Why couldn't a PRIME Kovalev knock out a 50 year old man?

I was wrong about the fight, but ALSO: You have to ask the question. Here is a guy in his prime 20 years younger than BHOP, so why could he not finish him off? Tried as hard as he could and could not get him out of there or stop him.

In comparison, Marciano stopped 38 year old Walcott, Holmes stopped 38 year old Ali, Tyson stopped 38 year old Holmes, etc. etc. seems 38 years old is the Death Sentence even for a few ATGs like Holmes, Louis, Ali, etc... AND YET THIS KOVALEV could not stop a 50 year old.

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Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

I was wrong about the fight, but ALSO: You have to ask the question. Here is a guy in his prime 20 years younger than BHOP, so why could he not finish him off? Tried as hard as he could and could not get him out of there or stop him.

In comparison, Marciano stopped 38 year old Walcott, Holmes stopped 38 year old Ali, Tyson stopped 38 year old Holmes, etc. etc. seems 38 years old is the Death Sentence even for a few ATGs like Holmes, Louis, Ali, etc... AND YET THIS KOVALEV could not stop a 50 year old.

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Because like GGG, Kovalev is another over hyped white fighter.

Kovalev would get beaten by Stevenson. The fact that Hopkins picked Kovalev when he could have fought Stevenson says a lot.

These russian "I come forward. I knock you out" type fighters will always have their hands full against top class slick black fighters

Makes you think what the 31 year Hopkins would have done to Kovalev.

Hopkins WOULD NEVER allow a white fighter to destroy him.

Sure, Hopkins lost but Hopkins comes out of the fight with more cred in my book, his rep hasn't been tarnished at all. As for Kovalev, he's not the monster he was billed to be.

Same with GGG....let GGG fight Ward, Canelo, Cotto.....in fact I'll go lower than that. let him fight Quillin, Martinez....destroy one of that lot...then I'll take you seriously, especially if he destroys fighters from the 1st list.

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Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

I was wrong about the fight, but ALSO: You have to ask the question. Here is a guy in his prime 20 years younger than BHOP, so why could he not finish him off? Tried as hard as he could and could not get him out of there or stop him.

In comparison, Marciano stopped 38 year old Walcott, Holmes stopped 38 year old Ali, Tyson stopped 38 year old Holmes, etc. etc. seems 38 years old is the Death Sentence even for a few ATGs like Holmes, Louis, Ali, etc... AND YET THIS KOVALEV could not stop a 50 year old.

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Because like GGG, Kovalev is another over hyped white fighter.

Kovalev would get beaten by Stevenson. The fact that Hopkins picked Kovalev when he could have fought Stevenson says a lot.

These russian "I come forward. I knock you out" type fighters will always have their hands full against top class slick black fighters

Makes you think what the 31 year Hopkins would have done to Kovalev.

Hopkins WOULD NEVER allow a white fighter to destroy him.

Sure, Hopkins lost but Hopkins comes out of the fight with more cred in my book, his rep hasn't been tarnished at all. As for Kovalev, he's not the monster he was billed to be.

Same with GGG....let GGG fight Ward, Canelo, Cotto.....in fact I'll go lower than that. let him fight Quillin, Martinez....destroy one of that lot...then I'll take you seriously, especially if he destroys fighters from the 1st list.

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hell yeah, Ill go even lower than THAT---let him fight BBB. I will kick his communist ass back to Karagandy, Kossock-scam.

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Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

I was wrong about the fight, but ALSO: You have to ask the question. Here is a guy in his prime 20 years younger than BHOP, so why could he not finish him off? Tried as hard as he could and could not get him out of there or stop him.

In comparison, Marciano stopped 38 year old Walcott, Holmes stopped 38 year old Ali, Tyson stopped 38 year old Holmes, etc. etc. seems 38 years old is the Death Sentence even for a few ATGs like Holmes, Louis, Ali, etc... AND YET THIS KOVALEV could not stop a 50 year old.

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Because like GGG, Kovalev is another over hyped white fighter.

Kovalev would get beaten by Stevenson. The fact that Hopkins picked Kovalev when he could have fought Stevenson says a lot.

These russian "I come forward. I knock you out" type fighters will always have their hands full against top class slick black fighters

Makes you think what the 31 year Hopkins would have done to Kovalev.

Hopkins WOULD NEVER allow a white fighter to destroy him.

Sure, Hopkins lost but Hopkins comes out of the fight with more cred in my book, his rep hasn't been tarnished at all. As for Kovalev, he's not the monster he was billed to be.

Same with GGG....let GGG fight Ward, Canelo, Cotto.....in fact I'll go lower than that. let him fight Quillin, Martinez....destroy one of that lot...then I'll take you seriously, especially if he destroys fighters from the 1st list.

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Your full of shit. Why mention colour?

Had it been a black fighter like Stevenson, Cloud, Tarver, Pascal etc Hopkins would probably have won.

Just like Calzaghe, Kovalev didnt let Hopkins do what he needed.

Stevenson was lucky to win his last fight.

How would the Calzaghe that beat Hopkins have done against Kovalev? Would have been very interesting. Kovalev is dangerous when hes coming forward but if someones brave enough and has the work rate they could keep him quiet.

Because the old boy didn't fight to win he fought to survive. If he wasn't a geriatric legend he would be getting absolutely slaughtered for that non-effort. His punch output was pathetic.

If you take away the romanticism, and just judge Hopkins on his current standing as a top three rated lightheavy, then he wouldn't be getting any credit.

If Kovalev had ever been past eight rounds before the fossil wouldn't have heard the final bell.

I think yall forgetting who he fought tonight. Bhop is no pushover. No being able to KO an all time great hofer who has never been koed means what?

I think KOv is the real deal. Cant say same for GGG yet until he fights a real slick boxer.

ONe thing I can say...atleast they are trying...like bhop said....to fight the best out. unlike the supposed "pfp#1" fagweather

Two schools of thought here:

The cynical, "Kovalev couldn't put away the old man so he must be shit" way of thinking....
and the, "Let's give Hopkins credit for showing up in incredible shape as he always does, and withstanding some heavy blows from Kovalev" attitude.

Meh..... I'll choose the latter.

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Hopkins tasted the power😳 of Kovalev in the first round, which put him in his rocking chair with his blanket pulled tight. Lol
Look, Hopkins finally showed his age and like plenty of us were saying Kovalev was in a bad spot because how much credit are you going to get for beating a 49 year old boxer.
Kovalev dominated Hopkins in every round, whenever Hopkins tried to make some noise, Kovalev had the stuff to keep Hopkins quiet and setting in that rocking chair.
Hopkins has a hell of a chin, and it kept him in the fight.
Like Hopkins said Kovalev is going to be around for a long time.
This is all the gloating I'm going to do, here it comes…I really enjoyed the fight!😝

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Because Hopkins fought like a black American fighter. Like a bitch. Throwing 12 punches a round. Running away. What a coward. If he was a white man Id shun him but black americans are proud of cowards. Just look at Ali. Too scared to join the army.

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you just liked your own lame ass comment....good job, im proud of u

It has to bruise Hopkins more that he was shut out, dominated and flat out boxed by a guy never seeing 'championship' rounds rather than being another early ko victim.

Kovalev boxed his ass off and showed top notch measure. He learned more last night than he had in his previous 6,7,8 fights.

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Because Hopkins fought like a black American fighter. Like a bitch. Throwing 12 punches a round. Running away. What a coward. If he was a white man Id shun him but black americans are proud of cowards. Just look at Ali. Too scared to join the army.

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Sir, this post is wrong on several levels!
You should delete it or ask a Mod to delete it. It highlights your lack of knowledge about boxing, US History, and Americans of African descent.

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Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

I was wrong about the fight, but ALSO: You have to ask the question. Here is a guy in his prime 20 years younger than BHOP, so why could he not finish him off? Tried as hard as he could and could not get him out of there or stop him.

In comparison, Marciano stopped 38 year old Walcott, Holmes stopped 38 year old Ali, Tyson stopped 38 year old Holmes, etc. etc. seems 38 years old is the Death Sentence even for a few ATGs like Holmes, Louis, Ali, etc... AND YET THIS KOVALEV could not stop a 50 year old.

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Because like GGG, Kovalev is another over hyped white fighter.

Kovalev would get beaten by Stevenson. The fact that Hopkins picked Kovalev when he could have fought Stevenson says a lot.

These russian "I come forward. I knock you out" type fighters will always have their hands full against top class slick black fighters

Makes you think what the 31 year Hopkins would have done to Kovalev.

Hopkins WOULD NEVER allow a white fighter to destroy him.

Sure, Hopkins lost but Hopkins comes out of the fight with more cred in my book, his rep hasn't been tarnished at all. As for Kovalev, he's not the monster he was billed to be.

Same with GGG....let GGG fight Ward, Canelo, Cotto.....in fact I'll go lower than that. let him fight Quillin, Martinez....destroy one of that lot...then I'll take you seriously, especially if he destroys fighters from the 1st list.

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Its always so good to see my open minded buddy Denilson lurking. Notice he's the first person to bring uprace

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Because Hopkins fought like a black American fighter. Like a bitch. Throwing 12 punches a round. Running away. What a coward. If he was a white man Id shun him but black americans are proud of cowards. Just look at Ali. Too scared to join the army.

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Sir, this post is wrong on several levels!
You should delete it or ask a Mod to delete it. It highlights your lack of knowledge about boxing, US History, and Americans of African descent.

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Its purposely offensive. No problem with white fighters being abused purely for being white but as soon as something is said about a black fighter your called a racist.

Kovalev had a strategy that he stuck to until the final minute of the fight. That's why he won and it's why he didn't KO Hopkins. He and his trainer worked out a brilliant fight plan based on the understanding that Bernard relies on using angles and slipping punches to avoid initial attacks then uses either dirty tactics to damage and distract his opponents or he lunges with flurries of his own as his opponents are trying to reset. Kovalev controlled the pace and the distance by backing off every time he finished throwing his 2 or 3 initial punches thereby never giving Hopkins the chance to get his mount his own cheating offense. In the past Hopkins relied on fighters anxiety and anxiousness to have them make mistakes. Kovalev and his corner understood that Hopkins skills have diminished to the point that his only chance to score comes from what chances his opponents give him, so they just didn't hive him many chances to profit from. This win showed me that Kovalev can follow a plan when the fighter is following a predictable pattern where he doesn't have an offense and doesn't adapt. It said more about how finished Hopkins is than how good Kovalev is. Kovalev did make a lot of mistakes that other more capable and active fighters would have taken advantage of.

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Kovalev had a strategy that he stuck to until the final minute of the fight. That's why he won and it's why he didn't KO Hopkins. He and his trainer worked out a brilliant fight plan based on the understanding that Bernard relies on using angles and slipping punches to avoid initial attacks then uses either dirty tactics to damage and distract his opponents or he lunges with flurries of his own as his opponents are trying to reset. Kovalev controlled the pace and the distance by backing off every time he finished throwing his 2 or 3 initial punches thereby never giving Hopkins the chance to get his mount his own cheating offense. In the past Hopkins relied on fighters anxiety and anxiousness to have them make mistakes. Kovalev and his corner understood that Hopkins skills have diminished to the point that his only chance to score comes from what chances his opponents give him, so they just didn't hive him many chances to profit from. This win showed me that Kovalev can follow a plan when the fighter is following a predictable pattern where he doesn't have an offense and doesn't adapt. It said more about how finished Hopkins is than how good Kovalev is. Kovalev did make a lot of mistakes that other more capable and active fighters would have taken advantage of.

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To be fair to Kovalev, he will fight other fighters differently.

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Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

I was wrong about the fight, but ALSO: You have to ask the question. Here is a guy in his prime 20 years younger than BHOP, so why could he not finish him off? Tried as hard as he could and could not get him out of there or stop him.

In comparison, Marciano stopped 38 year old Walcott, Holmes stopped 38 year old Ali, Tyson stopped 38 year old Holmes, etc. etc. seems 38 years old is the Death Sentence even for a few ATGs like Holmes, Louis, Ali, etc... AND YET THIS KOVALEV could not stop a 50 year old.

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What makes you assume that his aim was to knock Hopkins out?
His goal was to beat an exceptional and awkward 49 year old, how did that work out?

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Originally Posted by ruthless rocco

Kovalev had a strategy that he stuck to until the final minute of the fight. That's why he won and it's why he didn't KO Hopkins. He and his trainer worked out a brilliant fight plan based on the understanding that Bernard relies on using angles and slipping punches to avoid initial attacks then uses either dirty tactics to damage and distract his opponents or he lunges with flurries of his own as his opponents are trying to reset. Kovalev controlled the pace and the distance by backing off every time he finished throwing his 2 or 3 initial punches thereby never giving Hopkins the chance to get his mount his own cheating offense. In the past Hopkins relied on fighters anxiety and anxiousness to have them make mistakes. Kovalev and his corner understood that Hopkins skills have diminished to the point that his only chance to score comes from what chances his opponents give him, so they just didn't hive him many chances to profit from. This win showed me that Kovalev can follow a plan when the fighter is following a predictable pattern where he doesn't have an offense and doesn't adapt. It said more about how finished Hopkins is than how good Kovalev is. Kovalev did make a lot of mistakes that other more capable and active fighters would have taken advantage of.

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To be fair to Kovalev, he will fight other fighters differently.

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Fighters game and adapt to what's in front of them and Kovalev more than showed he is capable and will do the same. He shut Hopkins down at his own game, he had him tamed by the second round. I like him over Stevenson big time and they'll probably have him fight his mandatory Mohammedi next. They can hold that one in a walk in closet.

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Because Hopkins fought like a black American fighter. Like a bitch. Throwing 12 punches a round. Running away. What a coward. If he was a white man Id shun him but black americans are proud of cowards. Just look at Ali. Too scared to join the army.

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Sir, this post is wrong on several levels!
You should delete it or ask a Mod to delete it. It highlights your lack of knowledge about boxing, US History, and Americans of African descent.

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Its purposely offensive. No problem with white fighters being abused purely for being white but as soon as something is said about a black fighter your called a racist.

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Purposely offensive! On shit?
Calling a white or black fighter overhyped or a stupid fighter in the ring is an opinion.
Saying all black fighters "fight like a bitch" or all blacks are cowards because Ali refused to be drafted into the Army, as a political statement against the Vietnam War are lies.
Look, I have never liked Ali or his mouth and I know there are black racists just like there are white
racists, but you still carried 'purposely offensive' too far, in my
opinion.

Hopkins is a survivor it's his style, Kovalev put him down in the 1st round the writing was on the
wall, he used his craftiness to see to the end, he was out on his feet with 5 seconds to go in
the last round.

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Because Hopkins fought like a black American fighter. Like a bitch. Throwing 12 punches a round. Running away. What a coward. If he was a white man Id shun him but black americans are proud of cowards. Just look at Ali. Too scared to join the army.

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Sir, this post is wrong on several levels!
You should delete it or ask a Mod to delete it. It highlights your lack of knowledge about boxing, US History, and Americans of African descent.

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Its purposely offensive. No problem with white fighters being abused purely for being white but as soon as something is said about a black fighter your called a racist.

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Purposely offensive! On shit?
Calling a white or black fighter overhyped or a stupid fighter in the ring is an opinion.
Saying all black fighters "fight like a bitch" or all blacks are cowards because Ali refused to be drafted into the Army, as a political statement against the Vietnam War are lies.
Look, I have never liked Ali or his mouth and I know there are black racists just like there are white
racists, but you still carried 'purposely offensive' too far, in my
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Come on @Silkeyjoe you should know better.

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Kovalev had a strategy that he stuck to until the final minute of the fight. That's why he won and it's why he didn't KO Hopkins. He and his trainer worked out a brilliant fight plan based on the understanding that Bernard relies on using angles and slipping punches to avoid initial attacks then uses either dirty tactics to damage and distract his opponents or he lunges with flurries of his own as his opponents are trying to reset. Kovalev controlled the pace and the distance by backing off every time he finished throwing his 2 or 3 initial punches thereby never giving Hopkins the chance to get his mount his own cheating offense. In the past Hopkins relied on fighters anxiety and anxiousness to have them make mistakes. Kovalev and his corner understood that Hopkins skills have diminished to the point that his only chance to score comes from what chances his opponents give him, so they just didn't hive him many chances to profit from. This win showed me that Kovalev can follow a plan when the fighter is following a predictable pattern where he doesn't have an offense and doesn't adapt. It said more about how finished Hopkins is than how good Kovalev is. Kovalev did make a lot of mistakes that other more capable and active fighters would have taken advantage of.

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To be fair to Kovalev, he will fight other fighters differently.

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That's my point. Kovalev's performance tonight was for Hopkins and Hopkins alone.

...and Kovalev didn't try to KO him until the very end. Had this fight been in the UK the fight would have been stopped with 10 seconds to go.

I was reading an article about the fight and they talked about how Kovalev would throw punches then step back out of range and they made it sound like it was some amazing tactical feat.
That is what you are supposed to do, step in, punch and finish up by getting out. That is boxing 101.

Kovalev is very good but wouwwild have got his communist clock cleaned by Marvin hagler or tommy hearrns. Kovalev is not on the level of a great middleweight. John Mugabe would have annihilated him.

After not liking hopkins for a time he really grew on me. I did think he would pull out a win last night but Kovalev would not allow this to become a bhop fight. In my eyes that beating Bhop took in round twelve was a KO but props to Hop for not going down. He reminded me of Timothy Bradley during the Prod fight. This fight raised my opinion of both fighters. I'm looking forward to seeing what Kovalev does next

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I was reading an article about the fight and they talked about how Kovalev would throw punches then step back out of range and they made it sound like it was some amazing tactical feat.
That is what you are supposed to do, step in, punch and finish up by getting out. That is boxing 101.

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Sometimes the simple things are the hardest thing to do even if they will be the most effective.

I think silkyjoe and denilson200 represent black and white race in the most pathetic manner.

They both seem like a couple of cunts (sorry for c word) who have to drag race into a discussion.

Ali is black and kovalev is white.

One is a legend and one is on his way to being a legend.

Get over it.

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I was reading an article about the fight and they talked about how Kovalev would throw punches then step back out of range and they made it sound like it was some amazing tactical feat.
That is what you are supposed to do, step in, punch and finish up by getting out. That is boxing 101.

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I think prior to last night a large portion of fans doubted he was even capable of adapting and showing that and spoken of like he was a one dimensional Frankenstein. The subtleties he has, along with a mule kick in either hand. Going to be a fun ride!

Kovalev looked much the bigger man and it showed, as he was a lot stronger than Hopkins
thing is now who is next for Kovalev.

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I was reading an article about the fight and they talked about how Kovalev would throw punches then step back out of range and they made it sound like it was some amazing tactical feat.
That is what you are supposed to do, step in, punch and finish up by getting out. That is boxing 101.

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That's correct. These days normal stuff gets glorified...it shows how low the bar has gone down. Good points grey. Next they'll give props to fighters for not swallowing water in between rounds.

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I was wrong about the fight, but ALSO: You have to ask the question. Here is a guy in his prime 20 years younger than BHOP, so why could he not finish him off? Tried as hard as he could and could not get him out of there or stop him.

In comparison, Marciano stopped 38 year old Walcott, Holmes stopped 38 year old Ali, Tyson stopped 38 year old Holmes, etc. etc. seems 38 years old is the Death Sentence even for a few ATGs like Holmes, Louis, Ali, etc... AND YET THIS KOVALEV could not stop a 50 year old.

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Two things.

1. Hopkins has more chin then a Chinese phone book. On par with kats like Gavilan, Chuvalo, Cobb and your all time favourite Ali.

2. The old dawg knows how to fight including his positioning in case he receives a shot. Kovalev landed fairly clean a few times but found it hard to find that chin direct and clean. Hop was rocked by head shots and temple area hits. Hop would get behind that shoulder and have his chin tucked almost out of muscle memory.

In a way Hops performance in a total white wash on the cards was just as good as the victor.

Let's see kovaleft when HE IS 49. FACT IS, KOVALEV WILL BE LONG GONE BY 2016. LONG GONE LIKE GGG AND BLOWN TO BITS BY THE NEXT 15 MINUTES OF FAME.

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Let's see kovaleft when HE IS 49. FACT IS, KOVALEV WILL BE LONG GONE BY 2016. LONG GONE LIKE GGG AND BLOWN TO BITS BY THE NEXT 15 MINUTES OF FAME.

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Exactly. Lets see where this Russian finishes


And Hopkins will be a first ballot hall of famer, held as one of the top 5 middle weights that ever lived and one of the top 25 that ever fought in any division.

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Kovalev had a strategy that he stuck to until the final minute of the fight. That's why he won and it's why he didn't KO Hopkins. He and his trainer worked out a brilliant fight plan based on the understanding that Bernard relies on using angles and slipping punches to avoid initial attacks then uses either dirty tactics to damage and distract his opponents or he lunges with flurries of his own as his opponents are trying to reset. Kovalev controlled the pace and the distance by backing off every time he finished throwing his 2 or 3 initial punches thereby never giving Hopkins the chance to get his mount his own cheating offense. In the past Hopkins relied on fighters anxiety and anxiousness to have them make mistakes. Kovalev and his corner understood that Hopkins skills have diminished to the point that his only chance to score comes from what chances his opponents give him, so they just didn't hive him many chances to profit from. This win showed me that Kovalev can follow a plan when the fighter is following a predictable pattern where he doesn't have an offense and doesn't adapt. It said more about how finished Hopkins is than how good Kovalev is. Kovalev did make a lot of mistakes that other more capable and active fighters would have taken advantage of.

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Hey! One of the few here that started and ended a post with boxing.
Great post. Iaminut mentioned the chin on Hopkins' was tested. Agreed.

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I was wrong about the fight, but ALSO: You have to ask the question. Here is a guy in his prime 20 years younger than BHOP, so why could he not finish him off? Tried as hard as he could and could not get him out of there or stop him.

In comparison, Marciano stopped 38 year old Walcott, Holmes stopped 38 year old Ali, Tyson stopped 38 year old Holmes, etc. etc. seems 38 years old is the Death Sentence even for a few ATGs like Holmes, Louis, Ali, etc... AND YET THIS KOVALEV could not stop a 50 year old.

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Because like GGG, Kovalev is another over hyped white fighter.


Hopkins WOULD NEVER allow a white fighter to destroy him.

Sure, Hopkins lost but Hopkins comes out of the fight with more cred in my book, his rep hasn't been tarnished at all. As for Kovalev, he's not the monster he was billed to be.

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Maybe he was just so relieved to have proved you wrong and made it out of the first, that he couldn't get settled after that brock! I bet Kovalev doesn't actually have any power, even I could knock out some 50 year olds.

Seriously, the guy was at no point in any danger of losing a round, he was hurting Hopkins with very natural fluid punching, controlled the ring very well, was moving Hopkins around just touching him. Has a good jab, had no problem going 12, and it's why couldn't he stop the guy who nobody had ever come nearly as close to stopping. It was an easy fight for Kovalev!

@denilson200 @Silkeyjoe

I dont care if its done out of ignorance or retaliation, there's no place for that kind of shite here. I suspect one of you will have an easier time computing that.

If I see it again you'll be gone, and you'll stay gone.

I think maybe obligation is coming into play when you're giving someone shit for not knocking out Bernard Hopkins.

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Let's see kovaleft when HE IS 49. FACT IS, KOVALEV WILL BE LONG GONE BY 2016. LONG GONE LIKE GGG AND BLOWN TO BITS BY THE NEXT 15 MINUTES OF FAME.

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Kovalev is a tough puncher and agile. But he is one dimensional. This is like Ali vs Foreman. Except no rope a dope. This willwill be called SMOKE A DOPE. as the Alien will smoke him.

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Kovalev is anything but one dimensional, Hopkins is going to be in a world of trouble when he realises that after the first round.

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:-\ Give the guy some credit.

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Let's see kovaleft when HE IS 49. FACT IS, KOVALEV WILL BE LONG GONE BY 2016. LONG GONE LIKE GGG AND BLOWN TO BITS BY THE NEXT 15 MINUTES OF FAME.

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Kovalev is a tough puncher and agile. But he is one dimensional. This is like Ali vs Foreman. Except no rope a dope. This willwill be called SMOKE A DOPE. as the Alien will smoke him.

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Kovalev is anything but one dimensional, Hopkins is going to be in a world of trouble when he realises that after the first round.

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:-\ Give the guy some credit.

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OK I repeat: tough puncher and agile, but thats it. Sorta like Leon Spinks beating Ali. Good show. But thats it.

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Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

I was wrong about the fight, but ALSO: You have to ask the question. Here is a guy in his prime 20 years younger than BHOP, so why could he not finish him off? Tried as hard as he could and could not get him out of there or stop him.

In comparison, Marciano stopped 38 year old Walcott, Holmes stopped 38 year old Ali, Tyson stopped 38 year old Holmes, etc. etc. seems 38 years old is the Death Sentence even for a few ATGs like Holmes, Louis, Ali, etc... AND YET THIS KOVALEV could not stop a 50 year old.

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Because like GGG, Kovalev is another over hyped white fighter.

Kovalev would get beaten by Stevenson. The fact that Hopkins picked Kovalev when he could have fought Stevenson says a lot.

These russian "I come forward. I knock you out" type fighters will always have their hands full against top class slick black fighters

Makes you think what the 31 year Hopkins would have done to Kovalev.

Hopkins WOULD NEVER allow a white fighter to destroy him.

Sure, Hopkins lost but Hopkins comes out of the fight with more cred in my book, his rep hasn't been tarnished at all. As for Kovalev, he's not the monster he was billed to be.

Same with GGG....let GGG fight Ward, Canelo, Cotto.....in fact I'll go lower than that. let him fight Quillin, Martinez....destroy one of that lot...then I'll take you seriously, especially if he destroys fighters from the 1st list.

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You're a fucking idiot.

I really hope you catch a skin pigment disease.

From now on I'm going to call you Whitey, just to fuck with you.