Comments Thread For: Duva: Kovalev To Remain as IBF's Mandatory To Hopkins

[The Hammer]

Kathy duva would be a fool to take the Cleverly fight over the Hopkins fight first, IMO. People keep saying Kovlaev can fight Clev then unify with hop...... There is absolutely NO guarantee that Hopkins will voluntary fight Kovlaev after that. ESPECIALLY if Kovalev fights on HBO first and likely will be bounded to HBO and it will be impossible network wise. Right now at this moment, Kovalev has mandatory status with the IBF. Networks don't matter, if Kovalevs team wants the fight.. He gets it no matter what. At the least he'll get a fight for the vacant title and pick up the belt that way. There is no reason to turn down a mandatory title shot when you can take the shot; IF he was to win... I am almost 100% positive The cleverly fight will be there later in the year considering FW and cleverly are offering the fight voluntarily, and if Kovalev was to bring an IBF strap to the table, they would probably want the fight even more.

Sadly I have a feeling they're going to go the cleverly route first. If he fights cleverly, I highly, highly doubt he after gets the opportunity to fight Hopkins again. IMO.

I agree, good post.

[HeroBando]

Since Kovalev literally killed Simakov in the ring back in 2011, nobody dared to trade with this murderer and took a dive as soon as possible…

Doh. Jesus Chavez killed a guy in the ring, was he the most avoided guy around? There's a couple of fatalities every year, and none of these are inflicted by the biggest punchers in the sport. In any case, just STFU about this already

[MDPopescu]

Doh. Jesus Chavez killed a guy in the ring, was he the most avoided guy around? There's a couple of fatalities every year, and none of these are inflicted by the biggest punchers in the sport. In any case, just STFU about this already

I advise you to use the "STFU" with your family and friends.

As about the case here: fatal accidents happen, of course... but Kovalev is one of the biggest puncher in the sport to date -- if not the biggest.
As I said above:
Kovalev is a two hands power punching mid-range hooker with an unmatched balance... He's a personification of mobile power.

(After the Simakov fight, Kovalev scored 4 KOs in less than 3 rounds.)

[Mr. Philadel]

Kovalev is a two hands power punching mid-range hooker with an unmatched balance... He's a personification of mobile power.
I don't want to see legendary B-Hop at twilight of his career being obliterated by such a deadly punching machine.

[MDPopescu]

He's 48 of age, people! No matter how exceptionally skilled and intelligent Hopkins is -- one cannot let B-Hop in the ring with Kovalev.

[mshap]

there is NO WAY that Hopkins agrees to fight Kovalev -- NO WAY!