Comments Thread For: Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev Rematch Finalized - June 17, Mandalay Bay

[daggum]

I agree. But I became less critical because we already know Kathy Duva's game is to snitch to the media to make the other side look like the bad guy. She's already been exposed as all talk when she backed down from the purse bid and blocked Kovalev/Stevenson from happening.

offering stevenson the fight on hbo andfor the same exact purse split is blocking the fight from happening? he had years to take it and instead he preferred to fade away into obscurity with no fanbase.

[paulf]

PPV again? UGH.

[daggum]

SWEET! Glad all the posturing was just for show. Will be a good fight for all the marbles. On paper, Ward should be able to make the most adjustments, but you never know.

i think the judges should be able to made some adjustments and not score rounds like round 10 to ward. lets see if they blindness strikes twice.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Hopefully we don't have 3 American judges again.

[uppercut510]

why do ward fans forget that it was him who gave every indication of not wanting the fight with all his divas antics?

its called negotiations bro people were calling ward a duck coward who was afraid of a rematch a week after the fight ended.

[therealpugilist]

Oh yea I don't disagree with your take on the rematch. I've just never felt invested in Ward at all. I've never been a Bhop, Molina, Ruiz frequent holding/clinching type style of fighting fan. Respect to Ward as a fighter I mean the guy hasn't lost since before his balls dropped, but I don't really give much of a f#ck about watching him from a fan POV.

^^^^I can respect that

just because fighters are elite or great doesnt mean they are fun to watch

I loved pernell whitaker growing up now i can barely stay awake watching him.....i often rewatch old fights and score them

[STREET CLEANER]

Because it's posturing to get an extra few bucks out of the deal. In the 90s we wouldn't have even known that these things were going on behind the scenes.

That is what most don't understand here. Now everything gets negotiated via the media which most of it is not true anyway and ppl here just run with it like they are facts.

The more you say no to a fight the more they will offer to you.

[therealpugilist]

its called negotiations bro people were calling ward a duck coward who was afraid of a rematch a week after the fight ended.

just like he said ward was gonna fake an injury, pull out of the fight, beg for 2 more tune ups

blah blah blah

deep down inside, he hoped this fight didnt happen just like the first one

just wanted something to gripe about...sucks to be him

[STREET CLEANER]

^^^^I can respect that

just because fighters are elite or great doesnt mean they are fun to watch

I loved pernell whitaker growing up now i can barely stay awake watching him.....i often rewatch old fights and score them

I loved Pernell, he looked like he was having fun in there, SOG is all business minus that bolo shot that he tried and ate a jab for it

[Redd Foxx]

Maybe Trump will declare war on Russia by then and Ward will get to keep his perfect record.

According to most media outlets, Trump and ***** are secret lovers so the fix is in. Expect Kovalev to receive assistance from US and Russian agencies. Also, expect to see some of this in the 24/7;