Comments Thread For: Kovalev: It's Better To Lose Than Win The Way Andre Ward Did

[Progrssive_Jedi]

Kov seems like a bigger ward troll than fans. I typically like him, but he's complaining about things he cannot change. If he thinks he won on the cards then he did not overtrain he trained appropriately. If he says he faded during the fight then he clearly understands that rounds were for the taking and got taken. It's cringe worthy commentary

Not really, since he's saying he only needs to train for a more explosive finish because he can't get a decision against an American Olympic gold medalist.

He can both think he should have won, which is quite clear, and think he needs to drain for a longer more active fight.

Because for him, just winning isn't enough. Even as champ he had to blow Ward out to have any chance at getting the cards.

[HandsofIron]

Yeah, what Kov said.

[firstborn]

Suddenly Ward fans think judges are all perfect and **** never goes wrong. But when they defended Ward refuses to fight away from home, it was judges would screw him, blah, blah, blah.

Ward himself knew before this fight he needed home court not to get docked for being a dirty shiiit bag of a fighter.

He fought like a guy holding on for dear life. He at one point tried to grab Kov's leg and flip him over.

Yea, fought like a champ though. Oh, maybe you meant chump!

What has Ward done in his last few fights that would be considered dirty?

Also, no matter how you feel about the decision, getting up off the canvas to make a competitive fight with one of hardest punchers in boxing takes champion mettle....even if you refuse to admit it.

[Kazakh Boxing]

Sergey Kovalev (30-1, 26 KOs) is very motivated to get his career back in order in 2017. In November, Kovalev suffered his first career defeat when he lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Andre Ward at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. All three judges scored the fight 114-113 for Ward. In the process Kovalev lost his IBF, WBA, WBO light heavyweight titles.
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[Redd Foxx]

Suddenly Ward fans think judges are all perfect and **** never goes wrong. But when they defended Ward refuses to fight away from home, it was judges would screw him, blah, blah, blah.

Ward himself knew before this fight he needed home court not to get docked for being a dirty shiiit bag of a fighter.

He fought like a guy holding on for dear life. He at one point tried to grab Kov's leg and flip him over.

Yea, fought like a champ though. Oh, maybe you meant chump!

That's really a low-integrity post that shows your frustration more than anything else. It was undoubtedly a close fight. The judges had the same score I had so why should I feel anything other than I do?? Why should Dre? Ward fought his ass off to close the deficit. Kovalev and his coach (and just about everyone reasonable) have admitted to fading in later rounds. Those are all facts. Dismissing that just makes you look bitter and confused. Deal in facts.

If you felt Kov won, that's cool. It was close enough that it's a respectable opinion. This childish ranting that people are doing though is parallel to the embittered Clinton fans crying about Russia and conspiracies to make excuses for someone who under-performed.

[Nightfall]

cry baby He got walked down and schooled by a lite punching smaller fighter that he put on the canvas. kovalev got exposed to the one dimensional fighter that he is,

[bojangles1987]

I'm not sure what Kovalev means by that. Is he saying it's better to lose than to win by robbery? Or better to lose than win the way Ward fought?

[sammybee]

Kovalev is a sore loser.. He should accept defeat & earn a rematch.. If Ward wasnt what he thought he was by overrating him, why didn't he knock him out completely like he does to other opponents?

[ThatDude44]

Kovalev's not the only one to overrate Ward. I think pretty much the entire boxing world did after that fraudulent Super 6 "tournament." Ward is a one-dimensional grappler.

What? 3 sentences? Did you jam your fingers playing basketball or something? Lol

[epyh]

What the hell was Duva thinking by accepting 3 American judges and an American referee?

One would think the Kovalev camp would show some urgency in the latter rounds of a close fight.