Comments Thread For: Tony Weeks Owes Apologies to Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward

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By Keith Idec - The apologetic Tweets from Tony Weeks quickly began circulating Saturday night. One noted that he would not have stopped the Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev rematch had he known Ward had landed multiple low blows before he stepped in. Another included the words "I was wrong" and "I missed the low blows from Ward...
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[lolpz]

This writer owes this website an apology.

[Ray*]

Poor article. Very very poor

[Tysonfury]

Well put, right on

[Mick Higgs]

This fight must have been the worst miscarriage of justice since Duran hit Buchannan below the belt after the bell!

[ironmt]

If this article Is so bad, let's hear the reasons why.

[Tom Cruise]

Spot on. Poor officiating is poor officiating.

The lowblows were there for all to see. The stoppage was far too early.

It is possible to recognise this and still give Ward massive credit for a great performance and a great win. He is a hell of a fighter.

[Mike D]

Apologies in pro sports...is there anything more meaningless?

Take the NFL for example. They issue apologies after virtually every week for blown calls. Some that cost teams games. You think those "apologies" make the losing team feel any better?

[Ray*]

He claimed 3 low blows where? The only conclusive one was the last shot and even that wasn't low low low. It was half on the beltline and half downstairs. So where were the 3 low blows that was suggested in this article? I really hope he wasn't referring to those 2 bodyshots that made Kovalev fold.

[ironmt]

He claimed 3 low blows where? The only conclusive one was the last shot and even that wasn't low low low. It was half on the beltline and half downstairs. So where were the 3 low blows that was suggested in this article? I really hope he wasn't referring to those 2 bodyshots that made Kovalev fold.

How can It be conclusive, but not really? It's either low or It wasn't. The 3rd shot was not on the beltline, It was low. Ward was also warned about low blows In the second round, so It wasn't a case where Ward was a stranger to low blows.