Although the late rounds were very close, with the fighters trading punches, Kovalev had dominated the early rounds and knocked down Ward in the second. “Boxing really needed a great fight.”Kovalev, 33, established control early with a powerful left jab that stunned Ward on several occasions. With about 40 seconds left in the second round, Kovalev’s power caught up with Ward. But Ward managed to start getting in close on Kovalev in the middle of the fight. Midway through the 10th round, for instance, Ward connected on a sharp jab, but almost immediately ate one from Kovalev.

Source: New York Times November 20, 2016 05:34 UTC