Stevenson would knock Kovalev out cold

No one reacts too well to the left hand. Will Stevenson land it? Maybe but I doubt he will before Kovalev strikes. Kovalev doesn't walk into punches and would be ready to stay away from that left hand. If Fonfara can beat Stevenson which he nearly or possibly did, I don't see Stevenson beating Kovalev. And btw, where is Fonfara's rematch? All I've seen lately from Stevenson is him defending against farm boys he knows he'll beat. Fonfara is a whole different kettle of fish, physically, from Sergey Kovalev (6'2", 77" reach, a physically massive fighter for the weight, and a guy who hasn't seemingly been hurt in a fight since he was a 20 year old middleweight); Fonfara had to stand up to a sheer ton of firepower to make it to the point where he could hang. Frankly, I don't think Kovalev beats Fonfara either, but that's another conversation Beyond that, the Fonfara rematch is simply a marketable fight for both guys at this point; with big money on the table, negotiations are had, with talks often being contentious until a final deal is done. Stevenson handles his WBC mandatory defense this summer, Fonfara gets a fight to knock off the touch of rust, the sides get back to talking again, and the rematch likely happens to close out the year.

... Stevenson wasn't even able to stop Bika. .... nobody's ever stopped Sakio Bika so what the **** are you talking about?

Physically? That's bull****. Mentally? Debatable, but possible. Skills? I'd say that they are equal, but Stevenson's physical attributes give him an advantage (speed, power, timing, reflexes). People who underestimate Stevenson's skills here be exposing themselves as the casuals that they are. Stevenson mainly uses the left hand but he uses it in SO MANY different ways and comes in at so many different angles that it becomes unpredicatble even though you know it's coming. He can use it as a snapping pull counter, he can use it as a split counter, as he lead straight left, as a lead left cross, as a straigh shot to the body, both counter and lead, as an uppercut to the body and to the head, both on the lead and on the counter. Despite the various ways in which he throws it, he also has a large repetoire of ways that he sets it up, he sets it up and he is also brilliant at slipping punches within the pocket and countering. His right hand is weak but he has a good jab and a right hooke to the body, both of which he uses to set up left hand bombs. Stevenson being one dimensional is the biggest misconception probably in the history of boxing, he is in fact very deceptively dinamic. He is the true embodiment of the principle: "It is better to be a master one art than a jack of all trades but master of none." And I think it was Bruce Lee who said: "It is better to practice one kick one thousand times than to practice one thousand kicks only once." Stevenson is the living embodiment of these principles. Stevenson is one of the most skillful boxers alive, he has underated skills, mostly due to the ignorance that most commentators spue from their lips that confuses the public. ^^^ this basically

Stevenson has a great left hand but not much else. Kovalev wouldn't fall into Hopkins' traps who is a hundred times craftier than Stevenson. Kovalev comes forward but he doesn't run into shots. He cleans Stevenson's clock within six. Saying that Stevenson only has his left hand, is akin to saying that all Ronda Rousey is her armbar; the armbar is the primary attack, but Rousey has schemed up 10-15 different ways to get you to fall into that armbar. Stevenson's money shot is definitely the left hand, but his whole game has been set up to give him a ton of different ways to deliver that left. Whether it be the body jab, good in/out foot movement, his herky jerky head movement (to bait you into leading in with something), his developing lead hook (to set up the right/left combination), or utilizing some of those old-school techniques (slip-counter/pull-counter to set the left hand), Stevenson is going to get himself into a position where he's going to hit you with that left. How Kovalev stands up to that mule punch is on him; I don't see him reacting too well.

What a smart guy you are

I used to think the same thing but I've been changing stances on this fight lately. But then again I'd have to see how Kovalev fares against Ward. Stevenson always has that punchers chance though.

You know Boone put Kovalev down and arguably won the fight against Kovalev, right? yea the SD.... Boone also dropped ward... but ward won every round in that fight except for the one he got kd :D

Kovalev would figure him out and stop him by the mid to late rounds, before the championship rounds. And only because Stevenson would fight scared and only be there to survive and hope to land one big punch. Pascal lit Kovalev up and made him look real bad at times....I wouldn't be surprised if Stevenson beats him up. That Hopkins win really was worthless.

Here's quackenson getting ktfo by darnell boone: You know Boone put Kovalev down and arguably won the fight against Kovalev, right?

Kovalev would figure him out and stop him by the mid to late rounds, before the championship rounds. And only because Stevenson would fight scared and only be there to survive and hope to land one big punch.

Here's quackenson getting ktfo by darnell boone:

Kovalev doesn't have the right pigmint

... Stevenson wasn't even able to stop Bika.

People thinking Bhop has the same age advantages as Stevenson gtfoh. Bhop would get knocked out if he felt Adonis' left. Stevenson only has a left, nothing else. BHOP would negate it with ease.

Stevenson would box very cautious on the back foot for 4-5 rounds, as Kovalev boxes his way forward, Stevenson feels the power and doesn't want to stand and trade, he gets minorly hurt early on and Kovalev grows in confidence and gets careless. Stevenson then leads Kovalev onto a massive overhand left and cleans him out. Kovalev demands a rematch but Stevenson refuses. http://cdn.ymaservices.com/editorial_service/media/images/000/056/103/original/scaredlaugh.gif.gif?1406854361 Right, must be why Stevenson is in hiding. Kovalev would take pleasure in eviscerating that piece of schit.

Somehow, I don't think Stevenson shares your confidence because Kovalev IS the man at LHW and he wants no part of him and hasn't for years.

Kovalev would win, but the fact is that Kovalev is the one that ducked out of the purse bid. When there is a purse bid and you pull out, that is as clear of a duck as you can get it.

Umm, no. And besides, Stevenson avoided this fight the first chance he got. He's a disgrace to boxing and just an all around piece of sh1t.

... Kovalev may even KO the pimp with one jab at the liver...

Physically? That's bull****. Mentally? Debatable, but possible. Skills? I'd say that they are equal, but Stevenson's physical attributes give him an advantage (speed, power, timing, reflexes). People who underestimate Stevenson's skills here be exposing themselves as the casuals that they are. Stevenson mainly uses the left hand but he uses it in SO MANY different ways and comes in at so many different angles that it becomes unpredicatble even though you know it's coming. He can use it as a snapping pull counter, he can use it as a split counter, as he lead straight left, as a lead left cross, as a straigh shot to the body, both counter and lead, as an uppercut to the body and to the head, both on the lead and on the counter. Despite the various ways in which he throws it, he also has a large repetoire of ways that he sets it up, he sets it up and he is also brilliant at slipping punches within the pocket and countering. His right hand is weak but he has a good jab and a right hooke to the body, both of which he uses to set up left hand bombs. Stevenson being one dimensional is the biggest misconception probably in the history of boxing, he is in fact very deceptively dinamic. He is the true embodiment of the principle: "It is better to be a master one art than a jack of all trades but master of none." And I think it was Bruce Lee who said: "It is better to practice one kick one thousand times than to practice one thousand kicks only once." Stevenson is the living embodiment of these principles. Stevenson is one of the most skillful boxers alive, he has underated skills, mostly due to the ignorance that most commentators spue from their lips that confuses the public. Maybe you are right. Maybe not. And Bruce Lee....was an actor. Basically.