Sunday, November 27, 2016

Controversy Surrounds Ward / Kovalev

The light heavyweight bout between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev was previewed as potentially the fight of the year. It was touted as Andre Ward and his defense vs. Sergey Kovalev and his offense.
Ward defensive style of fighting going against Kovalev offensive punching power. A week ago in Las Vegas the two fighters stepped into the right undefeated, yet only one left out the way. A unanimous decision was awarded to Andrew Ward. Many people in the crowd were in disbelief. Early on in the fight Sergey made Ward look like a boxer who hasn't had much ring work the past 3 years. Ward even looked hurt at times during the fight. However the judges saw otherwise. Maybe the judges viewed Ward offensive output in the 2nd half of the fight as comeback worthy. Could the fight have ended in a draw or a Kovalev win ? Sure. However I'm sure the outcome will set the path for a potential Ward vs. Kovalev II. Oh boxing...don't you just love it.

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