Andre Ward vs Kovalev set for November 19

[aldo5408]

Ward by schooling

Ward is too slick, you can't beat slick unless you are more slick

Kovalev is a stiff eurobum, ward will dance circles round him, teach him a boxing lesson and stop him late

Damn bro you make alot of good points. Green k sent

[No-mas-tias]

That'd be a long time out of the ring in between fights for Ward but I guess he's used to fighting once every year/ year and half so I don't want to hear any excuses from his fans if he loses (I think it's a 60/40 fight in favor of Ward).

[Boxingwizard]

If Ward wins, it would probably be his last fight before the showdown with Kovalev. But Kovalev is expected to fight again this summer. There had been talk of him finally facing Adonis Stevenson in June, but that never went very far. The two met up ringside with one another at the DeGale-Bute fight last November in Montreal, and Stevenson did an "invading the ring" deal that convinced nobody after Kovalev beat Pascal last month, but the discussions were limited at best, and the fight has been all but written off at this point.

If the fight is scheduled for November 19 than Ward will have his second tune-up if he beats Barrera.

[Zaroku]

This is a 50 / 50 fight because KKKOV has boxer puncher ability. He probably will hurt ward

At any given moment he can krush SOG! Truth be told.

[Scipio2009]

Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward already have a finalized agreement in place for a fight later this year, and now the date for that potential bout has been revealed. Kovalev-Ward, which would be an HBO pay-per-view event, is tentatively set for November 19, according to ESPN.com. The location of the fight has not been set.

The Kovalev-Ward bout, of course, hinges on both fighters not losing by that point. Ward (29-0-1, 26 KO) is coming off of a dominant defense of his WBA, IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles on January 30, demolishing Jean Pascal in a rematch in Montreal. Ward (28-0, 15 KO) is set to make his full 175-pound move on March 26, when he faces Cuba's Sullivan Barrera in Oakland.


If Ward wins, it would probably be his last fight before the showdown with Kovalev. But Kovalev is expected to fight again this summer. There had been talk of him finally facing Adonis Stevenson in June, but that never went very far. The two met up ringside with one another at the DeGale-Bute fight last November in Montreal, and Stevenson did an "invading the ring" deal that convinced nobody after Kovalev beat Pascal last month, but the discussions were limited at best, and the fight has been all but written off at this point.

More likely, Kovalev will face some other mid-tier challenger in the summer, at best someone like Andrzej Fonfara, who is a legitimate contender, at least.

But if neither man loses a fight, it's set for November. This isn't a Golovkin-Canelo situation. Everyone is definitely on board.

-Depending on how the Barrera fight goes, Ward likely fights as the co-feature on Cotto's return date at Barclays Center in June.

-K2 won't put Kovalev in the ring with Fonfara, for the simple fact that "The Polish Prince" actually has the tools to beat Kovalev (good pop, won't crumble to Kovalev's power, busy fighter, significantly longer than Kovalev, fights long, etc); expect a guy like Domenic Boesil (no real punch, settles possible WBO mandatory, brings some German TV money with him, barely rated in the top 30 at 175)

[boliodogs]

I voted Kovalev by KO and I'll be betting heavy on him to win.

[HeroBando]

-Depending on how the Barrera fight goes, Ward likely fights as the co-feature on Cotto's return date at Barclays Center in June.

-K2 won't put Kovalev in the ring with Fonfara, for the simple fact that "The Polish Prince" actually has the tools to beat Kovalev (good pop, won't crumble to Kovalev's power, busy fighter, significantly longer than Kovalev, fights long, etc); expect a guy like Domenic Boesil (no real punch, settles possible WBO mandatory, brings some German TV money with him, barely rated in the top 30 at 175)

Is that likely as in Fonfara vs Cleverly likely gets 900k viewers? Remember that?

[Boxingwizard]

-Depending on how the Barrera fight goes, Ward likely fights as the co-feature on Cotto's return date at Barclays Center in June.

June? I doubt that early. Ward is not suppose to fight anyone else other than Kovalev after June but since he got injured in November last year, I'm pretty there is a stipulation in the contract that allows him to fight after June.

[Jc8804]

Ward by schooling

Ward is too slick, you can't beat slick unless you are more slick

Kovalev is a stiff eurobum, ward will dance circles round him, teach him a boxing lesson and stop him late

Styles make fights. Ward is gonna get outclassed

[ea22]

Good fight but I am not sure it will sell as a ppv, both guys are relatively unknown. GGG's first ppv bombed and he was more popular than both of these guys.