Kovalev does so much damage even when he's landing on arms and shoulders that the percentages here say Kovalev late stoppage or KO. And there's even the chance he lands something big early in the fight and stops Hopkins. But I'm going to go with Hopkins on points because he knows all this too and he's still willing to get in the ring with Kovalev a few weeks before his fiftieth birthday. He obviously fancies the fight.

So I'm going with Hopkins climbing off the canvas to win in a stunner. Either guy winning is a stunning result, as far as events and history go this is the fight of the year.