Do you think Sergey Kovalev is a SKILLFUL fighter

I don't know about PPV, but I was hoping Stevenson/Kovalev, with the winner fighting Ward, was the plan. Now I don't know if Stevenson and Kovalev are going to fight at all, and if they do it will probably be because Stevenson has no belt and most of the meaning is gone. I wish Ward would move up and beat Kovalev. well, with the ward fight, it's got to be PPV. they gave ward close to 2 million to fight edwin rodriguez. HBO has a finite amount that they can pay for a single championship boxing card. remember what happened with bradley - alexander? that took around 1/4 of the HBO budget for the year, according to many sources. maybe kovalev takes rodriguez money, but i tend to doubt it. i don't think he should, either. he's a better fighter than rodriguez. if yotu want ward to move up and beat kovalev, be prepared to pay $60-70 to see it.

kovalev and stevenson should be PPV. then, the winner should fight andre ward at 175. that should also be PPV. stack the undercards, and i'll be happy as a clam. 300K buys. 350 for the winner vs ward. I don't know about PPV, but I was hoping Stevenson/Kovalev, with the winner fighting Ward, was the plan. Now I don't know if Stevenson and Kovalev are going to fight at all, and if they do it will probably be because Stevenson has no belt and most of the meaning is gone. I wish Ward would move up and beat Kovalev.

kovalev and stevenson should be PPV. then, the winner should fight andre ward at 175. that should also be PPV. stack the undercards, and i'll be happy as a clam. 300K buys. 350 for the winner vs ward. Andre and Hopkins are the only fighters at 175 that I would think have a chance against Kovalev. I would favor Ward significantly. Hopkins would probably take a tight decision since he has an ATG beard.

boxing IQ is average at best, footwork is slow and plodding, combinations are decent and defence looks to be ok. He isn't all that skilled imo, and I know I'll get stick for that but he walks in a straight line, throwing looping right hands. He's open to get beaten by Stevenson, remember what I said about Garcia/Matthysse, all yall gona jump off the bandwagon once the fight gets made. After last night, it became obvious to me why Stevenson avoided a fight with Kovalev. If he didn't land the big shot, he would get brutalized if the fight went beyond 6 rounds.

I think he's better then just some come forward brawler..I don't think he's all that skilled,but he's skilled enough to be dangerous for anyone..

Yes he's skillful. You don't just land punches on the right spot at the exact right time without skills. He knocks people put not only because he hits hard, it's also about timing and technique. he has great balance when coming forward. i'm really looking forward to see what he does with a top flight LHW. i think he takes stevenson in a great fight, but i can't be certain yet.

kovalev and stevenson should be PPV. then, the winner should fight andre ward at 175. that should also be PPV. stack the undercards, and i'll be happy as a clam. 300K buys. 350 for the winner vs ward.

Yes he's skillful. You don't just land punches on the right spot at the exact right time without skills. He knocks people put not only because he hits hard, it's also about timing and technique.

yes. he puts his punches together well, has a good mastery of distance, and is extremely accurate. if his chin and stamina can take him 12 hard rounds, he has a full toolbox.

Highly skillful, obviously hasn't had the chance to show it against top notch opposition yet, but he's impressive.

I do not want any mention of power. I am referring to boxing IQ, footwork, combinations and defence. Do you rate these attributes. boxing IQ is average at best, footwork is slow and plodding, combinations are decent and defence looks to be ok. He isn't all that skilled imo, and I know I'll get stick for that but he walks in a straight line, throwing looping right hands. He's open to get beaten by Stevenson, remember what I said about Garcia/Matthysse, all yall gona jump off the bandwagon once the fight gets made.

He's a clever fighter, he sets everything up in a smart way. He barely loses any rounds, many other power punchers can get outboxed and are just looking for that shot to end the fight. Kovalev outboxes the opponent and on top of that stops them. At least that's what I've been seeing so far.

I didn't think he got tired or was tired against cleverly at all, maybe I need to watch the fight again, I really don't think anyone can compete with him at 175 except Hopkins probably and that's because B-hop can be a spoiler and he is alway proving people wrong.

Personally i though Agnew looks a very good prospect. IMP could beat alot of Light Heavyweights including decisioning Fonfora. So that was kovalevs most impressive performance in my books as he had to break someone down. Im biased, but to me kovalev has done 3 different styles. Against a fast counter punter his output drops and he just times them(Saliak) Against a stand infront guy he goes for sheer output(cleverly) Against a slick defensive guy he mixes up the body and head(Agnew) My concern was the Cleverly fight where he was tiring imo in round 3. But i dont know whether thats because cleverly has a great engine.

Offensively he's a machine. Does a decent job cutting off the ring, throws every punch and shows decent enough placement. Other than his last fight he mixes up to the body well.

Oh yes. The way he sets up his punches, cut off the ring is something to be admire, I don't even think he throws with any venom but he has power with the placement of his punches. The way he fought cleverly made me a fan period.