Kov has timing, a great jab and cuts off the ring damn well.. That said

[Nay_Sayer]

i'm tired of these stiffs being ranked off the "eye test" alone. when will these n*ggas actually fight someone worth a damn. and no, stop with that whole 50 y/o hopkins ****.

Quoted for truth...

[Nay_Sayer]

Kova is GGG with less skill and refinement.

...and a better resume..

[Nay_Sayer]

He will be a first ballot HOF'er

If he beats Ward, sure.

and one of the greatest Light Heavies when it's all said and done.

No. Spinks, Foster, Jones, Moore just to name a few. Too many guys ahead of him...

[HeroBando]

For once this sorry troll is right. Kovalev is not a HOF lock yet, and he's got a better resume than Ggg. Dawson has a better win ledger but those really bad losses drag him down, and now hes done.

[Chollo Vista]

For once this sorry troll is right. Kovalev is not a HOF lock yet, and he's got a better resume than Ggg. Dawson has a better win ledger but those really bad losses drag him down, and now hes done.

Once again, I said he will be a future first ballot HOF'er and one of the greatest LHWT to lace em up.

Fortunately with Canelo there's a mandate, so he'll have to vacate if he wants that CW, it's only right. Then if he wants to redeem himself later, Ggg will concede a reasonable CW, so not 155, more like 157. Or if he's fine being a punchline, he can camp out at 156 till Ggg has moved up

At this point, I don't care if it's for the title or not as long as they're in the ring.

[Irony123]

Ward can do all that and more. Kovalev is a great fighter but ward is much more versatile and skilled. Of course kovalev can knock him out dude has ALOT of power but ward is just too good he wont just roll over like the rest of kovalevs opponents and he wont be as easy to hit.

i dont know why you call him versatile, he does one thing very very well. Versatile is when you can do a lot of different things. Ward is defensively talented and he does foul a fair bit, maybe he would win just as easily without it but as of now he has fouled in a lot of his major fights... anyways i digress, the bottom line is Ward is good at what he does but he isn't versatility... if you think he is tell me what other styles he implores to suggest he is versatile or point a fight where he switched his style (or two different fights).

[MDPopescu]

I'm having a hard time seeing how Ward pulls it off. But if he does, you fcukers better give credit where it's due.

I don't wanna hear no schit like "all he does is hold, headbutt" or "He beat Kov, but what what about Beterbiev" the same night after they fight.

We know how you guys come up with insane theories and wants immediately after the fight.

I don't see how Ward pulls it off, but if he does, give the man some fcukin credit. In fact, you all should kiss his ass

Kov has timing, a great jab and cuts off the ring damn well...

The old Soviet school. No belly dancers there.

[RussB23]

i dont know why you call him versatile, he does one thing very very well. Versatile is when you can do a lot of different things. Ward is defensively talented and he does foul a fair bit, maybe he would win just as easily without it but as of now he has fouled in a lot of his major fights... anyways i digress, the bottom line is Ward is good at what he does but he isn't versatility... if you think he is tell me what other styles he implores to suggest he is versatile or point a fight where he switched his style (or two different fights).

Ward is versatile he can do it all. He can fight on the inside, he can fight defensively on the outside. He can mix it up

[Chollo Vista]

I think the reason ggg is more popular is because he's generally a seek and destroy fighter...while kovalev tends to box more.

Kovalev is much more of a seek and destroy fighter than GGG.

GGG actually outboxed DL with the jab in his last fight. Since GGG burst on the scene against Proska, he has boxed a total of 63 rounds in his last 11 fights. That's 5.7 rounds per fight.

After Kovalev killed a man, the majority of Kov's fights have ended quicker than GGG's. In Kov's last 11 fights right before he burst on the scene against Campillo, Kov has boxed a total of 54 rounds. That's 4.9 rounds per fight.

[Real King Kong]

Kovalev is much more of a seek and destroy fighter than GGG.

GGG actually outboxed DL with the jab in his last fight. Since GGG burst on the scene against Proska, he has boxed a total of 63 rounds in his last 11 fights. That's 5.7 rounds per fight.

After Kovalev killed a man, the majority of Kov's fights have ended quicker than GGG's. In Kov's last 11 fights right before he burst on the scene against Campillo, Kov has boxed a total of 54 rounds. That's 4.9 rounds per fight.

Their styles are similar, but ggg is a bit more flat footed than Kovalev. Once ggg doesn't respect his opponent's power or hurts them, he dispenses with the defense and walks them down. Kovalev imo, moves better, works behind his jab better and is more defensively responsible. It doesn't really matter how long their opponents last.