Kovalev-Ward in jeopardy

[SlimTrae]

Demands.

I remember listening to Hagler calling someone out...he said..."150 thousand dollars....whose gonna turn down that kind of money"...

[Ron Swanson]

It seems they've agreed on Vegas. Ward may have wasted his prime sitting idle but when fighting he has always looked to fight the best. He deserves the benefit of the doubt.

[Primo Carnera]

It seems they've agreed on Vegas. Ward may have wasted his prime sitting idle but when fighting he has always looked to fight the best. He deserves the benefit of the doubt.

I'm happy to give Ward the benefit of the doubt, but I'm still not sure this fight will happen in November. I think that after all Ward's inactivity, he may feel that he's a little "undercooked" and may want a bit more time.
I still believe that when this fight goes ahead, if he is anything like the fighter he was, Ward wins probably by UD.

[Master]

It seems they've agreed on Vegas. Ward may have wasted his prime sitting idle but when fighting he has always looked to fight the best. He deserves the benefit of the doubt.

I'm happy to give Ward the benefit of the doubt, but I'm still not sure this fight will happen in November. I think that after all Ward's inactivity, he may feel that he's a little "undercooked" and may want a bit more time.
I still believe that when this fight goes ahead, if he is anything like the fighter he was, Ward wins probably by UD.

Kov is a quality fighter and the best Ward has ever faced.

[Dia bando]

Is Ward bottling it I wonder ,! maybe he does not fancy it the Crusher is a beast shit I don't blame him if he does.

[Primo Carnera]

It seems they've agreed on Vegas. Ward may have wasted his prime sitting idle but when fighting he has always looked to fight the best. He deserves the benefit of the doubt.

I'm happy to give Ward the benefit of the doubt, but I'm still not sure this fight will happen in November. I think that after all Ward's inactivity, he may feel that he's a little "undercooked" and may want a bit more time.
I still believe that when this fight goes ahead, if he is anything like the fighter he was, Ward wins probably by UD.

Kov is a quality fighter and the best Ward has ever faced.

Yep. and Ward is a quality fighter and the best Kov has ever faced, INCLUDING a 49 year old Hopkins.
so now we've established that, what exactly does it mean?

[J_Undisputed]

It seems they've agreed on Vegas. Ward may have wasted his prime sitting idle but when fighting he has always looked to fight the best. He deserves the benefit of the doubt.

I'm happy to give Ward the benefit of the doubt, but I'm still not sure this fight will happen in November. I think that after all Ward's inactivity, he may feel that he's a little "undercooked" and may want a bit more time.
I still believe that when this fight goes ahead, if he is anything like the fighter he was, Ward wins probably by UD.

I have a feeling you might be right. The problem is I don't think HBO gives him any more time. They wont him take some softy in a polish fight. That was Brand ...and now hes in the final fight of the contract. He can try to stall but I don't think kovalev wants to wait six months to a year on a shelf while ward gets his sh*t together. Especially, if they have a contract signed for November.

I think this might be the way out for Ward if hes looking for it. If the tickets cant be announced until "too late" to promote and make the fight lucrative, Kovalev walks/fights late sub and ward has the contract broken without being liable. He still owes HBO a fight though unless hbo decides to break that contract by vetoing every opponent but kovalev. Either way ward gets his time as long as Kovalev comes back.

Which sounds similar the GGG scenario. He wanted the fight but wanted interim fights, it came in at the last minute after the lemieux unification was signed... because everyone has to wait for ward to be ready and then give him what he wants. Forget what your plans are or what it does to your career, the sales, the networks. As long as Ward's comfortable. Unprofessional to say the least.

[SlimTrae]

Keeping the faith. Ward saying post fight if he isn't ready in 22 years he will never be.

I say the fight happens November.

[Spicoli]

It seems they've agreed on Vegas. Ward may have wasted his prime sitting idle but when fighting he has always looked to fight the best. He deserves the benefit of the doubt.

I'm happy to give Ward the benefit of the doubt, but I'm still not sure this fight will happen in November. I think that after all Ward's inactivity, he may feel that he's a little "undercooked" and may want a bit more time.
I still believe that when this fight goes ahead, if he is anything like the fighter he was, Ward wins probably by UD.

Kov is a quality fighter and the best Ward has ever faced.

Yep. and Ward is a quality fighter and the best Kov has ever faced, INCLUDING a 49 year old Hopkins.
so now we've established that, what exactly does it mean?

Honestly since Dawson, Ward looks to going through the paces and has many similarities and spoils down like Hopkins. Not the same but similarities. If anything Kovalez got a worn older blue print and dominated out of the fight.

[Master]

It seems they've agreed on Vegas. Ward may have wasted his prime sitting idle but when fighting he has always looked to fight the best. He deserves the benefit of the doubt.

I'm happy to give Ward the benefit of the doubt, but I'm still not sure this fight will happen in November. I think that after all Ward's inactivity, he may feel that he's a little "undercooked" and may want a bit more time.
I still believe that when this fight goes ahead, if he is anything like the fighter he was, Ward wins probably by UD.

Kov is a quality fighter and the best Ward has ever faced.

Yep. and Ward is a quality fighter and the best Kov has ever faced, INCLUDING a 49 year old Hopkins.
so now we've established that, what exactly does it mean?

Honestly since Dawson, Ward looks to going through the paces and has many similarities and spoils down like Hopkins. Not the same but similarities. If anything Kovalez got a worn older blue print and dominated out of the fight.

That is Spicoli speak for Ward has not impressed for many years now and Kov will not be denied.

[Ron Swanson]

Keeping the faith. Ward saying post fight if he isn't ready in 22 years he will never be.

I say the fight happens November.

People seem to form their opinions completely separate from the facts. Ward saying he is ready means he isn't. Them agreeing to the venue must mean he's trying to stop the fight. Kovalevs manager saying "the fight is absolutely a go for 11/19 means Ward must be trying to put it off. Boxing talk, it's more dramatic than Cotto.

[imp]

Ward makes ridiculous demands so when the fight falls through he can say "Oh well..... I tried."
When in truth he's scared shitless of getting KTFO'ed by someone who'll just walk through his overrated shit and beat the shit out of him.

Maybe Brand has a neighbor Ward can fight instead.

So wrong.

Just believe in wards skills..he can beat Sergey in various ways.

[Spicoli]

It's official! This is great news and looking forward to it!

[p4pking]

Awesome. Took a long time to get this done and neither did anything but harm their "auras" by taking their last fights respectively, but it doesn't make this one any easier to call that's for sure. Not to be a downer, but if neither looks any better against each other, I could see this fight being hugely underwhelming.

[Nameless]

Sweet!!! Do we have the details? Like the venue, date, etc?