Ward will clown Kovalev

[BillyBoxing]

they were young upstarts then

win or lose, ward isnt taking those shots Pascal took...he is wide open to straight shots


Ward gives you different looks in one fight, keeps his opponent guessing....man I havent been this hype for a fight since Corrales vs Castillo...i hope this delivers like that one did

Pretty much obvious, but Kova's offensive arsenal is better than Kesslers and Froch's..

Froch has a very nice record, he was a willy fighter in perfect shape with a strong mind wich allowed him to grab wins over Taylor, Direll and Pascal despite losing the first half of the fight in many cases.

But honnestly, Froch was a limited fighter, he was sloppy and slow IMO.

Kessler was more responsible defensively than Froch but couldn't adjust in fights, that's why Forch beat him in the rematch, Forch being smarter as a fighter.

Kovalev IMO, is a more complete fighter than both Kessler and Froch.

He's not slow or sloppy, he can think in the ring and is very responsible defensively.

Also, I think he's a much more efficient puncher.

[Crazylegs77]

kovalev confidence booster after losing to ward should be ggg and ward after beating kovalev should fight fury/joshua or whoever is at the top since he said he would be heavy champ by 2016 but obv his plans got derailed by hbo who didn't want him to succeed in life

[M Bison]

The best thing that can happen with Kovalev Vs. Ward is that Kovalev beats the guy who is anti-boxing it would be a loss for boxing if Ward won.

[Sun_Tzu]

Hard one to pick but I'm gonna stick with my gut and say Kovalev by UD and pretty clear. Maybe he stops him but I would be surprised.

[therealpugilist]

Pretty much obvious, but Kova's offensive arsenal is better than Kesslers and Froch's..

Froch has a very nice record, he was a willy fighter in perfect shape with a strong mind wich allowed him to grab wins over Taylor, Direll and Pascal despite losing the first half of the fight in many cases.

But honnestly, Froch was a limited fighter, he was sloppy and slow IMO.

Kessler was more responsible defensively than Froch but couldn't adjust in fights, that's why Forch beat him in the rematch, Forch being smarter as a fighter.

Kovalev IMO, is a more complete fighter than both Kessler and Froch.

He's not slow or sloppy, he can think in the ring and is very responsible defensively.

Also, I think he's a much more efficient puncher.

I agree with everything you said about kessler and froch stylistically.

I think that Wards ability to adjust will be key. Kov can adjust too. The difference imo will be Ward will land the cleaner shots and get hit at a lower % ...some rounds will be close. Ward gives you a lot of looks while Kov is very good at what he does. Kov will have to adjust to speed, accuracy, and deceptive power of Ward. I think Ward wil control the distance and will find his timing sooner. That'll be the difference

Neither has fought anyone like the other...great match up

[BillyBoxing]

I agree with everything you said about kessler and froch stylistically.

I think that Wards ability to adjust will be key. Kov can adjust too. The difference imo will be Ward will land the cleaner shots and get hit at a lower % ...some rounds will be close. Ward gives you a lot of looks while Kov is very good at what he does. Kov will have to adjust to speed, accuracy, and deceptive power of Ward. I think Ward wil control the distance and will find his timing sooner. That'll be the difference

Neither has fought anyone like the other...great match up

Agreed, I tempted to pick the boxer Ward over the puncher Sergei, it's 75% of time the right bet.

I think Ward's speed will the be the key, Hopkins who is himself a counterpuncher couldn't outspeed Kovalev so he never was able to beat him to the punch.

Ward will beat Kovalev to the punch because he has superior handspeed then clinch, move, headbutt...whatever it takes.

Just like the Pac vs May fight, I said, Floyd has a longer reach and a counterpunching style wich gave him a room to beat Manny.
I added that if Floyd had enough speed (I wasn't sure) to beat Manny to the punch, he will UD the Philipino fighter, otherwise he would have a rough night.

In fights opposing great/complete fighters, speed is always the key.


May vs Manny
Ali vs Frazier (trilogy dominated by Ali)
Duran vs Leonard (trilogy dominated by Sugar Ray)

Speed has been a X factor in those fights, and it will play in Ward's favor in this great match up.

Kova is a complete fighter, he has pretty good handspeed, but not blazing speed like Ward.

[g27region]

Kovalev's biggest flaw is the fact that it seems to be really hard for him to maintain the balance and stay firmly on his feet, especially when he moves forward and try to attack. I can see Ward taking advantage of that, I know that Virgil Hunter study all Ward's opponents and I bet he noticed that hole in Kovalev defense already, Ward will be trying to catch Kovalev off balance, that's how Caparello dropped him by the way

Clinching and headbutting won't help Ward though
And Ward needs to avoid those body shots from Kovalev, they might slow him down in later rounds

[TheBoxingXpert]

Kovalev will look like an amateur in this fight. He's a great fighter, just like Froch and Kessler were, but Ward will dominate him in the same way he dominated them. The speed and skills are on a completely different level.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Kovalev is good, but he is, at best, gonna knock Ward down one single time and will then get schooled even worse when Ward steps up the tempo.

Bump.... Props

[LoadedWraps]

Bump.... Props

Except the last part of his post never happened.



In no way, shape, or form did Ward school him or even decisively win.

Only the part about the knockdown was accurate.