Judges score cards for Kov v Ward

[Vendettos]

Judges had Kov winning round 3 and 4 vendettas.

I and the sky sports crew scored them to ward mate.

@Master

[ross]

Judges had Kov winning round 3 and 4 vendettas.

I and the sky sports crew scored them to ward mate.

@Master

Yeah but everyone knows your a fucking idiot!


Ward only had a few rounds where he landed more than Kovalev if at all. The scoring was a joke. I watched the HBO broadcast and even though they were very biased towards Ward they all accepted he was losing. Lederman had it by a wider margin but even the crowd booed the result!

I have only had a few hours sleep over the last couple of days and didn't write down any scores for this but I at least remember Kovalev winning the last round. When you do more and land more you win a round. A few nice looking shots here and there don't take away how much you have been hit.

[Vendettos]

Edited for the sake of not destroying Batman thread.

[Batman]

Edited for the sake of not destroying Batman thread.

[powerpuncher]

the 10th was the only round i gave to kovalev after the 6th. i thought it was a pretty clear kovalev round, but i could be convinced otherwise. as i said many times last night, kovalev deserved the decision, but it wasnt a robbery. it was a close fight that the judges seemed a little generous to ward, but it doesnt look like they gave ward any rounds that were crazy other than one judge gave ward the 3rd round which was pretty clearly kovalevs round.

[TitoFan]

Watched it again, but with the sound off (thanks for the YouTube, Batman).
The robbery is even more obvious than ever.

Round 1: Hard Kov jab rattles Ward. Not much else. 10-9 Kov
Round 2: Knockdown. 10-8 Kov
Round 3: Not much actually connected from either side, but gave the edge to Ward. 10-9 Ward
Round 4: Ward does precious little except for meaningless pawing. 10-9 Kov
Round 5: Close round, but gave edge to Kov. 10-9 Kov
Round 6: Clear round for Kov. Ward going backwards and grappling (I hate grappling). 10-9 Kov
Round 7: Could call this one even, but I'll generously give it to Ward. 10-9 Ward
Round 8: They BOTH did a lot of missing, not just Kov. 10-9 Ward
Round 9: 10-9 Kov
Round 10: Ward bolo'ed..... Kov jabbed him in the face. Clear round for Kov. 10-9 Kov
Round 11: One of the better rounds of the fight. Good exchanges. Ward lefts and Kov rights. 10-9 Ward
Round 12: Close round, but 10-9 Kov

116-111 Kovalev


Several things.

Ward missed just as much as Kov.
I absolutely HATE Ward's style with a passion. Grappling is Ward's style. To Kov's credit, he was drawn into it, but refused to be pushed around.
Kov was the aggressor all night long. He was the defending champion. How the hell do you lose three belts like that?

It's official.... it was highway robbery, and HBO are accomplices.

[armin]

We go to the scorecards: Kovalev v Ward, this site collected 60 media scores, 44 had kov, 15 ward, 1 a draw....not saying majority is always right but I think in this instance they are.

[powerpuncher]

We go to the scorecards: Kovalev v Ward, this site collected 60 media scores, 44 had kov, 15 ward, 1 a draw....not saying majority is always right but I think in this instance they are.

But it shows that Ward had a case even if kovalev should have won. It wasn't as if nobody thought ward won. This was no Williams beating Lara.

[Hulk]

Watched it again, but with the sound off (thanks for the YouTube, Batman).The robbery is even more obvious than ever.Round 1: Hard Kov jab rattles Ward. Not much else. 10-9 KovRound 2: Knockdown. 10-8 KovRound 3: Not much actually connected from either side, but gave the edge to Ward. 10-9 WardRound 4: Ward does precious little except for meaningless pawing. 10-9 KovRound 5: Close round, but gave edge to Kov. 10-9 KovRound 6: Clear round for Kov. Ward going backwards and grappling (I hate grappling). 10-9 KovRound 7: Could call this one even, but I'll generously give it to Ward. 10-9 WardRound 8: They BOTH did a lot of missing, not just Kov. 10-9 WardRound 9: 10-9 KovRound 10: Ward bolo'ed..... Kov jabbed him in the face. Clear round for Kov. 10-9 KovRound 11: One of the better rounds of the fight. Good exchanges. Ward lefts and Kov rights. 10-9 WardRound 12: Close round, but 10-9 Kov116-111 KovalevSeveral things.Ward missed just as much as Kov.I absolutely HATE Ward's style with a passion. Grappling is Ward's style. To Kov's credit, he was drawn into it, but refused to be pushed around.Kov was the aggressor all night long. He was the defending champion. How the hell do you lose three belts like that?It's official.... it was highway robbery, and HBO are accomplices.

As I've said I had Kovalev winning 7-5 or worst 6-6, but could you please explain why you gave him rounds 9 and 12?These were very close but I remember giving them to Ward. The 12th was really hard to score.

[TitoFan]

Watched it again, but with the sound off (thanks for the YouTube, Batman).The robbery is even more obvious than ever.Round 1: Hard Kov jab rattles Ward. Not much else. 10-9 KovRound 2: Knockdown. 10-8 KovRound 3: Not much actually connected from either side, but gave the edge to Ward. 10-9 WardRound 4: Ward does precious little except for meaningless pawing. 10-9 KovRound 5: Close round, but gave edge to Kov. 10-9 KovRound 6: Clear round for Kov. Ward going backwards and grappling (I hate grappling). 10-9 KovRound 7: Could call this one even, but I'll generously give it to Ward. 10-9 WardRound 8: They BOTH did a lot of missing, not just Kov. 10-9 WardRound 9: 10-9 KovRound 10: Ward bolo'ed..... Kov jabbed him in the face. Clear round for Kov. 10-9 KovRound 11: One of the better rounds of the fight. Good exchanges. Ward lefts and Kov rights. 10-9 WardRound 12: Close round, but 10-9 Kov116-111 KovalevSeveral things.Ward missed just as much as Kov.I absolutely HATE Ward's style with a passion. Grappling is Ward's style. To Kov's credit, he was drawn into it, but refused to be pushed around.Kov was the aggressor all night long. He was the defending champion. How the hell do you lose three belts like that?It's official.... it was highway robbery, and HBO are accomplices.

As I've said I had Kovalev winning 7-5 or worst 6-6, but could you please explain why you gave him rounds 9 and 12?These were very close but I remember giving them to Ward. The 12th was really hard to score.

Rounds 9 and 12 were both close. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and Ward fans saw Ward throwing combinations, many of which did not connect. The same can probably be said about Kovalev. Ward's showmanship, such as his bolo punches, do absolutely nothing to sway me.