Comments Thread For: Kovalev Dominates Hopkins, Unifies WBA/WBO/IBF Belts

[AntonTheMeh]

don't care if hopkins is a dinosaur, no one's made him look like that. no one. Kovalev is special for sure.

[slimshandy69]

kovalev proved in the 12th that he could have stopped hopkins any time but he chose to outbox the supposedly master boxer.

amazing!!!

great poster, agree. kovalev was fighting at 50 percent...

[nacho daddy]

kovalev was told to carry Hopkins he could have easily ko'him. how could he dominate Hopkins and not ko him

[Chrismart]

I'm happy for Kovalev, i was rooting for him, and it's a good controlled performance from him.
Iv'e got to say, i think the ref should of stopped that fight in the 12th..Hopkins looked out of sorts and taking hurtful shots.

Fair play to Hopkins. I'm not a fan, but he deserves credit. He stepped up and faced the best guy in the division..a huge puncher, at 49 years old.
Shame most of the fighters of this generation don't have the same attitude.

Will Stevenson now step up to the plate and face Kovalev?...i wouldn't hold my breath.

[VG_Addict]

Sorry, what was that about Kovalev being one-dimensional, and just a puncher?

[MDPopescu]

Sorry, what was that about Kovalev being one-dimensional, and just a puncher?

... "face first brawler"... "Euro hype job"...

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... "face first brawler"... "Euro hype job"...

Many Americans tend to think that if you look a certain way...
Then you come from a certain upbringing...
Thus you can't fight....
Thus if anyone who looks like that is a pro boxer, he must just be a "toughguy" doing it for the novelty.

It seems to still be new to them that these same stereotypes do not apply on the opposite side of the world. Kovalev is not some midwestern guy "trying out boxing lolz".

[Str8 Right]

Like I said..b hops age was going to show, but no shame in trying to maximize your legacy and losing to the most feared dude in the division. Hopkins chin is out of this world. I think he should go after stevenson..he has a great chance of taking that belt imo. I just don't see anything special about that guy.

[hillbilly]

I like how Kovalev didn't commit to chasing Stevenson (after Kellerman's smug ass made to sure to let us all know that he is the "lineal" Champion) by saying that Hopkins would beat Stevenson. Good move by Sergei.

He has three belts and the other guy is ducking him, no need to be desperate.

I'm not sure Hopkins wouldn't beat Stevenson. Stevenson is much more one dimensional and inactive than Kovalev. He is also much more chinny. If Bernard wants one more fight, Stevenson at age 50. i would pay to watch that fight. The truth is that Kovalev's vast amateur background and technical skill was ignored coming into this fight. It (especially his control of distance) along with his power made the difference. Stevenson lacks that and could not control distance like this.

[MDPopescu]

Many Americans tend to think that if you look a certain way...
Then you come from a certain upbringing...
Thus you can't fight....
Thus if anyone who looks like that is a pro boxer, he must just be a "toughguy" doing it for the novelty.

It seems to still be new to them that these same stereotypes do not apply on the opposite side of the world. Kovalev is not some midwestern guy "trying out boxing lolz".

Americans simply don't hold the required boxing knowledge in order to actually assess the "Russian school"... Period.