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

[MDPopescu]

i'm actually switching my pick.

taking kovalev to win on points. i think hopkins will be able to get out of the way of the power punches, but i can't see him landing the more effective shots.

kovalev will outwork him.

You got it right.. It's likely to be a showcase fight to be included into the history books... At least that's what Hopkins lately implies...

[- Ram Raid -]

I know who I want to win!

And the fact that he's pushing 50 and getting in the ring with this man is remarkable.

Fingers crossed for more history in the making.

[jas]

i'm actually switching my pick.

taking kovalev to win on points. i think hopkins will be able to get out of the way of the power punches, but i can't see him landing the more effective shots.

kovalev will outwork him.

fair assessment NE, sugar adam ali made a great point saying hopkins made taylor, calzaghe and dawson miss but didnt let his hands go enough to get the win.

[LoadedWraps]

fair assessment NE, sugar adam ali made a great point saying hopkins made taylor, calzaghe and dawson miss but didnt let his hands go enough to get the win.

This time will be different, B-Hop will let his hands go and stun Kovalev.

[UTEP]

I haven't anticipated a fight this much in a while.

I'm glad Stevenson ducked Hopkins. That would have been a far more predictable fight.

This is the fight of the year IMO.

[UTEP]

[MDPopescu]

Agnew lasted until the 7th

Hopkins is known to have an iron chin

Kovalev has never been past the 8th round in a fight....

Hopkins knocks kovalev down multiple times in the championship rounds

You keep repeating this...
Don't you realise that team Kovalev is aware by now of this "situation"?

[LoadedWraps]

[Wuckoo]

This is probably for me the most anticipated fight of the year. I slightly favour hopkins to win but kovalev has more skills than people realise. I don't think hopkins will ko kovalev but I think he will probably knock him down at least once if not more. Kovalev got knocked down in his last fight when he was caught off balance. And hopkins excels at that. It'll be interesting seeing how kovalev adapts because he will need to be cautious against bhop.
Overall I predict a close decision win for bhop with kovalev being knocked down at least once

[jas]

Does kovalev ever throw uppercuts?