Sergey Kovalev vs. Isaac Chilemba in Russia July 11
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Why? If you can't beat Tony Bellew in two fights, you don't belong in a ring with Kovalev..
It is obviously what happens when you have the right connections.
Chilemba beat Bellew in the first fight but was robbed.Quote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
I thought he deserved a win over Alvarez too.
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Originally Posted by FreedomChilemba beat Bellew in the first fight but was robbed.Quote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
I thought he deserved a win over Alvarez too.
I've heard that yes, but the fact they were tight fights suggests there is a big gulf between him and Kovalev. Still, not like there are any other hot tickets at 175 willing to fight Kovalev next, so this is probably as good as it was going to get.
Thought the Alvarez fight could have gone either way and turned into a dull affair. Figure this is part two of hbo set up for Kovalev before he..hopefully..fights Ward?
Should be easy work for kovalev. Ward is the only one who has any chance of beating him at LHW. Stevenson needs to just cash out and fight him. He could also fight fonfara maybe.
I would think that's it, they want the fight to be in russia too so he has to find someone willing to go over there too.. It could be a lot worse I think, it's a better match up than golovkin v wade(which was a mandatory to be fair)Quote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
Chilemba didn't beat bellew cummonnnnnnnnnnnQuote:
Originally Posted by FreedomChilemba beat Bellew in the first fight but was robbed.Quote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
I thought he deserved a win over Alvarez too.
hes got the Kov fight coz Kov cant find anyone else to fight
Why oh why? What for? This is getting silly now. :rolleyes:
Its another really poor division. Outside Ward(hopefully will fight soon), Stevenson (team want nothing to do with Kov) and Beterbiev (prob a bit soon for Kov) the division is very weak, Chilemba probably as good as anyone else but dont give him a chance here. Gvozdyk looks good but again too soon for Kov.
What is Stevenson doing? Fight B Hop at least that would be intriguing.
thing is with Chilemba he is very awkward
theres a mild chance he could frustrate Kovalev and get to him a bit
All the more shameful he got in the ring with Krusher-Pascal post fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Think that was some behind Stevensons network flip except Kovalev took his script and dominated Hopkins. Adonis is looking for another Tommy Karpency to fight maybe. Chilemba is being put forth as a formality to make the Ward fight happen, best Kov not look at it as such though. Do work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
You know the lhw division has talent in ward and stevens i hope that at some point those guys fight Klov bcause they would be great fights. I mean the mw divsion has nobody so GGG oppents make sense but the lhw have talent and it is shitty they are not fight Klov hope that changes.
This has really snuck up on us. Cannot remember the last time HBO had a Monday night fight?
It will be an exercise to avoid knowing the result as it's same day tape and knowing the result prior to a fight well that just blows.
I was thinking it was yesterday and then realized it was Monday. I'm always excited to see kovalev fight.
Fight Day Weights:
Sergey Kovalev 181.6, Isaac Chilemba 182.6
If anyone wants to watch this LIVE and in Russian, PM me. I think my Match TV stream is legal, but I'm not certain so I won't post it.
It will start in about 10 hours from now (about 9 AM Pacific or later, 12 noon Eastern or later, 5 PM UK or later).
Anyone know what (UK) time this is on and if TV has picked it up?
It's on BoxRec from 5.30
Main event starting soon.
Match TV just showed Chilemba being taped in the dressing room.
BoxNation I'm watching it on
I don't care if its a shit fight, its fucking wonderful to knock off work at 5pm get through the front door at 5:25pm and sit down and watch some live boxing at 5:30pm
fuck the Euros I'm happier with a shit russian card to watch
Dragging this out a bit aint they
anyone else sneaking a feed at work? chilemba doesnt seem to be doing too bad. the jabs working
Elusive spoiler Chilemba was the right opponent to prepare Kovalev for Ward.
Brand is NOT the right opponent to prepare Ward for Kovalev, he should have taken a risk and fought Shabranskyy.
Nice touch. He does have a heart.
I haven't seen the fight yet, but it doesn't change my thoughts on Kov v Ward.
IF Ward is anywhere near the fighter he was, he wins. But that's the 64 million dollar question!
This is at light heavyweight, so an extra difficulty for Ward. Kov is a monster at the weight and the best fighter Ward would have faced. Real tough fight for Ward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Primo Carnera
Sergey Kovalev vs Chilemba - full fight Video 2016 WBA
Kovalev was dominant but Chilemba did land some shots. He's tough as nails Chilemba and would be a fight for anybody at 175. I think ward will be watching this thinking he does have a chance to beat Kovalev. It's going to be a very interesting fight. Kovalev did get hit a bit to be fair, it could of been the fact he's waiting for the Ward fight and it's signed too.
The weight won't be the problem , I think Ward was always a LHW waiting to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThis is at light heavyweight, so an extra difficulty for Ward. Kov is a monster at the weight and the best fighter Ward would have faced. Real tough fight for Ward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Primo Carnera
He's tough and strong too, and this is something that is usually overlooked.
I don't see Kovalev stopping Ward and Ward is capable of doing enough to win the rounds because he doesn't get hit much. This could frustrate Kovalev.
The main thing is whether Ward still has his timing. It's difficult when you have been as inactive as he has.
Kovalev showed how limited a fighter he is against Chilemba.
Ward will wreck him and make it look easy.
This is easily the worst I've seen kovalev look, but he still won pretty easily. I think going bacl to Russia and waiting for the ward fight were both distractions. I could be wrong, but it happens all the time. The tune up fight is harder than anticipated because your actual focus is your future fight. It was good practice for ward though.
I think that Ward should easily be #1 p4p, but he didn't look extraordinary in his last outing either. I think that both will come in ready once they fight each other. If Ward comes in with no rust, he wins decisively. That's more just because Ward is that good not because kovalev isn't that good.
I just watched the HBO version of Kovalev-Chilemba.
Earlier today, I watched it live on Match TV. I tried BoxNation for awhile, but I was sickened by the ridiculous and misleading commentary by John Rawling and Barry Jones, so I went back to Match TV, even though my understanding of the Russian language is poor.
However, the team of Jim Lampley, Roy Jones and Harold Lederman tonight did an excellent job - they called the fight exactly the way it happened!
Tonight, listening to Roy Jones' insights and analytical commentary was very refreshing after the repetitive, boring, biased commentary of Rawling and Barry Jones.
Can't BoxNation find someone better than those two? There must be an ex-boxer who could replace Barry Jones as analyst, and a younger brighter blow-by-blow commentator to replace Rawling.
Looked like Kovalev underestimated Chilemba, who is not just awkward but a hard bastard (to think Tony Bellew got dogs abuse for not chinning him. Boxing).
Got to admit the fight changed my mind about Ward-Kov. Even though I would expect Kovalev to be much more focused against Ward, he got hit with so many jabs and flush shots. Ward is obviously not a big hitter, like Chilemba, but with his speed, jab, awkwardness and ability to fight on the inside he could make Kovalev look clueless.
Ward Kov is very interesting. Kov looked poor last night but he has that power to change the fight at any time.
I kind of agree with @powerpuncher. Kovalev looked rather uninterested and to me kind of sickly and nonchalant. His offense looked kind of predictable. This looked much different from the kovalev that fought say hopkins? The big difference yesterday being that chilemba didn't lead with his head much or go human octopus on kovalev. Kovalev needs a better understanding of distance and inside fighting. I just hope he gets it before November. Everytime I saw kovalev lead with the jab, i see ward taking it on the right glove then countering with the right straight down the middle, maybe following with a left hook and then slipping under kovalevs right as it goes off course. Then of course tying up and trying to tenderize kovalev on the break.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Kovalev seemed really open down the middle yesterday and was going straight back on his heels at certain points. Lets just hope hes up for ward like he was for hopkins and at least learns to expect that extra left following up (the one chilemba caught him with) and on the inside to turn ward and shift his weight to nullify the inside fighting