Comments Thread For: Malignaggi: We Still Don't Know How Great Andre Ward's Chin Is

[aboutfkntime]

Because Ward can't punch so in this fight Kovalev's chin isn't the issue.

Kovalev is the best puncher Ward has ever faced so his chin is an issue.

Simple.

this will likely be more relevant.....

Ward has the best defence Kovalev has ever faced, so Kova's power will be much less of an issue

[King Jaffe Joffer]

Fought abraham, miranda, kessler, froch, Allen green... Do they have krusher power? No.. But they call can crack and ward was never hurt, and they got a few clean punches in here and there..

[Motorcity Cobra]

Because Ward can't punch so in this fight Kovalev's chin isn't the issue.

Kovalev is the best puncher Ward has ever faced so his chin is an issue.

Simple.

Ward got KD by Boone at middleweight. Kovalev got knocked down by Boone after Boone went up two weight classes. Ward has faced punchers at 168 with no problem. How many punchers has Kovalev faced side he faced a Boone that why up two weight classes and knocked him down?

[Motorcity Cobra]

If the only person saying that Boone knocked Kovalev down 4 times is Boone himself, and the Boxrec record of the fight contains no mention of any KDs at all, then I think you are either extremely biased or extremely gullible for swallowing Boone's story whole, without any verification from other sources.

Here is the Boone interview. I made a mistake and said they counted two knock downs. They only counted one on the four
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=720636

[Motorcity Cobra]

Wait Boone knocked him down 4 times? How did no one tape this fight? I want to see what really happened.

Here is the Boone interview. I made a mistake and said they counted two knock downs. They only counted one on the four
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=720636

[stuff jones]

this will likely be more relevant.....

Ward has the best defence Kovalev has ever faced, so Kova's power will be much less of an issue

It lowers the probability of being hit flush but doesn't change the power if he is hit flush.

[stuff jones]

Ward got KD by Boone at middleweight. Kovalev got knocked down by Boone after Boone went up two weight classes. Ward has faced punchers at 168 with no problem. How many punchers has Kovalev faced side he faced a Boone that why up two weight classes and knocked him down?

Again this all doesn't matter in this fight. Ward is not a big puncher at LHW. The chances of Ward beating Kovalev by KO are slim.

Kovalev is the heaviest handed guy Ward has fought by a wide margin. Ward has great defense but great defense + great chin is even better. Does he have a great chin? We don't know. And that's Paulies point.

[aboutfkntime]

It lowers the probability of being hit flush but doesn't change the power if he is hit flush.

that is a big " if " in my book..... not enough to bet on

and nobody has ever walked through Wards punches, Kovalev won't be the first

that fight WILL be a boxing match

I am almost certain that it will go the distance, and that the best fighter will win

[King Jaffe Joffer]

Again this all doesn't matter in this fight. Ward is not a big puncher at LHW. The chances of Ward beating Kovalev by KO are slim.

Kovalev is the heaviest handed guy Ward has fought by a wide margin. Ward has great defense but great defense + great chin is even better. Does he have a great chin? We don't know. And that's Paulies point.

Ward has been in there with punchers and dominated
We do know his chin is at least solid.

But Wards plan I'm sure is not to find out by not getting hit lol

[REMOVE SHARK 55]

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