A newfound appreciation of the body punching skills of Andrew Golota

[Vlad_]

You are being disingenuous. That's just one punch. What about all the other clean flush punches he landed to the head and body of Sergey Kovalev: Like that counter pull right hand he landed just prior in that round, which buckled him into doing the booty dew? By any chance, do you have any gifs or photos of those? I am just asking; Just like I thought. No, you don't.

The photo I am showing is the blow in the sequence after which Kovalev bent in pain but the ref said to keep on fighting. That right counter with the boot dew and all other good punches from Ward came 30 seconds after that lowblow shot in the pic.

Here is a gif of the counter right though. Where is the booty dew?

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Golota was disqualified for the same punch that scored Ward the biggest "win" of his career.

Boxing needs a complete officiating overhaul.

The first event had an outrageously blatant robbery in favor of Roc Nation fighter hooker on the undercard followed by the widely criticized main event decision. This one was referee fumbles all night.

[ironmt]

Body work skilllzzz yooooo.

Week's beltline standard yoooo:

LOL, funny $h!t..

[champion4ever]

Tell me about it man. I'm sick of these weak fighters complaining about getting punched low. They should just put more **** work in at the gym.

Yeah, I agree. Kovalev got his ass whooped but just too weak to admit it. He lost to the better man that's all. He's a sore loser. He had a look of resignation and defeat written all over his face while turning his back on Ward and asking the referee to get him the hell out of there because Andre was just too mentally tough for him.

[iamboxing]

I love this thread....lol

[Mukuro]

Golota was warned repeatedly and disqualified twice. Either he was incredibly ****** or he didn't understand the instructions of the referee. Low blows are a part of boxing. More often than not it's an accident but the boxer committing the foul should be held accountable. Ward got a warning I believe but some of those shots the ref let go or said the punches were good. Kovalev didn't lose because of low blows but I understand it's better for some people to hold on to that narrative rather than admit the truth.

A lot of the low blows Golota landed in both fights were roughly equivalent to what Ward got away with at the end. Golota took it to the next, next level, but we are talking about degrees of a foul at that point.

Look, halfway through that 8th round when Kov was stumbled, I was ready to give Ward all the credit in the world if he managed to finish Kovalev. I thought there was some questionable/borderline bodywork being done on occasion during the fight, but not of the magnitude of casting shade on the performance (and Kovalev was doing some borderline stuff as well). That last flurry of 3 hard, undeniably low blows that prompted the stoppage just does not work for me.

Weeks should have given a warning, and Kovalev likely would have taken the full 5 minute breather (annoying, but those are the rules), and the fight could have had a conclusion that wasn't tainted by controversy. I'm not the kind to delude myself. When it is time to take an L and I am mistaken, I do it. That stoppage was bad, and those blows were LOW.

I can flip it around and say, I can understand why people who love Ward stopping Kovalev don't want to hear about the fact that the stoppage was prompted by 3 low blows. That is an inconvenient truth that too many people want to gloss over.

I can take a Ward win, by the way. I like the guy. Probably one of the nicest guys in boxing, although I'm not a big fan of some of his tactics. I just don't think the way it went down was right.

[champion4ever]

The photo I am showing is the blow in the sequence after which Kovalev bent in pain but the ref said to keep on fighting. That right counter with the boot dew and all other good punches from Ward came 30 seconds after that lowblow shot in the pic.

Here is a gif of the counter right though. Where is the booty dew?

You are one of the bravest men on this forum. I'll give you that. It took a lot of guts and fortitude to show that gif of Sergey getting rocked without making all of these low blow excuses. So for that I tip my hat to you. Although, my original premise remains the same. The fact is, the Krusher checked out mentally because he didn't want it with SOG no more due to the physicality of the fight. Also, coupling that with the relentless body assault by Andre Ward which was both weakening and debilitating him to the point of fatigue and exhaustion.

[BrometheusBob.]

A lot of the low blows Golota landed in both fights were roughly equivalent to what Ward got away with at the end. Golota took it to the next, next level, but we are talking about degrees of a foul at that point.

Look, halfway through that 8th round when Kov was stumbled, I was ready to give Ward all the credit in the world if he managed to finish Kovalev. I thought there was some questionable/borderline bodywork being done on occasion during the fight, but not of the magnitude of casting shade on the performance (and Kovalev was doing some borderline stuff as well). That last flurry of 3 hard, undeniably low blows that prompted the stoppage just does not work for me.

Weeks should have given a warning, and Kovalev likely would have taken the full 5 minute breather (annoying, but those are the rules), and the fight could have had a conclusion that wasn't tainted by controversy. I'm not the kind to delude myself. When it is time to take an L and I am mistaken, I do it. That stoppage was bad, and those blows were LOW.

I can flip it around and say, I can understand why people who love Ward stopping Kovalev don't want to hear about the fact that the stoppage was prompted by 3 low blows. That is an inconvenient truth that too many people want to gloss over.

I can take a Ward win, by the way. I like the guy. Probably one of the nicest guys in boxing, although I'm not a big fan of some of his tactics. I just don't think the way it went down was right.

Will green when I get a chance

[Mukuro]

Will green when I get a chance

Appreciated. I get caught up with trolls and fanboys sometimes, but I try to be objective.

[Vlad_]

You are one of the bravest men on this forum. I'll give you that. It took a lot of guts and fortitude to show that gif of Sergey getting rocked without making all of these low blow excuses. So for that I tip my hat to you. Although, my original premise remains the same. The fact is, the Krusher checked out mentally because he didn't want it with SOG no more due to the physicality of the fight. Also, coupling that with the relentless body assault by Andre Ward which was both weakening and debilitating him to the point of fatigue and exhaustion.

Very possible that Krusher was weakened. But then again, there were 4 rounds left, and it could have been interesting to see the potential things actually come to fruition. Would have Kovalev gave up, or a corner stoppage, would Ward manage another flurry and drop Kovalev? Would it be close in rounds 9-12 and we get another razor-thin decision? We will never know, and the final stoppage was clearly inappropriate, and ended on a clear foul. It is bad for Ward and Kovalev, this is a fight that had to play out until the end.