Sergey Kovalev v Saul Canelo Alvarez 2/11/19 Sky Sports/DAZN

[smashup]

Canelo will breeze this by a massive points win.

[powerpuncher]

Kovalev is a 4-1 underdog? That is pretty wide IMO. Kovalev definitely isn’t who he once was, but he isn’t that far gone to be that massive of an underdog.

[TitoFan]

Kovalev is a 4-1 underdog? That is pretty wide IMO. Kovalev definitely isn’t who he once was, but he isn’t that far gone to be that massive of an underdog.

4-1 is pretty wide, but I like that it's like that. It's an acknowledgment that Kovalev is ripe for the picking. The guy was knocked out to the body by that fearsome puncher, Andre Ward.
He (Kov) may as well come into the ring with a bullseye painted on his torso.

[TitoFan]

"Reynoso: Canelo READY for Beterbiev; Kovalev is better"



Vintage shit right there. Talk up Kovalev, claiming he's better than Beterbiev........ "call out" (in a way) Beterbiev without having the slightest intention of ever facing him.

Meanwhile, Canelo admits his plans of running back to 160 at some point.

Life is good right now if you're Canelo Alvarez. Franchise Champion, with all the protections afforded to that bogus title....... and free rein to hop and skip between weight divisions, pretty much like the lioness scouring the Serengeti in search of weakened water buffalo. Boxing old-timers must be turning over in their graves at all this.

[Fenster]

It's actually 7/2 (3 and half to 1) in the article not 4/1 (sorry to be so anal).

Kovalev is seriously being overlooked here, little Canelo has to get to his body first. Kovalev doesn't just have big power but a great jab and skill. His revenge over Alvarez was superb. He's folded twice against an all-time great and a world-class 175-er, in neither did he have such physical advantages.

Having said that I fancy Canelo to win, he's in his absolute pomp and looking better and better with each fight.

[Batman]

It's actually 7/2 (3 and half to 1) in the article not 4/1 (sorry to be so anal).

Kovalev is seriously being overlooked here, little Canelo has to get to his body first. Kovalev doesn't just have big power but a great jab and skill. His revenge over Alvarez was superb. He's folded twice against an all-time great and a world-class 175-er, in neither did he have such physical advantages.

Having said that I fancy Canelo to win, he's in his absolute pomp and looking better and better with each fight.

Odds are 4.33 on paddy power

[Fenster]

It's actually 7/2 (3 and half to 1) in the article not 4/1 (sorry to be so anal).

Kovalev is seriously being overlooked here, little Canelo has to get to his body first. Kovalev doesn't just have big power but a great jab and skill. His revenge over Alvarez was superb. He's folded twice against an all-time great and a world-class 175-er, in neither did he have such physical advantages.

Having said that I fancy Canelo to win, he's in his absolute pomp and looking better and better with each fight.

Odds are 4.33 on paddy power

10/3 - yeah little bit shorter here than Vegas.

[armin]

kov should have this

[Gandalf]

Kovalev is slightly over the hill, but he has skills, power and experience. If he can fight smart preserving his energy while exploding when need be he can put Canelo down and take it. But we know how Canelo fights go. He nicks 4 rounds and the fight is his.

[TitoFan]

One of the few times we agree on anything (Canelo's chances), including boxing. But rather than thinking Kovalev's being overlooked, I tend to agree with what this guy says in the article.


"Just the fact that Kovalev hast lost almost half of his last seven fights suggests that he’s NOT as good as Beterbiev. Kovalev was almost knocked out in his last fight by Anthony Yarde as well. The 36-year-old Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs) is looking really shaky right now, and he might not even be the fourth best fighter at 175. If Kovalev is better than Beterbiev, then why is almost getting knocked out by a limited fighter like Yarde?

It’s obvious that Reynoso has to say something on Kovalev’s behalf to validate him as Canelo’s opponent for Saturday. If Reynoso brought up the undeniable fact that Kovalev isn’t as good as Beterbiev, he would be discrediting Canelo in doing so. Reynoso kind of has to build Kovalev up in the eyes of the boxing public.

If he told the fans that Beterbiev is the far superior fighter than Kovalev, then people would see Canelo as a cherry picker. Unfortunately for Canelo, that’s how a lot of boxing fans see him. He did well in choosing to fight Gennadiy Golovkin, but he also didn’t face him until he was 35-years-old. It took Canelo three years to finally face GGG. He didn’t fight him when he was at his best at 32 and younger."


Nothing but raw truths in that excerpt. Reynoso is just playing the part, as it to be expected. Were Canelo facing Beterbiev (fat chance) instead of Kovalev, Reynoso would dismiss Kovalev as dog meat. The dominant Kovalev is long gone. Yes.... he fought admirably in his revenge fight vs. Alvarez. But the fact of the matter is that powder-puff punching Ward exposed his Achilles heel..... and that fact is not lost on Team Canelo, but rather became the determining factor in seeking the fight. Lightly regarded Yarde had Kovalev on queer street, further adding to speculation that the Krusher is now "used-to-be" Krusher.

Also....... good to see someone besides myself point out the painful facts about the GGG fights.

It's refreshing to see someone knowledgeable validating your own accurate, albeit unpopular opinions.