Kovalev wasn't mentally there tonight!

[animalfan10]

I did notice that when Bhop was talking Kovolev would not look at him, nor when Bhop kept trying to look at him Kovolov wouldn't make eye contact. I'm not making this up. Somebody go check it out. Not saying he scared but I think he was caught off guard.

None of that means anything

Cotto looked "scared" in every face off he has ever been in and look what happens when he gets into the ring....Social dominance has NOTHING to do with who wins a fight....Some people are more/less shy than others....

Same goes with when Rampage Jackson fought Machida...Rampage looked all "Alpha" in the stare down but then got his ass whooped in the fight....

Hopkins is clearly a bully douchebag....But he doesn't hit hard so there is nothing to be scared of....Same goes for Rampage who tries so hard to be intimidating etc (through Rampage hits hard)....

[boliodogs]

If that was a Kovalev who wasn't mentally there, I do not want to see a Kovalev that is mentally there. Scary

I agree. He was just caught off balance like he said. He was unhurt and got his opponent out of there in no time at all. I think Hopkins is one of the greatest fighters of all time. He promised his mother he would retire at 40. I believe Kovalev will be the one to KO Hopkins and convince him to retire unless the referee DQs Kovalev for punching too hard.

[Foreign Soil]

None of that means anything

Cotto looked "scared" in every face off he has ever been in and look what happens when he gets into the ring....Social dominance has NOTHING to do with who wins a fight....Some people are more/less shy than others....

Same goes with when Rampage Jackson fought Machida...Rampage looked all "Alpha" in the stare down but then got his ass whooped in the fight....

Hopkins is clearly a bully douchebag....But he doesn't hit hard so there is nothing to be scared of....Same goes for Rampage who tries so hard to be intimidating etc (through Rampage hits hard)....

Not only that but Kovalev was making sure he understood what Hopkins was saying by sticking close to his translator because Kovalev actually wanted to be involved in the verbal jousting as he seems to enjoy it but Kellerman blew it.

[Citizen Koba]

I did notice that when Bhop was talking Kovolev would not look at him, nor when Bhop kept trying to look at him Kovolov wouldn't make eye contact. I'm not making this up. Somebody go check it out. Not saying he scared but I think he was caught off guard.

Just watched. Kovalev spent most of his time listening to his translator, so he was kinda not focusing on 'Nard.

[animalfan10]

Not only that but Kovalev was making sure he understood what Hopkins was saying by sticking close to his translator because Kovalev actually wanted to be involved in the verbal jousting as he seems to enjoy it but Kellerman blew it.

True, but that stuff really doesn't matter....Another example would be that Bradley owned Pac verbally and Pac just sat there smiling and laughing like a little submissive 12 year old...Yet look what happened when they fought...Pac dominated.

I remember when everyone was saying Rampage was gonna destroy Machida because he looked so "alpha" when they were starring each other down....And I was thinking STFU......

None of that **** matters...Not to mention Hopkins is not a hard puncher....His intimidation act doesn't really mean **** since he's a slick boxer fighter not a 1 punch KO guy like Tyson.....

[SlySlickSmooth]

I think he's just a little starstruck at the fact the fight was made so easily. Is Hopkins a GBP or Haymon fighter? (or both?)

He just got through with calling Stevenson a "piece of schit" and lost that great oppourtunity. Stevenson was just on Showtime saying about Kovalev "maybe if the money. my promoter." and about Hopkins "The fans want HOPKINS!!!!" So it seemed Showtime and Haymon could/would put together Stevenson-Hopkins, but nope.


Krusher vs The Alien.. its on!!!

[Ray*]

Erm 2nd round KO? And he wasn't mentally there? Lol ok Colombo..

[Citizen Koba]

I think he's just a little starstruck at the fact the fight was made so easily. Is Hopkins a GBP or Haymon fighter? (or both?)

He just got through with calling Stevenson a "piece of schit" and lost that great oppourtunity. Stevenson was just on Showtime saying about Kovalev "maybe if the money. my promoter." and about Hopkins "The fans want HOPKINS!!!!" So it seemed Showtime and Haymon could/would put together Stevenson-Hopkins, but nope.


Krusher vs The Alien.. its on!!!

Hopkins is a partner in GBP, he obviously knows Haymon but basically Hopkins represents Hopkins - he's a big enough fish to essentially choose his own fights.

[Da Machine]

People over thinking this fight just like Kovas last fight. People going add far as saying he got hit repeatedly? Come on. He always stats slow in Rd 1. Then preceded to destroy him in Rd 2.

[jas]

Hopkins will destroy kovalev