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Here is my breakdown of round 10, which I think is the most significant round of the fight and the round that ultimately made the difference.
Kovalev hits Ward with a couple stiff jabs to start the round with a left hook Ward rolls off his shoulder at the 2:32 mark. Ward then hits him with a nice jab at 2:22 followed by a solid left hook and a right hook around the 2:10 mark. Kovalev answers with a nice uppercut of his own.
Both were trading shots in the second minute, but Ward got the most significant hit with a beautiful counter left hook at the 1:08 mark. I will also note that Ward parried Kovalev's right hook to the body with the left hand before he threw the counter left hook, which is really magnificent stuff.
Last minute starts with Kovalev hitting Ward with a solid right hook to the body on the inside. But then, Ward hits Kovalev with a left hook, slips Kovalev's overhand right, then block's Kovalev left hook with his right to counter with a beautiful left hook of his own. Kovalev throws a few unconvincing punches that miss, then Ward hits him with a hard, clean right hook to the body at the 0:32 mark. Kovalev hits then him with a solid stiff jab. Then Ward ****s it up with a bolo punch that Kovalev answers with another stiff jab. Kovalev then hits him with a left hook downstairs that Ward automatically answers with a right hook to the body. Kovalev finishes the round by throwing a hard right hook that misses Ward by inches.
To recapitulate, Ward hit Kovalev with the best shots of the round and Kovalev didn't hit Ward with anything convincing, besides the stiff jab at the 0:20 mark. He did win the war of jabs, but that wasn't enough to sway the round in his direction in my opinion.
Kovalev hits Ward with a couple stiff jabs to start the round with a left hook Ward rolls off his shoulder at the 2:32 mark. Ward then hits him with a nice jab at 2:22 followed by a solid left hook and a right hook around the 2:10 mark. Kovalev answers with a nice uppercut of his own.
Both were trading shots in the second minute, but Ward got the most significant hit with a beautiful counter left hook at the 1:08 mark. I will also note that Ward parried Kovalev's right hook to the body with the left hand before he threw the counter left hook, which is really magnificent stuff.
Last minute starts with Kovalev hitting Ward with a solid right hook to the body on the inside. But then, Ward hits Kovalev with a left hook, slips Kovalev's overhand right, then block's Kovalev left hook with his right to counter with a beautiful left hook of his own. Kovalev throws a few unconvincing punches that miss, then Ward hits him with a hard, clean right hook to the body at the 0:32 mark. Kovalev hits then him with a solid stiff jab. Then Ward ****s it up with a bolo punch that Kovalev answers with another stiff jab. Kovalev then hits him with a left hook downstairs that Ward automatically answers with a right hook to the body. Kovalev finishes the round by throwing a hard right hook that misses Ward by inches.
To recapitulate, Ward hit Kovalev with the best shots of the round and Kovalev didn't hit Ward with anything convincing, besides the stiff jab at the 0:20 mark. He did win the war of jabs, but that wasn't enough to sway the round in his direction in my opinion.
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