If Kovalev would of stopped Ward in the first fight....

[Citizen Koba]

Do you think Kovalev would have received credit if after he dropped Ward he finished the fight with consecutive beltline/below the belt shots? Would Ward fans have accepted the loss?

Depends which Ward 'fans' you're talking about, man. Most guys that just like to follow boxing and like Andre for his skills, style, grit or whatever would probably shrug their shoulders and say **** happens, like most Kovalev fans who don't have some agenda to push. The guys who believe themselves to be involved in some kinda racial superiority **** played out in a boxing ring would probably hang onto that **** for a long, long time.

In short we'd see the exact same range of behaviours we're seeing now, except in reverse.

[Sledgeweather17]

First thing you have to ask yourself is whether Ward would have whined and tried to quit like ***** like Kovalev did every time a body shot/low blow landed.

ward is very competetive. If he thought he was low blowed he would have just retaliated in kind or just got angry and mauled the **** out of Kovalev.

He wouldn't have tried to con the ref multiple times, turned his back on the ref and the opposition, and left himself vulnerable. He wouldn't have looked gassed AF either coz he aint got stamina/body issues.

Next up: Watch Thurman quit like a bish too when Errol delivers that body treatment.