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I was impressed with Canelo last night...his power seemed to affect Kov more than vice versa, which regardless of what one thought going in to the fight, had to be kind of surprising.
Canelo's quickness and counters probably made it tough for Kovalev to sit on his jab and really snap it...though Kov being long in the tooth and susceptible to counters/worn down in general made it an easier fight for Canelo.
I am just perplexed a bit as to how much credit Canelo really deserves here...Kov had almost nothing on his punches, gassed out early for no real reason, and was KOed by the first 1 or 3 good clean shots Canelo really landed.
Adding to that the fact that Canelo couldn't KO Jacobs or Chavez Jr or Cotto, or GGG twice...yet now he goes up to 175 and KOs a good fighter who had some good wins in his last few fights, regardless of whether he is a shell of his former shelf.
Overall I feel like the word has probably been out on Kovalev, through sparring etc, that his power is fading, with the jab and all other shots, and his stamina is worse, his legs/movement are declining, and he still doesn't like it to the body.
Basically things many on here have been suggesting, but I think other fighters hear this stuff and reallly know it is the truth...they see the decline in sparring and know he isn't the same fighter...that word spreads.
Because the truth is Kov has looked decent enough in his last few fights, decent enough to beat a MW coming up 2 weight classes anyway...but the word was probably out on Kov that he can't really hurt you anymore, and that is probably why Canelo jumped on the fight...he knew that worst case he could go 12 rounds.
I think that's why Yarde was so eager/ready to take that fight when otherwise it seemed too soon for him...it also may explain why Canelo wanted to X Yarde out and get to Kovalev before Yarde did....and as we saw in the Yarde fight, he did almost get Kov.
So yeah I am just trying to piece all this together...from why Canelo and his A-side would really want this fight, and also try and make sense of the performances from last night...will be interesting to see what Kovalev and Canelo do in the future.
Canelo's quickness and counters probably made it tough for Kovalev to sit on his jab and really snap it...though Kov being long in the tooth and susceptible to counters/worn down in general made it an easier fight for Canelo.
I am just perplexed a bit as to how much credit Canelo really deserves here...Kov had almost nothing on his punches, gassed out early for no real reason, and was KOed by the first 1 or 3 good clean shots Canelo really landed.
Adding to that the fact that Canelo couldn't KO Jacobs or Chavez Jr or Cotto, or GGG twice...yet now he goes up to 175 and KOs a good fighter who had some good wins in his last few fights, regardless of whether he is a shell of his former shelf.
Overall I feel like the word has probably been out on Kovalev, through sparring etc, that his power is fading, with the jab and all other shots, and his stamina is worse, his legs/movement are declining, and he still doesn't like it to the body.
Basically things many on here have been suggesting, but I think other fighters hear this stuff and reallly know it is the truth...they see the decline in sparring and know he isn't the same fighter...that word spreads.
Because the truth is Kov has looked decent enough in his last few fights, decent enough to beat a MW coming up 2 weight classes anyway...but the word was probably out on Kov that he can't really hurt you anymore, and that is probably why Canelo jumped on the fight...he knew that worst case he could go 12 rounds.
I think that's why Yarde was so eager/ready to take that fight when otherwise it seemed too soon for him...it also may explain why Canelo wanted to X Yarde out and get to Kovalev before Yarde did....and as we saw in the Yarde fight, he did almost get Kov.
So yeah I am just trying to piece all this together...from why Canelo and his A-side would really want this fight, and also try and make sense of the performances from last night...will be interesting to see what Kovalev and Canelo do in the future.
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