Hopkins v. Kovalev in Atlantic City if Kovalev Wins this Weekend

[Violent Demise]

I think Kov stops him. Kov is a different animal to the the guys Hops been fighting the last 4 years or so. Hop will go into survival mode early.

They were saying the exact same shit going into the Kelly Pavlik fight

[IamInuit]

This is not 2008 and Kovalev is not Kelly Pavlik.

[Violent Demise]

This is not 2008 and Kovalev is not Kelly Pavlik.

No but Pavlik was a 3 to 1 favorite going in and was expected to win

[powerpuncher]

This is not 2008 and Kovalev is not Kelly Pavlik.

No but Pavlik was a 3 to 1 favorite going in and was expected to win

Pavlik was not the beast that kovalev is. To me, kovalev is clearly better than pavlik. He is a monster. Bhop is not seeing the final bell in this fight. Whether it's from a KO or bhop pretending to be injured, the fight won't go 12 rounds.

[Hulk]

This is not 2008 and Kovalev is not Kelly Pavlik.

No but Pavlik was a 3 to 1 favorite going in and was expected to win

Pavlik was not the beast that kovalev is. To me, kovalev is clearly better than pavlik. He is a monster. Bhop is not seeing the final bell in this fight. Whether it's from a KO or bhop pretending to be injured, the fight won't go 12 rounds.

Ye of little faith. Kovalev has a draw and two decision victories.

Hopkins is well aware of this and has a whole bag of tricks for the Krusher.

Hopkins is an alien motherfuckers! Lol

[Silkeyjoe]

This is not 2008 and Kovalev is not Kelly Pavlik.

No but Pavlik was a 3 to 1 favorite going in and was expected to win

Pavlik was not the beast that kovalev is. To me, kovalev is clearly better than pavlik. He is a monster. Bhop is not seeing the final bell in this fight. Whether it's from a KO or bhop pretending to be injured, the fight won't go 12 rounds.

Ye of little faith. Kovalev has a draw and two decision victories.

Hopkins is well aware of this and has a whole bag of tricks for the Krusher.

Hopkins is an alien motherfuckers! Lol

LMFAO. Kov has a draw. I guess Hopkins tactics will be to fake an injury early and get a TD out of it to.

[Silkeyjoe]

In saying all this Id be scared to take on Hopkins too aggressively. I was gonna make Kov a 4/11 fav

[Dark Lord Al]

This is not 2008 and Kovalev is not Kelly Pavlik.

Are you sure it isn't 2008 , and Kovalev isn't Kelly Pavlik ?

[Kirkland Laing]

Hopkins has a set of brass balls on him for taking this fight. I can't wait for this one. After the Pavlik fight I said I'd never pick against Hopkins again but this one is going to be tough for him. Kovalev is a big strong lad and mobile. Hopkins is going to struggle to do what he normally does but he obviously thinks he can do it. Wonder how Stevenson is felling right now.

Also. I'm loyal to Showtime, Richard Schaefer and Al Haymon.

[La Cucaracha]

Great move by Hopkins

[Silkeyjoe]

I think Kov stops him. Kov is a different animal to the the guys Hops been fighting the last 4 years or so. Hop will go into survival mode early.

They were saying the exact same shit going into the Kelly Pavlik fight

Were they? Pavlik was a middleweight fighting at 170. Kov is a light heavyweight. As Ive mentioned on another thread its rare that a puncher at 160 has been a puncher at 168 or higher.

[Dia bando]

I am not a Hopkins fan as you lot no, but he may just old man Kovalev as the pace Kov fights
is a bit plodding it would suit Hopkins down to the ground.
Kovalev could just end it in the blink of a eye,! one punch but Hopkins is no fool he could frustrate
Kovalev, see the fight being holding and hitting affair by Hopkins.
This fight is pure power on one side, and a Hopkins who we no is very difficult to beat.

[Violent Demise]

I think Kov stops him. Kov is a different animal to the the guys Hops been fighting the last 4 years or so. Hop will go into survival mode early.

They were saying the exact same shit going into the Kelly Pavlik fight

Were they? Pavlik was a middleweight fighting at 170. Kov is a light heavyweight. As Ive mentioned on another thread its rare that a puncher at 160 has been a puncher at 168 or higher.

Thomas Hearns took his power from 147 all the way to 175