crow wrote:Enlightened-One wrote:
I get it… about 63% of the media (54 from 86 scorecards) believed that Kovalev deserved to gain the nod over Ward. It was a competitive fight, but no robbery.
SCORES POLLED FROM MEDIA [1]
44 Scores for KOVALEV = 73%
15 Scores for WARD = 25%
1 Score for a DRAW = 2%
Shaun Brown (TalkingBoxing.uk): 115-112 Kovalev
Harold Lederman (HBO): 116-111 Kovalev
Chris Mannix (Yahoo Sports): 115-112 Kovalev
Boxhard Podcast: 115-113 Kovalev
Dan Rafael (ESPN): 115-112 Kovalev
Andy Paterson (Boxing Asylum): 114-113 Kovalev
Cliff Rold (BS): 115-112 Kovalev
Daniel Vano (Checkhookboxing): 114-113 Kovalev
WorldBoxingNews: 114-113 Ward
Lance Pugmire (LA Times): 115-112 Kovalev
Ryan Burton (BS): 115-113 Kovalev
Kevin Iole (Yahoo Sports): 114-113 Ward
Daniel Attias (AUSboxing) : 114-113 Kovalev
Victor M Salazar (BS): 115-112 Kovalev
Scott Christ (BadLeftHook): 115-112 Kovalev
Wolfgang Schiffbauer (German Freelancer): 114-113 Ward
Beau Denison (The Boxing Truth): 114-113 Kovalev
Ramon Aranda (3MoreRounds): 114-113 Ward
Brian Campbell (ESPN): 114-113 Ward
Gareth A Davies (The Telegraph): 115-112 Kovalev
Boxing Monthly Online: 114-113 Kovalev
Kevin McRae (Bleacher Report): 115-112 Kovalev
Steve Zemach ( FoxSports640): 115-112 Kovalev
Bernardo Osuna (ESPN Deportes): 115-113 Kovalev
Mark Ortega (Freelance): 115-112 Ward
Michael Montero (Montero On Boxing): 116-111 Kovalev
Mike Coppinger (USA Today): 114-113 Ward
Ben Weismann (spam): 114-113 Kovalev
Tom Craze (BadLeftHook): 116-111 Ward
Danny Richardson (Script Media): 115-112 Ward
Jorge Hernandez (SW Fight): 115-112 Kovalev
Tim Starks (Queensberry Rules): 115-112 Kovalev
The Guardian Online: 115-112 Kovalev
New York Post Online: 114-113 Ward
G. Leon (Boxtalk): 114-113 Kovalev
Tim Dahlberg (AP): 116-111 Kovalev
Fraser Coffeen (Bloody Elbow): 115-112 Kovalev
Steve Kim (UCN Live): 115-112 Kovalev
Bokser.org: 115-112 Kovalev
Bob Velin (USA Today): 114-113 Kovalev
FightersRated: 115-112 Kovalev
LA Times Online: 114-113 Ward
Allan Fox (Boxingnews24): 117-110 Kovalev
Kieran Mulvaney (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
Ron Borges (Boston Herald): 116-114 Kovalev
Tony Bellew (Sky Sports): 114-114 DRAW
Eric Raskin (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
Heavy Bag Boxing: 115-112 Kovalev
Andrew Harrison (Boxing Monthly): 117-111 Kovalev
Stephen A Smith (ESPN): 114-113 Kovalev
Paul Smith Jnr (Sky Sports): 116-113 Ward
John Angus MacDonald (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
Adam Abramowitz (Saturday Night Boxing): 115-112 Ward
Mark Butcher (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Ward
Doug Fischer (Ring Magazine): 117-110 Kovalev
Alex Morris (Next Big Pod): 114-113 Kovalev
Queensberry Rules: 115-112 Kovalev
Danny Winterbottom (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
Tom Gray (Ring Magazine): 116-115 Ward
Sam Sheppard (Next Big Pod): 115-112 Kovalev
Media Scores = 86
Kovalev Winner = 54
Percentage of vote = 62.79
Steve Zemach ( FoxSports640): 115-112 Kovalev
Ramon Aranda (3MoreRounds): 114-113 Ward
Tim Dahlberg (AP): 116-111 Kovalev
Daniel Attias (AUSboxing) : 114-113 Kovalev
Tom Craze (Bad Left Hook): 114-113 Ward
Scott Christ (Bad Left Hook): 115-112 Kovalev
Kevin McRae (Bleacher Report): 116-111 for Kovalev
Fraser Coffeen (Bloody Elbow): 115-112 Kovalev
Ron Borges (Boston Herald): 116-114 Kovalev
Andy Paterson (Boxing Asylum): 114-113 Kovalev
Danny Winterbottom (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
John Angus MacDonald (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
Mark Butcher (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Ward
Andrew Harrison (Boxing Monthly): 117-111 Kovalev
Ben Weismann (spam): 114-113 Kovalev
Allan Fox (Boxingnews24): 117-110 Kovalev
Cliff Rold (BS): 115-112 Kovalev
Victor M Salazar (BS): 115-112 Kovalev
Ryan Burton (BS): 115-113 Kovalev
G. Leon (Boxtalk): 114-113 Kovalev
Lyle Fitzsimmons (CBS Sports): 114-113 Ward
Andreas Hale (Champions Fight): Draw
Daniel Vano (Checkhookboxing): 114-113 Kovalev
Bernardo Osuna (ESPN Deportes): 115-113 Kovalev
Stephen A Smith (ESPN): 114-113 Kovalev
Brian Campbell (ESPN): 114-113 Ward
Dan Rafael (ESPN): 115-112 Kovalev
Marcellus Wiley (ESPN): Draw
Arash Markazi (ESPN): Kovalev won
Jack Jorgensen (FanSided): Kovalev won
Dieter Kurtenbach (Fox Sports): 116-111 for Kovalev
Mark Ortega (Freelance): 115-112 Ward
Wolfgang Schiffbauer (German Freelancer): 114-113 Ward
Harold Lederman (HBO Sports): 116-111 Kovalev
Eric Raskin (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
Kieran Mulvaney (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
Dylan Hernandez (LA Times): 114-113 Ward
Lance Pugmire (LA Times): 115-112 Kovalev
Jesse Granger (Las Vegas Sun): 115-112 Kovalev
Steve Kim (Max Boxing): 115-112 Kovalev
Michael Montero (Montero On Boxing): 116-111 Kovalev
Alex Morris (Next Big Pod): 114-113 Kovalev
Sam Sheppard (Next Big Pod): 115-112 Kovalev
George Willis (NY Post): 114-113 Ward
Tim Starks (Queensberry Rules): 115-112 Kovalev
Michael Rosenthal (Ring Magazine): 114-113 Ward
Ryan Songalia (Ring Magazine): 115-112 Kovalev
Tom Gray (Ring Magazine): 116-115 Ward
Doug Fischer (Ring Magazine): 117-110 Kovalev
Dougie Fischer (Ring Magazine): 117-110 Kovalev
Adam Abramowitz (Saturday Night Boxing): 115-112 Ward
Danny Richardson (Script Media): 115-112 Ward
Mike Sloan (Sherdog): 115-112 Kovalev
Al Bernstein (Showtime Sports): Had Kovalev winning
Paul Smith Jnr (Sky Sports): 116-113 Ward
Johnny Nelson (Sky Sports): 114-114 Draw
Jorge Hernandez (SW Fight): 115-112 Kovalev
Shaun Brown (TalkingBoxing.uk): 115-112 Kovalev
Beau Denison (The Boxing Truth): 114-113 Kovalev
Bryan Armen Graham (The Guardian): 115-112 Kovalev
Bill Simmons (The Ringer): Kovalev won
Gareth A Davies (The Telegraph): 115-112 Kovalev
Bob Velin (USA Today Sports): 114-113 Kovalev
Mike Coppinger (USA Today): 114-113 Ward
Phil D. Jay (WBN – World Boxing News): 114-113 Ward
Kevin Iole (Yahoo! Sports): 114-113 Ward
Chris Mannix (Yahoo! Sports): 115-112 Kovalev
Bokser.org: 115-112 Kovalev
Boxhard Podcast: 115-113 Kovalev
BS – 114-113 Ward
FightersRated: 115-112 Kovalev
Forbes – 114-113 Kovalev
Heavy Bag Boxing: 115-112 Kovalev
LA Times Online: 114-113 Ward
New York Post Online: 114-113 Ward
Queensberry Rules: 115-112 Kovalev
The Associated Press – 116-111 Kovalev
WorldBoxingNews: 114-113 Ward
Paulie Malignaggi (Sky Sports): 116-112 Ward
Matthew Macklin (Sky Sports): 115-113 Ward
Spencer Fearon (Sky Sports): 115-113 Ward
Paul Smith (Sky Sports): 115-112 Ward
Tony Bellew (Sky Sports): 114-114 Draw
Johnny Nelson (Sky Sports): 114-114 Draw
Adam Smith (Sky Sports): 114-113 Ward
Eddie Hearn (Sky Sports): 114-113 Ward