Comments Thread For: NSAC Exec: Good Stoppage of Kovalev, Ward's Shots Were Legal

[Kigali]

He did look gassed, but come on, you ain't gonna say that was a clean stoppage. There were a couple borderline but the last shot was clearly low.Theres this trend now where people try to tell you that what your literally seeing with your eyes isn't there. All it did I create a controversy that no one needed.

He flopped on the ropes and was not defending himself....after he was beaten into the corner.

He was about to quit earlier in the round.

Kovalev was begging to be waved off.

[Tom Cruise]

Corruption or bias is the only explanation for that view imo.

Many of those shots were clearly low. One in particular was extremely low.

Im not a particular fan of Kovalev or Ward. Anyone with eyes can see they were low shots.

[Kigali]

Corruption or bias is the only explanation for that view imo.

Many of those shots were clearly low. One in particular was extremely low.

Im not a particular fan of Kovalev or Ward. Anyone with eyes can see they were low shots.

Ward didn't win because of low blows.

Kovalev was flopping and turning his back from legal blows.

He didn't want any more of that work.

[Tom Cruise]

Ward didn't win because of low blows.

Kovalev was flopping and turning his back from legal blows.

He didn't want any more of that work.

Neither here nor there really. Im just talking purely about those shots and whether they were legal. They weren't.

[JOSH OF LA]

Kovalev was beginning to turn away from Ward. His body language was awful. The fight got stopped because Kovalev was frozen with his hands down. Ward had to stop his attack and look at Weeks because Kovalev wasn't responding.

He should have taken a knee but his bell was rung too hard.

It was a good stoppage because it saved the fighter from more damage. Ward looked incredible.

[bluepete]

He flopped on the ropes and was not defending himself....after he was beaten into the corner.

He was about to quit earlier in the round.

Kovalev was begging to be waved off.

How many fights have we seen with a guy in a corner looking tired? Now how many top fights have we seen waved off with two borderline body shots and a low blow making a guy crouch over? Ive never seen it. Now you might be glad Ward won, or think he was going to, but you gonna tell me you was happy with the stoppage, or if you would've been the other way around I ain't believing it mate.

[Kigali]

Neither here nor there really. Im just talking purely about those shots and whether they were legal. They weren't.

If Kovalev wasn't so busy rabbit punching and fouling..he could have done a better job protecting his balls.

Don't act like every bodyshot Ward threw was low.

Kovalev got that ass beat down.

Ward fought right handed...we wasn't prepared for that.

[Kigali]

How many fights have we seen with a guy in a corner looking tired? Now how many top fights have we seen waved off with two borderline body shots and a low blow making a guy crouch over? Ive never seen it. Now you might be glad Ward won, or think he was going to, but you gonna tell me you was happy with the stoppage, or if you would've been the other way around I ain't believing it mate.

You saw Kovalev turning his back and dropping to his knees.

So did Tony Weeks.

Kovalev was THROUGH..I didn't see him protest the stoppage....because he QUIT.

[Tom Cruise]

If Kovalev wasn't so busy rabbit punching and fouling..he could have done a better job protecting his balls.

Don't act like every bodyshot Ward threw was low.

Kovalev got that ass beat down.

Ward fought right handed...we wasn't prepared for that.

Right so because some of Wards bodyshots were legal, we should just discount that he threw a bunch of them that werent?

They were low blows. Thats an illegal shot and Weeks should have seen them and penalised Ward. No questions, those are the rules.

[SonnyboyReturns]

Bob Bennett, the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, saw no issue with Saturday's ruling by referee Tony Weeks, who stopped the Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev rematch in the eight round at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Kovalev was hurt bad by a right hand, and then Ward swarmed on him with shots to the body. Kovalev claims that several of the shots were very low and forced him to sit on the ropes.
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