NATHAN CLEVERLY is planning to give rugged Russian Sergey Kovalev a taste of his own medicine – by dumping him on the canvasThe pair meet at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena next Saturday, when Welshman Cleverly defends his WBO world light-heavyweight title for the sixth time.
And, according to his father and trainer Vince, he is not worried at all about Kovalev’s impressive record, which includes knocking out 19 of his 22 opponents.
Cleverly Sr said: “Everybody is talking about Kovalev’s power. But if anybody is going to get stopped, it will be him. Click Here To Read More]
First off cleverly's team sounds scared - have yet to hear anything come out of the russians camp. What makes kovalev so dangerous is his punch selection / placement / and accuracy. That is what there is too be worried about. Kovalev is all right for a guy like hopkins who feasts on aggressive pressure fighters. I heard cleverly lacks discipline and can be drawn into wars?
I smell a ruse. Team Cleverly keep talking about looking for the KO. I have a feeling when the bell actually rings, Nathan will be concentrating solely on boxing Kovalev's ears off.