Comments Thread For: Boone: Ward No Longer Looks Complete, I'm Rolling With Kovalev!

[Strive 4 Truth]

Says the log cabin ********** with the black ***** lodged up his ass.

Thought ********s accept that type of behavior?

[IRON Mike.]

niggers be like

"Boone the Coon"

[Earl-Hickey]

Boone is a uncle tom

[aboutfkntime]

Actually, you are DEAD WRONG here.

First of all. Kovalev was still recovering and was sick right at the fight.

Secondly, he never expected to blast out Chilemba. Home turf advantage is not an advantage for Kovalev. Listen to his intereviews, he prefers to fight away.

More importantly, you do realize this is his first return to the same ring where the last time Kovalev fought there... his opponent DIED a few days later from injuries from the fight?

That was a total mind **** I am sure.

Combine that with all of the media stuff he had to do for returning to his home town area..... and it is more clear of the entire picture.

If anything... the Ward fight will be a piece of cake for Kovalev, at least far easier than Chilemba.

you are dreaming

Firstly the death, I don't believe that was a factor at all..... not 1 bit.

I do believe that Kovalev may have been sick, which could have been why he looked fatigued at times..... they have not been caught lying to the public on multiple occasions - like a certain Team who shall remain nameless - so they should get the benefit of the doubt..... but that could have also had something to do with the movement, the high punch output, and the rare excursion into round 12 that he aint used to.

either way, it is ridiculous to compare Chilemba to Ward

the best version of Kovalev - which I think we will see - is a beast..... Ward will have his hands full, no question..... but you should check the headlines the next day before deciding if you want to watch it, there will be nothing easy about that fight

[therealpugilist]

Not sure but wasn't it a clash of heads in the Barrera fight.

a head butt caused the damage

[therealpugilist]

Ward knows the level that he has to prepare for..... Kovalev, does not.

Ward has fought the very best since he was a young kid..... simply because he has been the very best, since he was a young kid.

Good luck finding someone to mimic Ward, because Chilemba wasn't it.

The most obvious notable career points..... Ward has adjusted to everything that was put in front of him, using a different style/gameplan for every opponent..... Kovalev stuck to a GREAT but simple gameplan to neutralize old man Hopkins, and was too much for everyone else.

I pick Ward to rise to the occasion, AGAIN.

Early, I see a very technical - somewhat ugly - fight..... with Kovalev using a similar gameplan to what he used for Hopkins..... fighting tall, patient, behind the pole, and looking to step/rock back whenever Ward looks to initiate..... with Ward being super-patient, establishing his own perimeter, and going after Kovalev's jab.

Ward will either be just outside Kovalev's jab looking to counter, or his head will be firmly planted under Kovalev's chin, looking to make an investment..... and Kovalev will be forced to fight whenever he looks like he needs a rest.

This will be an close/ugly fight I think.

Best of luck to both guys.

May the best man win.

great post

[MaksBox]

you are dreaming

Firstly the death, I don't believe that was a factor at all..... not 1 bit.

I do believe that Kovalev may have been sick, which could have been why he looked fatigued at times..... they have not been caught lying to the public on multiple occasions - like a certain Team who shall remain nameless - so they should get the benefit of the doubt..... but that could have also had something to do with the movement, the high punch output, and the rare excursion into round 12 that he aint used to.

either way, it is ridiculous to compare Chilemba to Ward

the best version of Kovalev - which I think we will see - is a beast..... Ward will have his hands full, no question..... but you should check the headlines the next day before deciding if you want to watch it, there will be nothing easy about that fight

IT was a huge factor. Just watch the documentaries on youtube done with Kovalev. He even tells you about how much pressure that death plays on him.

It is in english.

[lefthook2daliva]

Darnell Boone, perhaps more than anyone has an intimate knowledge of Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26KOs) and Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs), who will meet on November 19th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Ward's publicist slipped Boone a few c-notes to say this.

[aboutfkntime]

IT was a huge factor. Just watch the documentaries on youtube done with Kovalev. He even tells you about how much pressure that death plays on him.

It is in english.

interesting, I will check it out

thanks ^^

[FeFist]

Shrug, he's got a right to pick whoever he wants. I don't think either guy has looked complete, and I definitely don't think they showed their best yet.

It may be silly, but one of the major reasons I'm going with Kovalev is because Ward looked like crap after the Barrera fight. Sullivan landed something like only 15% of his shots, majority of which were jabs. But here's how Ward looked.



If he takes that much damage from Barrera's jabs, I don't think he'll be able to handle Kovalev. My 2 cents.

If someone gets hit in the face, they will likely show signs of swelling. A lot of the times they cover it up by wearing glasses, or we simply don't see them before the bruising sets in.

I don't think fighters like Ward are easy to assess on a fight by fight basis. They have a varied tool box, so they have various means of neutralising their opponents. You can't just say they're incapable of doing something because it didn't come up in a fight because their game plan isn't built on doing one thing exceptionally well.