Kovalevs jab to the body will be a key to beat Ward

[Beercules]

Ward's got a good jab to the body himself.

The battle of the jab will be interesting.

Ward has to time his jab and counter Kovalev's jab with his own. I think he can do that.

What if Ward can't hurt Kov?

[Kigali]

Did I claim I did? Have you?


I want to hear from people who actually box, stop defending your alt

Something is wrong with you.

[Canelo and GGG]

I could definitely see that and Ward will have the advantage inside but I think Ward to pick his spots when to smother and work inside.

I think Ward will box from the outside and I think he will have a lot of success there.

Ward is the better boxer IMO.

Yea i can see him box with Kova but its more risky ,if sjergiej will be fooled by jab to the body and faith he can be victim of Wards right hand often,but takeing it to inside is saver options ,becouse even if Kova get outboxed he still can land big punches ,and in inside he is no threat IMO.

[Beercules]

Something is wrong with you.

No. You're the dude with 50 alts. You're what's wrong

[Redd Foxx]

I've thought about this one a lot. It's incredibly difficult to beat someone with a tactic that they specialize in. Ward is a true master of not only the body jab, but the trickier straight right to the body.

Andre's posture is such that it does not invite body jabs (pic below). I believe Barrera has success once or twice but Andre's fists are always in a position to throw and he's extremely quick for a 175lber. He also adapts to the opponent's gameplan quickly, which means that you usually can't get away with repeating one move against him for long. I don't see Kovalev putting a lot into the body jab for fear of getting countered, and also of falling into a trap. I do believe he will have some small degree of success with it though, mostly in setting up straight rights.

[fighter1234]

As a boxer ik for a fact thats hard to avoid, floyd himself doesn't block a body jab real well, but I have seen Ward do this combo were he throws a right to the body and than a jab to the head which sets off fighters, what's so hard about Ward to beat is his work rate is always higher than his opponent, if you aren't throwing at him he doesn't do anything, but when you try throwing combo's he starts out punching you

You're right. A perfect body jab is very hard to avoid. Floyd's traditional stance has a "built in" defence against body attack with his body rotated and left hand hugging the lft side of his body. But jabs can sneak through and the one vital mistake you can make with that stance is to attempt to parry the body jab with your right hand. That's how Mosley clipped him.

[Dean_Razorback]

Plus Kovalev is longer and he controls distance well.

shut up beer, kovalev is an eurobot just like provodnikov, a rudimentary face first brawler, slow as a turtle who only have heavy hands but they are also slow as a turtle.

[fighter1234]

A jab to the body isn't about hurting your opponent, its isnt even really about scoring. It's about making your opponent reset and rethink. Its aimed at stopping your opponent from going in etc. Truth is between the two, Ward certainly has the better jab to the body, its fast, its pretty straight and it typically helps stand his opponents up. That's why i find it ironic you asked this question. Best way to avoid that punch is to stay at range. Either that or throw something up top when they go down there. In the war of jabs to the body, my money is on Ward. With Floyd retired, hes the best in the business at that punch.

Ever been jabbed to the body? Trust me they hurt. A good body jab takes you're breath. Take enough of them and you will start to wear down.

[Beercules]

shut up beer, kovalev is an eurobot just like provodnikov, a rudimentary face first brawler, slow as a turtle who only have heavy hands but they are also slow as a turtle.

oh duh I forgot

[Canelo and GGG]

I've thought about this one a lot. It's incredibly difficult to beat someone with a tactic that they specialize in. Ward is a true master of not only the body jab, but the trickier straight right to the body.

Andre's posture is such that it does not invite body jabs (pic below). I believe Barrera has success once or twice but Andre's fists are always in a position to throw and he's extremely quick for a 175lber. He also adapts to the opponent's gameplan quickly, which means that you usually can't get away with repeating one move against him for long. I don't see Kovalev putting a lot into the body jab for fear of getting countered, and also of falling into a trap. I do believe he will have some small degree of success with it though, mostly in setting up straight rights.

what if Ward wont block it with hands and he will try to avoid it with foot work ,jumping back ,i saw many fighters who dont even try to block jab to body becouse they know they will get open for right hand ,also faithing a lot will make kova think and pick his actions more carefully,IMO Ward wont throw a lot too ,he will be sceard of counters,inside is a way to go for Andre.