Comments Thread For: Sergey Kovalev: No Dates Set, I'm Considering Retirement

[Raimondo]

Ward took his soul. I thought Sergey was a tough individual who could come back stronger.

[Eff Pandas]

He just need some salt water for his nuts and he'll be back.

[Boxing Logic]

I told ya'll Ward ended his career

Sounds like he hasn't cared about boxing since his child was born if not before that, and Team Ward knew he wasn't training hard anymore which is the only reason they took the fight. In military strategy, you can have the weaker army, but if you have spies that tell you your opponent's every move, and you know the perfect time to strike, you can still win. Team Ward had that in JDJ and it helped them overcome having the inferior boxer, to some extent. Kovalev had the superior force, so to speak, but he was not only fighting in foreign territory, he was training in foreign territory, so he didn't have the **** helping him that Ward did.

However, half-retired Kovalev was still good enough to beat Ward in the first fight, and make Ward consider retirement, if not for the rematch clause. So I cant wait to see more posters expose themselves as Ward fanboys with zero knowledge when they say "Ward retired Kovalev." In fact half-retired Kovalev is the one who retired Ward first... the rematch clause forced Ward back, then Tony Weeks saved him in the rematch as he was gassing and couldn't get Kovalev out of there even with all the low blows. Now that was helped to get past the Kovalev obstacle, he may stay around longer to cash out against a C-level guy like Bellew or another past prime opponent in Adonis Stevenson. That doesnt change the fact Kovalev had him talking retirement long before this, which doesn't even sound like it has to do with Ward, but rather with religion, family, and Kovalev's shifting priorities, which existed and Ward clearly knew about long before they fought. So stop fanboying and trying to give Ward credit for it lol. Man you guys will try anything, no matter how dishonest, to paint your idols in a good light and compensate for their lack of elite performances in the actual ring.

[Simurgh]

IMO he should retire. I dont think he can do well anymore. It was a miracle he did as
good as he did considering he never had a proper coach or a team.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Ward took this dude's soul lmao

[BrometheusBob.]

WOW !!!

The man's fire is gone

I kinda feel bad cuz he couldn't have made as much in his career as a fighter of his caliber ought to have

[BKM-]

“It’s probably the time to stop fighting and to call it a day. However, I haven’t yet decided what I would do in the nearest future. For now, I’m focused on myself, on my family. I have come to Mount Athos [a sacred place for the Eastern Orthodox Church] for a spiritual connection with the God. I’m not thinking about boxing."

God bless. Top 3 most entertaining boxer of his time and a HOF'er regardless of what he decides to do next.

[hitking]

Ward took this boy's soul.

[Andrij]

WOW !!!

The man's fire is gone

I kinda feel bad cuz he couldn't have made as much in his career as a fighter of his caliber ought to have

Kovalev hates to lose and he sees there are young, motivated decent fighters like Bivol and Gvozdyk who can beat him.Also Kovalev would need to fight eliminators again to get a World title shot. His motivation is gone.

[Outwest Exp 355]

Sounds like he hasn't cared about boxing since his child was born if not before that, and Team Ward knew he wasn't training hard anymore which is the only reason they took the fight. In military strategy, you can have the weaker army, but if you have spies that tell you your opponent's every move, and you know the perfect time to strike, you can still win. Team Ward had that in JDJ and it helped them overcome having the inferior boxer, to some extent. Kovalev had the superior force, so to speak, but he was not only fighting in foreign territory, he was training in foreign territory, so he didn't have the **** helping him that Ward did.

However, half-retired Kovalev was still good enough to beat Ward in the first fight, and make Ward consider retirement, if not for the rematch clause. So I cant wait to see more posters expose themselves as Ward fanboys with zero knowledge when they say "Ward retired Kovalev." In fact half-retired Kovalev is the one who retired Ward first... the rematch clause forced Ward back, then Tony Weeks saved him in the rematch as he was gassing and couldn't get Kovalev out of there even with all the low blows. Now that was helped to get past the Kovalev obstacle, he may stay around longer to cash out against a C-level guy like Bellew or another past prime opponent in Adonis Stevenson. That doesnt change the fact Kovalev had him talking retirement long before this, which doesn't even sound like it has to do with Ward, but rather with religion, family, and Kovalev's shifting priorities, which existed and Ward clearly knew about long before they fought. So stop fanboying and trying to give Ward credit for it lol. Man you guys will try anything, no matter how dishonest, to paint your idols in a good light and compensate for their lack of elite performances in the actual ring.

I think watching Ward make 11.5 million in 2 fights and Kovalev make peanuts is more likely why he's talking retirement. The man had his kid prior to the Hopkins fight and he was still beating fools soundly.