovalev, who has never had a great opponent (yet). The thing that remains to be seen is if this is the same Ward or not. His last fight showed that he still has the skill, but we won't know if he can still deal with pressure until we see him with top opposition again.

A Prime Froch? The same Froch who was losing to Taylor before he got lucky in the 12 round?...Plus Ward vs Froch was a close fight, Kovalev would have knocked Froch out in his "prime"

It was a close fight at the time, but the longer Ward stayed out of the ring doing nothing, the more one-sided and one-handed it became.

[fredhopple]

Kovalev is not in Ward's league talent wise or other

Ward is superior in boxing skills to the caveman type crude Kovalev. Ward would administer a boxing lesson to the awkward still developing caveman styled Kovie.
Kovie would be made to look clumsy and slow much like how Hopkins made Pavlik look in ruining Pavlik's career. Ward doesn't fight much and Ward is mismanaged but Ward whips Kovalev on an easy decision. Bet it.,

[therealpugilist]

]Black guy wants other black guy (who never whoops anyones ass)[/B] to whoop the ass of white guy who said other black guy looked like a chimp.

News at 11.

his record says otherwise....He has wins over elite opponents unlike some hypejob I know who is supposed to be a monster and avoided

[Eastcoast]

I truly believe Andre Ward doesn't like to fight anymore. Because of his skills and status, he makes a ton of money within the sport (when he does fight), but otherwise he wouldn't be a boxer anymore.

If that's true, then you have to wonder about his heart & will in a grueling tough fight with someone like Kovalev. I absolutely believe Kovalev's boxing ability is atleast a level above Kessler & Froch and his power will be something Ward has never seen. I have serious doubts Ward ends up taking this fight. He may take 1 or 2 more fights and say he doesn't have the passion anymore and just walk away w/o fighting Kovalev.

[SteveM]

Kovalev was in a no win situation that fight. Yeah, Hopkins is probably no worse than the 3rd best light heavyweight in the game. But, he's in his 50s. Personally, I think Kovalev's supporters put too much stock in the win. And I think his critics put too little. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.

I think you are close. Of course Hopkins at 50 wasn't the same as he was at 47 or 44 or 35 years old. But as he proved by winning and defending a LHW belt in his late 40s, he was no slouch either, he was still very good.

Some people here trying to diminish Ward's win over Froch - that is equally dumb. Froch wasn't elite but he was bloody good. Ward has very solid wins but has not defeated an elite fighter. Kovalev is in a similar situation as BHop was no longer elite in his late 40s and Pascal although not shot is a lesser version than he was at his peak.

[SteveM]

his record says otherwise....He has wins over elite opponents unlike some hypejob I know who is supposed to be a monster and avoided

Froch, Kessler and Abraham are not and never were elite - but admittedly better than GGG's opponents so far. I have them as B+ level fighters.

Geale and Murray were at best B- fighters when Golovkin fought them.

Estrada is elite or close to elite. Gonzalez' win over him is more impressive than any one fighter on Ward's resume.

[SteveM]

I truly believe Andre Ward doesn't like to fight anymore. Because of his skills and status, he makes a ton of money within the sport (when he does fight), but otherwise he wouldn't be a boxer anymore.

If that's true, then you have to wonder about his heart & will in a grueling tough fight with someone like Kovalev. I absolutely believe Kovalev's boxing ability is atleast a level above Kessler & Froch and his power will be something Ward has never seen. I have serious doubts Ward ends up taking this fight. He may take 1 or 2 more fights and say he doesn't have the passion anymore and just walk away w/o fighting Kovalev.

That is my take too. Otherwise why the reluctance to even fight a top 15 light heavy?

Comfort kills spirit.

Was it Froch who said it is difficult to get up for a dawn run when you have to slip out of your silk pyjamas - or words to that effect.

I see Ward getting hit way more than he wants to be in his last tune up fight (if it is against Barrera/Gonzalez or similar level) - and if he can't make 168 anymore where will that leave him?

On the other hand I hope I am wrong and he fights Kovalev.

[MDPopescu]

I truly believe Andre Ward doesn't like to fight anymore. Because of his skills and status, he makes a ton of money within the sport (when he does fight), but otherwise he wouldn't be a boxer anymore.

If that's true, then you have to wonder about his heart & will in a grueling tough fight with someone like Kovalev. I absolutely believe Kovalev's boxing ability is atleast a level above Kessler & Froch and his power will be something Ward has never seen. I have serious doubts Ward ends up taking this fight. He may take 1 or 2 more fights and say he doesn't have the passion anymore and just walk away w/o fighting Kovalev.

I'm telling this since Ward won the Super Six was left to his "talents" in fighting matters.