Ward has already mentally defeated Kovalev

[MDPopescu]

Ooohh a wrong prediction. How many big fights have I gotten correct...Mosley-Margarito, people were laughing at Mosley. Margarito vs Cotto I. Mayweather vs Pac (easy), Ward vs Kessler (Kess was favorite, I rooted for Kess to win but predicted Ward)...W/e one wrong prediction, I owned up. Also, the same people who said Kovalev will kill B-Hop in 6 rounds or less were wrong too

Nope man, it's not about the "prediction" -- you (and others) were bashing some kids around here...

(As for myself? When I found out that B-Hop was taking that Kovalev fight I only predicted that it will be a "passing the torch" fight... Nothing else.)

[Motorcity Cobra]

Maybe you are right. I can't read minds. I am a Kovalev fan. I believe in my favorite fighters and get inspiration from their victories and I am saddened by their loses. I like to think of Kovalev as a fearless boxer. I am hoping and expecting him to knock Ward out. I am not a Ward fan and wouldn't mind seeing him get KOed by Kovalev because it would help the career of one of my favorite boxers. I think Kovalev has respect for Ward as a great fighter and a difficult challenge. I don't think he has any fear of Ward at all. Kovalev is a fearless warrior in my opinion.

Neither one of these fighters are afraid and nowhere in this post did I say that.

[Motorcity Cobra]

who is more emotional? KOvalev for saying fuck ward for not shaking his hand or ward for crying to the media about not getting the recognition he thinks he deserves and admitting that this bothers him?

Remember when Ward had an issue with Loeffler? He went to Loeffler and told him to stop using his name. Loeffler compiled.

[Kigali]

Why did he reach to shake Ward hand then run to the media crying and complaining? Ward was complaining TO THE MEDIA ABOUT THE MEDIA! Kovalev was complaing about Ward to the media instead of to Ward himself. If you got a problem with a person you address them like Ward did. You don't run complaining to someone else.

You're talking about Kovalev....the bully that called Stevenson a chicken....then hauled ass from his OWN post fight interview the second Adonis stepped into the ring..

He just let Adonis have the mic.

I have never seen that before.

[boxingenius002]

I disagree, here is my take https://********/3h3OUpCwseI

[Dean_Razorback]

Remember when Ward had an issue with Loeffler? He went to Loeffler and told him to stop using his name. Loeffler compiled.

Why did he reach to shake Ward hand then run to the media crying and complaining? Ward was complaining TO THE MEDIA ABOUT THE MEDIA! Kovalev was complaing about Ward to the media instead of to Ward himself. If you got a problem with a person you address them like Ward did. You don't run complaining to someone else.

while kovalev will get in the ring with ward and fight him, ward can't do that to the media and the fans (ward was talking about fans too imo) and he knows damn well why he doesn't get the credit he thinks he deserves. why complain to ward when in a few months he'll have the chance to beat the shit out of him in the ring? ward has to live with criticism and can't do nothing about it, and he admitted that this bothers him. so again, who is more emotional?

btw, why did you quote me twice? couldn't you just edit your first post? lol

[joseph5620]

Here they go again...
You only have to let them hope -- because hope dies the last...

Who cares what somebody predicted previous to this fight with Hopkins? It has no significance in this upcoming fight at all. 50 year old Hopkins is in no way comparable to 32 year old Ward. If that's what you're hoping those last words of yours are going to apply to you.

[Jc8804]

[QUOTE=Motorcity Cobra;17021951]Kovalev's whole personality has changed. People say Kovalev has a dont give a fuck attittude. He's called different fighters pieces of shit. Called Hopkins a clown. But in this fight he's acting totally different towards Ward. Not just respect. He's acting passive and emotional.


Look at him nervously fidgeting with his hands. Cracking his knuckles trying to relieve the anxiety. Watch him initiate the handshake.

This is after Kovalev was upset Ward didn't speak to him in the hallway. Sergey was supposedly upset at this time. But once again he initiates the handshake. Ward exerts his dominance by tapping Sergey on the arm to let Sergey know he's dismissed. But after this Sergey told the press fuck Andre Ward and complained about Ward not speaking to him.




Um No.

Kovalev wanted to shake his hand and feel his grip to show him he was alpha male.

Its an old russian tactic .

Ward failed. If ward was alpha male and was supremely confident , he would have shook his hand and kept eye contact. In not doing so ward showed kovalev he that kovalev is infact alpha male.

Koaev k ows exactly what he is doing. JDJ told him to do it because the urban way is to be loud and prideful and secretive. JDJ is gonna be a big reason wby ward loses.

[MDPopescu]

... Kovalev gave him the hand first and from above (twice)...

... but, WTF, this is insignificant bullshit...

[Motorcity Cobra]

while kovalev will get in the ring with ward and fight him, ward can't do that to the media and the fans (ward was talking about fans too imo) and he knows damn well why he doesn't get the credit he thinks he deserves. why complain to ward when in a few months he'll have the chance to beat the shit out of him in the ring? ward has to live with criticism and can't do nothing about it, and he admitted that this bothers him. so again, who is more emotional?

btw, why did you quote me twice? couldn't you just edit your first post? lol

So you think disagreements have to be settled with fights? The way I was raised is if you have a problem with somebody you address them. You don't act friendly to their face then go and talk about them behind their back. I'm a little older and those are old school values. I try to raise my sons the same way.