The top light heavyweights are avoiding Sergey Kovalev

[The Hammer]

Sergey Kovalev says he's been hoping for a big fight against a top five light heavyweight, but he now says it looks like it's not going to happen this year.

http://www.boxingbet.pl/artykul-2881...zszych-planach

(use google translate)

[mikinoki]

Is he a mandatory chalanger?

All this guys complaining why they don't get a title shot.
If you can't talk yourself into a title shot become a mandatory challanger

[4Corners]

Hopkins should fight him after Cleverly.

[redwhip]

Pascal should fight him after Bute

[The Hammer]

Is he a mandatory chalanger?

All this guys complaining why they don't get a title shot.
If you can't talk yourself into a title shot become a mandatory challanger.

He should have become the IBF mandatory after he beat Campillo.

Campillo is slated for the next IBF eliminator but Kovalev is not, as far as I know. Go figure.

The sanctioning organizations just cater to the big promoters.

[IronDanHamza]

He certainly looked very impressive against Campiilo.

He's high risk low reward for most fighters so I'm not surprised he's being frozen out.

He showed real punching power against Campillio. He seems like a genuine power puncher unlike someone like Cloud who's power is extremely overrated.

[BostonGuy]

He should have become the IBF mandatory after he beat Campillo.

Campillo is slated for the next IBF eliminator but Kovalev is not, as far as I know. Go figure.

The sanctioning organizations just cater to the big promoters.

That's totally insane. I cannot fathom what basis they would have to rank Campillo over Kovalev.

As to the thread question, Kovalev should stay active even if he's fighting lower profile opponents. Also, I'm sure NBC would put him back on one of their bills, especially since he looked so impressive in his last performance.

[rico ward]

He should have become the IBF mandatory after he beat Campillo.

Campillo is slated for the next IBF eliminator but Kovalev is not, as far as I know. Go figure.

The sanctioning organizations just cater to the big promoters.

So the guy he beat gets a title eliminator? wow

[The Hammer]

So the guy he beat gets a title eliminator? wow

Yes, according to this article:

http://www.ringpolska.pl/andrzej-fonfara/25751-andrzej-fonfara-gabriel-castillo

[Barn]

Kovalev is a legitimate world class fighter. Great fundamentals, has no glaring flaws and has a fun hard punching pressing style.

I'd love to see him against a good fighter. I think he'd take B-HOP at this stage.