DId ward vs kovalev make boxing look bad again?

[g27region]

Greatest lhw of all time lol...that's nsb for ya. I've looked at him the same as ggg. He looked good against the opposition he was facing, has good power, getting pushed heavily by hbo...but still didn't prove it against the best. Questions were answered about kovalev and questions will be answered about ggg when he faces canelo.

I don't like Kovalev and I think that mother****er got what he deserved, I'll celebrate the moment when he decides to leave boxing but if you have 19 competitive close rounds with 1# p4p fighter, you're definitely A class fighter too

[Real King Kong]

I don't like Kovalev and I think that mother****er got what he deserved, I'll celebrate the moment when he decides to leave boxing but if you have 19 competitive close rounds with 1# p4p fighter, you're definitely A class fighter too

Can't argue with that...but class A is all relative. I'd take the hopkins who beat tarver, the tarver who beat roy and pre-ruiz roy to beat ward or kovalev. These guys don't stack up to the top 175ers of past eras.

[ironmt]

Can't argue with that...but class A is all relative. I'd take the hopkins who beat tarver, the tarver who beat roy and pre-ruiz roy to beat ward or kovalev. These guys don't stack up to the top 175ers of past eras.

I would agree.

[Citizen Koba]

or
D- Mayweather - Pacquiao

E: Fury - Klitschko.

I was at a party at a friends house. Actually convinced them to clear the room and turn the music down. Convinced a few other people to watch. Still ain't lived it down.

[Madison Boxing]

another controversial undercard and another controversial main event in a ppv called 'no excuses', really isnt a good look for boxing.

[Metho_4u]

another controversial undercard and another controversial main event in a ppv called 'no excuses', really isnt a good look for boxing.

Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Ward punked your boyfriend lol

[Tony Trick-Pony]

ANOTHER controversial ending. Just what this sport needs, Ward wins VIA nutshot KO, no stand count, no verbal warning to Ward.

WHAT SPORT IS THIS?

Fans have clearly proven by this point that controversy does not bother them. Hell, I think we actually enjoy it. Think about it. In a big fight, you get all the hype and build BS and the narrative storyline as they will tell it, the fight itself, featuring commentary obviously bias in one way or another which is actually quite entertaining when you pick up on it and then we get the controversy which we can debate about back and forth on here for years and years. So many facets of the whole experience definitely add up to entertainment all the way around. Is there any integrity in it? Hell no. But that would be boring compared to the controversial ending. Sometimes I think that's what keeps it going.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

another controversial undercard and another controversial main event in a ppv called 'no excuses', really isnt a good look for boxing.

Damn I forgot about that title. Haha. Talk about ironic.

[DinoCop]

Not as bad as some of you want to make it. Stoppage could have went better but with the amount of complaining the vocal minority around here does you'd think it was a robbery of the year candidate. News flash. It wasnt. The boxing world has moved on. Ward is p4p #1 on every major list. Kovalev lost.

Just like animes this you said is also unreal and ******. You want it to be real so bad but it's not, public doesn't recognize that dirtbag as a real champion or respect him.

[Madison Boxing]

Just like animes this you said is also unreal and ******. You want it to be real so bad but it's not, public doesn't recognize that dirtbag as a real champion or respect him.

well said ^ ward fans are so desperate for it be a legitimate stoppage but it wasnt and despite their propaganda it will never be considered so. the tide was turning against kovalev,sure, but maybe he could have turned it back in his favour again? just like joshua klitschko. we will never know. All we do know is that it was a premature stoppage ultimately stopped by low blows.