Monday 5 December 2016 20:06, UK
Andre Ward claims that he has only seen one live full fight involving Sergey Kovalev, but is confident that 10 weeks is enough time to watch and learn all he needs to know.
The two unbeaten fighters will do battle in a huge light-heavyweight showdown on November 19 at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, live and exclusive on Sky Sports.
Kovalev (30-0-1-KO26) will put his IBF, WBA Super and WBO world titles on the line against the former super-middleweight kingpin and Ward (30-0-KO15) admits that although he has not seen much of his Russian opponent in action, it is by no means a problem.
"The first full fight that I ever watched of Kovalev's was his rematch with Jean Pascal earlier this year," Ward told Boxing Scene "Other than that, I haven't seen much of him at all.
"I've been around long enough and 10 weeks is more than enough time to really, really dissect and look at the small things.
"I've seen him fight and I've seen plenty of clips, so I know what I'm looking at. I'm sure I will gain more knowledge at training camp as we dig deeper and I have more than enough time to see what I want to see."
Ward, who will be making his first Vegas appearance, has also received advice from fellow boxers since the fight announcement was made.
"With a big fight like this, my phone started ringing straight away with people saying: 'I sparred with him,' or 'I was in his camp,' or 'I fought him, and this is what I see'. I have been getting these calls ever since the fight was announced.
"With that, my coach is obviously doing his job and we have discussions all the time about the things we need to know."
