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

[jas]

Sure you can. But your reply doesn't apply to my retort. I simply asked previously, who has Hopkins beaten that has more or better skills than Kovalev?

Felix trinidad

[Weebler I]

Sure you can. But your reply doesn't apply to my retort. I simply asked previously, who has Hopkins beaten that has more or better skills than Kovalev?

De La Hoya, Tarver, Trinidad, Johnson and even Pavlik is not much worse.

Kovalev is a good boxer with some skills, but it is really his heavy-handed power which sets him aside and gives his opponents trouble.

[Pigeons]

Sergei Kovalev and his wife Natalya have a new son

Pass along my congratulations to Serg.

[jas]

They are gonna have instant replays

Worried about Bernard's dirty tactics lol

[shenmue]

My fear for Hopkins is that Kovalev could hurt/drop him even when Hopkins blocks one of his shots, Kov can hurt you even when you partly block his shots. Also like Golovkin Kovalev can hurt/drop guys with hits that even they didn't think would hurt/drop the opponent.

In conclusion i think the power will be the sole difference, Hopkins will be doing OK but at some point the Russian will close the show. Hope he doesn't get too badly hurt if he does lose.

[boxing is life]

bhop wins

After really examining i hopkins is gunna win by decision. I was there live front row for sillahk vs kovalev and i know how hard he hits but after watching kovalevs fight vs agnew and even campillo who he destroyed theres no way he beats bhop bernard is gunna frustrate him be dirty and win a decision kovalev doesnt hit the body well and is very predictable..this whole time i was thinking about kovalevs power but it wont matter he hasnt fought guys at bhop level and fought guys who just stood there with theyre hands upside their head blocking and letting him tee off like agnew..BHOP DECISION

[jas]

Make your picks here also:

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=654095

[King_]

After really examining i hopkins is gunna win by decision. I was there live front row for sillahk vs kovalev and i know how hard he hits but after watching kovalevs fight vs agnew and even campillo who he destroyed theres no way he beats bhop bernard is gunna frustrate him be dirty and win a decision kovalev doesnt hit the body well and is very predictable..this whole time i was thinking about kovalevs power but it wont matter he hasnt fought guys at bhop level and fought guys who just stood there with theyre hands upside their head blocking and letting him tee off like agnew..BHOP DECISION

Kovalev doesn't hit the body well, yet the guy who you say frustrated him (by not throwing punches and surviving along the ropes. lol) got knocked out with body punch


Fantastic examination

[Weebler I]

Kovalev doesn't hit the body well, yet the guy who you say frustrated him (by not throwing punches and surviving along the ropes. lol) got knocked out with body punch


Fantastic examination

He took a while to go to the body in that fight but his last two stoppage wins have been to the body so I expect him to work the body early.

[bojangles1987]

Kovalev doesn't hit the body well, yet the guy who you say frustrated him (by not throwing punches and surviving along the ropes. lol) got knocked out with body punch


Fantastic examination

I don't think many of these people actually watch Kovalev fights. When I see people say he's less skilled than Shumenov, only loads up on single shots, or doesn't go to the body, I can't believe they actually watch him.