Considering Kovalev killed someone in the ring do you find him distasteful?

[Foreign Soil]

It's called a personality.

[Weltschmerz]

I'm fairly sure it was an accident so I don't see why I would find him distasteful for that.

The fact that he's clearly a bit of a racist is more distasteful.

Black trainer, befriends Hopkins, has nothing but respect for Andre Ward...

[ИATAS]

Kovalev is an *******, he's not a nice guy. And for boxing that's perfectly fine. He walks a fine line with some of the stuff he says, surely if he was in another more popular sport he'd probably be suspended and asked to tone it down but luckily in boxing there are no repercussions.

[bojangles1987]

I'm fairly sure it was an accident so I don't see why I would find him distasteful for that.

The fact that he's clearly a bit of a racist is more distasteful.

Yeah, if you're going to have a problem with him, have a problem about the racist stuff he has said.

[Deevel916]

Yeah, if you're going to have a problem with him, have a problem about the racist stuff he has said.

Maybe I've missed it. What racists remarks has he said?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Black trainer, befriends Hopkins, has nothing but respect for Andre Ward...

"Some of my best friends are black" - common response to blatant racism.

[bojangles1987]

He is a good fighter but I don't like him, and I suspect if he is randomly tested you are not going to see the same destructive power...make of that what you will, but the whole build up to the Pascal fight has made me very su****ious.

Now here is the thing - if he is randomly blood and urine tested in the future and comes out positive where does that leave him? Taking into consideration what has happened. Obviously this is all conjecture at this point, but I have never really seen power like his. I mean you can't really see where its coming from. There has been guys in the past where they hit like trains and were skinny and lanky, probably the most high profile was Tommy Hearns, but the Hitman used to swing, and had pretty impressive speed. The leverage he was getting was there to see, even if it was remarkable to look at.

When you observe Kovalev - his jabs are thudding, he has steadied world class fighters with proven chins with jabs, no matter how he lands his right hand, every time he does the other guy is in trouble. He is not particularly strong looking, he doesn't have big legs, or a huge back like GGG. He doesn't throw fast punches, and he isn't exactly winging these punches in, they are often straight and not fast. For these reasons I am skeptical. If the guy is clean I will hold my hands up and he wouldn't be the first freak of nature of this kind in boxing, but it is definitely not normal and worth questioning.

He wanted testing for Hopkins, and was willing to do it for Pascal. What exactly is su****ious about that?

Lots of big punchers have had skinny arms and legs.

[bojangles1987]

Maybe I've missed it. What racists remarks has he said?

He had some comments about not liking negros or something at one point, and he posted a tweet comparing an ape to Adonis Stevenson.

[FeFist]

People are failing to understand the thread. Earl is not saying Kovalev is at fault for the death of Simakov; he is saying that, given his first hand experience with the horrors of boxing, he should show some decorum when speaking of the injuries he intends to inflict on his opponent.

I am in agreement with Earl. Typically these tragedies have an adverse effect on fighters. I'm not saying that he should change his approach in the ring but I would expect the crudeness outside of the ring to take a hit.

[Deevel916]

He had some comments about not liking negros or something at one point, and he posted a tweet comparing an ape to Adonis Stevenson.

Have you ever taken a good look at Adonis? Racism aside, the man does look like an ape!