Comments Thread For: Kovalev's Trainer: Hopkins Was a Bigger Fight Than Andre Ward

[Ray Corso]

I expect Ward to give Koval his biggest test to date!
I believe we'll see how Koval reacts when getting tagged and in Andre's case if he can with stand a good punch.

If Ward plays spoiler for the first half to take Koval in deep it might back fire on him. Koval will need a highly educated jab and he needs to double it and work in combination or he will get countered.
Keys will be Koval right hand and Andre's inside left hook.
I expect a tko or KO win for someone. Don't know who.

Ray

[Tobi.G]

a. I don't agree with him.
b. JDJ is doing a god damn awful job of promoting this fight. It's a PPV. He should be talking crap, making headlines, predicting knockouts , etc. Instead he's saying 'this fight aint that big'.

Man, Abel Sanchez is a big time troll occasionally, but he at least generates headlines that helps his team (and occasionally backfires).

Its not the trainers job to promote a fight, its the fighters and Managers job.
Even though there are a verry few trainers who think they need to comment on every fart their guy makes.

[NaijaD]

I know, a 50 year old Hopkins would not go UD 12 rounds with bums like Brand and Barrera. He would of finished them KO in 6 or less.

Ward should be thanking Kovalev for opportunity to earn a payday.

Hopkins hasn't stopped anyone since 2004.... He's an even lighter puncher than Ward. Probably one of the dumbest comments I've read in a while, sadly you weren't joking either

[Dean_Razorback]

And yet, Kovalev couldnt even knock down Hopkins.

yes he did, in the first round he knocked hopkins down

[incredible_22]

It was definitely bigger since if Hopkins would have one it would have been a big deal. But Hopkins was fighting Kovalev and JDJ since Jackson knew all about Hopkins tricks. I see the Ward fight as if the clocked was turned back and Hopkins was younger. Too bad they dont sell it that way

[King Jaffe Joffer]

John Jackson stay saying dumb **** lol.
He also said Ward has no inside game to speak of, when Ward has a very good inside game. If anyone has no inside game its Krusher.

Scary thing is, i think John actuslly believes the **** he says, or hes a great troll

[Mr. Luthor]

John David might be punch drunk.

[fighter1234]

a. I don't agree with him.
b. JDJ is doing a god damn awful job of promoting this fight. It's a PPV. He should be talking crap, making headlines, predicting knockouts , etc. Instead he's saying 'this fight aint that big'.

Man, Abel Sanchez is a big time troll occasionally, but he at least generates headlines that helps his team (and occasionally backfires).

JDJ is just too preoccupied with trying to get his fighter ready for Ward that everything else is just not even on his mind. If he really believed what he was saying then he would actually be saying the opposite and instead try to talk Ward up.

[STREET CLEANER]

JDJ is so wrong here. Hopkins a big name fighter that his age could had shown at any time. Ward is a much fresher version of Hopkins with better legs.

[NYC8224]

I think this will be a long, "boring" win for Ward. Casuals will cry about Ward being "boring" but they can't accept their favorite fighter being outboxed. I enjoy the "boring" fights if that's what people call them here