Dude is going to shock you.
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Dude is going to shock you.
I think Hopkins might last more than a round before getting KTFO
i remember being as convinced pavlik would knock him out
No chance.
No way, either way.
It is a 12 rounder no doubt.
I'm tipping B-Hop to win as Kovalev isn't fast enough to trouble him. Sure he has power but Hopkins has seen it all before, I don't see just power troubling him.
Jean Pascal laid out the blueprint in their first fight when he almost mugged Hopkins early but then he let him off the hook and let him find his rhythm. Kovalev is no Pascal and once he gets Hopkins buzzed, the end will come quickly and mercifully I see the Krusher by early Krushing on this one. Says Pascal, Sergey Kovalev’s best chance against Bernard Hopkins is to catch him early…but if it goes past the fifth round, then Hopkins is going to win a decision.”
I see you've already traded punches with Golovkin eh ;D
Datz a bold decision...I also think Hopkinz got diz 1 to shock every1, Hopkinz late stoppage!
Pascal does tire out past six rounds, stunned him in the first fight, but hurt him in the second. I remember Hop's corner saying to him when he got clocked "They must think they got an ordinary mutha%$a in the ring"
He knew...Hop got hurt, man I think Hop has gone to the well one too many times here. What a shame, the great ones don't know when to retire.
Looking for Hop to come out and literally not stop moving for the first two rounds. He will not let Kov set his feet to punch and will use feints to break up Kovs rhythm. If Hop can pop the jab effectively this will only make him more comfortable and likely have him fight at a decent pace. Once he gets Kov thinking and gets his body/mind used to Kovs power, Hop will gradually increase his tricks/mind games and the pace of the fight. I look for Hop to get into top gear and really put his foot on the gas around the 9th round. If he feels or senses that Kov still has that big shot in him he will ease off and wait to close the show strong. If he feels Kov is wilting at all he will keep his foot on the gas to make a statement. One last thing: I look for Kov to suffer a knockdown similar to Tarver vs Hop n Kov in his last fight. Overconfident as the Krusher n walk into a big right that stuns him.
...or maybe Kovalev will kill his 2nd boxer in the ring.
The alien has reverse-phase technology with him. He moves with out-of-phase synchronization. He is 666. He knocks out kova-leave in 2 minutes 45 seconds.
I believe Krusher when he says he is prepared to get dirty.
When Hop fought Kelly---Pavlik's corner told him to hit low- and mid rounds Kelly threw a 'respectfully' soft blow to the family jewels- but that was it. Pavlik is a clean fighter.
If this gets dirty, then it has the makings of Hop-Echols II. That was a fun-foul fest.
Rabbit punches, elbows, low blows, body slams...
Side note: if Hopkins wants to claim to have ended a carreer- I think Echols was never the same after those two fights. He was a solid puncher & decent brawler.
Both fights IMO were competitive; alot of punches, but the 2nd one was a prison fight without the shenk.
If that occurs, the 3rd man will be seen & heard way more than we want.
Hop vs Kovalev Double-DQ;D
If kov does land a solid clean punch Hopkins is going to feel everyone of those 49 years but he's crafty and might go 12 without taking a big clean shot.
The greys can't get hit with shots.