Comments Thread For: Canelo vs. Kovalev Finalized For November 2 at MGM Grand

[Someone88]

This is a great fight!

[icha]

judging by the poll ths is almost a 50-50 fight...

[lopetego]

Much respect for ginger for taking this match

Kovalev is past prime, but still one of the best LHW, with literally deadly power, a ferocious stiff jab (one of Canelos weaknesses), lethal right, plenty of boxing ability and experience, and huge advantage in size and reach

Canelo daring for greatness, taking a big risk here..This is how the cash cow of boxing should act, instead of cherrypicking no hopers, like a certain retired guy used to do

[Dontbeahater]

...

Now, Canelo had many "better" choices:

-- GGG, Charlo, Andrade (at 160)
-- Callum Smith, BJS (at 168)... even Bivol...
-- Bivol, Gvozdyk, Betrbiev... (at 175)...

... but he chose Kovalev... (of course, I'm "happy" for Kova -- he will make some well deserved retirement money, tbh...)

Canelo picked the biggest name in lhw... Honestly does anyone know Bivol, gbozdyk, beterbiev? Have any of them ever been in the p4p top 20?even most boxing fans have never seen them fight!

Kovalev had 2 fights with ward, bhop and 2 with pascal. He was part of the HBO machine that built up his name. Was p4p top 3 as recently as 3-4 years ago... And yet this is a cherry pick. Makes perfect sense.

No one cares about callum Smith! No one cares about bjs. If canelo fought them, everyone would yell cherry pick or why would dazn pay for that!

You stans have issues. No one in boxing making moves at all and the one guy doing it, gets hate. No one's moving up for fights. First, Canelo fighting at 168 was a ***** move now 175 is a ***** move. He's 5'8"! It's pac and Mayweather all over again.

GGG needs to move up and fight callum Smith imho. But he won't. He won't fight anyone but Canelo!

[ShoulderRoll]

Clenelo Alvaroid + catch weight + rehydration clause + old past prime Kovalev = easy win

There is no catch weight. You need to let that go.

Sources: The Canelo Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev light heavyweight title fight will take at the light heavyweight limit of 175 pounds as expected. There’s no catchweight in the contract for the Nov. 2 bout

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) September 13, 2019

[Removed Now]

GOATs don't get 12-0'd by WWs.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Removed Now]

The canelo fan boys are something else.

[Boksfan]

There is no catch weight. You need to let that go.

Sources: The Canelo Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev light heavyweight title fight will take at the light heavyweight limit of 175 pounds as expected. There’s no catchweight in the contract for the Nov. 2 bout

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) September 13, 2019

We don't know until contract is signed so most likely a catch weight.

[REdrUm0351]

ooks like 175 and no catchweight..

Sources: The Canelo Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev light heavyweight title fight will take at the light heavyweight limit of 175 pounds as expected. There’s no catchweight in the contract for the Nov. 2 bout

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) September 13, 2019

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This would be absolutely awesome and would set a example of how fighters are supposed to show how they are the best. Catchweights and rehydration limits take the shine off a good fight with a small man seeking greatness as he is putting his opponent at a disadvantage. Canelo will get nothing but respect from me win or lose.

[Michael1437]

I'm a big canelo fan that's paid 3k to watch the 1st ggg fight,yet I can't decide who to bet on or to pick to win this fight(I usually pick nelo to win). On the 1 hand what if Kov comes into the ring in the 190s lb range(regardless of if theres IBF rules or not),& on the other hand it is entirely possible that Canelo is way too fast,& compact on defense to even catch cleanly & we end up seeing whats become a trend for nelo vs big punchers- that they leave their hands at home & are made to look amatuerish at times with wild misses when they do let their hands go.

This is tough to call, I'm just curious to see if Kov lands that right, how will Canelo take that?