Kovalev vs. Ward the fight of the century

[Mac4Lyfe]

Kov way better than ward
ward fights like bitch
Kov is the man
gor absolutley robbed
if u think otherwise ur stupid

For you to say he was way better tells me you either had money on Kov or just extremely biased. That was a close fight and to think otherwise is the real dummy view.

[Russian Rocket]

dumb fkyn judges
so pissed man
takes away from integrity of boxing

nothing we can do about it dude...just enjoy it for what it's worth
with the way boxing is regressing in US, in about 5-10 years, it will be almost as good as watching WWE

[Russian Rocket]

I guess you Russian fukkkers couldn't rig this decision.

No we left for you to do the dirty work of rigging the scores, so the entire world could see how big of a PUSSY you really are.











ps: nice call on that Hillary win ....what a clueless dumbfukk

[afgballer56]

For you to say he was way better tells me you either had money on Kov or just extremely biased. That was a close fight and to think otherwise is the real dummy view.

i had money on Kov
it was a close fight
but Kov had the knockdown
he was the agressor
ward had won 4 of the middle rounds nd the rest was either Kov or too close to call
the edge has to go for the knockdown
man this is a joke
i wanna knock out one of these judges

[afgballer56]

nothing we can do about it dude...just enjoy it for what it's worth
with the way boxing is regressing in US, in about 5-10 years, it will be almost as good as watching WWE

it is just like WWE nowadays lol

[KingofKings]

id like to see some judges be held accountable and have to explain their scoring watched the whole hooker fight no way posssible hooker won 7 rounds to 3 like the one judge had

That score was atrocious. Talk about a bad decision. Felt bad for Perez. He deserved that victory. As for Andre and Sergei, I thought Sergei won. He did more damage and control the ring like a general. I had it 115-112 for Sergei. From the facial expression, Ward was surprised he won the fight himself. Rematch is a must.

[trillz]

Rig of the century

[afgballer56]

only thing postive abt this was, it was a great fight

[kingdom]

Kovalev claiming all the judges were American and maybe some shenanigans. Crowd booed him.

i watched the stream from england. the announcers there had it 116-112 and 115-113 for ward and one had it a draw. and i'm listening to lederman with the opposite. i was rooting for ward, but kovalev looked in charge the whole fight. never hurt and even when slowed still punching enough to win a few rounds. i just think lampley was pushing the american bias too hard.

[Mac4Lyfe]

i had money on Kov
it was a close fight
but Kov had the knockdown
he was the agressor
ward had won 4 of the middle rounds nd the rest was either Kov or too close to call
the edge has to go for the knockdown
man this is a joke
i wanna knock out one of these judges

I had Kov winning as well but I can see the judges seeing it differently. I might have been a bit swayed with Lederman's bias. I've watched many fights that I initially thought was one way but when I rewatched it with the sound off, I thought differently. It was close, which makes it tough.

[bosigga]

The fight was very close. Ward definitely figured some things out after the first few rounds. I can see how the judges could flip a couple rounds and give it to Ward. Ward's face isn't fukked up. Kovalev was actually in trouble a lot down the stretch as well and his face looks about the same. I thought Kovalev won but I'd have to see it again with the sound off because it's easy to get swayed with Ledermans bullshit.

Lederman's card was a bit off. I just thought that Kovalev had enough of a cushion from the early rounds and knockdown, and won enough of the 50/50 rounds to get the W.

The compubox numbers looked close but Kov landed the more impactful shots. Ward came back well after the knockdown, but I thought Kovalev recovered just as well in the later rounds and even won some (10-12).

Ward's face did look surprised though when they announced the winner.

[kingdom]

and i just love how max, roy, and jim constantly counter the point the other makes. no other sport does this constantly happen. its the fight within the fight. hilarious

[unde0087]

big suprise, "fight of the century" ends up in a decision

Fukin pussies

[Russian Rocket]

Kovalev landed 126 of 474 punches (26%), compared to 116 of 337 for Ward (34.4%)


“It was the wrong decision,” says Kathy Duva, who promotes Kovalev. “It was quite clear it was the wrong decision. Although I think Ward would have a great career in the UFC. I haven’t seen so much wrestling since Conor McGregor was fighting. Ridiculous.”

Duva says Kovalev will be exercising his rematch clause.


Most outlets around the globe had Kovi winning 115-112...some had him at 114-113

[unde0087]

Remember when people used to get knocked out in heavyweight fights? So people don't have to argue about who won because it came down to a couple broke diks with a pencil and paper

[afgballer56]

wouldnt be surprised if outcome had alot to do with which side had more money wagered on them
the most you could give ward was a draw on the fight

[KingofKings]

The boxing fan in me is pissed Sergei lost. But the gambler in me is happy as hell Ward won by decision since that was my play.

[Mac4Lyfe]

i watched the stream from england. the announcers there had it 116-112 and 115-113 for ward and one had it a draw. and i'm listening to lederman with the opposite. i was rooting for ward, but kovalev looked in charge the whole fight. never hurt and even when slowed still punching enough to win a few rounds. i just think lampley was pushing the american bias too hard.

That's what happens in close fights. A round or 2 here or there and things really can change. I don't see some great big robbery.

[bosigga]

https://mobile.twitter.com/BSO/status/800218266425696261/photo/1

the judges scorecards...not sure how to post the pic directly

[Mac4Lyfe]

Kovalev landed 126 of 474 punches (26%), compared to 116 of 337 for Ward (34.4%)
Most outlets around the globe had Kovi winning 115-112...some had him at 114-113

That right there tells you why this shit was so close. If you think about it, Kovalev had a couple rounds where he totally dominated the round. The knockdown in the 2nd (i think it was the 2nd), Ward didn't land 1 punch. Then another round, Kovalev dominated as well. That's what happens with the point system. Kov would probably win 10-8 and 10-9 in both rounds but that also meant Ward scored more punches in other rounds. Kov also wasn't as effective on a lot of punches as Ward seemed to be ducking a bunch and they weren't real clean. Even the knock down was off of a pawing punch and wasn't clean. Looking at those numbers really convince me more that Ward won on points. Kov won a few rounds big but Ward most likely won more total rounds which made the difference.

[Russian Rocket]

https://mobile.twitter.com/BSO/statu...696261/photo/1


the judges scorecards...not sure how to post the pic directly

Here you go:

[Mac4Lyfe]

I can see how all 3 judges came up with those score. Very close to what I had but I gave Kov a couple middle rounds as well.

[Russian Rocket]

That right there tells you why this shit was so close. If you think about it, Kovalev had a couple rounds where he totally dominated the round. The knockdown in the 2nd (i think it was the 2nd), Ward didn't land 1 punch. Then another round, Kovalev dominated as well. That's what happens with the point system. Kov would probably win 10-8 and 10-9 in both rounds but that also meant Ward scored more punches in other rounds. Kov also wasn't as effective on a lot of punches as Ward seemed to be ducking a bunch and they weren't real clean. Even the knock down was off of a pawing punch and wasn't clean. Looking at those numbers really convince me more that Ward won on points. Kov won a few rounds big but Ward most likely won more total rounds which made the difference.

^ nice way of trying to find explanation for the rigged scorecard ....your desperation couldn't be more obvious

[slayer14]

Sergie very emotional

[killawookie]

The desperation is palpable at this point.

Trump already making America great again

bs decision

[Thor4140]

I had 115 - 112 Kovalev but I can see 114 - 113 Ward as well. Those middle rounds were very close. Lampley talking shit about American judges showing favoritism towards Americans and vice versa with Russians. WTF? Come on, this was a close fight. Ward was throwing a lot of punches and breaking Kovalev down after getting shook. He was the cleaner boxer but Kovalev was the aggressor. No robbery, just a close fight.

I always like George Foremans response on close fights. Someone asked him who he thought won a close fight. He answered, "I don't judge decisions, I judge knockouts". If you rely on a decision you may very well lose on a decision and only have yourself to blame.

Lampley bets on these fights that is why it is very hard to listen to him. He sees shit in the ring nobody can see and when u rerun it back everyone is right there was nothing to see.

[15805]

I jst saw the fight this Saturday night, wouldn't pay $65 to see it live.
The Russian won the fight period. They said Ward came on strong, really.
I thought rounds 9-12 were either a tossup or slightly in Kov favor.