Comments Thread For: Jackson: Kovalev Doesn't Need To KO Ward; He Can Out-Box Him

[Graz]

No he already did that in the first fight. Kovalev really has to dominate this time.

[Beezy93]

Yeah Kovalev looked the much better outside fighter in the first fight. I found this quite surprising, but it showed Ward's no master boxer.

[Mr. Luthor]

Problem is that Ward is not Nate Cleverly. Furthermore, Ward now has more experience at 175, has felt Kovalev's power and knows Kovalev's timing. We know Ward makes adjustments. We'll see if Kovalev does.

[steeve steel]

He outboxed him the first fight so... the only thing he's has to do is time him when he comes in... and do what he said he would do in the first fight: break his arms when he holds.

[bigfo0t]

Everything about Kovalev-Ward wreaks of a planned trilogy..

[Ake-Dawg]

Problem is that Ward is not Nate Cleverly. Furthermore, Ward now has more experience at 175, has felt Kovalev's power and knows Kovalev's timing. We know Ward makes adjustments. We'll see if Kovalev does.

Pretty much this. I think Wards adjustments to his mistakes in the first fight will force Kovalev out if what he did to be successful in the first. Once the fight gets on the inside, who will land more is the question. Kovalev didn't have the stamina for that kind of fight plus Ward has now seen his best moves.

[Ake-Dawg]

He outboxed him the first fight so... the only thing he's has to do is time him when he comes in... and do what he said he would do in the first fight: break his arms when he holds.

Kind of hard to break arms when your holding to prevent body punches. Gonna be interesting to see if he can outbox Ward early like he did before. Adjustments will be made. Think Santa Cruz Frampton 2.

[bojangles1987]

Of course he can. He did in the first fight. Whatever you think of the first fight, Kovalev clearly won the boxing contest between the two and made Ward get ugly.

[wlad1111]

He has to have better stamina in this fight and he knows it. His timing suffered as the result of fatigue. If what he is saying is true and he really did overtrain maybe he can outbox Ward. Also he has to go to body more, that will slow down Wards movement which should help a lot. My gameplan would be
1. Early rounds jab a lot and throw to the body a lot. Don't throw too many rights but throw a few to keep ward on his toes.
2. If body work is paying off start throwing hard 1-2s body back to 1-2s and go for the KO.

[jmrf4435]

kovlaev will win