Kov definitely won the first fight. Especially with the KD.
HOWEVER, you cannot deny Ward won like 5 at the minimum 4 of the last 6 rounds.
Ward ties you up doesn't mean he's tired he just ties you up to stop your work. illegal but nobody is stopping it this time around either.
Kovalev was tired as hell. you can tell this by his punches in the 2nd half of the fight. there was a drastic drop in hand speed and punching arc. and even landing %. he looked amaturish. Ward by comparison was more consistent and he has a good gas tank. he had to develop it for his style.

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