The final shot that doubled Kovalev over was square in the cup. The ref seemed to step in when he saw Kov double over.
Official cards... 80/238 34% Ward; 95 or 407 22% Kov 53 of 144 37% body; Kov 45 to 27 on jabs. 67-66 x2 for Ward...68-65 on 3rd judge.
Paulie Malignaggi is saying on the English telecast that even if you give Ward the benefit of the doubt and say the shots were legal, the stoppage makes no sense as Weeks could've easily declared Kov down and started counting
There's a reason you get up to 5 minutes for low blows. Kovalev wasn't recovered and props to Ward for realizing it and making something of it. But.
Yeah, Weeks SHOULD Have Started Counting, as Opposed to STOPPING the Fight Right Then and There... Still, it DIDN'T Look Good for Kovalev...It's NOT as if Ward was Going to STOP Going to the Body or Anything... REED
is this some bullshit amateur fight, where as soon as you get hurt the fight is stopped. What a fucking tavesty
There was a Low Blow or So in the FINISHING Salvo, but None of the 1's Prior Were, in REED's Opinion...None of the 1's Kovalev Initially Complained or Doubled Over from Were... They were Square ON the Belt Line, Which is Legal... REED
There are some other stud light heavies right now. He doesn't need to go to cruiser. Sergey not leading off with complaining. Says 'Boxing.' Now, he does say only hurt by low blow. They look low on tv showing the last two that ended it. Yeah, they show the angle and it was low as fuck the last one. Look, you give Kovalev time for that low blow and we still have a fight. There wasn't a knockdown.
No. You don't get the benefit of the doubt when you have half the glove below the bottom of the belt.
He stopped him with low blows. Wtf? This ward guy must be a favorite of the refs or something. This was an obvious ripoff.
I repeat, Ward ended the fight with 3 consecutive low blows. The ref stepped in when Kov doubled over from the most obvious one.
Agreed. Even if he judged it to be a legal blow he could have either started a count or deducted a point if he thought Kov was stalling. Instant stoppage is bullshit.
How long have you watched boxing? It is never fucking going to happen. Ward is hbo. Stevenson is showtime.