"Alien" Hopkins vs "Krusher" Kovalev Post fight Discussion thread

[Danny Gunz]

Wtf is a stone?

[King_]

The fight is being moved from Nov 8 to Nov 1 at HBO's request.

I'm not complaining.

[Caught Square]

Credit to Hopkins for going out of his way to take this fight but i can't help but think that he is so keen for a reason. Maybe he sees Kovalev as being tailor made for him but that's a mistake because Kovalev isn't an out and out brawler and is patient.

If Hopkins wins then holy cow but i think he will be stopped. All good things come to an end.

[LoadedWraps]

Credit to Hopkins for going out of his way to take this fight but i can't help but think that he is so keen for a reason. Maybe he sees Kovalev as being tailor made for him but that's a mistake because Kovalev isn't an out and out brawler and is patient.

If Hopkins wins then holy cow but i think he will be stopped. All good things come to an end.

What you say may be true, but one thing I am fairly certain of, the fans won't be robbed of a great fight.

[SHO_RULEZ]

I wouldnt be so sure about that...Kovalev seemed to indicate that he'll play the waiting game with Hopkins. I expect Cloud and Shumenov all over again. Posing for 12 rounds...

[LoadedWraps]

I wouldnt be so sure about that...Kovalev seemed to indicate that he'll play the waiting game with Hopkins. I expect Cloud and Shumenov all over again. Posing for 12 rounds...

There is no reason to not believe Kovalev and B-Hop will go to war until one man cannot get up.

[jas]

Hopkins will knock OUT kovalev!

[King_]

November 1st can't come soon enough!


War Krusher!
War Alien!

[jas]

"I would easily beat Kovalev. That would be the easiest fight. That fight, for me, would be just as easy as beating Kelly Pavlik," said Hopkins. "That fight would be real easy. Less than easy. If not, easier ***8212; and don't forget to put that 'Er' on the end of that word ***8212; than the Kelly Pavlik fight. I'm telling you."

"So when you have that situation with a guy like Kovalev, even if you try to teach something to the guy that's one-dimensional, when it gets hot, Kovalev's going to go back to what he's notorious for, and what has traditionally been working for him. His natural instincts will say, 'well, this ain't working, let me go back to what got me all of these knockouts.'''

[Citizen Koba]

Hopkins will knock OUT kovalev!

Bhops may be ATG, but he has never KOd anyone at LHW.

He last stoppage win was 10 f#kkin years ago against DLH.

Hopkins might win (though my vote has to go with Kovalev) but I can say with a great deal of confidence that he won't win by KO.