Hopkins vs Kovalev - who wins?

[Freedom]

Hopkins will win by robbery, perhaps a technical decision after a deliberate head butt. All four officials are from the same part of the USA as B-Hop.

I'm sure the referee will permit Hopkins to use every illegal trick in the book.

[erics44]

if hopkins wins this one it will be impressive, difficult to bet against

ive voted a kovalev KO

[Fenster]

Either Hopkins makes it almost unbearable to watch or he fakes an injury or something and quits.

[Master]

Hopkins will win by robbery, perhaps a technical decision after a deliberate head butt. All four officials are from the same part of the USA as B-Hop.

I'm sure the referee will permit Hopkins to use every illegal trick in the book.

Stop making excuses, it did not stop Joe Calzaghe winning.

[El Kabong]

Kovalev is a big puncher and a good enough boxer to land clean on BHop....can a 50 year old chin take what Kovalev will dish out? I doubt it. Sure Hopkins will fight ugly as is his M.O., but age WILL catch Hopkins and Kovalev will be the one to bring Bernard back to reality

[ruthless rocco]

Either Hopkins makes it almost unbearable to watch or he fakes an injury or something and quits.

Like he did against Dawson.

[Kirkland Laing]

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.

[Rantcatrat]

By the way, Kovalev appears to be a much better boxer than Cloud or Pavlik. I'm not sure if my post came off as comparing the three. They just comparable in that they're big punchers.

[brocktonblockbust]

Kovalev is a tough puncher and agile. But he is one dimensional. This is like Ali vs Foreman. Except no rope a dope. This willwill be called SMOKE A DOPE. as the Alien will smoke him.

[Hulk]

Ye of little faith...


I have my concerns, but I'm picking Hopkins. Never beat against THE MAN!


He is a master boxer and will survive the early storm to outbox Kovalev.


I'll be nervous early on.

[armin]

"That was some impressive shit by kovalev, served notice to the division." said this about kovalev after the campillo fight, I think I'll be saying it again after tomorrow's fight. If hopkins somehow wins then I say he needs to donate his body to science, I am going with the "krusher" inside the distance

[Hulk]

"That was some impressive shit by kovalev, served notice to the division." said this about kovalev after the campillo fight, I think I'll be saying it again after tomorrow's fight. If hopkins somehow wins then I say he needs to donate his body to science, I am going with the "krusher" inside the distance

I had high hopes for Campillo but he is such a slowwwww starter and has a glass chin.

Ill be very disappointed if Kovalev wins, but it is a real possibility.

This is a very risky fight for the ageless one.

[Dia bando]

Common sense would say Kovalev very big puncher and youth on his side, but this is
Hopkins a crafty git beating the odds is his game.
You no I don't like him, but give credit were credit is given a tough SOB and very hard to beat,
and any body that's does beat him never looks good in doing so.

[La Cucaracha]

Everything in my head points to a Kovalev victory but I'm going with the heart and thinking/ wishing/ hoping the old man pulls off the upset once again

[TigerFan]

Usually, the closer we get to a Hopkins fight, the better chance I give his opponent...this time, the closer we get to opening bell the better chance I give the Old Man.

I see either Hopkins on points or Kovalev by stoppage.

One little caveat
Sergey's only seen the 8th round once...so if he can't put a dent in BHOP early...the old man could drown him late