Ward told what he thought after the knockdown in the fight with Kovalev

In that fight, the American failed at the start, being knocked down in the second round, but then turned the tide of the meeting and won by unanimous decision.

“I have to return the favor! I shouldn't have missed that shot. Never once have I even found myself on the floor of the ring. I always tried to do everything possible to avoid ending up in such a position.

However, when this happened, I was calm because I understood what needed to be done next. I knew I just had to get up and pull myself together,” Ward said in an interview with the YouTube channel ProBox TV.

Let us remember that in July 2017, the fighters had a rematch, in which Ward won more confidently - by technical knockout in the eighth round.