Comments Thread For: Andre Ward's Perspective on Role Race Plays in How He is Covered

[Dean_Razorback]

ward pressed the action majority of the fight...are you blind?
Kov likes to set the pace and control range...he couldnt after round 5

so i'm blind because i don't agree with you? lol what ever man

[Real King Kong]

ward pressed the action majority of the fight...are you blind?
Kov likes to set the pace and control range...he couldnt after round 5

Saying he couldn't is an overstatement. Just because he couldn't keep the fight where he wanted it for every second of every round doesn't = couldn't. That would be like saying ward wanted to be inside the whole time, but couldn't cuz kovalev was keeping him at range. The trajectory of the fight went more in ward's favor late compared to early...but even those rounds were reasonably close. People need to stop acting like ward definitively took control of the fight...yea it was starting to go his way, especially in comparison to the first part, but the rounds were still close.

[peplz]

The truth got you triggered.

The lies got me triggered and the truth got you quiet.

[future hendrixx]

look at this neanderthal turning his back and running from king dre. theres gonna be alot of tears in here after the rematch.. sergio will be vomiting vodka in the ring after getting that body work.

[peplz]

Also Kovalev doesn't go really go against the grain and keeps it pretty quiet.

And he may also have a team that's better at winning the PR battle

Kovalev does not keep it quiet. What about all of the times he's called people pieces of ***** and the racist comments? What about the time he had his son wear a shirt that had the face of a chimpanzee on to the body of Adonis Stevenson. I wouldn't call it going against the grain because a lot of people seem to be quite entertained and even agree with the trash and derogatory statements that he makes. But he definitely doesn't keep it quiet.

[chirorickyp]

It's not color. He's a great technical fighter. he wins and he's boring and has NO charisma. Hearns or Hagler made big money and headlines because they took people's heads off. We loved them for who they were and how they fought. Not boring. Even Hearns had no star charisma outside the ring but man did he have it when he fought. I'm tired of the race thing.

[therealpugilist]

Saying he couldn't is an overstatement. Just because he couldn't keep the fight where he wanted it for every second of every round doesn't = couldn't. That would be like saying ward wanted to be inside the whole time, but couldn't cuz kovalev was keeping him at range. The trajectory of the fight went more in ward's favor late compared to early...but even those rounds were reasonably close. People need to stop acting like ward definitively took control of the fight...yea it was starting to go his way, especially in comparison to the first part, but the rounds were still close.

if he could have, he would have won more rounds between 6-12

just saying

he started strong, Faded, ward imposed his will and got inside his reach instead of fight at Kov's best range

[therealpugilist]

so i'm blind because i don't agree with you? lol what ever man

youre blind because you simply think kov getting tired is why he didnt do as well past round 5

[Dean_Razorback]

youre blind because you simply think kov getting tired is why he didnt do as well past round 5

you think one thing, i think another. i had Kovalev winning rounds 9 and 10 in the second half, so to me he didn't do bad. he did ok. ward did not win 6 rounds in a row, it just didn't happen. but whatever i mean, to you (and your alts and other trolls) ward took over after the second and completly dominated kovalev so, why argue? history has already be rewritten

[Real King Kong]

if he could have, he would have won more rounds between 6-12

just saying

he started strong, Faded, ward imposed his will and got inside his reach instead of fight at Kov's best range

Well obviously both guys would have won more rounds if they could. Ward got inside more as the fight wore on, but kovalev was still having success at range. Neither guy was really able to take control of the fight...i feel there is a real opportunity for whoever can push the pace more in the rematch.