Kovalev is shot

[elfag]

slightly past prime. Still at 75%. Only Canelo can beat him at this point.

[ReggieKray]

He's shot but yet he avenged a KO loss vs Alvarez in dominating fashion and now he just KO'd a undefeated prospect thats 10 years younger than him....

I agree 100%.. Kovalev is contending at the highest level of his division and was impressive vs Yarde. I'm a huge Canelo fan, but I don't think this match up would be a walk in the park for Canelo.

[TOBYLEE1]

Kov is using his experience now. He is boxing more and putting his punches together. Not everything he throws has KO writtent all over it. He touches his opponents and is more measure with his accuracy.

He is not at his peak but has adjusted well. Him surviving the 8 says a lot about him at this stage of his career.

[nacho daddy]

yarde looked 10-15 lbs bigger then Kov

[CauliflowerEars]

It’s staring us all right in the face.
Canelo will knock him out.

he is clearly far past his prime. other champions in the division will ko him easily sadly. no shame that he wants to cash out with a canelo fight.

Imagine being called "Shot" after KO'ing a guy with a JAB. lmao

he's clearly past prime but i don't think canelo has the power and stamina to ko him

He just beat Yarde. Avenged a loss to Alvarez. Kovalev is still a monster just some what faded.

Kov's demise is being exaggerated. Having a weakness doesn't mean everyone will be able to exploit it enough to get the victory. Let's quit acting like the rest of the LHW titlists are gonna run him over. Kov has shown that he can be hurt and that he can recover if you don't finish him..

Lol, the hate is real for the Russian. This mfer KOs a dude with a jab and he is shot.

I don't think he's shot - if he was out there not able to throw punches and it felt like he was late or missing on the openings he used to take then I'd agree but that's not at all what I've been seeing.

He outlasted his much-younger opponent in a high-tempo fight and ended up scoring a great knockout. How does that equal "shot"? People use words on here without knowing what they mean.

No he’s not. He’s almost 37 and age is catching up. But not shot.

So...the question is, what is meant by "Kovalev is shot" ?
If you mean, "past his prime" or "faded or fading", then I guess you could say "shot".
He's not so far past his prime that he can't compete. Does "being shot" mean you should retire, immediately ? Kovalev is 36 and still tough as nails to have that stamina in the 11th round. He's still a beast. He may have lost a step, but he hasn't lost his grit or beast mentality. His gas tank might be getting low, but he certainly is not running on empty.
I think "being shot" means you can't win anymore against quality competition. Saying that about Kov... is premature.

If he fights Canelo next, do you really think he will get knocked out ? If his next fight is with Canelo, I see it as a 50/50 fight. And I got 10K points that say Canelo doesn't knock him out.