Comments Thread For: Eleider Alvarez - Don't Forget the Winner

[HarvardBlue]

Unfortunately, the only way some people will get how special this win was is for him to win a rematch. Even the author couldn't help mentioning Alvarez was behind on the scorecard. The more important thing is he never got discouraged and kept looking for that shot.

[MulaKO]

I give Alvarez all the kudos in the world for pulling off this win.

I had never seen him fight, I just knew him as the guy who waited an unacceptable amount of time to earn his shot.

I saw him remain calm and composed, and in his eyes, I saw a game plan, if that were possible.

It's quite simple- get through the early rounds, save your strength, and when you see an opportunity go for it. And he did.

He mentioned that Kovalev's punches became progressively lighter, which would suggest he was gassing out.


BTW, I have never thought Kovalev was overrated. You don't become the unified light heavyweight champion with a fearsome reputation if you're an overhyped bum.

Soo many fans come out after a named fighter loses a fight and claims like a tacky clairvoyant that they knew this would happen and they knew he was overrated etc.

A small minority of extremely savvy and experienced fans and pundits may have predicted it, but most were getting their pants wet over the possibility of a unification fight with Bivol, who is the real deal, and given the opportunity, I predict will be the unified champion within a couple of years.

Not being a smart azz
But have you seen Beterbiev fight
I think , if he can get his career back on track with no bullchit , he will be the unified champ
I enjoy Bivol but I would think Arthur would be all wrong for him
Beterbiev can really hit and out a bad chin to go

[crold1]

Unfortunately, the only way some people will get how special this win was is for him to win a rematch. Even the author couldn't help mentioning Alvarez was behind on the scorecard. The more important thing is he never got discouraged and kept looking for that shot.

I thought that had to be pointed out because it’s part of what makes the win special.

[tokon]

I give Alvarez all the kudos in the world for pulling off this win.

I had never seen him fight, I just knew him as the guy who waited an unacceptable amount of time to earn his shot.

I saw him remain calm and composed, and in his eyes, I saw a game plan, if that were possible.

It's quite simple- get through the early rounds, save your strength, and when you see an opportunity go for it. And he did.

He mentioned that Kovalev's punches became progressively lighter, which would suggest he was gassing out.

BTW, I have never thought Kovalev was overrated. You don't become the unified light heavyweight champion with a fearsome reputation if you're an overhyped bum.

Soo many fans come out after a named fighter loses a fight and claims like a tacky clairvoyant that they knew this would happen and they knew he was overrated etc.

A small minority of extremely savvy and experienced fans and pundits may have predicted it, but most were getting their pants wet over the possibility of a unification fight with Bivol, who is the real deal, and given the opportunity, I predict will be the unified champion within a couple of years.

Great post!

I see things similarly to you about both Alvarez and kovalev.

I had not seen Alvarez fight before kov but wondered why he'd never really pushed to enforce his mandatory with Stevenson.

I don't think kovalev was particularly over-rated either; I do think years of poor discipline are now being exposed and that the losses to ward have had a massive effect on him mentally.

[AL_Camino]

Kovalev was very overrated. If you look at his boxing record, he really hadn't fought anyone. Jean Pascal is hard hitting, but not the best boxer....and Bernard Hopkins was a hustling bum that fought defensively. Outside of those two, who had Kovalev really fought before Ward?

Kovalev fought everyone who was available except for Adonis who fought no one. Who else was in the division at the time before he fought Ward? Kov was at the time, rated exactly the way he should have been, given the rest of the division. And he was definitely top 3. Why do fans always claim a fighter is overrated as soon as they lose. These are world championship boxers. noone is overrated if they are unifying titles

[JuniorTorres720]

Kovalev wasn't overrated he just has trouble with boxers. We saw it in the Ward fights that a boxer frustrates him but he's been able to adapt as seen in the Alvarez fight. Alvarez' jab and counters surprised Kovalev and kept him at bay. But, if ya'll remember in the fourth round Kovalev figured him out and was starting to land more. He still has monster power which allows him to confidently throw more punches and he didn't let Alvarez' boxing abilities frustrate him like in the Ward fights. When it all boils down Kovalev was caught by a flush shot that disconnected his brains from his body. That right hand connected beautifully and he was never able to recover. That's boxing for you. But people are blowing the result out of proportion. Kovalev was up on all three scorecards and may have given away the first two rounds but he started to take control in the third and fourth.

[Superbee]

Kovalev really had two good rounds (4 - 5)... Others were close but I really think Alvarez negated Kovalev with speed and jabs... I had it 4-2 Alvarez after 6... But we were in Duva land and judges wouldn't let a close round go the other side...

The Knock-Downs-Trilogy was a piece of anthology with highly accurate shots from the contender and highly stubborn resilience from the Champ... And an awesome refery who would let the drama build up until the guy wouldn't stand up again... Pure excitement...

[thekenneth]

So many excuses here...

[jbpanama]

enough of this ghost of ward shît...give Alvarez his credit..he dropped and stopped him 'convincingly'

Alverez was patient and had been well prepared for the challenge...

Easy to see why Stevenson wanted no part of his Action...

Like all outstanding Fighters, he has good Whiskers and can
take a good Whack...!

[GrandmasterWang]

Congratulations to him.

The knockdowns were savage.

Weird to see Krusher Kovalev go down like that after all this time. He got brutalized in that round and not a single low blow!

Amazing win for Alvarez, it seems he's been struggling to get to the peak for a while.