Ward/Kovalev 2...who wins?

[Fenster]

Stopped by body shots? The fuck is all that about

I assume ref thought kovalevs previous complaints/attempts for rest due to the "low blows" were not legitimate and was in real trouble from the body shots and so stopped, seems pretty quick to me though but ward had him in a lot of trouble there :S

Could be a factor. However, i'm pretty certain the ref called Ward on the first balls shot. And Kovalev only complained a couple of times after that. If he was blatantly going to his knees or something it would make more sense.

There's about a million fights in history that should have been stopped going by tonight.

I do think it's telling Kovalev didn't go berserk though, he took folding way to easy so maybe wanted out

[powerpuncher]

Stopped by body shots? The fuck is all that about

I assume ref thought kovalevs previous complaints/attempts for rest due to the "low blows" were not legitimate and was in real trouble from the body shots and so stopped, seems pretty quick to me though but ward had him in a lot of trouble there :S

Could be a factor. However, i'm pretty certain the ref called Ward on the first balls shot. And Kovalev only complained a couple of times after that. If he was blatantly going to his knees or something it would make more sense.

There's about a million fights in history that should have been stopped going by tonight.

I do think it's telling Kovalev didn't go berserk though, he took folding way to easy so maybe wanted out

That's true. He didn't seem to complain the moment the fight was stopped so he must have been hurt unlike what he said. He probably felt fine during the interview since his head wasn't hit that much.

[Ron Swanson]

What sucks about these things is Kovalev was clearly done. Ward was going to finish him. But now all people talk about is low blows and standing 8s.

For the record I've read repeatedly there was no standing 8 in this fight from some knowledgeable people, but I haven't come across the actual rules to be 100.

Kovalev was bent over with hands down, the ref had 2 options. Rule he was held up by the ropes and give him a count. Or stop the fight. I wish he would have ruled he was held up by the ropes.

But, all this aside. Outside a miracle punch Ward had the fight. You just don't recover from the body like you do the head. That's why they say to invest to the body early for the rewards late. It only gets worse to the body. Sure Sergey could have gotten a breath, but the next body shot would have him right back the same. Ward was winning that fight no doubt, even if he was behind on my card. Not only would Ward have won but it is almost certain he was going to stop him.

Weeks stole that definitive victory from Ward.

[armin]

Also, the fight didn't seem so taxing that Sergei should have gassed again. You have to wonder if the drinking has began to hinder him. That's 3 in a row now he hasn't looked so good as the fight has progressed

Does he have a drinking problem?

I've never seen the man drink myself say I can't act as if I know. But I do know it is rumored and whenever his camp is asked about it they don't deny it but rather just say "he's Russian, Russians like Vodka". The response seems telling, but it may be built up to more than it is. Just, the evidence seems to support the rumor.

What sucks about these things is Kovalev was clearly done. Ward was going to finish him. But now all people talk about is low blows and standing 8s.

For the record I've read repeatedly there was no standing 8 in this fight from some knowledgeable people, but I haven't come across the actual rules to be 100.

Kovalev was bent over with hands down, the ref had 2 options. Rule he was held up by the ropes and give him a count. Or stop the fight. I wish he would have ruled he was held up by the ropes.

But, all this aside. Outside a miracle punch Ward had the fight. You just don't recover from the body like you do the head. That's why they say to invest to the body early for the rewards late. It only gets worse to the body. Sure Sergey could have gotten a breath, but the next body shot would have him right back the same. Ward was winning that fight no doubt, even if he was behind on my card. Not only would Ward have won but it is almost certain he was going to stop him.

Weeks stole that definitive victory from Ward.

I hate to agree with you cause been a fan of kov for sox or seven years n disliked ward ever since he headbutted kess to oblivion but body language eose kov was done n ward just wanted it more

[Fenster]

He was sacrificing his head to cover his body at the end, I was wondering why he didn't take a knee (which is common when hurt to the body), but his attitude the whole week was weird.

Refusing interviews, walking out of the press conference, trainer publicly mugging him off, then it was revealed his money was a percentage of a show that couldn't give tickets away.

He seemed glad it was all over. As terrible as the stoppage was Kovalev folded tamely in a fight he was winning.