Ward vs Kovalev - Fight deal reached (apparently)

[Vendettos]

I like both fighters and glad they are meeting one another. Ward is taking on the best light heavyweight and will be ranked the best p4p fighter if he pulls this off.

I feel ward will hug the fuck outta him for 12

[Master]

I like both fighters and glad they are meeting one another. Ward is taking on the best light heavyweight and will be ranked the best p4p fighter if he pulls this off.

I feel ward will hug the fuck outta him for 12

Kov is a beast and will not allow it. Ward must be more aggressive and pro-active because i think the judges will not give him the decision.

Basically Ward will have to earn the victory.

[Silkeyjoe]

This is when we see how good Ward is. I fancy Kovalev here. Ward will try make it ugly but think Kov will over power him.

[powerpuncher]

Ward needs one more fight to make sure his rust is gone because he will not beat kovalev if he isn't at 100%. I like both fighters so I'm torn who I want to win.

[oakleyno1]

Ward is a proven great fighter IMO - you don't beat Froch, Kessler by comfrtable UD and TKO Chad dawson when you're not a big puncher unless you're great.

I'm picking Ward - I think he probably is the best fighter on the planet - but it's a very very exciting fight!

[Spicoli]

Really do hope this happens! Taking it step by step though and see Kov deal with Chilemba back home and who-if-and when Wards second pert of the deal takes place. Love the style clash but if Ward goes in thinking all he has to do is bend and twist around some caveman he's in for a terrible night. Like Kovalev to win regardless.

[denilson200]

Krusher is a beast. I’ll give him that. He has that pre-historic Neanderthal man look, Nicolay Valuev's slightly better looking younger brother. He’s mean SOB. This mofo has killed someone in the ring.

And you’ve got to give Kovalev his props and respect. Pretty much all his fights and title defences are in the opponent’s back yard in front of their fans.

Having said that Kovalev does not hit as hard (at elite level) as his rep makes out that he does. I'm talking one punch KO ability. He knocked Nadjib Mohammedi down two times, he got up two times. He knocked down Nathan Cleverly down three times, he got up three times. When have you ever seen a ref count out a Kovalev fighter out for the ten and he’s flat on his back ?

Mike Tyson used to knock them out for the count of 30 !!!

Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan, George Foreman, they used to knock them out COLD.

Kovalev couldn’t stop a geriatric old man but people think he’s gonna stop a fighter who is almost 20 years younger ? Harder to hit ? Faster ? Stronger ? And hits harder ?

Ward deserves all the credit coming to him. He’s a class act who doesn't clown just handles business. Kovalev’s weakness is his defence. He is there to be hit. I think Ward breaks him down with crisp counter punches en route to a points win.

It’s a very rare occurrence when the elite level puncher beats the elite level boxer. The most recent and obvious example of this disparity is the Garcia/Mattyhsse fight.

I think Ward is just too versatile and strong for Kovalev. I do think Kovalev is a tough guy who has power, but for a guy like Ward, neutralizing power is his forte.

This is the biggest fight in boxing right now and I'm not talking about money. I'm talking about two fighters at their peak, who are the absolute best in the sport. Money and politics have become secondary for once.

Boxing hasn't seen this in a while.

[Sleepwalker]

Ward needs one more fight to make sure his rust is gone because he will not beat kovalev if he isn't at 100%. I like both fighters so I'm torn who I want to win.

Agreed. Ward was good but not great in his last fight. Wasn't consistently sharp.

This fight can wait.