Official Cleverly vs. Kovalev Prediction, RbR & Discussion Thread

[NEETzsche]

I don't know WTF his corner were thinking sending him out for the fourth round.

yeah, that was a bad decision. we all knew what was coming.

[kiaba360]

Dead-on.

[Weebler I]

Kovalev vs Stevenson anybody?

Good fight. They'll probably want to let it build though.

cleverly is such an idiot for taking this fight. he could have racked up 21 title defenses and waited till kovalev was 43 and taken a split decision against him.

Yeah like Cleverly and Calzaghe were ever alike...

Cleverly got a reality check tonight. All I kept hearing was how good his chin and his boxing ability was. He didn't show a damn thing, and never looked like he belonged in the ring. Nathan Cleverly = certified Euro-bum

and Cornelius White is what? Kovalev is just that good.

Price, Macklin and now Clev ... hard times to be a Brit.

Groves is next.

Chisora - win
Fury - win
Froch - win
Murray - robbed
Burns - win
McDonnell - win

and more besides, can't win them all bro.

Felt sorry for Clev when he took the fight in the first place -- the guy is a math teacher... How could he thought that he has the tools to give Kovalev a decent opposition?

lol he should've had a better grasp of angles

[VG_Addict]

I hope Stevenson beats Cloud, JUST so Kovalev-Stevenson could happen.

[kiaba360]

Weebler, I find it hard to be impressed with the victory because of Clev's performance. He came in, offered little resistance and caught a beat-down. So much for the hype he was getting. Kovalev disposed of him effortlessly. Clev looked like a paper titlist.

[The Surgeon]

I am one happy man tonight i tell you, seeing Clev get mangled in Wales no less, a quality scrap in Enzo vs Mckenzie and a sensational one punch KO upset from Beefy!

[Weebler I]

Weebler, I find it hard to be impressed with the victory because of Clev's performance. He came in, offered little resistance and caught a beat-down. So much for the hype he was getting. Kovalev disposed of him effortlessly. Clev looked like a paper titlist.

What I'm trying to get across to you is that is likely how most of Kovalev's opponents will fare. Campillo beat Cloud and lasted 3 rounds with Kovalev.

Let's be clear, Cleverly usually lands a huge number of punches. He couldn't even throw tonight, why? because of Kovalev. It's like Macklin v Golovkin, sometimes the other guy is just on another level.

[kiaba360]

What I'm trying to get across to you is that is likely how most of Kovalev's opponents will fare. Campillo beat Cloud and lasted 3 rounds with Kovalev.

Let's be clear, Cleverly usually lands a huge number of punches. He couldn't even throw tonight, why? because of Kovalev. It's like Macklin v Golovkin, sometimes the other guy is just on another level.

Cleverly gave himself no chance to win with the way he was fighting. Kovalev did his job and pounded on the heavy-bag in front of him until he pulverized it. I'm glad that Kov won, but I'm pissed that Clev did nothing. I expected a competitive bout between two undefeated LHWs, so I'm disappointed.

[IronDanHamza]

Just finished watching the fight.

Kovalev has showed in both the Campillo fight and this fight that his power is absolutely legit.

He's like a good version of Cloud.

He would knock Stevenson into next week.

[Weebler I]

Cleverly gave himself no chance to win with the way he was fighting. Kovalev did his job and pounded on the heavy-bag in front of him until he pulverized it. I'm glad that Kov won, but I'm pissed that Clev did nothing. I expected a competitive bout between two undefeated LHWs, so I'm disappointed.

Again you're putting Cleverly on Kovalev's level. They aren't on the same level, Kovalev is potentially a top 5 PFP fighter, maybe even top 3. I'm not sure why you expected it to be competitive.

Cleverly fought his fight, he wasn't particularly smart but he's good enough to beat most of the Ring's top 10, he has beaten two of them, he's not bum.