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He was doing well at the start, it's looking like he is a real threat to upset Canelo. His jabs although purposefully thrown weak in succession was actually a bothersome to Canelo in the first quarter of the fight. But he overdid it, you can't fight like that for the whole 12 rounds and not expect an elite fighter like Canelo to somehow make some adjustments.
Kovalev's greatest regret is not risking throwing bombs with Canelo in the rounds when the tide is changing--when he felt that Canelo is closing in on him. As everybody knows, Kovalev is a known monstrous puncher, but in this fight, he didn't even risk to throw one. That was a huge mistake because he was already hitting Canelo with some good precise punches, who the hell knows if one of his well intent signature heavy bombs get in, he might actually hurt Nelo. This is why he is not an all time great and never will be, because all time greats take tremendous risks.
For example look at Pacquiao who possesses a T-rex arms, he has to leap in and out against bigger, taller and longer welterweight opponent just so to let them feel he's there, he has power and he's dangerous. How much courage does one need to possess for every time you leap inside your opponent is a KTFO waiting to happen? This is what all time greats do, they ultimately put everything in the line and take a RISK because they want to win no matter what.
This was his explanation on why he didn't throw his signature Krusher bombs:
A. It's what his corner wanted him to do.
B. To reserve some stamina, because in the past he used to over punch and tire himself.
C. If he throws his right too heavily, he might get hit with a nasty body shot which everybody expects to K.O. him.
All true, all true. But he got KTFO anyway. It's better to lose knowing you gave every thing you had in the ring than be left with questions such as: what if I threw those big bombs, I'm a monstrous puncher too you know, what if I hit Canelo with it? What if--what if?? Well, that's the question Kovalev will be asking till his dying days. Perhaps Andre Ward was right all along, Canelo is no longer fighting the Krusher version but merely a shell of his former self. Let's leave it at that.
Kovalev's greatest regret is not risking throwing bombs with Canelo in the rounds when the tide is changing--when he felt that Canelo is closing in on him. As everybody knows, Kovalev is a known monstrous puncher, but in this fight, he didn't even risk to throw one. That was a huge mistake because he was already hitting Canelo with some good precise punches, who the hell knows if one of his well intent signature heavy bombs get in, he might actually hurt Nelo. This is why he is not an all time great and never will be, because all time greats take tremendous risks.
For example look at Pacquiao who possesses a T-rex arms, he has to leap in and out against bigger, taller and longer welterweight opponent just so to let them feel he's there, he has power and he's dangerous. How much courage does one need to possess for every time you leap inside your opponent is a KTFO waiting to happen? This is what all time greats do, they ultimately put everything in the line and take a RISK because they want to win no matter what.
This was his explanation on why he didn't throw his signature Krusher bombs:
A. It's what his corner wanted him to do.
B. To reserve some stamina, because in the past he used to over punch and tire himself.
C. If he throws his right too heavily, he might get hit with a nasty body shot which everybody expects to K.O. him.
All true, all true. But he got KTFO anyway. It's better to lose knowing you gave every thing you had in the ring than be left with questions such as: what if I threw those big bombs, I'm a monstrous puncher too you know, what if I hit Canelo with it? What if--what if?? Well, that's the question Kovalev will be asking till his dying days. Perhaps Andre Ward was right all along, Canelo is no longer fighting the Krusher version but merely a shell of his former self. Let's leave it at that.
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