I haven't talked too much about the Kovalev vs. Ward fight because even though I lost 2k on the fight, I'm pretty disappointed in both Kovalev and the judges.
I'm disappointed in Kovalev because he fought a way too cautious fight. There was no slugging [fighting] going on in that boxing match. Neither fighter made a statement in that matchup.
Instead, they both fought too cautious, and neither had to show much heart. I wish it would have been a fight, instead of a sparring match.
Secondly, you should have to take a champion's title, the title-holder should get the benefit of the doubt in an even round, and a champion should get the benefit of the doubt in an even fight.
I watched the fight multiple times, with and without sound.
I gave Ward rounds 1, 3, and 11. So I scored the fight 117-110 for Kovalev. To make matters worse, Ward got 5 million, and Kovalev- the champ with 3 titles - got 2 million for the fight.
I truly believe that the fight was signed way too far out, and each fighter had the chance to get into each other's heads.
There should be an unspoken, unwritten, rule-of-thumb in boxing that says you have to respect a champion's dignity of the title. You can't give an even round, or an even fight, to a challenger. They should have to earn it.
Boxing, the sport we love, loses fans with bad decisions such as this.
Another thing that hurts boxing is when you pay 2 warriors millions, and charge fight fans a days wages to watch it, and the warriors don't fight.
No doubt that the re-match will be a war, and probably will be taken out of the hands of the judges.
But I don't think either one of these guys has a place in the ring with Adonis Stevenson right now.
They have to re-store their dignity, and the dignity of boxing first.
I'm disappointed in Kovalev because he fought a way too cautious fight. There was no slugging [fighting] going on in that boxing match. Neither fighter made a statement in that matchup.
Instead, they both fought too cautious, and neither had to show much heart. I wish it would have been a fight, instead of a sparring match.
Secondly, you should have to take a champion's title, the title-holder should get the benefit of the doubt in an even round, and a champion should get the benefit of the doubt in an even fight.
I watched the fight multiple times, with and without sound.
I gave Ward rounds 1, 3, and 11. So I scored the fight 117-110 for Kovalev. To make matters worse, Ward got 5 million, and Kovalev- the champ with 3 titles - got 2 million for the fight.
I truly believe that the fight was signed way too far out, and each fighter had the chance to get into each other's heads.
There should be an unspoken, unwritten, rule-of-thumb in boxing that says you have to respect a champion's dignity of the title. You can't give an even round, or an even fight, to a challenger. They should have to earn it.
Boxing, the sport we love, loses fans with bad decisions such as this.
Another thing that hurts boxing is when you pay 2 warriors millions, and charge fight fans a days wages to watch it, and the warriors don't fight.
No doubt that the re-match will be a war, and probably will be taken out of the hands of the judges.
But I don't think either one of these guys has a place in the ring with Adonis Stevenson right now.
They have to re-store their dignity, and the dignity of boxing first.
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