Comments Thread For: Beterbiev Wants To Put Kovalev 'Back In His Place'

[Superbee]

Kovalev opponents ranking since his title:

Nathan Cleverly - August 2013 - WBO Champ
Ismayl Sillakh - November 2013 - 15th WBO
Cedric Agnew - March 2014 - 14th WBO
Blake Caparello - August 2014 - 10th WBO
Bernard Hopkins - November 2014 - IBF/WBA Champ
Jean Pascal - March 2015 - #1 WBO

Stevenson opponents ranking since his title:

Chad Dawson - June 2013 - WBC Champ
Tavoris Cloud - September 2013 - 9th WBC
Tony Bellew - November 2013 - #1 WBC
Andrzej Fonfara - May 2014 - 3rd WBC
Dmitry Sukhotsky - December 2014 - 5th WBC

If ranking means anything, there you go...

[Weebler I]

We'll have to wait a little to find out about his chin against really big punchers though... Seems to me he's a bit vulnerable and that a heavy southpaw counter puncher could hurt him bad (hint-hint)...

Could, but I have to say I'm not sold on Stevenson's one-shot KO power at 175.

A Stevenson-Kovalev fight likely doesn't go past 3 rounds. But when is the last time Adonis KO'd a LHW opponent early? It's Chad Dawson, and only Chad Dawson, who is well known to have a glass chin.

[SnakeVen0m]

Originally Posted by Superbee
Kovalev opponents ranking since his title:

Nathan Cleverly - August 2013 - WBO Champ
Ismayl Sillakh - November 2013 - 15th WBO
Cedric Agnew - March 2014 - 14th WBO
Blake Caparello - August 2014 - 10th WBO
Bernard Hopkins - November 2014 - IBF/WBA Champ
Jean Pascal - March 2015 - #1 WBO

Stevenson opponents ranking since his title:

Chad Dawson - June 2013 - WBC Champ
Tavoris Cloud - September 2013 - 9th WBC
Tony Bellew - November 2013 - #1 WBC
Andrzej Fonfara - May 2014 - 3rd WBC
Dmitry Sukhotsky - December 2014 - 5th WBC

If ranking means anything, there you go...

Yep, there was a time where he fought whoever he could get in the ring, Agnew, Caparello, Sillak, cause Adonis didn't want to step up. Fought and beat more champions. Campillo was robbed twice and should've been unified champ.

[Y0@NN]

Could, but I have to say I'm not sold on Stevenson's one-shot KO power at 175.

A Stevenson-Kovalev fight likely doesn't go past 3 rounds. But when is the last time Adonis KO'd a LHW opponent early? It's Chad Dawson, and only Chad Dawson, who is well known to have a glass chin.

Fonfara was very close to being stopped early in the round he was dropped twice.

[MDPopescu]

Beterbiev got robbed against Usyk, I saw the fight.

Beterbiev rocked him and even dropped him with a body shot in their fight, Beterbiev is no joke.



Rocks him around 2:10 in the 2nd round, if that's the pros, Usyk is going down from that shot.

Drops him with a body shot in the 3rd round.

Beterbiev KOs Usyk at the pros.
Once he gets in close range, Beterbiev is deadly.
My dream is to watch Beterbiev KOing Andre Ward...

[MDPopescu]

Beterbiev looks to be the goods. The only doubt I have about him is his footwork and balance, which doesn't always look to so great. Usyk, despite being a bigger man, made him look leaden footed and awkward at times when they fought.

Like other Ukrainians, Usyk is an "aesthetician"... In the pros, Beterbiev hammers him from close range (doesn't need footwork)...

[MDPopescu]

... Beterbiev should take Adonis first -- then Kovalev.

[Weebler I]

Fonfara was very close to being stopped early in the round he was dropped twice.

True but Findley (35% KO ratio) finished the job in 2 rounds back in '08.

Not ruling out Stevenson winning by early KO but not yet sold on the level of power, interesting to see how he gets on against Bika.

[Superbee]

True but Findley (35% KO ratio) finished the job in 2 rounds back in '08.

Not ruling out Stevenson winning by early KO but not yet sold on the level of power, interesting to see how he gets on against Bika.

He needs to shine, no doubt... BTW Kovalev didn't get through Hopkins and it took him 8 rounds to put Pascal to sleep... 7 rounds to get rid of Agnew... I say this is rather subjective ...

[Dr Rumack]

Like other Ukrainians, Usyk is an "aesthetician"... In the pros, Beterbiev hammers him from close range (doesn't need footwork)...

He's a more powerful man than Usyk, but if his footwork doesn't get any better he'll have problems.

He got put on his ass in his last fight because his feet were all over the place when he was pushed back. If he did that against a real puncher he might be on his ass for good.