Comments Thread For: Ward vs. Kovalev: Two Fights, Two Unique Outcomes

[theface07]

I gotta ask...

why is Bye Bye Jennings in the pic?

Bahaha! Really? I never even noticed that.

[hitking]

Suddenly, the new narrative is that Kovalev is "weak" to the body.

Ask yourself this question: why wasn't Kovalev hurt at all by 12 rounds of body shots in the first fight?

For all the people calling Kovalev a quitter, let Andre Ward punch you as hard as he can in the family ***els and let's see if you can even remain on your feet, let alone continue fighting.

Kovalev was hurt several times to the body in the first fight. Why do you think he slowed down so much? Or do you subscribe to the narrative that Kovalev "overtrained?"

[Ake-Dawg]

You're just plain wrong. It's not rocket science. It's the sweet science. If you're even a remotely dedicated fan, you would know a low blow when you see one. The fight did end on a low blow and Tony Weeks didn't call a foul because he was bought off. I think that's pretty easy to deduce, especially based on the conclusion of the previous bout with Rigondeaux and Flores.
Tony Weeks is a well respected and accomplished ref. He certainly knows better but unfortunately he was compromised.
Of course, NSAC is contemplating changing the Rigo KO to a NC which would be appropriate. Of course, there's no chance that will happen with the Ward KO because he was holding all the cards and was slated to win the fight any way possible before the first bell rang.
Before all you bias Ward fans pull the race card and immediately claim racism, think about this:
I've loved the sport of boxing for virtually my entire life and there have been many more black fighters through the history of the sport that I have been an ardent fan and supporter of, more than any other race of fighters because they have simply been dominant and consistently the best in boxing history but I can't support an outcome like that, regardless of who is on the receiving end.
It's about being objective and impartial and seeing it like it is. This is honestly how I saw it and nobody is going to convince me otherwise.

So when you hear Weeks say that he stopped the fight based on the punishment Kovalev was taking (meaning the succession of punches) and not the reaction to the singular low blow, how does that affect your position. Also, what does it say when you have to assume without evidence that Weeks was bribed in order to support your position. Weeks was consistent with his past fights. He expects fighters to fight through borderline fouls much like he expected Mayweather to fight through Maidana rough house tactics.

[twosweethooks]

The BLUEPRINT is """IN"""!!! Come one Come All and get a taste of Victory over ex Krusher !!!

Kov won the first fight

Kov was KO'd in the second!!!!

What turned the tide ???

Ward hammered those NUTS !!'

Da blueprint is IN !