Name Gvov, Bivol and Beterbiev's top 3 wins?

[Superbee]

Beterbiev : Koelling, Kalajdzic, Cloud

Bivol: Pascal, Barrera, Smtih Jr

Gvozdyk: Stevenson, Chilemba, Gonzalez

None have the resume of Kovalev... All would beat him ...

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

So many people call Kovalev the weakest link at 175. Well, surely the guys that are supposedly better, should have verifiable proof showing said theory.

I welcome anyone to produce their top 3 wins as justification for why Canelo should've picked them instead.

Let's hear it.

I actually think Canelo vs Kovalev is an interesting fight but your theory of Kovalev still being #1 is pretty ****** tbh.

For instance do you rank Pacquiao higher than Spence or Crawford at 147? He has 3 better wins than both of them combined. Based on your top 3 wins theory... who’s your #2 at 175? Jean Pascal? Chad Dawson?

You can’t claim Kovalev is the #1 guy at 175 cause he had better wins years prior. Kovalev is still a good fighter, and I give Canelo credit for jumping up in weight to fight him, but to say he’s #1 based on top 3 wins is just ****** IMO.

[_Rexy_]

Thanks for attempting to answer the question as you're the first to actually try.

That said, I see no opponents in that list that dismiss my theory of Kovalev still being the #1 most proven challenge at 175.

The closest is Gvov's win over Stevenson. But then I would have to negate the fact that Stevenson was very inactive, in his 40's and was almost KO'd and out on his feet by Badou Jack one fight prior.

But you ignore Kovalev's age, and the fact that he got KO'd against Alvarez, and almost stopped against Yarde last fight?

try harder when you troll.

[boliodogs]

So many people call Kovalev the weakest link at 175. Well, surely the guys that are supposedly better, should have verifiable proof showing said theory.

I welcome anyone to produce their top 3 wins as justification for why Canelo should've picked them instead.

Let's hear it.

This is another thread by you trying to prove Kovalev is the best light heavyweight. He is no longer the best champion at 175. He is the worst, the oldest and the most vulnerable and that is why Canelo picked him and made it clear he would not fight any light heavyweight champion but Kovalev. Kovalev just had a close call in his last fight against Yarde who is not very good at all. His trainer damn near gave up the fight when Yarde had Kovalev in trouble from body punches. The three young undefeated light heavyweight champs would not likely have had any trouble KOing Yarde. Canelo studies these guys hard before he fights them. He knew Fielding was no good and he was a 12 to 1 favorite to beat Fielding. He did not fight Smith who had KOed Fielding in two rounds shortly before Canelo fought Fielding. I think Canelo is now a solid 4 to 1 favorite to beat Kovalev. If Canelo was fighting any of the other younger undefeated light heavyweight champs he would not by so heavily favored to win. The betting places don't always get the odds right but they usually do because their living depends on it. Keep on trying to prove that Canelo is fighting the best light heavyweight champ in the world. I am not buying it and I doubt many others are buying it. Kovalev is 36. He has lost 3 of his last 7 fights including 2 KO losses. He was the best years ago but not today.

[Blue54]

Gvodzky
1 Stevenson
2 Chilemba
3 Baker (I'll switch baker with Gonzalez I forgot they fought lol)

Bivol
1 Barrera
2 Pascal
3 Smith

Beterbiev
1 Callum Johnson
2 Kalajdzic
3 campillo

[patron]

Kovalev is the biggest name in the division. Boxing is a business.

Nobody knows who the phuck the other guys are.

[blinyard]

Name three loses for Beterbiev, Gvozdyk, Bivol.

[boliodogs]

BIVOL! He is a year younger than Canelo and has asked to fight Canelo at 168 which he says is his best and preferred weight or at 175. Bivol has never been in a remotely close fight. He wins all his fights by wide margins, seldom losing any rounds. Bivol has never been knocked down. He easily beat Smith although he was hurt once in that fight. Smith is a guy who KOed Hopkins who Kovalev failed to KO. Bivol won every round by a mile against Barrera and then KOed him. He easily outperformed Ward against Barrera. Bivol is a great boxer and a hard puncher and is flat out better than today's Kovalev and would beat Kovalev.

[boliodogs]

Kovalev is the biggest name in the division. Boxing is a business.

Nobody knows who the phuck the other guys are.

Everybody in this thread seems to know exactly who the other guys are.

[boliodogs]

Kovalev is the biggest name in the division. Boxing is a business.

Nobody knows who the phuck the other guys are.

I believe Canelo gets 35 million a fight no matter who he fights. If it was only about business Canelo fighting GGG does bigger business than any other fight he could possibly have including fighting Kovalev. We know he won't ever fight him no matter what BSer Oscar says..