You didn't find it strange that Kovalev took little punishment before going down, and was straight away unable to continue? He's taken bigger shots from bigger guys in his career.
I suppose he could have under-trained or is simply past his sell by date, but the way it happened just looked a bit suspect. Not quite Ali-Liston phantom punch but not a million miles away either.
In his post fight instagram live streams in Russian he clearly said he did not fully recover from prior fight. He took the Canelo fight because it was too good to refuse. He wanted to fight later but they would not move it.
I’ve always stated that he didn’t really win that fight but Eleider actually lost it
Knew it wouldn’t last although Buddy was trying to make it sound like Kovi was a newborn fighter
He's going to get hurt if he keeps fighting , someone should really sit him down
It’s an accident waiting to happen
An older fighter's toughest opponent is themself. They all know you're a long time retired and many find it hard to recognize when their decline has progressed too far. A lot of them have no idea what else they can do with their lives, as they've been fighting since they were kids.
In his post fight instagram live streams in Russian he clearly said he did not fully recover from prior fight. He took the Canelo fight because it was too good to refuse. He wanted to fight later but they would not move it.
An older fighter's toughest opponent is themself. They all know you're a long time retired and many find it hard to recognize when their decline has progressed too far. A lot of them have no idea what else they can do with their lives, as they've been fighting since they were kids.
Totally agree
But that’s when the people around you should step up and do the right thing
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