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

[Blackclouds]

Ward broke him. Time for Kovalev to go home and be a family man.

[Thraxox]

Ward took this dude's soul lmao

More like took his balls.

[Butch.McRae]

He's off on a spiritual journey after encountering the "Son of God"

[Superbee]

Somewhere Stevenson is laughing in silence...

Kovalev is mentally shot... May take a while before we see him again... He knows time is ticking he can't take tomato cans to move back up... Gonna have to hit or miss with a big one when/if he finds the need to do it again... not easy for him when the next loss will be it...

[Andrij]

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.

Kovalev would make now peanuts without his World titles. Plus he needs 2-3 fights (including Eliminator) to get a World title shot again. By then he is 36 years of age. Past his prime !

[Vitar]

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.

If anything, it's either this or brainless judges and referee retired Kovalev. And yes, he had his deeprooted problems in the camp. Ward here is just a spur of the spear. It's just pathetic to watch fanboys' cries "see, he's p4p 1!"... Ye, the guy who finally landed 1 money punch in 5 years.. and was given a W for hitting nuts... and this is at his best.

[hitking]

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.

You are a special kinda dumbass.

[Superbee]

Surprised no one mentioned it, but Hopeless Duva/Main Events also have a lot to do with the downfall... Poor management 101...

[Marvlus Marv]

For fux sake, Sergey. Booo!!

[Thraxox]

Surprised no one mentioned it, but Hopeless Duva/Main Events also have a lot to do with the downfall... Poor management 101...

Wasted Talent because of management. Kovalev should have signed with Top Rank if he wanted to be on HBO or GB, not only would he be active he could have earned many more millions with them since they give you money if you are well known enough,