Kovalev: "when did Beterbiev beat me, in his dreams?"

[ИATAS]

The beautiful thing about this sport is they will eventually settle it in that 24ft square in front of thousands of people. This fight is at least a year away though if not more.

Exactly. Can't wait for that.

[sicko]

Don't let them use Beterbiev as some type of Hitman/Gatekeeper for Stevenson. I want Stevenson vs Kovalev...Beterbiev can get his shot vs THE WINNER!

Beterbiev looks impressive especially vs Cloud but he only has 7 Pro Fights so far!

[Foreign Soil]

Kovalev has put the LHW division back on the map. This fight is going to be sick.

Don't let them use Beterbiev as some type of Hitman/Gatekeeper for Stevenson. I want Stevenson vs Kovalev...Beterbiev can get his shot vs THE WINNER!

Beterbiev looks impressive especially vs Cloud but he only has 7 Pro Fights so far!

That's what Michel has been trying to do. Aducknis better come first, Artur isn't his protective brother for christ sake.

[nivek535]

He did speak on that, he said he's not ashamed to admit he went down from a bodyshot but that he was out of camp and Golovkin was close to his fight, i.e. fight-ready. He said they sparred on another occasion and they beat the hell out of each other.

oooh interesting, do you have a source to this? id love to read more about it XD.

and on topic though, kovalev is such a boss. love this guy haha

[lefthook2daliva]

Kovalevs character is so cool. A Russian badass who talks **** to his opponents in broken English and then ko's them in the ring.

What's not to like?

[Weebler I]

oooh interesting, do you have a source to this? id love to read more about it XD.

and on topic though, kovalev is such a boss. love this guy haha

I found it, it's very broken English due to the translate function but you can kind of make it out:

Ilya Ryabtsev: Recently, in one of his last interviews, you spoke quite critical to the Kazakh WBA world champion Shumenov. Immediately followed by a flurry of expected-a jealous reaction Beibut countrymen. Why not just write insulted the Kazakhs. In particular, it is not the case, alleging that you have repeatedly stood in sparring with Gennady Golovkin and twice he sent you on the canvas. Do not want to bring it up again murky subject, but I will ask just for the sake of interest, it is true, Golovkin about genes?

Sergei Kovalev: All this "candy" ... About Shumenov ready to repeat, a true champion should fight and defend his belt more often. Now, Golovkin. We do not just stand with him in a pair. Once, a few years ago, I returned to the US from Russia, just started training and I was put with Gena, who was already in operation. I'm somewhere gape and it really clearly hit me right in the solar plexus. I sat down on one knee, had some time to breathe ... That's all. As for the genes, it must be said at once - he is a great boxer and right, good man. I respect him. And I'm not ashamed to admit that our experience has given me a lot of sparring as a boxer. And in general I Gena always nice to talk to. Do not quite understand what purpose this story with my interview dragged Golovkin ...

http://kovalboxer.com/ru/interview/text/182--lr.html

If someone who speaks Russian wants to click the link and provide a better translation then by all means please do so.

I'm sure I saw a video where Kovalev was asked about the Golovkin sparring too.

[Warrior2015]

Kovalev >>> Beterbiev

Kovalev vs Beterbiev will be a great superfight. Kovalev will win.

[48cantCstraight]

Beterbiev is gonna get his ass kicked

[Superbee]

Besides a hiatus with Darnell Boone, Kovalev waited 17 fights to finally prove himself with Simakov... Beterbiev climbs the ladder much faster with Cloud and Page jr within 7 fights... Kovalev still can't smell Beterbiev and it shows... My guess is he will do everything to postpone that fight ... Advantage Beterbiev anyway for me, even now...

[Superbee]

Kovalev has put the LHW division back on the map.

I thought Adonis did that in 2013 ...