Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward: who will you be rooting for?

[The Hammer]

If Kovalev and Ward fight in November as has been announced, who will you be rooting for and why?

Kovalev had VADA testing for his last fight with Pascal. Will Ward (who worked with Victor Conte) accept VADA testing?

Will Ward have a referee who is on his side, and permits him to foul (like Jack Reiss did in Ward-Kessler, or Lawrence Cole did for the home boxer in Lomachenko-Salido)?

[Larry the boss]

Jesus Christ man damn, shut yo racist ass up..every time a black man is on top you slander them and make 10000000 excuses to not give them credit..its ****ing ridiculous...ANYWAY I JUST WANT A GOOD FIGHT AS I LIKE BOTH BUT I THINK WARD WILL WIN...

[Willy Wanker]

I'm a fan of both, but I'll be rooting for Kovalev.

I think the fight will be close early on, but once Ward feels Kovalev's power and accuracy, he'll be on the defensive and not take enough chances to win rounds. Ward will do enough to make it competitive, but I can see Kovalev walking down him down.

Might not be the most exciting fight, but I see Kovalev winning by a close, but clear decision.

[The Hammer]

Jesus Christ man damn, shut yo racist ass up..every time a black man is on top you slander them and make 10000000 excuses to not give them credit..its ****ing ridiculous...ANYWAY I JUST WANT A GOOD FIGHT AS I LIKE BOTH BUT I THINK WARD WILL WIN...

No, I just want Kovalev to have a fair shake.

He's been fighting in foreign countries (USA, Canada, UK) in his opponents' back yards for years. Doesn't he at least deserve a fair referee and judges?

Will you give Kovalev credit if he wins, Larry?

[Rip Chudd]

I just want a good fight. Whoever wins is cool with me as both are tremendous fighters. Sad it seems you are looking to throw excuses out there. I honestly thought I'd come in and it would be a reasonable post about the fight while asking who people thought would win. ****** me for thinking that I guess

[Sun_Tzu]

Im rooting for a great fight. I like Kovalevs style better but if Ward schools him he will get my respect.

[BM dnobagaV]

Indifferent towards Andre, big fan of Kovalev.

Leaning slightly towards Andre to win, but I'll be rooting for Killa.

[RealIzm]

I'll be rooting for Kovalev but I'll be shocked if he beats Ward. I've always thought the biggest challenge for Ward at LHW would be Stevenson. A fight we'll probably never see.

[j0zef]

I want to see a good fight. Freedom rubs people the wrong way, and his message here was not delivered well.. But i can see where he's coming from. He doesn't like Ward and knows Ward has enjoyed some unfair advantages for his other big wins.

I think Ward has done VADA in the past without problems, and I doubt the fight of this magnitude will be Oakland... But if Jack Reiss is the ref, Kovalev should tell them to go *** themselves.

Ward / Kessler was one of the worst home ref jobs I've ever seen.

[Beercules]

The Russian guy