Comments Thread For: Barrios: Kovalev's Rage Could Be His Downfall in Ward Rematch

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Up and coming super lightweight prospect Mario "Golden Boy" Barrios (18-0) returns to the ring Sunday at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California against Jose Luis Rodriguez (21-9). The bout will serve as the FS1 televised co-feature bout in chief support of the Brandon Rios-Aaron Herrera main event.
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[yoshik]

Ward does fight like a p u s s y. He clearly lost the first fight. A fact real boxing fans know, only his delusional fans deny. Kov's channeled rage will be the undoing of the pompous diva known as SOG-S-orry, O-ver rated G-irl. A clean KO by Kovalev.

[Deletrious]

Kovalev hated Jean Pascal and went on to dominate him in fight 2. Maybe it's generally true, but for Kovalev, seems silly to assume he fights worse when angry.

[Gentblue]

Kovalev hated Jean Pascal and went on to dominate him in fight 2. Maybe it's generally true, but for Kovalev, seems silly to assume he fights worse when angry.

He can focus his anger but there is a drawback to his anger which came out in the Pascal fight. He prolonged the beating he held back not finishing Pascal off, torturing him. Ward is too smart for that and will see through it.

[Travycat]

Could work to his advantage where he just walks through everything Ward throws and drops bombs on him, buuuuuut Ward is also an extremely intelligent fighter. If Andre is mentally sharp and Kovalev is going off the rails emotionally, Andre could have a wide decision win (I don't see him ever ko'ing him).

[etech1]

This could be true. Boxing, many times, requires intelligence in the ring. When we are irate, the amygdala part of the human brain takes over. The amygdala does not perform high level thinking that equates to IQ, and instead is all about raw aggression or flight.

I've seen fighters lose this way before. A 16-0 MMA fighter needed just 1 more victory to make it to the UFC, but got KTFO buy a fighter named Danny boy Bennett. The now 16-1 fighter could not accept the defeat, and was literally IRATE before the rematch yelling and screaming in the ring, but got KTFO even quicker the second fight.

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Or, Ward's knowledge that Kovalev can hurt him with even a jab, and drop him early may be HIS undoing.

[Golden Boi 360]

Ward does fight like a p u s s y. He clearly lost the first fight. A fact real boxing fans know, only his delusional fans deny. Kov's channeled rage will be the undoing of the pompous diva known as SOG-S-orry, O-ver rated G-irl. A clean KO by Kovalev.

Can we stop all this it was a robbery crying?

Anyone that scored it knows that it was a close fight and a Ward win isn't a robbery.

Kovalev fans just crying because the decision didn't go their way.

[cali37]

Ward does fight like a p u s s y. He clearly lost the first fight. A fact real boxing fans know, only his delusional fans deny. Kov's channeled rage will be the undoing of the pompous diva known as SOG-S-orry, O-ver rated G-irl. A clean KO by Kovalev.

The fact is 31-0.

[yngwie]

This fight can go so many ways in my mind.
I don't know if Ward can handle an angry Kovalev.
I don't if an angry Kovalev would get frustrated and outboxed by Ward.
Kovalev let many rounds go away from him by playing the dirty game of Ward, can he win more rounds if he sticks to his game plan only?.
Has Ward learn how to beat Kovalev?.
This remains as a 50/50 fight and there's a chance that this year could choose a p4p #1 based on who wins clearer in the GGG vs Canelo fight, Kovalev vs Ward II or Indongo vs Crawford if it happens.