Originally posted by bigdramashow
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kovalev v ward: A mismatch in disguise?
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Kovalev is a good fighter but his accuracy isn't the best which is a problem when fighting a great defensive fighter like Ward.
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What does a loss to an overmatched opponent do for Krusher's career. Frightening time to be a Kovalev fan boy right now, or going by this thread a GGG fan boy.
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Originally posted by nubianpiye View PostI think it will be a mismatch one in which ward wins every round.
Beating a 50 year old Hopkins is Kovas best win he's a power puncher and he still couldn't stop him.
Ward will dominate.
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What people seemed to realize against Kovalev is Kovalev can set the pace with his Jab. And Kov is a MASTER in disrupting inside fighters, Andre Ward would not be able to get in the inside without catching a left hook or a jab on the way in. Plus Kovalev's ability to Land that right hand on the button against Ironed chin fighters in Pascal and granites against Hopkins.
What people tend to underrate is Kovalev's foot work. Kovalev was virtually untouchable in their rematch against Pascal. And Pascal got his ass whooped by trying to box in the distance. Kovalev is the better fighter in the distance, and Andre Ward is the better fighter in the inside, though we never got to see much of Kovalev in the inside, but his ability to wrestle inside fighters because of his superior strength would be a factor in manhandling Andre Ward. If Dre decides to just get in the inside, e would get knocked out because kovalev has a killer jab and a killer right hand.
My guess is that Kovalev will fight in the distance and would control the pace, he is not going to let Andre Ward get on the inside because he would disrupt his right hand with his left hook and would stop dre's left hook with his foot work on stopping Dre from catching him in the inside. And in the clinch Kov will win because of his strength, he would manhandle Ward on the clinch like he did against Pascal and Hopkins.
Kovalev is a little bit underrated on controlling the pace of a fight, and a little bit underrated with his foot work. He is not Provodnikov or anything. Kovalev is a master disruptor like he disrupt Hopkin's EVERY attempt on going in the inside because of his foot work.
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