Who should Sergey Kovalev fight next?

[-PBP-]

Jean Pascal seem like the logical choice.

[Fangedgrowl]

Pascal or Cloud would be good! Cloud is atleast a guy who would punch back.

[MDPopescu]

For his next HBO fight.

But he may fight in Russia next, if so the opponent might be Uzelkov or Sukhotsky.

Finally, the Russians are giving Kovalev some money...

... Kovalev has no opponents to date... No fighter has the word "Kovalev" in his vocabulary...

[Hougigo]

Finally, the Russians are giving Kovalev some money...

... Kovalev has no opponents to date... No fighter has the word "Kovalev" in his vocabulary...

Unless it's Hyrunov, don't think he's getting that big money.

Plus this is a short turnaround fight.... so probably not

[Hougigo]

So no Pascal and Uzelkov just lost a SD.

There are few good options for Kovalev.

Evidently him signing with GYM and the other Canadian promoter gave him some wiggle room

[-=Shade=-]

Kovalev vs Pascal or Kovalev vs Bute.

I think Kovalev v Pascal, then Kovalev v 'Some credible guy'. Assuming he wins vs both Pascal and 'Some credible guy' that'll make the economics for a Stevenson fight pretty good if Stevenson beats B-Hop (as he should). Beating a Quebec guy in Quebec will give you great earning potential in Quebec. Unless Kovalev or Stevenson can lure out Froch, then one or the other will need to find another credible placeholder match.

[SN!PER]

Stevenson and Ward are the two fights everyone wants to see.

[GhostBlade]

Pascal or Cloud would be fine. Maybe one more tune-up fight against Cloud and then maybe Pascal. Either way works.

[Hougigo]

Winner of Edwin/Cloud

[Hougigo]

That would be perfect, but is Rodriguez fighting Cloud?

Marcus Johnson just dropped out.... Might as well call Cloud with little over a month