Comments Thread For: Kellerman: Alvarez Disconnected Kovalev's Head From His Legs

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

It was weird because HBO crew had Alvarez outboxing Kovalev for the majority of the early rounds. I did not see it that way and thankfully neither did Harold. I was wondering why they were blowing Alvarez so hard. Then to justify their commentary, Alvarez KO's Kovalev. What a ***** show HBO commentary was last night.

Harold Lederman used to be a decent judge, but his faculties seem to be betraying him. He ALWAYS scores positively for Kovalev. It was a competitive fight that Kovalev was probably winning by a couple of rounds before he was brutally stopped. HBO and almost everybody else were treating Alvarez as an afterthought, until they saw them in the ring together.

[Boxingfanatic75]

It's good to be optimistic, but it's better to be realistic.
Based on his power, Kovalev may have been overrated in the first place. Without getting into a debate about his level of opponents during his unbeaten run, we can agree that he showed questionable conditioning & an inability to adjust during the first fight with Ward. During the second fight he showed a lack of will. He managed to put together a couple of comeback wins, but he seemed like a shell of himself last night. As Kovalev gets older, It's hard to think he will be able to get into better physical condition than he was in last night. If he was psychologically damaged by the losses to Ward, as some fans suggest, then how will he be able to deal with being devastatingly dropped and definitively stopped by Alvarez?

You also described Mathyesse to a tee

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

You also described Mathyesse to a tee

Very similar, but fans seemed much less fanatical about Lucas.

[NC Uppercut]

You know I’m starting to get the feeling that this forum takes a single event or one interview and then writes 20 articles on it. It’s getting a bit ridiculous guys

Are you just now figuring this out? Lol

[Boxingfanatic75]

Are you just now figuring this out? Lol

Call me a noob lol

[Boxingfanatic75]

Very similar, but fans seemed much less fanatical about Lucas.

I absolutely loved him during his prime and never thought his style would catch up with him because he had the equalizer

[NC Uppercut]

Very similar, but fans seemed much less fanatical about Lucas.

It seems as some of the sources around Kov are eluding to the fact that his taste for vodka seems to out weigh training

[NC Uppercut]

Call me a noob lol

Gotcha bro!

[Boxingfanatic75]

It seems as some of the sources around Kov are eluding to the fact that his taste for vodka seems to out weigh training

If that’s the case I hope he isn’t doing it daily. I never begrudge a man who wants a drink. But if he is becoming an alcoholic then I feel for him

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

I absolutely loved him during his prime and never thought his style would catch up with him because he had the equalizer

You don't have to stop appreciating him! Kovalev or Matthyesse.
You just have to appreciate them for what they were.
They both had excellent careers and gave a lot of excitement in the ring.
I'm not a Kovalev fan but I have to respect his credentials. Like Arturo Gatti, should you not appreciate somebody just because they were not among the very elite of all time? Nah. Guys like Kovalev, Matthyesse, and Gatti made the boxing world go 'round. The Elite fighters might be filet mignon, but your dinner is not complete without the delicious potatoes too. And maybe sometimes you just want some potatoes. Or even just a greasy bag of chips.