Comments Thread For: Hopkins: Over 50% Chance Ward vs. Kovalev is a Trilogy

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Newly crowned WBA/WBO/IBF light heavyweight champion Andre Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) recently announced that his rematch against Sergey Kovalev (30-1, 26 KOs) is indeed on and will take place on June 17th at the Mandalay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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[Bravado]

I honestly don't wanna see a trilogy. I want to see Ward beat Sergey clearly so he can move on and i can laugh at all the Kova fans who claim it was a close fight, but can't see how in close matches anybody can be crowned the winner

[vaynardevil]

well, but the winner of this fight must face beterbiev 1st

[g27region]

This won't be a trilogy. Kovalev doesn't have any chances against Ward

it was a close fight, but can't see how in close matches anybody can be crowned the winner

Ward/Kovalev couldn've gone either way

But Danny Jacobs was robbed. That Golovkin fight wasn't even close

You gotta love these double standarts

Man, I don't even like Golovkin like that, and I've scored his last fight for Jacobs. But if you say that Ward/Kovalev was close and the result could've gone either way, and at the same time you imply that Jacobs was robbed with your sig, you need to shut the **** up for real

[NEETzsche]

The only way there's another rematch is if it's equally close but Kovalev gets the decision this time. If it's a clear win either way then there's no point, and if Ward gets another close one I doubt he'll deign to grant Kov yet another shot at his titles

[Beercules]

Kovalev wins again

[Bjl12]

I had the first fight 114-113 for EITHER guy. It was tha close.

The people that think Ward is going to walk through Kovy are dreaming. If anything we learned three things in the first fight.

1. Kovy is a good boxer in addition to being a good puncher
2. Ward is very creative and has a ton of resilience
3. Kovy hurt Ward at LEAST 3 times - the flash knockdown, 1st round jab, and jab landed in second half of fight (~round 9)

I do think Ward is better prepared to avoid the flash KD again and knows he has to get inside for body work, but Kovy can box and ties up well on the inside. Anyone who thinks "ward clinched entire first fight" is flat out WRONG. Kovy did most of the clinching in the 1st half of the fight and once he stopped holding Ward got to the body even more.

Look for Kovy to hold MORE in the 2nd fight and it'll depend on the ref on whether that tactic is penalized or if Ward will have to find a new way to get inside

[-PBP-]

Only if Kovalev wins. If Ward wins then there is no point

[Bjl12]

Kovalev wins again

You have to watch past the first few rounds to see who wins. I'll find you a link if you'd like



XD

[Beercules]

You have to watch past the first few rounds to see who wins. I'll find you a link if you'd like



XD

So I guess 75% of the people who saw the fight were wrong? Andre looked like Rocky Balboa.

Marked up all over. He won doe.