What makes Kovalev special?

[Foreign Soil]

Well yeah they were better because they were elite level.

All the others were top level fighters and top ranked fighters and he wasn't bigger than all of the either.

The Broner "correlation" is ******ed and their isn't any correlation.

I said bigger than most.. and if you want to just blindly go by ratings then all competition looks good. People crap on Kovalev, but Campillo should've been a unified champion when they fought, which would mean he would've been very highly rated, but since Kovalev doesn't come from the HBO legendary nights background, his competition isn't given the same glassy eyed, roll out the red carpet treatment. Face it, the competition is good for someone coming up, but to act like it is great is overrating.

[2shameless]

Absolutely nothing. Just so long as you remember that if Hopkins wins.

[Weebler I]

His boxing skills are suspect. I don't think he can box backwards.

He can actually, it's Golovkin who can't. Kovalev is more mobile with better footspeed.

I have been critical. His stamina is untested.... He has never been in the championship rounds. He throws 100 punches per round, how will he hold up in the later rounds?

That's the only question mark I have as far as his ability goes...

He seems open to the left hand. KO'd in amateurs, caught by Agnew and dropped by Caparello. Definite chink in his defence imo.

Kovalev v Hopkins is going to be fascinating.

[Doctor_Tenma]

His arsenal of punches, he throws every punch from mid to close range.

[IronDanHamza]

I said bigger than most.. and if you want to just blindly go by ratings then all competition looks good. People crap on Kovalev, but Campillo should've been a unified champion when they fought, which would mean he would've been very highly rated, but since Kovalev doesn't come from the HBO legendary nights background, his competition isn't given the same glassy eyed, roll out the red carpet treatment. Face it, the competition is good for someone coming up, but to act like it is great is overrating.

No not really. They were all top fighters in the divison and all good fighters.

Broner has fought barely any good fighters.

Do your research. Their come ups and nothing alike in any sense.

[BattleAxePurist]

Thought this was going to be about Kubrat Pulev.

Imagine my disappointment.

[LoadedWraps]

Kovalev is the real deal, a true lion. If the Alien wins this fight it's well deserved and should make him #1 or #2 p4p.

[Foreign Soil]

No not really. They were all top fighters in the divison and all good fighters.

Broner has fought barely any good fighters.

Do your research. Their come ups and nothing alike in any sense.

Use a little logic and stop being so sensitive and exaggerating.

[GoldenGloveLove]

Are we talking about Pulev or Kovalev? Da hell?

[From Russia]

Oh so the opposition matters when it's Mayweather but not when it's Kovalev?

No. Of course we can compare how Kova and Floyd looked against bums, but it doesnt make much sense. Let us wait till November. If Kovalev beats Hopkins in his usual "Not going backwards" style, would you give him props? Or he will remain "unskilled robotic eurobum"? haha