So, Kovalev fanboys, what to say now?

[TheBoxingXpert]

My bad. For some reason the quote didn't show up in my messages. No need to get cheeky though lol I was only saying i didn't mean to ridicule as a lot of posters on here would start flooding you with messages for that kind of prediction and I won't. I actually agree with all your predictions and spend most of my time on here trying to convince people why it will happen, but it gets boring real quick. I just thought maybe you had skipped me thinking I was one of the crowd lol.

If you agree with my predictions, then it means that you know what you're talking about. Respect. But yeah, Broner will beat Pacquiao now and it's hugely a matter of styles and age, as a prime Pacquiao would have beaten Broner easily.

[ukbox]

If kovalev fights like he did tonight then ward wins. Very disappointing performance from kovalev. Chilemba fought well but he's not ward

[SN!PER]

Kovalev failed to meet the expectations.

His connect percentage was lower than usual and he didn't knockout Chilemba.

If Ward dominates Alexander in August, the tables will turn and boxing fans will be on the side of the American gold medalist to become the new champion.

[Beercules]

Kovalev looked better than any other opponent Chilemba has had, and unlike the others, won decisively.

Chilemba is VERY difficult to look good against.

Yeah Chilemba is tricky I've seen some highlights. I'll have to watch this replay tonight on HBO

[Motorcity Cobra]

Put some respeck on that man name

Kovalev give his fee for the battle with Chilemba to the family of the deceased boxer Roman Simakov. #RESPECT pic.twitter.com/pxwywK4VTL

— UkraineAtamansBoxing (@UkraineAtamans) July 11, 2016

[TheBoxingXpert]

That's the only one (or two) i don't agree with lol. I don't know much about Usyk as he's still fresh, but I'm also not a big fan of AJ (in terms of the hype) but he has shown a few things in recent fights. I would be hesitant on that one. The rest are all good though. Maybe I would predict the methods of victory of one or two differently but at least they are sensible. I guess you make money at the bookies too? I study fights cause it's basically how I get paid lol. That's why I wanted to know about the Broner thing.

Well, then let me tell you the reason behind the big upset that is to come:

1 - Pacquiao no longer got any power. He isn't stopping anyone and Broner's chin is proven. His only hope of beating Broner is to storm him and outpunch him.
2 - Broner might have an inferior defense to Mayweather, but people shouldn't talk like Broner's defense is horrible. Maidana broke through Mayweather's defense too and to be honest, I think that Mayweather too would be bothered by Porter (he would win, though). Broner's defense is an inferior version to Mayweather's, but Pacquiao is gonna have to be on it constantly if he wants to win this and it's not gonna be easy.
3 - Broner got underrated power. More power than Mayweather. Just ask Shawn Porter. Pacquiao got a fragile chin and is getting old. His rushing style will make him run into something big against Broner. There's a reason why Pacquiao has fought no serious punchers in a while and the only semihardhitter he fought put him into a coma.

So, you now know what Pacquiao has to do, why it's gonna be hard for him to do it and why he, when pushing himself, is gonna go down in the proces. Broner wins.

[SouthPawHitman]

OP you're a goober. Kovalev is one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport,don't try to downplay how good he is so that when Dre beats you can go "yeah he beat Kovalev but Kovalev ain't that good so it don't really matter"

Get that nonsense outta here son. Dre is moving up to fight an actual killer that's ranked #2 P4P. Give Dre his props. If Ward wins that secures himself as a HOF fighter and one of the 10 greatest of all time.

[RussB23]

Did he really look that bad? DIdnt see the fight

[Motorcity Cobra]

Did he really look that bad? DIdnt see the fight

No he didn't. Chilemba was awkward as always. Kept a couple rounds close. Kovalev knocked him down in the 8th (?) looked winded a couple of rounds. At no point in time in this fight did it ever look like Kovalev was in trouble.

[jmrf4435]

"Are you new to boxing or just ******? Kovalev is a just a passionate guy who punches very hard. Ward is boxing at its absolute peak level. His speed and skills will make Kovalev look like a ******."

You are just blatantly bias and most likely don't know much at all about boxing. Kovalev dropped and almost stopped chilemba, the bout was competitive here and there but chilemba was nearly stopped twice. Ward looked worse against barrera who is not the level of competition Chilemba is. Ward could barely keep Barrera of him and looked vulnerable.