More fair round by round coverage by USA today (Kovalev-Ward)

[daggum]

Most people on here gave Ward round 3 AND 12, so did I.

how is it possible to give the 12th to ward? you really think someone who lands less clean punches, was hurt, and was hit with the best punches of the round deserves to win it?

[b00g13man]

[DoktorSleepless]

how is it possible to give the 12th to ward? you really think someone who lands less clean punches, was hurt, and was hit with the best punches of the round deserves to win it?

How was Ward hurt? Because Roy Jone said so?

[-PBP-]

Yet 73% of the boxing analysts had Kovalev winning on their scorecards.

Lol @ "analysts". That list included Screamin A Smith.

[NaijaD]

How was Ward hurt? Because Roy Jone said so?

Yeah I notice a couple of people saying that but I don't see it, must be the HBO broadcast.

[DoktorSleepless]

Yeah I notice a couple of people saying that but I don't see it, must be the HBO broadcast.

It's one of the most ridiculous narratives I keep on hearing people repeat about round 12. That Kovalev hurt Ward badly with a body shot. There was zero indication in his body language that it hurt him in any significant way after the punch though.

[Cutthroat]

Please. It says "Kov lands a hard right hand" to end the 10th round, that was the shot that Ward clearly slipped, same one HBO credited him with.

Kov fans were doing it all night like this punch with 15 secs to go in the 10th:


That's 2 of his "best" punches that round that missed, that Kov fans know he missed, yet will still count them as landed shots.

[Doctor_Tenma]

No indication that Kovalev hurt Ward in round 12,

https://********/lBss_LqQzlc?t=38m20s

Oh and round 12 is a clear Ward round too