Comments Thread For: Frank Warren: If Yarde Catches Sergey Kovalev - He Will Go!

[Mindgames]

Hostile crowd? What is this Cold war era BS they’re trying to market?

They said all this stuff before the world cup.More racism in the media than on the ground. Neo ****s supposedly everywhere, its was total bull.

[Boskop]

While I do appreciate the guts going against Krusher in his hometown, I just can't imagine that Yarde has experience enough to even be competitive.
I hope I'm wrong tho

[nick_viking]

Ok I am watching now.


He looks strong.

Yarde’s an athlete, no doubt about that. Strong and explosive.

My worry is that he’ll drop his hands too often and will get handily out-jabbed. The lack of experience fighting quality opponents and having to think his way through fights, or adjust mid-fight will be a problem I think. Would’ve liked to see him in with the likes of Hosea Burton or someone similar before Kovalev.

[apollocreed]

Yarde’s an athlete, no doubt about that. Strong and explosive.

My worry is that he’ll drop his hands too often and will get handily out-jabbed. The lack of experience fighting quality opponents and having to think his way through fights, or adjust mid-fight will be a problem I think. Would’ve liked to see him in with the likes of Hosea Burton or someone similar before Kovalev.

I think he’s actually pretty flat footed. He’s explosive with his hands but he plods around the ring.
He says that he wasn’t interested in the amateur style so he turned pro after 12 bouts, but I think he never perfected the fundamentals.
Like you say he also doesn’t use much of a jab. Against the cherry picks that doesn’t matter as much, I expect Kovalev to outbox him and stop him though.
I think Kovalev’s power will shock him. He’s not been toughened up enough by his list of bum opponents.

[Corelone]

Yarde cant go for the old man games. Kovalev would have to get Yarde to follow him, or turn Yarde, for his skill to show. Footwork is the key. Cutting the ring off is what experience would do, but I don't think Yarde is up to that. Cutting Kovalevs legs off, he's up for that.

[P4Pdunny]

The cards are so stacked against Yarde. If he can pull this off would be something. I still think Kova takes this. That top level experience will be the difference here.