Comments Thread For: Kovalev Admits: I Hadn't Watched Andre Ward Much Before 2016

[stuff jones]

You don't like American fighters do you???

Has Ward been busy lately? Yes or no?

[therealpugilist]

James Toney used to say that and I believed him. He said that there's no point in studying an opponent as the opponent can change his style on the fight night. Much better to force the opponent to fight your fight.

If Ward was a concussive puncher knocking everyone out you'd expect Kovalev to watch his fights. But watching Ward fights is not much entertainment, so I believe him.

being entertained has nothing to do with skills and the quality of the fighter


boxing is very simple....if you get hit less and land more(especially clean shots)...you win

Ward lands over 40% and gets hit at 25% or less throughout his career


Most knockout artist dont have the skills to overcome boxer punchers, or cuties with a decent punch, physical strength and good punch resistance

he better saddle up and study his opponent because Ward doesnt give two shyts about his reputation, JDJ talking, or what people think

thats why he hasnt lost since the 90s lol

if being exciting meant something....mickey ward would be considered an all time great...in the greater scheme of things excitement means very little to fighters...they are their to win

[therealpugilist]

Has Ward been busy lately? Yes or no?

he mustve been busy considering by the time he fights kovalev he will have fought 4 times since July of last year and 3 times this year


let the "he inactive doe!!" criticism die

numbers dont lie, people do

[Nomadic]

He must be trolling..

Yea, I believe so.

[therealpugilist]

There hasn't been much to watch the last few years...

by novemeber it will be his 4th fight in less than 2 years and 3rd this year

some people like beating a dead horse around here.....


its 2016 not 2014...

[therealpugilist]

Nor does he have to. Kovalev with the tools he possesses, is enough to overcome a lack of even 1000000s of hours of footage on anybody, yet alone Andre Ward.

Kovalev could go into a fight with a prime RJJ, after waking up out of bed in his underwear, without ever even hearing who RJJ is while RJJ jumps on top of him in bed with no gloves on and Kovalev is sleeping with literally pillows on his fist, and he'd still put that work on RJJ and knock him out.

Easy work Kovalev. #2 more months

kovalev is a very good fighter, and could potentially make the hall

but with all due respect to you and Kovalev

He could not carry Roy Jones, jock strap on his best day

roy would be 2-10 steps ahead the entire fight.

[therealpugilist]

A prime RGG would easily dispatch Kovalev.

Kovalev would get dominated by the Jones of 1996-2002 that campaigned at 175

he really made great fighters look like nobodies....hill and mccallum were hall of famers....it seems as if he "carried" the old pro mccallum

the good fighters he faced he made seem mediocre and they won titles in their own right, a few won titles after he beat them....clinton woods, lou del valle, Reggie Johnson, Montell Griffin 2, Otis Griffin, Julio Cesar Gonzalez(who went on to take Dariusz Michalcewski undefeated record)

they really mustve forgot....or just dont know how great this man really was

he made moves in the ring no one has seen before his time or since

[Nomadic]

Kovalev would get dominated by the Jones of 1996-2002 that campaigned at 175

he really made great fighters look like nobodies....hill and mccallum were hall of famers....it seems as if he "carried" the old pro mccallum

the good fighters he faced he made seem mediocre and they won titles in their own right, a few won titles after he beat them....clinton woods, lou del valle, Reggie Johnson, Montell Griffin 2, Otis Griffin, Julio Cesar Gonzalez(who went on to take Dariusz Michalcewski undefeated record)

they really mustve forgot....or just dont know how great this man really was

he made moves in the ring no one has seen before his time or since

Kov would've just been another name on that list.

[Madison Boxing]

Don't worry, no one else watches ward either

[hhs661]

Why would he? Ward was an absentee for a good amount of time. I'm sure during the super six, killa kiv had other things on his plate