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again, you're repeating things out of Hopkins mouth (studying all the tapes, I know how this man sleeps, etc.) you need a mind of your own.
Dawson, much longer reach and a southpaw, but still fights from the outside.
Kovalev is an outside fighter first. He doesn't rush in like a bull.
Calzaghe, quick hands to go with his high stamina, high volume work rate.
Kovalev is a very busy fighter. His stamina is questionable since he has yet to fight beyond 8 rounds. So yes, he does fight a little like both of those men. The bonus is that he has knockout power that neither of those guys had.
Pavlik is more of the one-dimensional puncher with power that many are comparing Kovalev too. I think they are way off on that mark.
Pascal has talent. For anyone saying that you can't just bull rush your way in on Hopkins you must replay the first few rounds of Pascal vs Hopkins I and you'll see his movement and heavy hands were very effective.
All I can say about Kovalev is that if he's attacking you on the ropes you can counter him. You'll get hit in return but it's possible to hit him flush from that defensive position. Sillakh and Cleverly have really good hand speed and long reach and they were both able to tag Kovalev with solid jabs. That was before they were lookin up at the lights, but hey, if all else fails...step on his lead foot and then punch him like Caparello did (a bit of a Marquez style shot) and also make sure to get the head involved. Kovalev looked bothered by the cut Agnew gave him with that hard head. Hopkins has a big ol' head to use. Hate to see that being his only main weapon though.
Dawson, much longer reach and a southpaw, but still fights from the outside.
Kovalev is an outside fighter first. He doesn't rush in like a bull.
Calzaghe, quick hands to go with his high stamina, high volume work rate.
Kovalev is a very busy fighter. His stamina is questionable since he has yet to fight beyond 8 rounds. So yes, he does fight a little like both of those men. The bonus is that he has knockout power that neither of those guys had.
Pavlik is more of the one-dimensional puncher with power that many are comparing Kovalev too. I think they are way off on that mark.
Pascal has talent. For anyone saying that you can't just bull rush your way in on Hopkins you must replay the first few rounds of Pascal vs Hopkins I and you'll see his movement and heavy hands were very effective.
All I can say about Kovalev is that if he's attacking you on the ropes you can counter him. You'll get hit in return but it's possible to hit him flush from that defensive position. Sillakh and Cleverly have really good hand speed and long reach and they were both able to tag Kovalev with solid jabs. That was before they were lookin up at the lights, but hey, if all else fails...step on his lead foot and then punch him like Caparello did (a bit of a Marquez style shot) and also make sure to get the head involved. Kovalev looked bothered by the cut Agnew gave him with that hard head. Hopkins has a big ol' head to use. Hate to see that being his only main weapon though.
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