Will Sergey Kovalev dominate at LHW again now that Ward has retired?

[Blue54]

Who else is there to beat him now Barrera,Smith,Jack,Beterbeiv,
Stevenson?

[NEETzsche]

He may come out on top if he's still hungry and dedicated but I doubt he will dominate. The field is a lot stronger now than it was when he unified the titles the first time. Stevenson, Beterbiev and Gvozdyk would all have a strong chance of beating him right now. Jack and Bivol are growing into the division with each fight. Even contenders like Barrera and Browne are live dogs

[Robbie Barrett]

Nope he's a broken man. Barrera would beat him.

[SthPaw]

He has every opportunity to rise again but he won't be as dominant. He won't be that guy. Once you see a man knocked from his throne it is rare they fill that seat as impressively again, very rare.

[Vlad_]

Nope he's a broken man. Barrera would beat him.

Sure now that Ward exposed him and gave everyone the blueprint of how:




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[HarvardBlue]

If Kovalev start winning again, they'll act like the Ward fight never happened.

[A.K]

Nope he's a broken man. Barrera would beat him.

Ahaha the agenda never ends

[Metho_4u]

I don't think he will honestly. He would need a big lifestyle change and much more dedication than I think he's capable of. There's also a lot he could learn from better trainers, but he won't listen, which is another reason why i don't think so.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Maybe..

But Stevenson and even beterbeiv are still major obstacles for kovolev

[Cutthroat]

Hard to say, he may not be the same after Ward, we'll have to see how well he looks vs Shabs.

175 is one of the most dangerous divisions in boxing, it's going to be hard to rebound from the beating Ward gave him.

No matter what route he chooses, he's going to have to fight a talented power puncher. Gvozdyk, Bivol, Stevenson, Beterbiev, Barrera, Smith, etc. even Shabs is a risky fight.