The truth about Kovalev vs Hopkins Fight

Hopkins gets retired!

The truth about Kovalev vs Hopkins Fight I (... etc, etc) bookmark this isht. "The truth" about this fight will be revealed as the fight actually unfolds... ... That is why "Time" is part of whatever processes unfold within the "Universe"...

Kovalev and Hopkins are both better than Stevenson How does that guy have any fans? I'm not even bringing up his whole pimp storyline or looking like Mr. Potatohead. He's one of those guys who ducks everyone then looks like crap and gets knocked down against his 10th option down the list. How does he have any fans. I'm not his fan but I like his style, for me it's definitely more exciting than Kovalev's. On the ducking question... Look, many fighters fall in the mistake nowadays to sign with Haymon who after that bring them money but contoll them totally at the same time. Stevenson choose Hopkins over Kovalev would be a logical, sound decision by the 36 yearsold Stevenson who naturally wants to cashout before he face a very dangerous though not so lucrative opponent like Kovalev. I don't say that this is my favourite mentality but in the case of a late bloomer, 36 years old fighter I can understand it. The Fonfara fight was necessairly for him because he needed a fight on the new network before the unification and Hopkins foughtfirst against Shumenov. What happened after? Why they were hesitant and why Hopkins chose Kovalevinstead of him? Hopkins already told that. It's mainly Haymon's fault but probably neither Stevenson was confident enough. Now the Stevenson-Pascal fight: Pascal wants 50-50 split, now as I said, it's not my fav mentality but it's understandable that they don't want to give Pascal a 50-50 split, it sounds strange... So IMO Stevenson's biggest mistake was that he wasn't confident enough in the Hopkins case and now he can pray for Hopkins to win over Kovalev because if Hop will lose he will probably retire and there goes Stevenson's big payday, otherwise his other decisions were logical and sound and even moe if you don't skip over the fact that he is already 36 and with his athletic style he probably won't be in the sport 2-3 years later.

I think in BHop sees Kovalev is the easier of the two. Kovalev is strong and can punch and everything that comes with that, but he's not the athlete that Stevenson is. Stevenson may be one dimensional but that left has speed and power in it . The kind of speed which can't be duplicated in sparring and could take a few rounds to get used to. The fight with Stevenson could be over with by that time. BHops no dummy out there playing boxer. He knows who the greater challenge is. That said Kovalev is a great second option and it should be a great fight. Im not too high on kovalev but I think hes better all around than Stevenson and would knock him out within 6. I have a hunch Hopkins will play spoiler tho and win a close ugly decision with all his mauling and smothering

I love Kovalev and all but lets be honest here, this fight is nothing but a tune up fight for Stevenson next year. Bhop is a legend but the guy is 50 for crying out loud, he hasn't had a tough fight since Trinidad and that was 13 years ago! Getting exposed by B level fighters like Calzaghe and Dawson since only reinforces my point. Bhop might think this is the biggest fight of the year but Sergey knows this is straight tune up business. Only out of respect for the aged/boarder-line senile veteran does he even entertain the thought of this being "the biggest fight of his career". Bhop down and out early in the fourth - bookmark this isht. BHOP UD.......bookmark that :boxing:

Stevenson ducked Kovalev. He didn't even want to say his name. That doesn't mean automatically that Kovalev is the bigger challenge or for Hopkins the bigger challenge. Hopkins had problems mainly with fast fighters not against strong power punchers. Kovalev is more the later, Stevenson is more the former from the two. With that being said I truly think that though Hopkins definitely see already how he can beat KOvalev, he chose this fight first because HAymon's manouverand because he didn't want to waste his time with mandatory challengers. So the more practcal fight would be the Stevenson fight for him since both of them are fighting on Showrime, but Haymon was sneaky again and Hop schose Kovalev.

Stevenson ducked Kovalev. He didn't even want to say his name. They low balled him. You act as if he walked away from 40 mil guaranteed or something.

Stevenson ducked Kovalev. He didn't even want to say his name. Stevenson made a smart bidnizz decision. Bah-xin a bidnizz.

I think in BHop sees Kovalev is the easier of the two. Kovalev is strong and can punch and everything that comes with that, but he's not the athlete that Stevenson is. Stevenson may be one dimensional but that left has speed and power in it . The kind of speed which can't be duplicated in sparring and could take a few rounds to get used to. The fight with Stevenson could be over with by that time. BHops no dummy out there playing boxer. He knows who the greater challenge is. That said Kovalev is a great second option and it should be a great fight. Stevenson ducked Kovalev. He didn't even want to say his name.

bhop down in the 4th yet agnew made the 7th......

I think in BHop sees Kovalev is the easier of the two. Kovalev is strong and can punch and everything that comes with that, but he's not the athlete that Stevenson is. Stevenson may be one dimensional but that left has speed and power in it . The kind of speed which can't be duplicated in sparring and could take a few rounds to get used to. The fight with Stevenson could be over with by that time. BHops no dummy out there playing boxer. He knows who the greater challenge is. That said Kovalev is a great second option and it should be a great fight.