Just like Nathan Cleverly after his weigh-in with Kovalev, one small behavioural pattern I picked up with Ward was a nervous smile when addressing the crowd, along with a defiant fist pump. It was almost exactly the same behaviour Cleverly displayed, he was trying to cover his nerves with bravado. Although Ward doesn't seem as nervous as Cleverly was during the weigh-in, he is still clearly not completely confident of winning. This was further reinforced when he said "I'm 'trying' to win a 5th world title" during the subsequent interview.
Could mean nothing at all but that nervous smile and fist pump was something that stood out to me because of how much it reminded me of Cleverly when he was weighing in against Kovalev!
Could mean nothing at all but that nervous smile and fist pump was something that stood out to me because of how much it reminded me of Cleverly when he was weighing in against Kovalev!
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