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Kovalev won the first fight 115-112
Second fight was closer, but Ward got away with low blow, and it was a blatant one that made Weeks call it off.
Should he even had called it off if it wasn't a low blow.
Your job is to protect the fighter from serious injury, Kovalev was not taking many heavy blow to the head, and he slumped back on the ropes given the ref to give him a count if he believed the punch was good, which it wasn't.
Kovalev was 5-2 up going into the 8th. But his punch output was much higher and was tiring.
Kovalev should have dumped Jackson and the team after the first fight.
Went it with the wrong game plan, as Ward did much better in the 2nd fight.
The Jab was Kovalev's dominant tool, and that should have been the basis of victory. control the distance, pump out the jab and try and catch Ward walking on to one.
Second fight was closer, but Ward got away with low blow, and it was a blatant one that made Weeks call it off.
Should he even had called it off if it wasn't a low blow.
Your job is to protect the fighter from serious injury, Kovalev was not taking many heavy blow to the head, and he slumped back on the ropes given the ref to give him a count if he believed the punch was good, which it wasn't.
Kovalev was 5-2 up going into the 8th. But his punch output was much higher and was tiring.
Kovalev should have dumped Jackson and the team after the first fight.
Went it with the wrong game plan, as Ward did much better in the 2nd fight.
The Jab was Kovalev's dominant tool, and that should have been the basis of victory. control the distance, pump out the jab and try and catch Ward walking on to one.
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