Comments Thread For: Sergey Kovalev Outpoints Tervel Pulev Over 10 Rounds in Cruiserweight Debut

[SplitSecond]

Kovalev fought exactly like this vs Canelo. He is gun shy I think.

Been fighting like this since joining Mcgirt, why he nearly got sparked by Yarde. Hell, first thing the commentators said when the first bell rang for the Canelo fight was “Kovalevs trainer told him to just touch Canelo”.

[SplitSecond]

Never saw Pulev fight but looked at his record and their stats and I figured the odds were against Kovalev. He did very well and showed that he was a prior elite by winning at a new weightclass and coming off nearly 3 years inactivity.

[JuniorTorres720]

A part of me felt that Kovalev would lose as a result of being a faded fighter. This article suggests that he still has some gas left in the tank. He admitted himself that the long layoff affected his performance. Not only that but it’s a new weight, nearly 25 pounds more than his usual weight. I don’t think he beat elite guys at this point of his career but if he can fight lower level guys and make some solid paydays before he retires, that’s okay by me. He showed he can still box. Also, I was looking for clips of the fight ok Triller’s Twitter but those guys seem more interested. In pushing their concerts than the actual fights.

[Boxing Logic]

Kovalev does not throw his right hand any more. Only the jab.
Kovalev has no hooks or uppercuts. How is he going to keep the opponents off him other than pillow-fisted Pulev?

He barely threw either in the Ward fights either. Very little right hands, almost no left hooks or uppercuts. You'd think elite pros who do this full time for like 25 years by that point, that if they know how to throw one punch very well, they would also know how to throw the others at least in the same ballpark. And if not when they turn pro, then at least they would improve them as their careers go on. But Kovalev's non-jabs have gotten worse since then not better.

[SUBZER0ED]

Kovalev will retire once he faces real competition in the class.

[TreyShaw]

Haters wanted kova to lose to discredit canelos win.lol

[just the facts]

Haters wanted kova to lose to discredit canelos win.lol

Name those “haters”. My guess is you’re making up shyte like usual.

[Someone88]

Wow! Great win for Kovalev!

[_Rexy_]

To anyone who doesn’t think alcohol ages you and is basically poison, I remind you that Beterbiev is actually OLDER than Kovalev