Kovalev’s manager and promoter allowed a terrible referee like Robert Byrd to get picked. All US judges? How about one from Russia, one from CA and one from either CAN or MEX? Byrd favored Ward the whole fight. I had Ward causing 47 clinches and Kovalev 8 clinches. Byrd was so slow getting to break a clinch it was sad. Good fight? Compared to what?

This writer felt Kovalev won 5 of the first 6 rounds. Then lost 2 and won 3 straight losing the last round for a 116-111 score 8-4 in rounds. I cannot believe in a 12 round fight that all 3 judges had the same scores. There would not have been a fight if Kovalev didn’t force it all the way. Both fighters were a disappointment to this writer. Can you imagine comparing this to the first “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Tommy “Hit Man” Hearns fight?