Kovalev vs Cleverly predictions august 17th

[jrotonda]

what are your predictions for this fight...i think its one of the best fights booked this year, i got sergey by ko

[FinitoElDinamita]

Imo, i dont think it's one of the greatest fights of the year because Nathan Cleverly isn't that good to begin with.

I dont know what Warren has in mind. Maybe he bought the judges off or something and already has the robbery in play but he made a bold move by putting cleverly in there against Kovalez..

Kovalez knocks his ass out..

[Fettled_Man]

I'm going to go against you guys and say Cleverley wins a UD.
Sergey looks good on what I've seen but I think work rate may spur him on. He will no doubt take a few big shots but I reckon he is up to it.

Maybe it's a bit heart leading head 😁

[Tam Seddon]

I wouldn't mind cleverly getting KTFO to be honest, sick of him thinking he deserves a shot at Froch and sick of him thinking he's better than Froch.

[Vendettos]

You can't knock cleverly because he's did quite a bit in one of the hard punching divisions, without actually having a punch.

Kovalev has never fought an undefeated fighter.
Cleverly has beaten 4.

Cleverly has been a world champion nearly 3 years.
Kovalev has never fought for a title worth mentioning.


Kovalev can bang, but cleverly has been in with a few decent punches, none with a record like Kovalevs but is his record blown up? Has he fought pure talent in al l his fights?

I give Cleverly a UD.

[Fenster]

You can't knock cleverly because he's did quite a bit in one of the hard punching divisions, without actually having a punch.

Kovalev has never fought an undefeated fighter.
Cleverly has beaten 4.

Cleverly has been a world champion nearly 3 years.
Kovalev has never fought for a title worth mentioning.


Kovalev can bang, but cleverly has been in with a few decent punches, none with a record like Kovalevs but is his record blown up? Has he fought pure talent in al l his fights?

I give Cleverly a UD.

Cleverly has not only NEVER beat a champion for any title he's won (Brit/Comm/Euro) he's never even faced a man that's challenged for a "world" title.

Now I fully understand I'm a boring pedantic cunt - but you don't deserve to be called a champion with a track record like that.

[Spicoli]

Kovalev around 10th round body shots tko. Cleverly will get hurt and try to shuck & jive his way through but his legs will be divorcing each other. Kovalev will be behind and get popped with flick jabs but when it matters...he is going take his legs and punch holes in this kid.

[erics44]

i know next to nothing about Kovalev but something is telling me some of these posts predicting he win by KO are just anti Cleverly posts

[Vendettos]

You can't knock cleverly because he's did quite a bit in one of the hard punching divisions, without actually having a punch.

Kovalev has never fought an undefeated fighter.
Cleverly has beaten 4.

Cleverly has been a world champion nearly 3 years.
Kovalev has never fought for a title worth mentioning.


Kovalev can bang, but cleverly has been in with a few decent punches, none with a record like Kovalevs but is his record blown up? Has he fought pure talent in al l his fights?

I give Cleverly a UD.

Cleverly has not only NEVER beat a champion for any title he's won (Brit/Comm/Euro) he's never even faced a man that's challenged for a "world" title.

Now I fully understand I'm a boring pedantic cunt - but you don't deserve to be called a champion with a track record like that.

True you pedantic boring cunt! :P

But he did beat Bellew, who is now mandatory and will fight for a world title in his next fight.

So you need to count that!

Cleverly is not the most likeable fighter due to not being a big puncher and being a little big mouthed but he has some skills.

[Fenster]

I think Clev is a good fighter and this is a good match too. He will deserve respect if he wins, as Kovalev is coming with a lot of hype from USA TV and is clearly dangerous.

@Dia bando - there's not a person on earth, regardless of grounding or experience, that can correctly and consistently pick the winner of a fight. It's easy to tell people you're an expert when the fighters you support are winning. What happens when they lose? I'll look forward to your posts ()

[Rantcatrat]

I like Kovalev in this fight. Therefore, if Cleverly ends up taking the belt back to Wales, I'll give him credit.

[Freedom]

I'm eagerly anticipating this fight.

Nathan Cleverly v Sergey Kovalev Promo - YouTube

[armin]

I rate campillo higher than cleverely, and thought campillo would give kovalev a decent fight well he went in there and just crushed him. Not sure what clev got to offer kovalev, kovalev has a sick punch, good workrate for someone who has a punch like that and from what I've seen a good chin, kovalev inside the distance like 8ish. Granted I've only seen kovalev 4 times but he's really impressed me.

[Rantcatrat]

I rate campillo higher than cleverely, and thought campillo would give kovalev a decent fight well he went in there and just crushed him. Not sure what clev got to offer kovalev, kovalev has a sick punch, good workrate for someone who has a punch like that and from what I've seen a good chin, kovalev inside the distance like 8ish. Granted I've only seen kovalev 4 times but he's really impressed me.

Campillo was in bad shape for that fight though. Not saying it wasn't a good win, but I don't think we saw the best Campillo that night.

[armin]

I rate campillo higher than cleverely, and thought campillo would give kovalev a decent fight well he went in there and just crushed him. Not sure what clev got to offer kovalev, kovalev has a sick punch, good workrate for someone who has a punch like that and from what I've seen a good chin, kovalev inside the distance like 8ish. Granted I've only seen kovalev 4 times but he's really impressed me.

Campillo was in bad shape for that fight though. Not saying it wasn't a good win, but I don't think we saw the best Campillo that night.

That's the first I heard of him being in bad shape, he looked to me like he usually does.