Comments Thread For: Hopkins: Stevenson's Claim To 175 Throne Getting Thin

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Garcia was the underdog against Matthyse, true, but Lucas had already lost twice by then, whereas Kovalev has gone through the top men in his division - apart from Stevenson - like a knife through butter. Nobody has even come close to beating him and everybody he hits cleanly, he hurts and drops, even the iron-chinned Pascal.

He has proved conclusively that in his case, the hype was justified. Stevenson's southpaw stance might possibly give him problems. But, imo, that's not enough of a reason to make this a 50/50 fight.

I watched the last 3-4 rounds of the Pascal fight again last night.....

Ok, 55/45 Kova, but thats my final offer

I think I like him more in that fight, but the Pascal fight proved that Kova will likely taste Stevensons best punches..... if there is a stoppage it could go either way, but if it goes the distance I would probably favor Kovalev.

Kovalev is the better fighter, but not significantly, and because of styles, it really could come down to who lands betsy first..... it took time to break down Pascal, Stevenson can spark you out anytime.