Comments Thread For: Sergey Kovalev: No Dates Set, I'm Considering Retirement

[Outwest Exp 355]

As long as Ward is World Champ we won't see Ward vs Kovalev III. So Kovalev should go the WBC route or wait until Ward vacates titles.

I wouldn't mind seeing Kovalev vs Stevenson or Badao Jack if he wins tonight.

[Andrij]

Stiverne got a word title shot by doing ****. Same goes for Arreola.

Plus Don King is not Kovalev´s promoter to get him an immediate WBC World title fight. Main Events don't have such good connections with the WBC.

[Redd Foxx]

Bummed to hear this. Boxing is strange in that, if a guy can't be #1 in his weight class, he might retire.
It seems like Sergey was getting burned by his management so I doubt he even has that much put away. Should sign with someone who pays their fighters and take a few more fights.

[Robbie Barrett]

Kovalev would make now peanuts without his World titles. Plus he needs 2-3 fights (including Eliminator) to get a World title shot again. By then he is 36 years of age. Past his prime !

Isn't Kovalev #1 for the WBO?

[Vlad_]

Disappointed to hear that from Sergey. Don't know what happened to him, but I think it could be some personal issues more so than his losses to Ward. It's not yet official, so I will wait to pass judgement, but I wonder if there is something Kovalev is not telling the world.

[Andrij]

I wouldn't mind seeing Kovalev vs Stevenson or Badao Jack if he wins tonight.

The problem with Stevenson is that he has already a mandatory Eleider Alvarez. Gvozdyk is ranked #2. So it will take Kovalev 3 fights and then he is already past his prime with 36.

[Robbie Barrett]

Disappointed to hear that from Sergey. Don't know what happened to him, but I think it could be some personal issues more so than his losses to Ward. It's not yet official, so I will wait to pass judgement, but I wonder if there is something Kovalev is not telling the world.

Maybe he's depressed because now everyone knows his balls are on his navel?

[RussB23]

I was rooting for kovalev and was really salty after he lost. But damn, ward took his soul.

[Andrij]

Isn't Kovalev #1 for the WBO?

Indeed but I can't see Ward vs Kovalev III. Ward will most likely face winner of Cleverly vs Jack or Gvozdyk or Bivol next at the end of this year.

[Andrij]

Isn't Kovalev #1 for the WBO?

If Cleverly wins tonight then Ward should fight him in the UK. Perfect build up to a potential Bellew or Joshua bout. Cleverly is also with Matchroom.