Comments Thread For: Kovalev To Ward: You Should Call Yourself 'Son of Kovalev'

[Kigali]

Kovalev has already lost this fight. any chance of a draw he had has already evaporated.

Just watch....Ward is going to target that weak belly.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Ward held like a ***** last time. If kenny bayloss is ref this time Kov is in trouble. bayloss has zero integrity and has helped floyd gsin advantages and always seems to favor the black fighter. Its like boxing welfare today for black fighters. They cant compete on the level its pathetic.

That's funny, since Kenny Bayless reffed more matches for Manny than Floyd, but yeah, why bother with facts doe?

[Bronx2245]

I think Kov knows what he's missing, but I don't know if he did anything about it:

December 31, 2016 (by Allan Fox Boxing News 24)

The rematch still isn’t set, but it’s expected to take place in the first half of the New Year. Kovalev isn’t saying he’s going to boot his trainer John David Jackson, but he is talking about wanting to add another coach.

How that reflects on Jackson is debatable. Is it a signal that Kovalev doesn’t think Jackson can do the job or is this just a precautionary measure on his part to make sure nothing goes wrong the second time around. Since grappling isn’t a big part of Eastern European boxing, it might not help Kovalev to get a trainer from Russia to help him.

It would be understandable if Kovalev could get the trainer that developed Russian Artur Beterbiev, because that two-time Olympian has one of the best inside games in the light heavyweight division. Unless Beterbiev is a naturally born inside fighter, Kovalev would do well to try and get whoever taught him out to fight on the inside...

Kovalev said this to allboxing.ru about wanting to add Khromov to his team as a coach:

“I would love to talk to him [Nikolai Khromov], listen to his opinion, maybe have his advice,” said Kovalev. ”Or maybe he could agree to being one my coaches. I wouldn’t mind. He’s a great trainer even though he trains amateurs. If I got to be honest, he is a really good coach.”

Just how the addition of Khromov – or another trainer – would impact Kovalev’s current situation with his trainer John David Jackson is unclear.

Ward is likely going to fight in a different way than Khromov saw in the Olympics. There isn’t a lot of mauling type fighters in Olympic competition. In that type of competition, you’ve got throw punches. Wrestling isn’t how you wins fights in the Olympics, so it’s unclear how much Khromov can add to Kovalev’s team to help him get ready for the rematch against Ward. Kovalev needs the trainer that developed Beterbiev. Obviously, Beterbiev isn’t going to help Kovalev get ready for Ward, because he’s planning on fighting the winner of that fight. Beterbiev isn’t going to give Kovalev tips in how to deal with the inside tactics that Ward will be using.

Kovalev could probably go a long ways towards teaching himself some of the finer points in how to fight on the inside if he would study Beterbiev’s fights. Kovalev has to learn how to stay busy on the inside by throwing short punches without being able to get leverage on the shots. Learning how to fight on the inside has to be priority one for Kovalev, because that’s clearly what Ward is going to be doing in the rematch.

Instead of Ward waiting until the 3rd round to start with the grappling and mauling on the inside against Kovalev, you can expect those tactics to start in round 1. It’s up to Kovalev to persuade Ward that it’s not in his best interest to fight on the inside by him hurt him with short shots in close the way that Beterbiev would do. Ward will then make adjustments by taking it to the outside and trying his best to beat Kovalev from there. Kovalev is a better outside fighter than Ward. If Kovalev can dominate Ward on the inside, then it’s pretty much game over for Ward.

“Filter everything that I need and dump everything that I don’t need,” said Kovalev. ”Maybe add someone into my team. I’ve already started the talks with some of the specialists whom give me advice, whom might be useful for me and the career ahead. It’s going to be like a second breath,” said Kovalev.

Jackson is still with Kovalev right now, but it’s going to be interesting to see if he’s still there when the rematch takes place against Ward in 2017. With Kovalev talking about not wanting to “dump everything that I don’t need,” it suggests that he might be kicking around the idea of changing his training team.

“I’ve never used practices and tactics of U.S coaches,” said Kovalev. ”If I got to be honest, they’re all zeroes over there. Some think about them like they’re the best. These some are wrong,” said Kovalev.

Kovalev is talking about the U.S boxing coaches, and yet he’s still being trained by a U.S coach in John David Jackson. What does this mean? Is Kovalev going to keep Jackson or simply add the Russian coach Khromov to the team if he accepts the offer to work alongside his U.S coach?

http://www.************.com/2016/12/...-ward-rematch/

[gmc_rfc_06]

Killer Kov is not coming for a decision this time.

[Bronx2245]

NATE CAMPBELL RIPS KOVALEV FOR SLAMMING AMERICAN TRAINERS AND WANTING TO BRING ON A RUSSIAN TRAINER

February 7, 2017:

"I already see the ****ery starting already this year. Kovalev is blaming his loss to Andre Ward on John David Jackson. My problem is this, guys like that always say, 'I'm going to bring in somebody to help out.' Who can help the best trainer in boxing? Nobody," stated former world champion Nate Campbell, who shared his thoughts on an interview where former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev slammed American trainers and expressed his desire to add a Russian trainer to his team. Check out what else Campbell had to say and how he thinks it will impact Kovalev's American trainer, John David Jackson...

To be honest with you, I was pulling for Kovalev on the strength of John David. That's the whole reason I was pulling for him. I didn't pull for him because I like him. I was pulling for him because of John David. I don't hate him, but I was pulling for Ward to make a good fight for it and he did. But I don't think you should be able to win a fight the way he won it. I'm old school; I believe you gotta beat the champion. It should be clear that you're the better fighter. The close rounds should go to the champion.

But you lost because Andre Ward was the better athlete. John can't train you how to be an athlete. John can train me because John can teach me everything he knows because I'm athletic enough to pull it off. Kovalev is not an athlete. He's stiff, just like every other European fighter; all he got is power. What was he when John got him? He was a stiff, basic fighter. He was a basic European fighter. John David gave him some bounce and a little something and now you want to say that John can't teach you. What it is is you're unteachable. You can't be taught and that's the problem. See, the problem is you get these guys that want to blame somebody else for their downfalls and shortcomings, and those type of guys, you gotta be very, very leery of them.

http://www.fighthype.com/news/article27900.html

[HarvardBlue]

This is interesting rematch. We saw what Kovalev was able to do Pascal in the rematch. Kovalev fought more aggressive in the rematch because Pascal didn't do anything to neutralize his offense in the first fight. I'm not sure he'll come out more aggressive against Ward. He saw that Ward can hold his own against him. I think he's going to come out and try to fight strategically this time and that will make it easier for Ward.

[King_]

Great photos, too bad it's hard to capture still shots of Kovalev outboxing Ward for 12 rounds too lol

Ward is going to get brutalized.

[twosweethooks]

We all want to see K destroy W !!! Knock his azz OUT !

[twosweethooks]

Andre the "King Krusher" Ward suits him better.

Nah Ward crushes nothing

[Superbee]

The more I think of it, the more I believe Kovalev has a mental disorder... or is it simply a Jerboa brain ? The fixation he has on the first fight will lead him to lose the next one in the same way... Really disappointed by the lack of composure of the guy... I feel for him...