Lennox Lewis analyses the Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward showdown

Lennox Lewis

FORMER world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is expecting a “chess match” when Andre Ward challenges light-heavyweight king Sergey Kovalev at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“I think itโ€™s going to be chess match. Kovalev is great in his weight class, and I think Andre Ward is actually biting off a tall order, in the sense that heโ€™s moving up in weight, the guy is bigger than him,” Lewis told Boxing News.ย “You look at his last two fights at light-heavyweight [versus Sullivan Barrera and Alexander Brand], they werenโ€™t really impressive but I think he was just getting used to light-heavyweight, and boxing at that weight, being the smaller man.

“Now heโ€™s boxing the champion. That is difficult for most guys to do, but if thereโ€™s one person who can do it, itโ€™s him. His gameplan should be trying to get in on Kovalev, shorten the distance and use angles, and punch when Kovalev is punching. Heโ€™s not seen a fighter like Andre, and never been in the ring with a talented guy like Andre. He has to contend with getting used to Andre and see where he can get in and be effective in the fight.

“I like Ward as a disciplined fighter, he can win on points. You donโ€™t see those kind of fighters anymore that take their training serious, that take boxing serious. He doesnโ€™t drink and he doesnโ€™t smoke, he doesnโ€™t party, heโ€™s a family man and all he does is live for training and being the best.”

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