Kovalev deserves no credit for beating Canelo. It's a cherrypick

[DuckAdonis]

Yes he does, he is a big underdog

[RightJabLikeZab]

Yeah. Just like when Donny LaLonde cherry picked Sugar Ray Leonard.

[TonyGe]

Canelo can't ccherrypick a champion 2 divisions bigger than him. Kovalev is the one cherrypicking, fighting a little guy.

What happened? I though the eastern euros cared about legacy? Why can't kovalev fight someone his own size like Bivol?

You can't cherry pick a fighter one divion above him not two. Canelo is also a SMW champion. I agree you can't cherry pick a fighter a division above you IF YOU DONT ACTUALLY FiGHT HIM. If you do that's a different matter and it's open to debate.

[icha]

tbh i see no cherrypick here, this is a legit 50-50 fight regardless of size difference, thats how good canelo is...

[alexnation]

Because Bivol isn't paying him 12 million dollars and if anything, Canelo has cherry picked Kovalev. It wasn't Kov that called out Canelo, it was the other way around.

exactly. Kovalev never even mentioned Canelo in his interviews. Haters gonna hate regardless

[IceTrayDaGang]

agreed, no credit for cherry picking canelo who loss to ggg.

[CauliflowerEars]

Kovalev is a champion and instead of fighting the other champions in his division he's fighting a damn middleweight.

No credit for beating someone 2 divisions smaller than you

Why not fight Bivol instead?

Very interesting and fresh viewpoint.

[_Rexy_]

Kovalev is a champion and instead of fighting the other champions in his division he's fighting a damn middleweight.

No credit for beating someone 2 divisions smaller than you

Why not fight Bivol instead?

Why didn't Canelo fight Bivol at 168 for the WBA strap when Bivol challenged him then?

[mcdonalds]

Why didn't Canelo fight Bivol at 168 for the WBA strap when Bivol challenged him then?

Because canelo is a middleweight.

Kovalev is a light heavyweight so why doesn't Kovalev actually fight someone in his weightclass?

[4truth]

Because canelo is a middleweight.

Kovalev is a light heavyweight so why doesn't Kovalev actually fight someone in his weightclass?

Kovalev fought Yarde a few weeks ago.

Why isn't Canelo cleaning up his disputed win at MW, a fight he would not be an overwhelming favorite in??