Can Adonis Stevenson Pull A Chad Dawson Shock KO On Kovalev With The Left Hook?

[Scipio2009]

Kovalev obviously is an excellent fighter, very dangerous but he is susceptible to being caught with the left hook as Pascal demonstrated in both fights. That's the same punch Stevenson iced Dawson with in one round and basically Stevenson's best and most powerful punch.

What do you think the chances are of Stevenson landing that money punch on Kovalev in the same way and knocking him out?

The left hook is the wrong shot to be worried about, tbh; it's that southpaw straight left.

Call Stevenson a one-handed fight if you want' his entire arsenal is geared towards setting things up for that straight left to land effectively.

If Stevenson gets a chance to set pace for the fight, Kovalev is going to sleep

[Shpacman]

Kovalev obviously is an excellent fighter, very dangerous but he is susceptible to being caught with the left hook as Pascal demonstrated in both fights. That's the same punch Stevenson iced Dawson with in one round and basically Stevenson's best and most powerful punch.

What do you think the chances are of Stevenson landing that money punch on Kovalev in the same way and knocking him out?

It's sad, but he can. Kovalev doesn't have a tight gurad with his hands. Also Kovalev was knocked out in amateurs by that punch, was knocked down by Caparello by that punch.

[Foreign Soil]

It's his only shot, so there's a chance, but the fight doesn't really favor him. Aducknis' comfort zone is Kovalev's kill zone.

[bojangles1987]

Yes, he can. Kovalev has a bad tendency to pull straight back, he's susceptible to those quick, ambush straight punches, and he's easily put off balance.

So it can definitely happen, but I'd sure pick Kovalev to get to Stevenson first. He's plainly a better fighter.