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Thought he was great. Compare him to JDJ who I thought was way too calm and IMO wasnt giving Kovalev a proper representation of how the fight was going
Love JDJ btw, just Sat night I think he dropped the ball a bit probably thinking they were further ahead than they were.
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Originally posted by deathofaclown View PostHe's a great motivator!
Is it just me, or does he very very rarely give any actual instructions between rounds? I can't really recall him doing that ever.
I get that with Ward he probably doesn't need to so much. But i noticed with Berto and Khan he rarely gives them instructions when they probably actually need it sometimes.
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Originally posted by Tom Cruise View PostThought he was great. Compare him to JDJ who I thought was way too calm and IMO wasnt giving Kovalev a proper representation of how the fight was going
Love JDJ btw, just Sat night I think he dropped the ball a bit probably thinking they were further ahead than they were.
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Originally posted by Redd Foxx View PostRarely specific punch instructions. He might guide them to be mindful of footwork, defense, remind them of what they went over in traininge or tell them what he sees in the opponent.
Otherwise, he's more focused on his fighter's mental state.
There were only 1 or 2 instances between rounds where he asked him to increase his jab & faint more but the rest were all about motivation & mental state.. Once Ward came to the corner after the KD, Virgil took Ward's mind & focus off Kovalev & told him to be strong. In the later rounds it was all about go win each round & about champion stuff.. THey have that Comradery that works & that's that..
Virgil cannot instill the same with Berto or Khan.. So his & Ward combination is special..
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Originally posted by Tom Cruise View PostThought he was great. Compare him to JDJ who I thought was way too calm and IMO wasnt giving Kovalev a proper representation of how the fight was going
Love JDJ btw, just Sat night I think he dropped the ball a bit probably thinking they were further ahead than they were.
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Originally posted by BoxingFan85 View PostI think it was also the fact that Kovalev was taking the instructions from the asst. Trainer instead.. I remember seeing a round where JDJ wanted to say something & Kovalev stopped him to listen to his Russian Trainer.. Couldn't be anything in specific, but I found it odd though..
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Originally posted by Tom Cruise View PostYeah I noticed that. Maybe something in what Hunter was saying pre fight about their being tension between Kovalev and JDJ. Kovalevs english is pretty good so I doubt that was an issue
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