Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward

[imp]

Kovalev will be too strong, active and skilled for Andre Ward.

First the hate on mayweather and now ward. I'm beginning to see a trend here.....😁

I like Ward but Kov is a beast at the weight and Ward been out of action too long to win.

Floyd took a 2 year lay off..means nothing.

Jacobs had cancer and came back..

Depends on the fighter.

[Master]

Kovalev will be too strong, active and skilled for Andre Ward.

First the hate on mayweather and now ward. I'm beginning to see a trend here.....😁

I like Ward but Kov is a beast at the weight and Ward been out of action too long to win.

Floyd took a 2 year lay off..means nothing.

Jacobs had cancer and came back..

Depends on the fighter.

Floyd beat a blown up lightweight

[imp]

Kovalev will be too strong, active and skilled for Andre Ward.

First the hate on mayweather and now ward. I'm beginning to see a trend here.....������

I like Ward but Kov is a beast at the weight and Ward been out of action too long to win.

Floyd took a 2 year lay off..means nothing.

Jacobs had cancer and came back..

Depends on the fighter.

Floyd beat a blown up lightweight

The same apparent Blown up lightweight beat a p4p welterweight legend in his prime..your point?

The p4p fighter you talk about starting at flyweight.

[powerpuncher]

Kovalev will be too strong, active and skilled for Andre Ward.

First the hate on mayweather and now ward. I'm beginning to see a trend here.....😁

I like Ward but Kov is a beast at the weight and Ward been out of action too long to win.

Floyd took a 2 year lay off..means nothing.

Jacobs had cancer and came back..

Depends on the fighter.

true but ward looked a little rusty in his fights back. it could just be because he was fighting lesser competition and didnt have to put in a ton of work but thats just how i see it. i could definitely see ward getting up for this fight and dominating.

[imp]

Kovalev will be too strong, active and skilled for Andre Ward.

First the hate on mayweather and now ward. I'm beginning to see a trend here.....😁

I like Ward but Kov is a beast at the weight and Ward been out of action too long to win.

Floyd took a 2 year lay off..means nothing.

Jacobs had cancer and came back..

Depends on the fighter.

true but ward looked a little rusty in his fights back. it could just be because he was fighting lesser competition and didnt have to put in a ton of work but thats just how i see it. i could definitely see ward getting up for this fight and dominating.

The winner is the best..no excuses.

Kovalev is a beast and and can box.

Ward is on his 2nd prime that's why I think he has the advantage..he will use his elusive skills and avoid the big punches.

Either way, if Kovalev wins, he should get Stevenson and seriously consider moving up to dominate the cruiser weight division..I always forget who the current cruiser weight champion is..such a boring weight class now haye left..(flamesuit)

[Freedom]

Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Isaac Chilemba is now confirmed for the Kovalev-Ward PPV.

https://twitter.com/Main_Events/stat...41704234119174


Also, Sullivan Barrera and Vyacheslav Shabranskyy are both saying on twitter they want to fight each other, so hopefully Main Events and Golden Boy will permit this to be on the card as well.

[Batman]

I want Kov to win, I just don't think that Ward would have took the fight if he wasn't confident that he would win, he may grapple and spoil his way to a win but I just think think that Kov may be left a little confused.

Kov would fight a random dude on the street for a fiver, he just likes fighting and hurting people, thats why I like him.

[Ron Swanson]

I would have said Ward easy a few years back. I think he would have used his more diverse skill set to beat Kovalev up on the inside and his speed and elusiveness to confuse on the outside.

But I haven't seen that Ward since his return. He looks slower and less nuanced.

As is I take Kovalev now. I'd love to see Ward look up to his old form and whoever wins is the best. I will make no excuses after and just say the better man now won now.

[Rantcatrat]

I would have said Ward easy a few years back. I think he would have used his more diverse skill set to beat Kovalev up on the inside and his speed and elusiveness to confuse on the outside.

But I haven't seen that Ward since his return. He looks slower and less nuanced.

As is I take Kovalev now. I'd love to see Ward look up to his old form and whoever wins is the best. I will make no excuses after and just say the better man now won now.

I agree somewhat. Maybe I'm wrong, but the main difference I see in Ward is that he isn't as mobile these days. He stands and trades more often.

What has me picking Ward is that Chilemba had some success in making Kovalev think before he threw his punches to offset Kovalev's timing. Ward does that better than Chilemba.

I wish Ward had power to match his sublime skill set. I wonder if his power will be enough to keep Kovalev off of him for 12 rounds, or if his physical strength will be enough to smother Kovalev's power. At the end of the day, Ward doesn't know how to lose.

Ward by UD or SD.

It'll be interesting. Best fight of 2016. I'll order the PPV to support this level of quality matchup.

[erics44]

I still don't think this fight will happen

i hope it does mind

[Syntax Error]

I see ward using his elusive boxing skills to beat kovalev in a decision.

I then see ward beating the degale vs jack winner at 175 or catch weight.

I then see ward beating GGG at a catchweight of 170 or 168 in summer 2018 to put a stamp on his pound for pound career.

This scenario is entirely plausible, but I think you're being a bit optimistic with the Summer 2018 call.

Taking Ward's current level of activity into account, it will be more like Summer 2032!

[El Kabong]

Kovalev beat Hopkins, he should be fully prepared to beat Ward.

[powerpuncher]

Kovalev beat Hopkins, he should be fully prepared to beat Ward.

Bhop was old and he has always had problems with longer fighters with a good jab. Ward has shown no huge weakness yet. The biggest weakness I've seen in him is that wild inside fighters can get to him for a bit. Ward should win, but kovalev is really good so we will see.

[Master]

Kovalev beat Hopkins, he should be fully prepared to beat Ward.

Bhop was old and he has always had problems with longer fighters with a good jab. Ward has shown no huge weakness yet. The biggest weakness I've seen in him is that wild inside fighters can get to him for a bit. Ward should win, but kovalev is really good so we will see.

No way Kov will lose easy, he will make a fight of it.

[Freedom]