Comments Thread For: Sergey Kovalev Survives Scare, Knocks Anthony Yarde Out in 11th

[Eff Pandas]

well, for example, this:

I have nothing against tunde I just hate it when kids like yarde get taken advantage of and trust me that’s just what happened to this young fighter! I want people to see what has gone on here

— Kevin Mitchell (@KevinMitchell6) August 24, 2019

That doesn't seem to involve Tunde vs Yarde at all. That seems to be some Kevin Mitchell vs Tunde sh^t.

[MulaKO]

True..



Man...it is so hard to get to the body against anyone early...especially a big puncher with a nice jab like Kovalev...very dangerous to go the body early against him

The fact that he doesn’t react well to body shots , is the key here
Yarde got him with a big left to the body early , and Kovi winced and grabbed his shorts
From that moment on , in that round , Kovi hesitated to throw that jab or the right because of fear of getting hit to the body
Think about it , that was like the second or third round , imagine when Canelo starts to throw to the body , and he’s a body ****er ( typical Mexican fighting , **** the body and the head will come )

[Bronx2245]

It's called boxing, not Bodybuilding! "Skillz pay the Billz!" Muscles sell fights, but they don't they don't always win fights! You wanna look sexy? It's probably best suited for 160 or below!

[MrShakeAndBake]

When a cub met a Lion with a heart.
Kovalev’s jab bloodied Yard’s mouth all fight, but i give him props for bringing it to Kovalev in 8th. Makes the Killer Jab KO even sweeter, Krusher is still krushing. Kovalev really respects McGirt, not like that RAT mfer Jackson...

Fantastic fight, great comeback, cong**** CHAMP!

Bring on Clenelo at 175!

[Boxing_1013]

Thats why this fight is intriguing. Canel will get winded, he always does and Kovalev will too if you keep pressure on him. I would have liked to have seen it a few years ago but it usually happens that way. Kovalev is clearly on the slide but he may have enough for another great one.

Yep great points...especially agree on the bold

Im seeing people talking about Canelo killing Kovalev's body. He may do it but there is a price to pay to get in there and Canerlo is a short mfer. If Kovalev can keep his wind, he could possibly keep Canelo on the end of his jab all night and drop 1-2s on his big ass melon.

Yeah I think it is unfair to overlook the size and athleticism problem that someone like Yarde (or Alvarez) posed for Kov...Canelo would be an entirely different fight...he may well be able to sneak in and get to the body...and take advantage of a fatigued Kov.

But it is entirely possible...and I would say most likely...that Kov touches Canelo early with the jab and Canelo's gameplan starts to go out the window a bit.

I guess his plan is to try and weather the storm early and then go after the body mid-to late?...dangerous to take Kov lightly in those opening rounds if that is the case.

Yardes skills let him down too...He was the one who was getting hit more often all night. He was a bit slippery and he has a good chin and is a huge guy but his skills and stamina let him down. I thought his youth would be the deciding factor seeing how exhausted they both were mid way through the fight....but even with his youth Yarde still couldn't outlast Kovalev.

I hear ya...I just figured from his lack of experience, both amateur and pro, and the more muscle bound physique that his boxing skills would be lacking...but I actually felt he boxed pretty well..well enough to make it interesting a keep a great boxer like Kov at bay for much of the fight.

Yeah I think those muscles and the fact that he had never been past like 5 rounds hurt him tonight...if he is going to be great he has to work on his stamina...and not sure the best way to do that if he isn't going to spar...imo a pro fighter should never be that gassed in a fight...just seems crazy that you can't get yourself ready for those moments stamina wise.

[richardt]

Guy almost beat the guy who a lot of people on this site had beating Ward & he's finished now. That seems an extreme take.

I think he's just getting started.

I wouldn't disagree he's never likely to be the #1 guy in the division, but he's got a solid top ten caliber guy future I feel like & he could still win a belt eventually. Granted I don't think I'd pick him over any of the other 3 title holders, but I'm sure there'll be weaker links over time & I suspect he'll improve more off of this L than he did off of all his previous W's so who knows where his future leads.

Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades and that was against a 36 past prime fighter which still doesnt excuse the ridiculous odds going in based on people going weak in the knees over unbeaten fighters as they always do. He is not just getting started, he is done. He has no stamina and cant just erase the muscles that led to the lack of stamina. He is stuck with those. And now his bubble has been burst. He can go back to fighting local product because he isnt going to do sht at the high levels. He was a bag of wind that got popped.

[HeadBodyBodyBody]

That doesn't seem to involve Tunde vs Yarde at all. That seems to be some Kevin Mitchell vs Tunde sh^t.

There will be a lot of people now calling for Yarde to get a new trainer. Adam Booth has already insinuated that Tunde has not been teaching Yarde the fundamentals.. Anyway, whatever bad things people were saying about Tunde's methods before, it's gonna get worse, and it will be difficult for Yarde to ignore.

I don't know, let's see how it pans out, but put it this way, I wouldn't be surprised if they split

[Boxing_1013]

Kovalev can definitely beat Canelo; I don't put it past him at all. But to have a chance will require several things: First, starting now, he'll need to take all his personal sideshow BS and lock it in a trunk. He'll need to have basically his most disciplined camp in years, including hopping on the wagon and off of the sauce completely from now to then. He'll need to double and triple down on that jab, and finally, do whatever humanly possible to maximize his resistance in the midsection, or at least his defense thereof. And conditioning, conditioning, conditioning.

Great point my friend...I agree completely

[Guest]

Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades and that was against a 36 past prime fighter which still doesnt excuse the ridiculous odds going in based on people going weak in the knees over unbeaten fighters as they always do. He is not just getting started, he is done. He has no stamina and cant just erase the muscles that led to the lack of stamina. He is stuck with those. And now his bubble has been burst. He can go back to fighting local product because he isnt going to do sht at the high levels. He was a bag of wind that got popped.

He has definitely got a lot of work to do to combat becoming the Jeff Lacy of the UK.

[Alan Smithee]

Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades and that was against a 36 past prime fighter which still doesnt excuse the ridiculous odds going in based on people going weak in the knees over unbeaten fighters as they always do. He is not just getting started, he is done. He has no stamina and cant just erase the muscles that led to the lack of stamina. He is stuck with those. And now his bubble has been burst. He can go back to fighting local product because he isnt going to do sht at the high levels. He was a bag of wind that got popped.

"He was a bag of wind that got popped". Great quote! Yarde will have a tough time against the top tier guys but he has a puncher's chance. His stamina was disgraceful for a young, primed guy!