Kovalev/Ward aftermath..

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Originally Posted by imp

The aftermath has happened..

Very close fight but if I'm being honest I expected kovalev to get the decision and Ward perhaps get better in the rematch.

Ward has to give kovalev the rematch and now that Ward has figured kovalev out I see Ward doing a better job this time..

Close fight...but in my heart I had kovalev the winner..perhaps I need to watch it again tomorrow.

We know the result guys..let's talk about what happens next?

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I know you're a big Ward fan, so kudos for that.

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Originally Posted by TitoFan

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Originally Posted by imp

The aftermath has happened..

Very close fight but if I'm being honest I expected kovalev to get the decision and Ward perhaps get better in the rematch.

Ward has to give kovalev the rematch and now that Ward has figured kovalev out I see Ward doing a better job this time..

Close fight...but in my heart I had kovalev the winner..perhaps I need to watch it again tomorrow.

We know the result guys..let's talk about what happens next?

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I know you're a big Ward fan, so kudos for that.

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What were your thoughts Tito?

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Originally Posted by imp

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Originally Posted by TitoFan

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Originally Posted by imp

The aftermath has happened..

Very close fight but if I'm being honest I expected kovalev to get the decision and Ward perhaps get better in the rematch.

Ward has to give kovalev the rematch and now that Ward has figured kovalev out I see Ward doing a better job this time..

Close fight...but in my heart I had kovalev the winner..perhaps I need to watch it again tomorrow.

We know the result guys..let's talk about what happens next?

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I know you're a big Ward fan, so kudos for that.

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What were your thoughts Tito?

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I'm not a Ward fan like you, but I give him props for showing heart in tonight's fight. That being said, I'm in total disagreement with the decision, and believe Kovalev clearly won the fight. I just hope the rematch occurs.

Fair enough.

There is no doubt in my mind that a rematch should be imminent and I will be the first one to slate Ward if a rematch is not arranged before spring 2017.

Ward's inactivity has been my main reason for disliking him. So if the rematch does occur in a reasonable timeframe, I'll give kudos to Ward for that also. I'm not overly optimistic at this point, though.

I understand this but we can't dislike Ward for his inactivity..dislike him for hugging or or his style but not for inactivity...not his fault.

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Cruiserweight is indeed quite barren.

Ward is probably too small to become a proper CW in his prime (he may bulk up when he gets older).

Kovalev could do CW, and he would beat the crap out of Bellew.

However, I'd love to see him against Usyk, who I rate really highly.

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When Kov beats ward, Stevenson and Beterbiev he can go up an dominate Cruiserweight.

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You think Kovalev would beat Usyk? SMDH

I hope that fight comes to fruition so you can see how wrong you are.

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I've only seen usyk fight once (which was last fight that he won the title) and he looked pretty good. I haven't seen him enough to make a real fair judgment I'll admit, but i think it's pretty obvious that kovalev is better, but is just smaller. The biggest question is if his power moves up well with him or not. If it does, I think he beats usyk. If not, he probably doesn't because he won't be able to throw usyk off of his game plan.

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You should watch more of Usyk. He's really entertaining but also sneaky diverse. He'll tap you a few time with the jab, then bring the sledgehammer jab once you relax. He does this with a variety of punches too. Just one of those guys the more you see him the more you understand everything he does has a purpose. Not trying to do things, doing things to create other things. Whoever coaches the Ukrainian amateurs produces very very clever fighters.

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Originally Posted by imp

I understand this but we can't dislike Ward for his inactivity..dislike him for hugging or or his style but not for inactivity...not his fault.

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Not too fond of his style either. Although again I thought he gave a good account of himself tonight.

Rematch in March...or Stevenson?

Dry your eyes and let's get the next fight lined up..ASAP

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Originally Posted by imp

Rematch in March...or Stevenson?

Dry your eyes and let's get the next fight lined up..ASAP

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;D Either would be fantastic, as long as we got both. I'm dying to see the rematch, but I'm also dying for Kovalev to get into the ring with Stevenson.