Will Andre Ward honor the contract and rematch Kovalev?

[TheUptownKid]

Of course. This is a full fledged LHW Ward. We never seen Kova flinch as rounds went on when Ward attacked them ribs with precision. Kova now bows down to the shrine of what Grant gloves can do to ribs when worn by Real Oakton City Gees

If you were going to respond with bull****, why not just not respond? I'm asking for a friend.

[The Hammer]

I sincerely don't see how you duck someone... that you already beat?!?!? The logic behind that is baffling.

Over 70% of viewers thought Kovalev should have won.

[iamboxing]

Kovalev needs to stay busy, this could be a long wait, Ward could do what Khan does to Brook

[TheUptownKid]

Over 70% of viewers thought Kovalev should have won.

But he didn't, ward won. And even then it was no drubbing it was a close fight, why duck?

[The Hammer]

But he didn't, ward won. And even then it was no drubbing it was a close fight, why duck?

Maybe Ward is afraid the officials will be fair this time.

Maybe he's afraid that sooner of later his team will get caught paying them off.

Ward didn't win and he knows it.

[The Hammer]

[Sup]

I don't think so, in fact I think he's on the brink of retirement.

[The Hammer]

Three months now since the first fight.

[mlac]

Who's that guy? recognize him...think i saw him on the Joe rogan podcast or something.

Looks like Ward will be taken to court then.

does he have a spare 4 mill to pay off kovalev?

doubt it..

[Lomasexual]

Ward was meant to be the slick master boxer who would defeat Kovalev, with Kovalev mainly having his huge punching power as the unknown factor.

Then Ward got outboxed by Kovalev. Kovalev wasn't just about punching power. He was technically better and more skillful than Ward. He was the better boxer.

Ward might have predicted many different outcomes for their fight. He wouldn't have dreamed that he would be outboxed. He has always thought that his skills were the best. Kovalev has taken that from him. He took his heart.

Ward is a very clever boxer. He can adapt. There is a good chance that he could win a rematch by adapting. But now he knows that Kovalev is very clever too. And... what if Kovalev also adapts?

Ward will take the fight if he can't find any way to avoid it. He is contractually obliged to take it. But there are ways to get out of these commitments, and Ward will be looking for a way out. He was beaten in the first fight, and not just by a crude slugger, but by a better boxer. Some fighters would want a rematch to test themselves and to ultimately prove themselves. Ward won't want that. His heart was taken.

Ward is no Lomachenko.