Comments Thread For: Sergey Kovalev Knocks Cedric Agnew Out in Seven

[timurgepard]

Dirty technics should be banned from sport of boxing.

Or allow street fight then.

[uncommon]

I'll tell you what happend, bunch of haters, you don't have to worry about Adonis Stevenson, just worry about Sergey Kovalev.
He struggled against Cedric Agnew, only to get Ready for Stevenson.

If this same Agnew had more Stamina & Aggressiveness, Cedric Agnew would probably won that bout.
Adonis Stevenson reaction was base on ONE thing;
Kovalev says: (He's a piece of ****, on HBO)
***9658; That's what triggered Stevenson, nothing else (haters)...

But this "Stup*d" hate is good for boxing.
For all of you MMA lovers, hoping to see one day, the rising of the Great White hope, (I tought the Klitchko's were enough)..

Now, with this Kove weakness-exhibit:
- Jean Pascal will jump to the occasion to face Kovalev...
- Tavoris Cloud will jump to the occasion to face Kovalev too...
- Even Andre Ward knows he would win every single rounds against Kove...

***9658; But (The ESPN Legend) Kovalev will come up with a stup*d story, like:

- I was preocupied with this (disrecpected) move Adonis Stevenson did..
- I couldn't think/concentrate/focus on my gameplan that night.
- Because it wasn't me on that ring, everybody knows that.
- I was not there at 100%, & (Superman, Bla-bla-bla duck-coward) & thats's why I called him a piece of ****...

***9658; And finally, to avoid the pack of fighters running to him, he'll say:
- I fought a lot since 2012, It's time for me to take a break, I'll come back when a RRreal Champion will accept to challenge me.

+ Just wait & see...

***9658; Anyway, Kathy Duva & HBO doesn't pay him enough, to think about resting for a while. The 3 other major champions are with Showtime. Means he will have no choice to accept a Cloud or a Pascal, to make a bit more money. It's Mama Kathy who decides, like she decides to sign Kove under HBO ***AFTER))) Superman signs with Showtime. YES, I said ***AFTER))).

She had the option of proposing a bid to Showtime too, but she just didn't. Kovalev would've done more money per fight, but now he stuck with less... With no possibility to settle business with Haymon because of mama Duva emotional involvement in this story which she changed into a conflict.

A lot of haters lie to themselve, about believing Stevenson being scared
of Kovalev;
Hey! what would you say, if I told you, that it's Kovalev that never wanted this fight to happend. He & his entire team used Adonis Stevenson name to overboost his own image, making MMA lovers believe he is greater than the fighter of the year 2013, Adonis Stevenson.

But for the true impartial boxing fan, you know Superman would beat the
crap out of the Krusher. And finally, you believe Stevenson when he says, he moved to Showtime for a better money offer.
Unfortunatly HBO president "Ken Hershman" didn't match the Showtime bid, and now realize they're stuck with Kovalev, an Unidimentional fighter.

Hey! Hater, put this in your mind; Kovalev is not your Great white hope, he might exist somewhere, but it's not Kovalev.

Sounds like a defense for a great black hope. Have you checked the ranks of boxing lately? Where have all the flowers gone?

[MDPopescu]

Some people being ridiculously harsh on Agnew in here today.

He was definitely trying in the first round (and caused Kovalev a few problems) but after he felt the unholy power of Kovalev he had to go defensive. The simple fact is that Agnew was not good enough to be in the ring with Kovalev last night and he took a hell of a lot of punishment in defeat.

How anyone could watch him take a 7 round pounding from a better fighter and one of the hardest punchers in the sport and have their first thought be "I need to go have a go at this guy on NSB" is crazy to me. I hope he can regroup and find his level in the boxing world.

On the fight Kovalev did what he had to do against an opponent who shelled up. However I think this fight more than any other showed the areas where Stevenson could have success (if that fight ever happens) with his big left hand.

... The guy was paid to fight...
Kovalev even gave up some of his purse for that...
Kovalev reached the point at which he is forced to pay opponents from his own purse...

[hitking]

He was clearly up until the eye swelling. Garcia profited from that injury and losing before it.

Whatever helps you sleep better at night Alice

[hitking]

The ref did an excellent job preventing Agnew from going to the body. Ref warned him halfway through the first round for shots he told in his instructions would be legal. Great job ref for threatening to take points and not clearly seeing knocked downs. You clearly earned that money given to you under the table.......

Yeah I was a lil taken back with how hostile the ref got with Agnew after only the first low blow.

[uncommon]

Yeah I was a lil taken back with how hostile the ref got with Agnew after only the first low blow.

I know. I mean, he was fighting in Amerika, and this is how Amerikans fight: low blows, head butts, etc. at will. What's the problem with that? It's not fair the damn Russian has so much power, speed, and skill. A man has to protect himself, right?

[Cutthroat]

Kovalev is incredibly overrated, when was the last time he fought someone with lateral movement? His opponents have been stand still guys that are tailor made, Agnew, Cleverly, Campillo, Sillakh etc. what do all have in common? No power with no lateral movement whatsoever and piss poor defense. Do people think guys like Ward/Stevenson are going to stand there and let him tee off on them?

Agnew gave him loads of trouble with the few shots he did throw, had him backing up, Kovalev was afraid of his power. Kovalev's flaws are obvious.


After seeing this fight Stevenson knocks him out easy.

[Boxingscener]

Same thing could be said about kovalov.....i dont want to see him unify,he hasnt deserved that big payday just yet.

Cloud has looked horrible his last 3 fights. Kovalev doesnt get himself fights and its not like he prices himself out of fights, people just don't want to fight him. Exactly why Stevenson left to showtime. Cloud would go rounds with Kovalev but he doesnt throw enough punches to even have a chance.

[Ravens Fan]

Reading some these comment that claim that Kovalev somehow struggled with Agnew is absolutely laughable. I was personally happy to see the fight go a few rounds so I could see more of him and what he can do.

[nycsmooth]

I was not impressed...Adonis will beat him, but he can beat Hopkins...Finally, a POOR job of refereeing...