HBO broadcast was totally pro B Hop......

Huh?



What was the Ledderman scorecard again?

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Did HBO have 2 different broadcasts tonight that I'm unaware of?

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Roy may have inadvertently thrown out a strong dose of hyperbole, but I thought most of his points (the ones I actually recall hearing) were point on. Roy often uses the same bag commentating tricks when announcing Hopkins fights. He said almost the exact same type of thing, as I recall, during the first Taylor fight, where Hopkins doesn't try to win the early rounds.

Not saying I literally agree with what Roy was saying. But his point, I think, was that Hopkins wanted to hang in there and bide his time, hoping that Kovalev would either tire drastically or that he himself might land something big and unexpected that hurt Kovalev.

What else was Hopkins strategy going to be at that point? It always had to be a back-up plan if not a primary plan, and once Hopkins (and everyone watching) got the sense early on that Kovalev was good at neutralizing Hopkins' best asset (his ability to control distance/range), Hopkins didn't have many options.

But he didn't quit, he was trying to land something to change the fight every now and again, and he didn't resort to the type of tactics that so many people expected he would employ when the going got rough.

I thought Jones called it fair, and at no point watching was I ever under the impression that ANYONE on the HBO commentary time thought Hopkins was winning, or even stealing a single round. So I haven't a clue what you're on about.

 

He had it 120-107 (I think 120-106 was the score myself). And at one point he said Hopkins didn't look like he wanted to be there, and that Hopkins looked like he needed a coffee and 2 aspirins. Yeah! The pro-Hopkins bias was just awful!

 

Kellerman sucks out loud though, and should never be taken seriously. He IS a fanboy, and one who has no business commentating in any professional capacity.

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