Kovalev obviously..
Power would crack that chin.
And Kova has the skills to land it often enough.
Ward's skills would have eroded pretty badly too.
He is done!
Hopkins wasnt fast enough to get inside and keep the fight there. Ward is a younger faster version of Hopkins with better tools to box from the outside. Easily outbox him from the outside.
Normally I like with a solid boxer to beat huge punchers but Kov is a solid boxer in his own right but I see both guys having success in different rounds with the lightest edge to Kov based on momentum and Ward's lack of activity of the lest 2 years.
NSB still on that overreaction, overrating bull**** I see.... I picked Kovalev to beat B-Hop tonight... But Ward would decision him, not by a wide margin... but really Kovalev beat an old B-Hop and really no one else of any significance at all
50/50 fight. I know ward fought at 175 lbs when he was an amateur but still this is pro. Kovalev is a scary combination of boxing skill and power. Ward though is a master.
cause we all know theres gonna be some people using the age excuse.
They weren't two hours ago. At that time, kovalev was a slow bum, hadn't fought past 8 rounds, is overrated, etc. fight fans are ridiculous, NOW Hopkins is old. Unreal.
I think Kovalev takes it. Thats the fight i wanna see, Ward did everything that needed to be done at 168, time to move up. Also it gives Kovalev a chance to show himself against a prime fighter, cause we all know theres gonna be some people using the age excuse.
kovalev would destroy him. you saw what kovalev did when hopkins tried to come forward. counter right hand every time over the shoulder. kovalev also beat up hopkins in the clinches. ward has no chance. he will duck and fight more edwin rodriguez bums.
Same fight like tonight, feel the power, and fight scared. Hop threw 12 punches a round, that's the only way to survive. Kovalev's range is very underrated, he didn't let hop smother him and he wouldn't let ward do it either. A lot of that has to do with backing off cus of the power.