What makes Kovalev special?

[Inkanyamba]

Kova-rated suits him well.

[black.ink]

Wasn't the Kobralev the bad guys in Karate Kid?

[IronDanHamza]

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

What you are saying is literally illogic and false, though.

Literally.

[punchr]

Well Mayweather can clearly fight going forwards. If you're not talking about resume then why did you bring up names on Mayweather's resume? Point is he's proven he can fight forwards, backwards, every which way.

Golovkin and Kovalev have not proved they can fight going backwards.

I like Golovkin and Kovalev. But the bolded part is true. Perhaps they can box backwards but neither one has shown that ability.

In boxing fighting backwards is such an important part of your game!

Even Leo Santa Cruz -- an aggressive inside volume puncher -- admitted that he is always working on boxing.

"When I face an opponent who is stronger than me, I won't be able to go forward. I have to be able to box backing up, so I can win those type of fights," Cruz said.

GGG and Kovalev are always the stronger man in the ring. But what happens when they come across an equally-as-strong or stronger opponent?

Look at when Mike Tyson faced a stronger boxer in Evander Holyfield. The bully got bullied, stopped, and his ugliness as a human being surfaced.

There are still question marks on GGG and Kovalev, even though I enjoy watching their matches.

[Foreign Soil]

GGG and Kovalev are always the stronger man in the ring. But what happens when they come across an equally-as-strong or stronger opponent?

There's no question what GGG would do in that situation - dig deep and goto war, but with Kovalev, that's more of a question mark. GGG likes to get hit and Kovalev doesn't. Obviously there's advantages n disadvantages to both mentalities.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

There's no question what GGG would do in that situation - dig deep and goto war, but with Kovalev, that's more of a question mark. GGG likes to get hit and Kovalev doesn't. Obviously there's advantages n disadvantages to both mentalities.

Likes to get hit....lol

[beez721]

seriously i see nothing special about this guy other than his power, mfer got dropped just to remind erybody here

im not too impressed with him or stevenson. theyre good but not great boxers

[BostonGuy]

Fixed the thread title for the illiterate TS ****

[bojangles1987]

Fixed the thread title for the illiterate TS ****

I liked Kobralev. Made me think of Karate Kid. Kovalev would totally belong in a Cobra Kai dojo.

[2shameless]

Likes to get hit....lol

I remember a MW back in the late 80s, early 90s, Darrin Van Horn. Used to say he liked to get hit, woke him up. He didn't last long, esp after he ran into Iran Barkley.