Donaire did what Kovalev didn't

[RetroSpeed05]

Well Canleo is a better fighter and harder to hit. Kov is much more fragile than Nonito too.

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Because Kovalev was shot? No power and no punch resistance

Donaire wasn’t shot, just old.

Kovalev may be shot but only taking 2 months between the yarde fight & canelo fight would still play a bigger role than being shot. In his prime he would have still looked like crap.

Canelo is a businessman though and knew Kovalev couldn't turn down the money or choose the date.

[Split Decision]

Kovalev may be shot but only taking 2 months between the yarde fight & canelo fight would still play a bigger role than being shot. In his prime he would have still looked like crap.

Canelo is a businessman though and knew Kovalev couldn't turn down the money or choose the date.

kovalevs king excuse maker is back !

[Thuglife Nelo]

Kovalev may be shot but only taking 2 months between the yarde fight & canelo fight would still play a bigger role than being shot. In his prime he would have still looked like crap.

Canelo is a businessman though and knew Kovalev couldn't turn down the money or choose the date.

by saying a boxer takes 2 months inactive between fights discredits most of boxing's history including what many prospect continue doing...

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by saying a boxer takes 2 months inactive between fights discredits most of boxing's history including what many prospect continue doing...

You need a month of recovery minimum from a back and forth 11 round pro fight, then the standard pro training camp is 70 days. Kovalev had time to recover but no real time for a training camp. It's why Canelo signed this fight. It would have been a silly business risk to fight Kovalev (even a washed up Kovalev) with a full training camp.

Of course it was different back in the day & in amateurs, but when your opponent has half a year of recovery + a full training camp, your chances of victory are very low. The bookies factored this into their oddsmaking.

kovalevs king excuse maker is back !

You 100% agree with me. You're just trying to be edgy on the internet. So silly.

[Thuglife Nelo]

You need a month of recovery minimum from a back and forth 11 round pro fight,

lol. like I said, check your history son... back in the day, men scrapped A LOT, not with your soft theories. Even Kovalev himself said the timing was right.

And you do realize even distance rounders used to be above 15+ rounds as well. 2 months was no thang but a chicken wang!

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lol. like I said, check your history son... back in the day, men scrapped A LOT, not with your soft theories. Even Kovalev himself said the timing was right.

And you do realize even distance rounders used to be above 15+ rounds as well. 2 months was no thang but a chicken wang!

What point are you trying to make?

If your opponent has a full recovery and full professional camp and you don't have time for either of those things, you're at an insurmountable disadvantage.

Why would it matter if it's common in the amateurs or 1930s? It's a matter of being on equal footing.

I mainly bet on boxing & don't love any specific fighter so maybe I have less of a peepee worship approach than some of you & more of a cold logical approach.

[RuleOfTheSpear]

The WBSS delays hurt Donaire more than help him.

Imagine having to keep weight for months without giving the actual fight date to the fighters.

And with Donaire's age, it played against him.

It was Inoue's youth that won this fight

[Thraxox]

Donaire showed what an Old lion really looks like.