Kovalev will be KO'd Saturday, two words why....

[Hougigo]

Terry O'Connor is the referee!!!

I'm kinda hoping he jumps in prematurely now just for the lulz

Naw... I bet that's what you're hoping for
And you'll justify it too somehow if it did happen.
I bet you still think Terry O'Connor saved Manfredo Jr's life.

[US Dirk Killer]

Terry O'Connor is the referee!!!

I'm kinda hoping he jumps in prematurely now just for the lulz

You can see the excitement in this post right here

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Bro, this isn't about point-scoring. OP is 100% right to call out the choice of O'Connor, he is a horrible ref.

Now, whoever you want to win this fight, what no-one wants is a referee pulling a ******ed stunt. This could potentially be an AMAZING fight and so when we find out O'Connor is involved, everyone should be worried. It's better to call him out now than after the fight.

I understand that the influence of NSB in the wider context of the boxing world is probably negligible. But I would rather someone raise awareness of a bull**** situation that could very well arise.

O'Connor is horrible. I can't stand his face. There's an even worse British ref who I can't remember the name of - he stopped Roy against Danny Green - I always cringe when I see him cos I know what's coming.

Having said that, these guys are probably never going to get reprimanded for stopping fights too early. Especially after what happened with McClellan and Watson in the 90s. It's **** but it's just something that happens mostly when a young prospect is facing a bum (like the Eubank Jr video). The Yanks would have you thinking it's every big fight - the highest profile case is probably Peter Manfredo ffs

[US Dirk Killer]

O'Connor is horrible. I can't stand his face. There's an even worse British ref who I can't remember the name of - he stopped Roy against Danny Green - I always cringe when I see him cos I know what's coming.

Having said that, these guys are probably never going to get reprimanded for stopping fights too early. Especially after what happened with McClellan and Watson in the 90s. It's **** but it's just something that happens mostly when a young prospect is facing a bum (like the Eubank Jr video). The Yanks would have you thinking it's every big fight - the highest profile case is probably Peter Manfredo ffs

Except there are multiple cases that shows he's a total idiot... multiple cases as shown throughout this thread.

I don't need to think he's an idiot... I already know he is

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Naw... I bet that's what you're hoping for
And you'll justify it too somehow if it did happen.
I bet you still think Terry O'Connor saved Manfredo Jr's life.

What a hero!

[US Dirk Killer]

Terry O'Connor is the referee!!!

I'm kinda hoping he jumps in prematurely now just for the lulz

Not really a boxing fan... just a nob-sucking Brit who gets wet when one of his countrymen wins.

[yoz]

Bet Warren had something to do with this.

He refrain from jumping in when Kovalev is landing at will, but as soon as Nathan lands a combo, it's GAME OVER.

Hopefully we'll have no controversy; just a great fight.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Not really a boxing fan... just a nob-sucking Brit who gets wet when one of his countrymen wins.

I'll laugh my arse off for weeks if you lose 100 notes on an O'Connor special

[deanrw]

Kovalev is a beast, and there is a very good chance he might win, BUT, he also has defensive Flaws that a good opponent can take advantage of. He is so offensive minded at times, when he goes all out throwing combinations, he leaves himself wide open. How the Cleverly fight goes, I have no idea. It depends on how good Cleverly is, as truthfully, we do not know his limits. I got a funny feeling that if Cleverly can handle Sergey's power, we might see an amazing fight. I will not count Cleverly out until he is out. He had a couple bad fights where he did not look great, but has looked very good in many also.

If Cleverly can weather the early storm, he can win this. If not, he could end up another KO 3 stat for Sergey.

[Hougigo]

Bet Warren had something to do with this.

He refrain from jumping in when Kovalev is landing at will, but as soon as Nathan lands a combo, it's GAME OVER.

Hopefully we'll have no controversy; just a great fight.

Yea, hopefully right?