Originally posted by PK3434
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However, Kovalev elected to stop sparring GGG not because he got hurt, but because GGG (a friend of Kovalev's) would force Kovalev to retaliate in earnest.
Sparring isn't fighting.
Quoted from John David Jackson interview:
There’s been speculation that Sergey had a torrid time in sparring with Gennady Golovkin…
Me and Sergey talked about that. Abel [Sanchez]’s blown that out of proportion. Yes they sparred. Sergey said, ‘John, the reason I don’t want to spar the kid is because I’ve got to hurt him. He said Triple G’s a tough guy, I’ve got to hit him with everything I’ve got to keep him off me and that’s going to hurt him. We’re friends. He says then Abel tries to make it a war and that’s not what we’re in there for. ‘That’s why I refuse to spar with the kid. Why should I have a war with him when I’m not going to make any money from it?’ He said Abel starts all this stuff but said, ‘The kid’s rough. I admit that. I had to hit him with everything I have to get him off. That’s all that was.’ They’re friends.
http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/john...golovkin-spar/
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