Kovalev interview with Russian boxing site

[Chollo Vista]

Since the round 5 I turned into the other me[**** verison in Chilemba fight]. In the middle of the fifth round it was like my tyres were punctured and went flat - I lost my speed, I lost every aspect of my skills. It hit me psychologically, but what could I do? I fought with nothing but my willpower.

This says it all right here and tells me if there is a rematch, Kovalev would get stopped. Hey Serghey, it was the body shots that made you feel like your tires were deflated. Pure body shots.

Immediately after the fight, I said I thought Ward swept rounds 5-12. Kovalev pretty much confirmed it here.

[ruedboy]

"Failure's a chance to start again with more information." T Edison

If Kovalev really sees his loss as a wake up call and a time to reevaluate what he's been doing, than that's a good thing.
As far as saying all American trainers are zeros, that's a bit harsh (it's only about 90%) lol.
Training methods are only good if a fighter is willing to give them a try (Ariza had some good ideas and how many times was he fired? lol)
Maybe Russian trainers utilize more scientific techniques than the Yanks bit it's hard to generalize.

[Cinci Champ]

Looks like he's not a fan of American trainers:

"I've never used practics and tactics of US coaches; if I gotta be honest, they're all zeroes over there. Some think about them like they're the best. These some are wrong. They take a towel, put it over the shoulder and think they're trainers."

he has always been known as an excuse maker

[Motorcity Cobra]

I didn't know about the police part. Crazy. Lol

Yea I finally found the interview. The interview is really really good. It starts at the 45 min mark. But the part about the police and Sergey starts at 1hr 24mins 26 seconds



http://www.blogtalkradio.com/badcult...news-and-views

[Bjl12]

making excuses lol, well he can hate american trainers all he wants American and British trainers and fighters rule the sport

Huh? Kovy being an adult and saying he could've done better and wants to better next time out. Ward - on the other hand - swears he won 100% and he didn't. It was a close fight and most had it for Kovalev.

Kovy is the adult here especially with Ward's recent interview saying he might retire and not rematch