Comments Thread For: Tyson Fury Warns: If Yarde Can't Beat Kovalev, His Career is Over!

[mick1303]

Being that Canelo was the smaller fighter coming up.. wouldn't GGG had the task to stop Canelo ?

Last fight before GGG Canelo had at 164. This "coming up" was mostly for marketing purposes. He fought in the lower weights while still growing. Once he did grow to his full size, even MW seems too hard to make for him.

[apollocreed]

Question (maybe, future thread topic): why is GGG a future HOFer (most experts opinion), yet Kov is classified as likely borderline HOFer. Personally I thought Kov had a better pro career by far (competition wise, not earnings). Do you think GGG's pro career was better, and would you personally classify GGG as a HOFer?

I was looking through Kov's boxrec to remind myself of his resume - he doesn't really have many notable names. Hopkins is actually his best win, followed by Pascal. After that I'd probably say it was Alvarez. He's actually fought more than his fair share of soft opponents since he beat Cleverly for his first belt.
Obviously he fought a HOF'er in Ward but I'm talking about wins.

[apollocreed]

If Yarde loses bad, it will affect his career. He doesn't have a lot to fall back on. If he loses in a questionable or robbery type decision, maybe not, but if he doesn't wobble or drop Kovalev, he's going to lose bad.

Yeah that's what I think. Losing this fight shouldn't be the end of his career - but if he's shocked by Kov's power and ends up taking a brutal loss, he may never be the same fighter.
In that case Warren would keep away from the top dogs at 175 and pick his fights VERY carefully.

[DeeMoney]

Being that Canelo was the smaller fighter coming up.. wouldn't GGG had the task to stop Canelo ?

I dont think so. Just because a guy came up doesnt mean the other guy has to ko him. Both guys start off an even footing in my mind; you evaluate on what they do, not what you think they should do

[Vlad_]

I was looking through Kov's boxrec to remind myself of his resume - he doesn't really have many notable names. Hopkins is actually his best win, followed by Pascal. After that I'd probably say it was Alvarez. He's actually fought more than his fair share of soft opponents since he beat Cleverly for his first belt.
Obviously he fought a HOF'er in Ward but I'm talking about wins.

Kovalev fought all those willing. Besides Stevenson, who was there to fight at the time at LHW that Kovalev did not?

[P4Pdunny]

This is nonsense. Yarde has nothing to lose except an unbeaten record which doesn't mean much relative to the opponents he's been in with. If he puts up a good showing and loses then his stock will rise.

Fury talks too much nonsense.