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It was not the best performance of his ruthless career by Sergey Kovalev in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on Monday night, but it was good enough to beat Isaac Chilemba on points.Kovalev retained his IBF, WBO and WBA light-heavyweight belts and added a cautionary note to the assessments of all those who believe his power could flatten anything from a small elephant down.Chilemba was dropped in the seventh, rocked and hurt in the last but stayed on his feet to join a tiny club of fighters that have heard the final bell against Kovalev.There is no disputing that the Malawian is tough, but he is not as slick as he often looked against Kovalev.The brutal and harsh truth is that Kovalev, back in his beloved Russia after four years and 13 fights, looked like he had not prepared properly and was breathing heavily from round eight, looked short of ideas from the start and lacked zip in his punches.I suspect that his triumphant homecoming for his eighth world-title fight was accompanied by too many distractions and commitments. Krusher looked tired.Now Kovalev will rest, go hunt wild boar with his friend Nikolai Valuev, the former world heavyweight champion who was known as the Beast from the East, before returning to Florida and the most serious boxing camp of his life in preparation for his November showdown with unbeaten, brilliant and often untouchable Andre Ward.A minute before the first bell in Russia, the thinking on Ward vs. Kovalev was simple: Ward has the skills, Kovalev has the power and the brain.The thinking after a few rounds of Kovalev vs. Chilemba had shifted slightly: Ward will be too clever, Kovalev does not have much of a boxing brain.There is no doubt that it will be an easy night for Ward if the same distracted, drained and predictable Kovalev gets in the ring.?Kovalevs lack of speed against Chilemba was, hopefully, only a temporary failing, perhaps due to a lack of preparation. Plus, predicting the outcome of any future fight after just one performance is always hazardous.However, Ward will have noted smaller, far more subtle flaws that emerged as Kovalev fell short with his punches and was occasionally made to miss.Ward has the most brilliant eye in boxing and would have dismantled the Kovalev that beat Chilemba. But Kovalev could argue that he would have walked through the Ward that went twelve repetitive rounds with Sullivan Barrera in March of this year.That was only Wards second fight in 30 months and a necessary twelve rounder in anticipation of agreeing to terms for the November fight with Kovalev.Ward, by the way, has a fight in August to further sharpen his skills before retreating behind closed doors for a three-month camp in the build-up to the November 19 date at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Chilemba will get back on the dreaded train: a man with gloves and ambition but very little luck. Its not the end for me, he said, after losing for the fourth time in 30 fights. I will be back and I will win the title.Kovalev is not the type of boxer to lose sleep over an off night, not the type to worry about future opponents and what anybody thinks about him. Ward, thankfully, is not the type of fighter to believe that one bad night makes a bad fighter.However, after Monday night in Russia, a lot of people will be wondering and asking the greatest boxing question of all time: What if?On November 19 we will all find out. Stanley NSoki Jersey . Neymar curled home a free kick from just outside the area to put the 2014 World Cup host ahead in the 44th minute. Three minutes after the break, a simple through pass from Paulinho freed Oscar and the Chelsea star rounded goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong to extend Brazils lead. 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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are looking to their past to potentially find their future head coach.General manager Dave Caldwell said Monday that former New York Giants Tom Coughlin would be somebody wed be interested in talking to about the teams coaching vacancy.The Jaguars (2-12) fired Gus Bradley after the franchises ninth consecutive loss Sunday. Bradley went 14-48 in four seasons in Jacksonville, the worst winning percentage (.225) of any NFL coach with at least 60 games.The 70-year-old Coughlin was Jacksonvilles first head coach, leading the Jaguars to a 68-60 record in eight seasons (1995-2002). Coughlin resigned last January after 12 seasons with the Giants, but has made it clear he wants to return to the NFL. He is currently serving as a senior adviser to the leagues football operations department.Caldwell could give him a shot at getting back on the sidelines.Toms a great man and a great person, and well see where it goes, Caldwell said. There will be a lot of guys were interested in talking to.Coughlin won two Super Bowls with the Giants and led them to the playoffs in four consecutive seasons (2005-08).Hes got so much experience on myself or on any coach that we have in this building and hes a great individual, so I think you can always learn from people, Caldwell said. Theres always a place for knowledge.Caldwell said head coaching experience would be helpful for Bradleys successor. But he didnt rule out hiring someone without any.I dont want to avoid a candidate if he doesnt have it because you can be overlooking a great future head coach, Caldwell said. Experience is critical, even with our players. Our players are young, but they may lack experience in certain areas and I think experience is invaluable.Caldwell picked offensive line coach Doug Marrone as the teams interim coach for the final two games. Marrone went 15-17 in two seasons (2013-14) as Buffalos head coach.Marrone wont make any major changes when he holds his first team meeting Tuesday. Hes even sticking with quarterback Blake Bortles, who was the main reason for Jacksonvilles offensive struggles this season.Caldwell remains committed to and confident in Bortles, but said he wont mandate that the new coach be dedicated to keeping Bortles under center. Bortles is tied for second in the NFL with 20 turnovers, and his sloppy mechanics have caused inaccuracy and inconsistency all season.dddddddddddd He also has been playing through a shoulder injury.I always feel its the coachs responsibility to play who he feels like gives us the best chance to win, with anybody, Caldwell said. I still believe Blake gives us the best chance to win on Sundays. I know hes fighting through a lot of different things from a health standpoint.Caldwell declined to name any other coaching candidates aside from Coughlin and Marrone.Former San Francisco 49ers coach and current Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley should get consideration, too.Caldwell acknowledged that part of the reason Khan fired Bradley with two games remaining was to get a jump on the coaching search, especially after the Los Angeles Rams parted ways with Jeff Fisher last week.Khan and Caldwell discussed potential scenarios at the owners meetings in Dallas and decided later in the week to fire Bradley following Sundays game at Houston, win or lose.There are some dynamics that when the ball started rolling that we didnt want to be left behind, Caldwell said.Bradley met with local media for more than 35 minutes Monday. He held court inside a conference room at the Sawgrass Marriott in nearby Ponte Vedra Beach, going into detail about his professional shortcomings.He expressed no hard feelings toward the franchise and got emotional near the end of the session. He sat in complete silence for 15 seconds when asked his one regret from a four-year failure.Id just like to be here with this team when its successful, Bradley said. The regret I have is not seeing these players (win). When you go through something thats hard and then you come through it and you have success and you say, `Thats why we do it. Look at where it took you. ...I regret (that) because I do believe thats going to happen. I regret not being here to see that.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '