Comments Thread For: Kovalev's Trainer Jackson Tried To Jump Ship To Andre Ward's Team?

[DinoCop]

Translation: He wanted to say Kovalev "*** you" by going to the opposite corner.

[galloindio]

The only thing I believe about this situation is that James Prince is spreading the rumor. Apparently JDJ is also in business with James Prince as Bryant Jennings trainer. So what do you think might happen to that gig if JDJ comes out too strong against the rumor? It's very unethical behavior on the James Prince side, even if it were true he would just be throwing JDJ under the bus.

I hope Kovalev doesn't fall for all the very silly mind games but it's wrong for Prince to be out there trying to ruin JDJ's reputation and possibly putting JDJ's livelihood jeopardy. This dude doesn't care about anyone but himself.

[uppercut510]

WHY IN HELL would anybody believe what J Prince says? This guy is full of ****. He claims to be a man of God, when all he is is a gangster. Rick Reeno you should be ashamed of your reporting. Boxingscene should suspend your ass. How are you going to publish a story like this where you don't even mention anything about reaching out to JDJ for his side of the story? Is boxingscene.com now publishing "rumors"? Who paid for this story?

It doesn't even make sense. Of course some Ward fans will chew it up but anybody with half a brain would have to reject this as pure tabloid. If this were true it paints JDJ as a very weak man. It says JDJ wants to be on the Ward side because he hates how Kovalev treats him but if he can't be in Ward's corner (as an assistant) he'll take his pay check with Kovalev because his dignity is worthless. That's what Rick Reeno and J Prince want the boxing fans to believe about JDJ. I agree this fight must not be selling well.

There are right ways to promote a fight. They've ruin that. Could it be that they're acknowledging how terrible they are at promoting this fight and this is their cheap answer at promoting? A bunch of ****!

lmaooooooooooo damn homie

[uppercut510]

Kov must be a tru arse hole for his coach to pull some ish like this WOW

[JJRod]

Has anyone reached out to Jackson directly?
Has he said anything about this?

[paulf]

WHY IN HELL would anybody believe what J Prince says? This guy is full of ****. He claims to be a man of God, when all he is is a gangster. Rick Reeno you should be ashamed of your reporting. Boxingscene should suspend your ass. How are you going to publish a story like this where you don't even mention anything about reaching out to JDJ for his side of the story? Is boxingscene.com now publishing "rumors"? Who paid for this story?

It doesn't even make sense. Of course some Ward fans will chew it up but anybody with half a brain would have to reject this as pure tabloid. If this were true it paints JDJ as a very weak man. It says JDJ wants to be on the Ward side because he hates how Kovalev treats him but if he can't be in Ward's corner (as an assistant) he'll take his pay check with Kovalev because his dignity is worthless. That's what Rick Reeno and J Prince want the boxing fans to believe about JDJ. I agree this fight must not be selling well.

There are right ways to promote a fight. They've ruin that. Could it be that they're acknowledging how terrible they are at promoting this fight and this is their cheap answer at promoting? A bunch of ****!

If someone like James Prince's is going to put it out there, then it's going to be published. Mind games, gossip to sell the fight, truth.... makes no difference. JDJ talks to the media a lot, I'd expect some sort of rebuttal to hit the internet in the next day or two..... if it's untrue.

[Eff Pandas]

Kovalev gonna have to do a MJP interview where he's sitting next to JDJ and will hug him mid video so Duva can continuing trying to sell Kovalev as something he's not.

I keep saying they should let Kov be Kov and even turn his persona to 11. He'll be a more profitable bad guy people pay to see lose then a good guy people will pay to see win. But every promoter and fighter tries to go for some cardboard cutout persona of perfection like SRL or ODLH in there primes like that really even exists or is attainable.

[SplitSecond]

After Kovalev ran his mouth about "most American coaches are zeroes," JDJ should've bounced! I'm actually disappointed he would stay with people who are disrespectful!

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...

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

Roy jones has said something similar, about a lot of american coaches really not knowing what they are doing, although it was pertaining to olympic trainers. I think bhop has also said something similar.

They just didnt go all out likee kovalev saying "all" are zeroes.

[The Big Dunn]

Kovalev is in the WBC Clean Boxing Program. Ward is not. Stereotypes are bad.

ok. thanks!

[Pigeons]

Russian conditioning coach. around my way we don't call the guy that brings melodium and other PED's to training camp the "russian conditioning coach". We call him a drug dealer.

I hope Jackson tells Hunter everything he knows about Kov.

Kovalev is in the WBC Clean Boxing Program. Ward is not. Stereotypes are bad.