I hate to admit it but.... Ward is gonna school Kov

Froch lost 9-3.

He had a moment or two late, but it was never a question. It's not like you were thinking "Ward is gonna blow this..."

Ward was never out of control in the whole fight, and some rounds were so one sided that they easily coulda been 10-8.

Yes, Kov is a much better fighter than Froch. Hits much harder, has better speed, and is much more technically skilled. On paper, he should push Ward to the limit.

I just have a bad feeling. I suspect that Kov MIGHT have some front runner in him, and will get frustrated after being outboxed for awhile.

 

I watched that fight again recently and whilst Froch did a bit better than I thought he did at the time he still lost clearly. Those 115-113 cards were insane.

 

"Lost Clearly"and "Lost Terribly" are different things.

 

Froch was never in the fight

 

People misremember that fight because Ward swept the first six or seven rounds so clearly that it skewed opinions. Froch took an absolute hiding in the first half of the fight but clearly won at least four of the last six rounds and arguably five. Ward was blowing out of his arse in the last few rounds and was basically doing everything he could to not engage.

Ward definitely won the fight, 7-5 at worst, but the perception that Froch 'lost terribly' is false. If the fight was a 15-rounder he may well have won it. Ward looked fucking knackered by the end.

MTF

 

I had it 7-5 at the time and haven't rewatched it since. The difference is that Froch won his rounds clearly enough but Ward won some of his rounds at an absolute canter - X is right that some of them were so one-sided they could have been scored 10-8s.

MTF

 

Agreed. I'm a huge Froch fan, but he lost rather wide, and never really was in the fight, or at least he never looked like he had a shot at winning it.

 

it was a boat race. froch never had a chance

 

The gum shield incident was worth an extra point. Whaddya say Feebs, make it an even 6 - 6.

 

Yep..........you don;t "Lose Terribly" if the other guy is dropping more rubber than Mike Tyson in Tokyo.

 

Ah yes, 'to bite the rubber bone' , to bite the rubber bone,...but ah,.. yeah, not,........... :crafty:...not quite similar the circumstances,.. I mean, I was trying to squeeze a liiiiiiiiiiiittle bit more out of Feebles, subtle, subtle, alm: but you've gone the full Steve Kim,.. (dat boy be angrahhh!!!)

 

This will be on sky sports for those of us who are in the UK.

 

AGJIMMYD

 

You'll still ave it, with your chips n shit.

I don't think there's even an option to buy it in ol larrikan straya' , we like the bare minimum down here, maybe I'll catch it on talk-back radio.

 

A Black Mick vs a Slanty Eyed Russian.........should be right up your street, Kauki, Pick the admixtures of that Dolly Mix.

 

They do plenty of admixture picking on talk-back don't you worry :crafty: - a tried and true daily express crusade.

 

Ward seems more focused on talking about Golov than Kov. Which is pointless, since there's no way Ward-Golov is ever gonna happen now.

I really really hope he's underestimating Kov's ability, which I think he might be. The little he says about Kov, he talks about him as if he's a crude, one dimensional slugger, which is false.

I hope Kov beats the fuck outta this clown. No quick KO. I want Ward to take a prolonged beating.

 

https://twitter.com/KrusherKovalev/status/782491297764573184

 

I'm starting to get the feeling that Kov's taking Ward more seriously than the reverse. Ward is coming across like he believes he's invincible, whereas Kov knows if he's not on his game he can lose. Usually in cases like that, fighter B wins.

I'm still picking Ward, but I PRAY that Kov ruins this dickhead.

 

ward is a smart guy who knows boxing. i see no way he's not taking the fight seriously.

hardest punching, most dangerous opponent of his career. he knows this

 

Lol, why? because he's training with a ball stapped to his head? ::

 

you cant do that, Jesus of dianabol

 

I've never seen that focus ball before and holy shit.

 

Yeah I can. Used to train with a former ukrainian amateur champ. Showed me how to do it. It's a pretty common technique in eastern europe (Beterbiev does it also)

 

you and your brother are hillbillies, kovalev and beterbiev are learned doctors.

 

The last time I remember seeing a fighter use the focus ball was, of all people, Billy Schwer before he fought Stevie Johnston. Looks impressive for sure.

 

http://m.bbc.com/sport/boxing/38025421

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Ward TKO 12.

 

Has Kovalev ever been 'wobbled' at 175?
Has Ward ever 'wobbled' anyone of note?

 

and if by christ the redeemer Kovalev spitoons his gum shield.