Comments Thread For: Roach Tabs Kovalev: Hopkins Bit Off Too Much Here!

[Boskop]

Kovalev aint no Tavoris Cloud/Shumenov...
I see BHop having a chance against Adonis but not against the Krusher.

[Youlldunnoish]

I truly believe the only way to beat Hopkins is with very good speed. Kovalev has ok speed. Hopkins had trouble against calzaghe, dawson, and pascal troubled him for a couple rounds. Power doesn't trouble Hopkins once he disarms you.

[Foreign Soil]

I truly believe the only way to beat Hopkins is with very good speed. Kovalev has ok speed. Hopkins had trouble against calzaghe, dawson, and pascal troubled him for a couple rounds. Power doesn't trouble Hopkins once he disarms you.

While speed helps, you need more than just speed - you need a game plan and mental focus to not allow Hopkins to do his thing. Ruiz had this affect on fighters as well, he'd make fighters fall asleep and eventually he'd throw a right hand and catch them sleeping(dropping Holyfield, something Lewis never came close to doing). Fighters do well against Hopkins early but many fall into his trap and get frustrated, and then you've already lost. Calzaghe/Dawson both stayed alert and remained the boss, while Pascal didn't do bad in the first fight, Hopkins easily took over in the rematch. Taylor's performances were more inbetween - had a game plan, stuck to it for half the fight, then faded.

[MDPopescu]

I got kovalev by tko in the late rounds. People, he's not a slugger.

... Don't tell them again -- they won't understand anyway.

[Nomadic]

Its brave of BH to fight him, but if he wins somethings not right. FLoyd was too scared to fight GGG and that would be equivalent of BH fighting Kovalev.

Floyd is younger than BH and is at this stage of his career better than BH, don't mention to me Floyd is 2 divisions lower, that is an excuse.
Floyds dad fought SRL, so you will not be able to give me any valid reason or excuse why Floyd cant fight the equivalent dangerous fight as his pa pa did at the very least.

Cut it out, MW fighting GGG is not the equivalent, more like BHop fighting Klitschko.

[-Kev-]

History will repeat it self.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200312

[Gary Coleman]

Kovalev aint no Tavoris Cloud/Shumenov...
I see BHop having a chance against Adonis but not against the Krusher.

Style-wise, Stevenson is a worse matchup for Hop than Koalev. Bernard struggles with guys who are more athletically gifted than him. It's speed that gives him trouble at this stage not power.

If I had to bet money, it would be on Popkins.

[Dr Rumack]

Style-wise, Stevenson is a worse matchup for Hop than Koalev. Bernard struggles with guys who are more athletically gifted than him. It's speed that gives him trouble at this stage not power.

If I had to bet money, it would be on Popkins.

Kovalev is pretty fast, for a light-heavy at least.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Which two fights did Roach train Hopkins for?

[Beercules]

I'm leaning towards Hopkins; but man I think KOvalev hits too damn hard for him at 50