Comments Thread For: Tim Bradley: I Got Hopkins All Day, He Will Beat Kovalev!

[jas]

Kovalev is going to get masterclassed. Kovalev got knocked down by a guy with 6 KO's. I would not be surprised if Hopkins drops Kovalev.

kovalev is a beast

the more you downplay him, the less good the victory looks when bhop wins

[Deevel916]

Says the guy who claimed he won 8 rounds of his first fight with Pacquiao.

With that said, this is anybodys fight. Just depends on what gameplan each fighter plans to execute. Bhop cant trade with Kov. No way no how. He has to come in as a spoiler and use every single trick in the book in order to be the victor. All Kov has to do is land something flush and solid.

[Teetotaler]

Kovalev should be like "ain't no 50 yer old beating my ass"

[Mr.Daddy]

animalfan10, It's obvious that your prejudice blinds you to the facts. Either that, or you have no ability to assess boxing talent. Five days until reality sets in. I can hardly wait.

[Interloper]

Kovalev is a puncher. You can't beat Bernard Hopkins on power alone. Take away Kovalev's power, and what does he have?

Speed? No.
Smarts? No.
Endurance? No.
Intangibles? No.
Veteran tactics? No.

What exactly is he going to trouble Bernard Hopkins with? You saw what happened to Kelly Pavlik.

[hugh grant]

Kovalev is a puncher. You can't beat Bernard Hopkins on power alone. Take away Kovalev's power, and what does he have?

Speed? No.
Smarts? No.
Endurance? No.
Intangibles? No.
Veteran tactics? No.

What exactly is he going to trouble Bernard Hopkins with? You saw what happened to Kelly Pavlik.

We cant bring up the Pavlike win, as that was so long ago, that BH was a young man, even though people thought he was old at the time when he really wasn't.
Kovalevs power is such that it will only take one shot it is a game changer punch, so cant be compared to Pavlike again.
Kovalev uusually wins because at some point in the fight, his opponents have to take one or more of his punches. Plus we know Kovalev is a lot more than just a puncher.

[LSKennedy]

Kovalev is going to get masterclassed. Kovalev got knocked down by a guy with 6 KO's. I would not be surprised if Hopkins drops Kovalev.

His foot was being stood on. Try again.

[_original_]

We cant bring up the Pavlike win, as that was so long ago, that BH was a young man, even though people thought he was old at the time when he really wasn't.
Kovalevs power is such that it will only take one shot it is a game changer punch, so cant be compared to Pavlike again.
Kovalev uusually wins because at some point in the fight, his opponents have to take one or more of his punches. Plus we know Kovalev is a lot more than just a puncher.

Say what you want about the drunkard known as Kelly, but at that point, before fighting B-Hop that is, he was a more accomplished fighter than Kovalev right now. You're right though, B-Hop is much older now and we have to wonder how many times can he defy age.

[marvel]

BHop was not an ATG middleweight. He's come to be viewed as one by some people because of his extraordinary longevity as top class fighter, but don't start rewriting history.

Wow.

Longest reign as World Middleweight Champion (10 years, 2 months, and 17 days), surpassing Tommy Ryan.

Most title defenses as World Middleweight Champion (20), surpassing Carlos Monzon.

Oldest fighter ever to hold the World Middleweight Championship (40 years, 6 months, and 1 day), surpassing Sugar Ray Robinson.

[marvel]

kovalev is a beast

the more you downplay him, the less good the victory looks when bhop wins

This is true. Good thread going on here. Keep it up all.