So, could Ward stop Shabranskyy within 2 rounds?

[daggum]

Just accept that Ward schooled kovo and beat him in every aspect including dirty tactics. Kovo is one dimentional and has no plan b or c. I wanted to see him win but he lost oh well

that was literally the only area he beat kovalev in and yes it was an important area as it led to the ref giving him an undeserved ko win. if ward could have boxed with kovalev he would have but he wasnt on his level so he resorted to fouling.

[Chuckguy]

that was literally the only area he beat kovalev in and yes it was an important area as it led to the ref giving him an undeserved ko win. if ward could have boxed with kovalev he would have but he wasnt on his level so he resorted to fouling.

Call it what you want either at kovo lost so it’s time to get over it

[Elroy The Great]

ward isnt that kind of fighter. maybe if sham walked into something, maybe. ward would end him late doe.

[iamboxing]

So, to all the Ward lovers and Kovalev haters here, could Ward stop Shabranskky in 2 rounds?

I wager that Ward-Shabranskyy would be a 12 round snooze-fest full of clinching and wrestling. Unless of course he goes to the nuts since he is such a master inside fighter, and makes Slava "quit", with the ref waiving it off as a TKO...

Here is a clip that pretty much sums up the fight, for those who missed it:

This is an excellent question. No, I think as you say, he wins a dull decision. I wager that there's no fighter in history who could have beat Ward. Not because he was skilled, but because he developed a cynical style that blurred the line between cheating and dirty fighting.

[BoxingTech718]

He beat Kovalev though.
What is wrong with you?
Just move on Ward is retired

[SonnyboyReturns]

#Wardruinslives

[LetOutTheCage]

Ward should of had a loss to Kovalev in the first fight and should of had points taken away from repeated low blows in the second. I thought the second fight was stopped prematurely.

Ward is a very good fighter and might have gone on to stop Kovalev in the second fight anyway but to suggest that Ward clearly beat Kovalev in both fights is silly. And this is coming from someone who isnt even a Kovalev fan.

[Nightfall]

Anyway you look at it Ward beats kovalev every time

[Rip Chudd]

Who cares? Andre Ward retired, having done much greater things than stopping some Ukrainian contender for a paper title.

/End thread

[DinoCop]

Russian boxer fighting in US, vs a US citizen, for US belts. Black referee, black opponent, black trainer who betrays his own fighter.
Andre Ward: Oh that guy who punched Kovalev in the balls and referee called it a TKO. Oh that guy who robbed Kovalev in the American soil. That guy who fights with headbutts, no power, that guy snoozefest.