Judges score cards for Kov v Ward

[Batman]

Two of the judges didn't give Kov a single round after the 6th

[ross]

Fucking joke!

Ward may have done more than he did earlier in some of the rounds but he certainly didn't out score Kovalev in all of the last half! I couldn't believe it when they announced it! By the looks of his surprise, neither could Ward!

[Batman]

You've been quiet just lately Ross, where ya been?

[Vendettos]

Neither did I.

---- K -- W
R1 10-9
R2 10-8
R3 9-10
R4 9-10
R5 9-10
R6 10-9
R7 9-10
R8 9-10
R9 9-10
10 9-10
11 9-10
12 9-10

I had it 116-111

Dunno what the fuck Lederman and Rafael were smoking.

[Master]

Judges had Kov winning round 3 and 4 vendettas.

[Vendettos]

Judges had Kov winning round 3 and 4 vendettas.

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

@Master

[Master]

Sky sports know shit all about boxing

[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.

[ross]

You've been quiet just lately Ross, where ya been?

Just not much taking my fancy to bother posting about is all.

[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.