Nathan Cleverly v Sergey Kovalev is on!

Thanks for throwing it in my face. haha. Damn, did I get this one wrong. Really thought he could take a decision. Oh well.. Nah... usually for the fights that garner attention, I make a subscription folder and subscribe to a bunch of threads. I was on Donaire when he fought Rigo, bumped a bunch of threads so they could celebrate.

Thread bump to reminisce Thanks for throwing it in my face. haha. Damn, did I get this one wrong. Really thought he could take a decision. Oh well..

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Early knockout victory for Kovalev. Little evidence that Cleverly has the tools to stop Kovalev just running right through him with very hard punches in quick combination.

He'll have to box smart and stick to a gameplan, if he can, then he'll have a good chance IMO. White and Campillo also reportedly had game plans. Kovalevs barrages tend to send people reflexively scurrying for cover, however, with their plans dribbling out of their ears. Actually while I definitely favour Kovalev, I'm not writing Clev off. I'm guessing he'll be on his bike for the early rounds, hoping that Kovalev will start to gas. Clevs stamina is pretty good, and probably his best asset in this fight. In the end it'll be a question of how good Clevs whiskers are, and how much Kovs got in the tank. If Kovs got it in him to fight at pace for 12, I think Clevs got next to no chance. That said, Kovalevs been pretty damn persuasive. Every time I doubt he just rolls out another TKO3. - there, said it, though I think 5 or 6 is more likely.

I remember Clev being caught by some good clean shots and thinking if his opponent had any kind of pop whatsoever then Clev would have been in serious trouble. His defense looked terrible too against a guy who was a last minute replacement. He'll have to box smart and stick to a gameplan, if he can, then he'll have a good chance IMO.

Clev was wobbled by feather fisted Kuziemski and needed a british stoppage on Kuziemski's cut to ensure he didn't get into anymore trouble. I remember Clev being caught by some good clean shots and thinking if his opponent had any kind of pop whatsoever then Clev would have been in serious trouble. His defense looked terrible too against a guy who was a last minute replacement.

This fight could breathe new life into the LHW division. Well done to both guys for taking this.

Cleverly has a high work rate but Kovalev also has a high work rate and hits very very hard. I think the main difference is that Kovalev is a little bit more proven that Cleverly. Beating White and especially Campillo really made me believe that he could be a world champion, while Cleverly has wins over Murat and Bellew, who while aren't completely terrible fighters I still don't think they're on the level of Campillo. Also Cleverly has been fighting absolutely terrible opposition for over 2 years while Kovalev beat Campillo and White in the last 6 months, so I think Kovalev has a lot more momentum right now. If I have to make a prediction I'll say Kovalev takes Cleverly out between rounds 8-10.

Would you like to bet Hugh? I'll give you odds :boxing: my trilli to your trilli el angel my brother.

easy work for clev!!! Would you like to bet Hugh? I'll give you odds :boxing:

"Sergei spars heavyweights; he hits that hard." - John David Jackson, Kovalev's trainer.

This should be an entertaining bout as both guys have a high work-rate. Clev seems more athletic while Kovalev packs more power. Kovalev TKO7

Good fight. I'm surprised Warren actually made it.

wheres it at?

yikes. head trauma.

RIP Cleverly

When watching this fight, don't go to the fridge or bathroom, and don't blink. Well said KOvalev will destroy Not-so-Clever-ly.:boxing::boxing::boxing:

Very surprised and for once not smoke and mirrors from Frank. Cleverly get's a lot of respect from me for taking this fight. Very, very risky. I can't wait.

easy work for clev!!!