Did Kovalev Say He was Going To Try To Box Hopkins. Bad Strategy. Won't Work.

[Fists_of_Fury]

If Hopkins fights like the Tito fight he can win easy. Lead right, headbutt, rinse and repeat lol but tie up close and use his dirty **** inside. I hope Kovalev fights just as dirty and pulls off the win. But Bernard can't be beat by a white boy lol.

[wiz1030]

He was saying he was going to do what he does in every fight. He doesn't speak perfect English. Try not to take everything him and GGG say so literally.

Exactly, I thought it was pretty easy to tell that Kovalev was just saying that he'll do what he does and that he'll give to Hopkins the same as everyone else... Just do his style of boxing.


It's gonna be funny seeing Hopkins try to work his mindgames schtick on Kovalev, because he's not with the bull****.

[DoubleMM]

If Hopkins fights like the Tito fight he can win easy. Lead right, headbutt, rinse and repeat lol but tie up close and use his dirty **** inside. I hope Kovalev fights just as dirty and pulls off the win. But Bernard can't be beat by a white boy lol.

he will not be able to tie up kovalev...kovalev is extremely well balanced and takes steps back...hopkins is going to get hurt in this one.

[Outwest Exp 355]

The man Kovalev has to do something. Bernard is a crafty dirty fighter. Kovalev can't just rush in with wreck less abandonment. But at the same time he can't let Bernard fight at his slow pace either. This fight should be interesting.

[Build That Wall]

If Hopkins fights like the Tito fight he can win easy. Lead right, headbutt, rinse and repeat lol but tie up close and use his dirty **** inside. I hope Kovalev fights just as dirty and pulls off the win. But Bernard can't be beat by a white boy lol.

Hopkins vs Calzaghe was a straight up robbery.

[Foreign Soil]

Nah, Kovalev boxing is much better than being too aggressive and falling into a right hand, headbutts and clinches. Kovalev seems smarter than his trainer.

Hopkins vs Calzaghe was a straight up robbery.

Yeah. Calzaghe should've won wider. Scores were too close.

[Build That Wall]

Nah, Kovalev boxing is much better than being too aggressive and falling into a right hand, headbutts and clinches. Kovalev seems smarter than his trainer.



Yeah. Calzaghe should've won wider. Scores were too close.

No. B-hop won that fight.

[Levity]

No he didn't.

[Khalid X]

I think he said that because his english is poor.

What I think he meant to say was that he is going to fight his fight and not go for the KO, but if it happens it happens.

Nothing wrong with that as the worse thing you can do is go head hunting/looking for a KO against a slick/crafty fighter like Bernard.

[King_]

I think he said that because his english is poor.

What I think he meant to say was that he is going to fight his fight and not go for the KO, but if it happens it happens.

Nothing wrong with that as the worse thing you can do is go head hunting/looking for a KO against a slick/crafty fighter like Bernard.

This is exactly what he should do. Some odd People think that just cause a guy has a history of KOs.... He has to win by KO. Like as if he's incapable of winning rounds. Or if he does have to win by winning sounds, somehow he's exposed. Yet guys who don't have KO power who win by decision.... It's OKAY


Kovalev isn't a brawler. He is a sound boxer. He just needs to stick to his gameplan and he'll know if Hopkins feels his power- if he can't handle it, he will go for the kill