Who will you be rooting for: Hopkins or Kovalev?

[A-Wolf]

Bernard Hopkins completely. Nothing against Kovalev, I like the way he fights. I love the way he punches his way in. This is going to be critically perilous for Hopkins. No chance I could root for a crushing mauler in his prime against a 50 year old. That's sadistic.

[Foreign Soil]

Why does it surprise you that Kovalev has fans?

He's one of the two or three most exciting fighters in the sport of boxing.

I don't know. That was one of the weirdest posts I've seen.

[animalfan10]

Hopkins should and will most likely win, but I'm rooting for Kovalev...

[The Hammer]

Good. I hope they let Bhop cheat all night then rob kovalev on the cards. Then Bhop tests positive for peds and they cover it up. And I hope the judges and commissioners are all at haymons next ******palooza and get in free of charge.

Classic post.

You're comical sometimes.

[stellen]

Never liked hopkinssince he pulled the race card out before the calzaghe fight, claimimg he would never lose to a white boy. Joe showed him that night. And i hope kovalev matches his reputation and absolutely destroys and hospitalizes old man hopkins.

[Simurgh]

Can't help myself but to go with the old man. There is something romantic about BHop.

Kovalev (and I am fan of his), has time to come back and become great.

[Citizen Koba]

Can't help myself but to go to bed with the old man. There is something romantic about BHop.

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The way the candlelight gleams off his smoothly shaven pate perhaps?

Nah - I know how you feel Bro, wouldn't mind slipping between the sheets with the old guy myself. No ****.

(oh. BTW. Fixed it for ya).

[The Hammer]

From BoxNation:

Kovalev grew up in poverty in the Ural Mountains and forsook his homeland to follow his ring dreams in the USA. He captured his title in hostile enemy terrain when defrocking Cleverly in Cardiff and subsequently retained in Canada. Thus far he has shown no chinks.

And clearly he has a sinister streak like Hopkins. Last November he callously taunted challenger Ismayl Sillakh whilst he lay prostrate on the mat, because the Ukrainian had made disparaging comments about 'Krusher' in the build-up. Hopkins, be warned!

[King_]

Easy work Kovalev. Hopkins has no chance. There's a reason his team ducked Kovalev last June.



Expect plenty of "prime Hopkins embarrasses Kovalev!!"


threads and comments after the fight from salty and sour NSB'ers

[Talisayen]

My heart is on Hopkins but my brain is picking Kovalev to win.