Comments Thread For: Ward: To Talk Low Blows, Must Mention Kovalev's Rabbit Punches

[Kagami Taiga]

Unnatural? Because he bend below the waist? Ward does that all the time and that's illegal btw.

Actually, no. Ward doesn't do it after taking a beating. He does it as a part of his defense. Very different. Shrinking in the corner is not akin to trying to avoid punches while on defense. And yes, it is illegal especially when you aren't protecting yourself as Kovalev wasn't. Which is why he was stopped.

[BattlingNelson]

Actually, no. Ward doesn't do it after taking a beating. He does it as a part of his defense. Very different. Shrinking in the corner is not akin to trying to avoid punches while on defense. And yes, it is illegal especially when you aren't protecting yourself as Kovalev wasn't. Which is why he was stopped.

It's illegal to bend below the waist and Ward does it "as part of his defense".

So you are saying Ward is a dirty fighter with illegal tricks Integrated in his style?

Ok. I agree.

[daggum]

Do you think his nuts are at his stomach?

a low blow doesnt have to necessarily hit you directly in the balls. theres a line that the ref says is legal and ward went below that line. therefore its an illegal punch. you are probably a man so you should know that being hit anywwhere around that area can reverberate down to your genital region. just try it. give yourself a good punch above your genitals but below your belly. you will feel it down there..........i hope i got you punching yourself low lol

[BattlingNelson]

The ref also thought the punches weren't low. If we are going by what the ref thinks they weren't low.

I go on what i see. Only 1 punch was in the nut area.

The final punch. The fight ending punch was illegal. Yes.

I agree.

[daggum]

Actually, no. Ward doesn't do it after taking a beating. He does it as a part of his defense. Very different. Shrinking in the corner is not akin to trying to avoid punches while on defense. And yes, it is illegal especially when you aren't protecting yourself as Kovalev wasn't. Which is why he was stopped.

floyd wasnt protecting himself after judah low blowed him. so if the ref had stopped that fight in judahs favor you would post the same thing right? why are you blaming the guy being fouled? a lot of guys hit the canvas after being hit low. should those now be knockdowns?

[Ake-Dawg]

It was a dirty but quite good fight, better than the first one. If a rabbit punch ended it it'd have messed the fight up for those who stayed up for it. But it was a low blow stoppage that ruined it for me.

Weeks said he stopped the fight because Kovalev wasn't fighting back. Not because of the final punch which appeared low. Kovalev stopped fighting back after the right hook landed in the corner. Then he just turtled.

[Slimjoe]

NSAC Exec. and Ref. said that the shots were borderline punches, thus making it legal.Let's be honest, Krusher wanted none of the body punches.He should fight Stevenson next, get the belt and fight Ward in a unification fight.I think Ward has his number. This is boxing where a single shot can change the dynamic of a fight.

[daggum]

The ref also thought the punches weren't low. If we are going by what the ref thinks they weren't low.

I go on what i see. Only 1 punch was in the nut area.

well thats the whole problem isnt it? he said one thing and did the other. i dont think teh ref should change his own rules mid figth do you? i said it was low at the start but now that ward is winning.......meh its all good!

[MDPopescu]

Ward basically admitting that he threw low blows. Not intentional he says which translates into him throwing blows that landed low.

“You know, I didn’t intentionally try to hit that man low,” Ward said.

[daggum]

Weeks said he stopped the fight because Kovalev wasn't fighting back. Not because of the final punch which appeared low. Kovalev stopped fighting back after the right hook landed in the corner. Then he just turtled.

he wasnt figthing back because he was in pain from low blows....usually a fighter is given 5 minutes rest and the other figther is punished for that. kovalev ws moving aroudn and defending after being hurt. he only shelled up after the 3 low blows ward landed. maybe he was "buying time" but he deserve that time since weeks said the bottom fo the belt was low in the intros. maybe he just got caught up in the emotion and forgot his own rules?