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    Kovalev interview with Russian boxing site

    Translated:

    About Ward fight

    Mike Tyson said, that I will destroy Ward. And I would but something interfered. Those are the mistakes I made preparing. And today I'm at ease with how it went, at ease with my defeat. If I got the W I would remain everything as it were thinking I did all the things correctly, but I didn't. If you look at my fights with Chilemba and Ward, you will see that I looked the same, whilist in the first 4 rounds against Ward I looked myself. Since the round 5 I turned into the other me[**** verison in Chilemba fight]. The mistake I made during the training process was to stay up the mountains for too long. I needed three weeks, but stayed five. The first time I barely made it into the ring, I'd caught cold twice, did anthibiotics. Before the Ward fight I wasn't ill or anything, though it didn't help much. In the middle of the fifth round it was like my tyres were punctured and went flat - I lost my speed, I lost every aspect of my skills. It hit me psychologically, but what could I do? I fought with nothing but my willpower.

    About how to change

    Filter everything that I need and dump everything that I don't need. Maybe add someone into my team. I've already started the talks with some of the specialists whom give me advice, whom might be useful for me and the career ahead. It's gonna be like a second breath. I'm really not happy nor even satisfied with how the year went for me. I started good destroying Pascal but then I've had two horrible fights. Though I beat Chilemba I didn't feel like a winner, I was upset, I felt like I've lost.

    About training and coaches


    I've never used practics and tactics of US coaches; if I gotta be honest, they're all zeroes over there. Some think about them like they're the best. These some are wrong. They take a towel, put it over the shoulder and think they're trainers. You got to be a teacher. Maybe I didn't go to college all that long but I learned some about teaching there and I learned some while having my boxing career. You got to understand what amount of training can one sustain up the mountains or after the time zone change. Not everyone is a terminator but every other condition coach thinks they are and they train them the same way not even thinking about one's limits and possibilities or any other factors affecting the training.

    About possible work with Khromov [famous russian amateur trainer, head trainer of 1996,2000,2004 olympic teams]

    I would love to talk to him, listen to his opinion, maybe have his advice. Or maybe he could agree to being one my coaches. I wouldn't mind. He's a great trainer even though he trains amateurs. If I got to be honest, he is a really good coach.

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    #2
    Looks like he's not a fan of American trainers:

    "I've never used practics and tactics of US coaches; if I gotta be honest, they're all zeroes over there. Some think about them like they're the best. These some are wrong. They take a towel, put it over the shoulder and think they're trainers."

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      #3
      making excuses lol, well he can hate american trainers all he wants American and British trainers and fighters rule the sport

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        #4
        Watching Ann Wolfe make Kirkland roll tires around a field after another knockout loss makes me tend to believe him.

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          #5
          "I've never used practics and tactics of US coaches; if I gotta be honest, they're all zeroes over there"

          Kovalev is a good fighter but I don't like this type of attitude. He seems very closed minded. It's always good to be open to new ideas.

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            #6
            Originally posted by VatoMulatto View Post
            "I've never used practics and tactics of US coaches; if I gotta be honest, they're all zeroes over there"

            Kovalev is a good fighter but I don't like this type of attitude. He seems very closed minded. It's always good to be open to new ideas.
            IDK man. I think so too, but I also think that arrogance, willful stubbornness and sheer self belief is also part of what makes Kovalev who he is in the ring. Maybe it ain't always so easy to compartmentalise.

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              #7
              The amount of disrespect JDJ takes from that guy for the money is a sad thing.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Dip_Slide View Post
                The amount of disrespect JDJ takes from that guy for the money is a sad thing.
                The interview would strongly suggest that relationship is at an end.

                Can't imagine Kovalev is easy to work with but that is probably true of many fighters. Being able to get through to them is more than half the job. Don't know why Kovalev is staying with JDJ if he feels that strongly about it though.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Dr Rumack View Post
                  The interview would strongly suggest that relationship is at an end.

                  Can't imagine Kovalev is easy to work with but that is probably true of many fighters. Being able to get through to them is more than half the job. Don't know why Kovalev is staying with JDJ if he feels that strongly about it though.
                  I was reading full interview in Russian and he clearly stated that JDJ didn't teach him nothing. He said if he kept winning fights he would get criticized for kicking JDJ out of his team, and that's why JDJ was staying with him but now he might take that into consideration

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                    #10
                    Kovalev is blaming his conditioning on training in high altitude? LMAO really?

                    High altitude is the best possible training for a fighter's stamina.

                    Think of all the high altitude fighters. They never gas.



                    GGG. Oscar. Everyone from Greg Jackson's training camp. Diego Sanchez. Holly holm. Jon Jones. Carlos Condit. Donald Cerrone. if it's one thing high altitude fighters are known for it's their stamina.



                    if he wants to make his career a priority. he needs to move there like GGG did. lol



                    going there and catching a cold is his own dedication problem.

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