How big is Kovalev/Ward?

[1g5a22]

FMJ/Pac.
Oscar/Mosley.
Calzaghe/Hopkins.
Klitschko/Haye.

All huge fights of recent years.. Is it on a par?

[Lester Tutor]

Like a Floyd vs Corrales imo.

Ward stated he'd like to retire at HW. His HW retirement exit fight, assuming he's still undefeated, will be epic like ATG matchups.

[dan_cov]

Not big at all sadly neither is a big draw or that known outside of hardcore fans.

[Mr. Objectivity]

feels more like toney vs Jirov for me

[Sadiqkingofko]

it's a big fight but not as big as the four you mentioned

[boliodogs]

Pacquiao vs Mayweather was the biggest fight of all time even if the actual fight was just average. No other fight even compares with it for making money. I think boxing fans want to see Kovalev vs Ward just as much as they wanted to see the other 3 fights. I am looking forward to it very much and counting the days until the fight.

[King Jaffe Joffer]

For hardcore fans its huge. ID be shocked if it did over 120k

No one has a clue who krusher is

This is crawford vs postol all over again lol

[daggum]

klitschko haye i dont consider very big. haye was just a contender and nothing more with a slim resume. floyd pac was 2 past it fighters so kinda worthless. calzaghe hopkins 2 old guys. oscar mosley was the most similar. both guys in their primes. this could be the best and most important fight.............EVAH

[Scipio2009]

Like a Floyd vs Corrales imo.

Ward stated he'd like to retire at HW. His HW retirement exit fight, assuming he's still undefeated, will be epic like ATG matchups.

Floyd-Corrales is a pretty good gauge, but I think Kovalev-Ward is bigger than that.

Beyond that, I doubt that Andre Ward, were his dream of fighting for a heavyweight title were to manifest, would be in an ATG matchup at heavyweight; a fight like John Ruiz vs Roy Jones Jr would be a better gauge (Andre Ward is already 32 years old and, from the looks of things, is already 180lbs-185lbs before any weight cut; the idea that he'll take on Joshua/Wilder/Fury or one of the other giants is preposterous).

[Lester Tutor]

Floyd-Corrales is a pretty good gauge, but I think Kovalev-Ward is bigger than that.

Beyond that, I doubt that Andre Ward, were his dream of fighting for a heavyweight title were to manifest, would be in an ATG matchup at heavyweight; a fight like John Ruiz vs Roy Jones Jr would be a better gauge (Andre Ward is already 32 years old and, from the looks of things, is already 180lbs-185lbs before any weight cut; the idea that he'll take on Joshua/Wilder/Fury or one of the other giants is preposterous).

what do you think is the bottleneck age for HW, ATG elite examples?