Comments Thread For: Kovalev: Ward Can't KO Me; He Slaps Like Woman When He Punches

[Travycat]

That first one was probably a draw at best. But I do think Ward makes the necessary adjustments this time around and the decision is a little more decisive.

[Real King Kong]

he gassed out because he barely trained and he still smashed wards face in, rocked, dropped and busted him up and had not a mark on his face.

This time he will train properly and finish him

He actually said it was because he over trained. He said his camp was longer and he did more than he ever has to prepare for a fight.

[Boxing Logic]

SOG's "slaps" to the body took away his energy and allowed him to come back and win. SOG isn't a monstrous puncher by any means but does have respectable power and that was evident last fight.

Maybe the body shots in rounds 6, 7, and 9 paid dividends in the latter rounds, but Ward barely got to the body at all in the first four rounds, and Kovalev was already tired by round 5. If you're an SOG fan I understand wanting to give SOG credit for that, but rewatch the fight. Round 1 was all jabs, no body work. Round 2 Ward got dropped and didn't land anything all round. Round 3 Kovalev was already tiring by himself and didn't do ****, but neither did Ward. Ward maybe edged the round if you're generous, but neither did any damage. Round 4 Kovalev came back and won the round clean, Ward didn't do anything.

So which round exactly of the first four did Ward do amazing body work to slow Kovalev by round 5? Honestly? Which of the first two rounds did Ward do so much damage that Kovalev took his foot off the gas even in round 3?

The truth is Ward was not the principle force that tired Kovalev out. Kovalev tired out all by himself, at least initially. Ward surely capitalized once that happened and landed body shots that would tire him more later, but the initial tiring out? That was all Kovalev. The question is why? I have no idea. He also tired out against Chilemba in Russia. Both times he has had different excuses, but both times it had little to do with his opponent, and everything to do with him.

Either he will figure it out and fix it before the rematch, and likely win, or he won't fix it, and will likely lose, and lose legitimately this time.

[Beercules]

War Kovalev

[BM dnobagaV]

Pretty sure Kov knows what it is like to be slapped by a woman. He might be on to something here.

[Szef]

Keep talking, Kovalev.

But just make sure to leave the excuses at home this time.

You somehow managed to sound more cringe worthy than Ward when he said that.

Bravo.

[Main Source]

So, not only is Kovalev a sore loser but he's also a sexist. Great.

I hope Ward kicks your ass even worse this time around...

[Blackclouds]

Notice how these boxers all seem to get their info from the central hater depot. I'm not impressed that he watches PP.

[ChiCityExtractz]

KOV gonna whoop that lil boy!! KRUSHER WHOOPED HIS ASS FIRST TIME, HE WILL AGAIN! ANYONE WHO THINKS OTHERWISE IS JUST GIVING THEMSELVES CONFIDENCE THAT IS AN ILLUSION. DRE LOST LAST TIME HE WILL AGAIN, AND YA RUSSIA HAS BEATEN AMERICAN FIGHTERS LMAO LOOK AT BHOP LMAOOO WARD SLAPS LIKE A GIRL, EVEN ASK MARCELUS WILDER, ON ESPN HE FELT GGGS PUNCHES MORE THAN WARD AND HE TOLD WARD TO HIS FACE WHEN HE WAS HITTING WILDER ON THE BODY PAD LMAO HE DOES PUNCH LIKE A GIRL

[Nightfall]

kovalevs facial expressions when Ward was hitting him with those body shots tho.