Good on Kovalev for showing respect to Ward

[HarvardBlue]

We are not talking about a few clinches, or rabbit shots, which occur in nearly 95% of the fights. We are talking about low blows. Stop trying to equate the two.

I don't think you get it. No ref would stop the action in a critical moment of a fight to give a warning unless it was something outrageous. That was a critical moment in the fight. Kovalev was hurt and on the verge of being stopped. Who would have the advantage if the ref gave Kovalev a breather? We saw the same damn thing with Judah and Khan. The ref let it play it out and counted Judah out.

Uhh.. no? Ward got a warning in 2nd and in the 4th (forget). He didn't get a warning at the end of 7th nor at any point in the 8th. Even the dumbest Ward nuthuggers on this site admit that there was at least 1 low blow in the 8th round. Most sane people saw more than 1.

Weeks didn't call it every time Kovalev landed a rabbit punch either. A call get missed in practically every fight. He still did a respectable job.

This is boxing, a sport, competition between 2 men or 2 women. Do you know what's not allowed in sport? Hitting your opponent in the nuts. Weeks came nowhere close to doing his job.

Ok this makes no sense. It's not allowed in boxing either. But it happens and it doesn't always get called.

Again, INCORRECT. He got hurt from a huge right hand. Ward pounced on him, but wasn't able to do anything to him upstairs. There were no "many legal shots". Go look at the video again. 1:00. Kovalev is hurt on the ropes, trying to recover. Ward throws a few shots that Kovalev dodges. Kovalev clinches like normal people do when they're hurt. Coming out of a clinch, he attempts to throw a punch and get UPPERCUTTED to the nuts. He doubles over in agony, as Ward throws 2 more for good measure as Weeks is bending over looking at it.

This is the funniest part of his argument. After the right hand Kovalev went into full survival mode. Some shots landed and some missed but Kovalev was still reeling and hurt. Only one of the shots landed low the other 2 were legal.

Argument makes no sense. He didn't take a knee and lost. If he took a knee, he "probably would have lost". I'll take a chance at winning over guaranteed loss any day. Taking a knee would give him ~15 seconds to recover from both nutshots and the straight right. If he takes a knee, he doesn't need to goto the ropes, maybe he doesn't get caught with those low blows as easily as he was.

I know hindsight is 20/20 and it's very difficult to think on your feet, especially when you're in pain; he should have taken 2 knees in a row. He takes a 2 point loss but gets a decent breather and can continue fighting.

I don't even know what the heck you're saying here. I think your argument just did a somersault on itself.

I'm not gonna have this ridiculous argument again. Low blow = 5 minute breather.

Kovalev lost the fight because he was unprepared and Ward made better adjustments after the first fight. The man said it himself.

[j.razor]

Smh shows your opinion on boxing carries no clout

Give it up kid, you keep losing....LOL