Quote Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita View Post
THis fight is one of the harder ones to predict. Initially I picked Kovalev but Im now leaning more towards Cleverly as the fight nears.

What scares me about Kovalez is his high volume style. HE's not some plodding puncher who looks for one big shot but he walks you down with a high punch output and suffocates you. Anybody with a shitty punch resistance will not be able to handle this guy's steady pressure . I dont think anybody can keep him at bay for 12 rounds unless their footwork is exceptional like Hopkins or Floyd..

Im just banking on the fact that Cleverly has a good chin and energy with the hometown advantage behind him. If he can swarm kovalez and take him into deep water, I can he can win a decision.

I kinda like Cleverly here..
Damn tough to predict. Who would you say has a better resume? For me, this comes down to whether Kovalev is genuinely the murderous puncher he looks to be. If he is, Cleverly's tendency to stand and trade will be his downfall. Cleverly is a volume guy, like his compatriot Joe Calzaghe, but he doesn't possess the innate quickness and slickness that Calzaghe, which means if he tries to punch in bunches, and Kovalev's power is real, Kovalev will time a big punch, and nights out for Cleverly. That's probably where I'm leaning. If I were a betting man, I'd put some money on Cleverly on the cards and Kovalev by knockout.