How Kovalev would do in CW division?

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  1. baconmaker

    baconmaker Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    What you think how Kovalev could compete in CW division? Against Huck, Drozd, Hernandez, Chackhiev?
     
  2. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    200 Lbs is too high for Kovalev.

    If the division is still at 190 Lbs, he'd dominate the division.
     
  3. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Super light heavy weight class
     
  4. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's hard for me to declare Kovalev as an out-and-out underdog versus any cruiserweight. But is cruiserweight money as good as light heavyweight money? You have to admit the cruiserweight division tends to be boxing's equivalent to a "bargain bin".
     
  5. Dos Huevos

    Dos Huevos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kovalev has some fights at 201 in the amateurs so I would not rule out the possibility. More realistically Beterbiev will be a CW in about a year, he is having serious issues making LHW.
     
  6. sas6789

    sas6789 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think he may be able to get to the top 10 and a world title shot but I don't he'd win because he could lose some of his power in a higher division as many other fighters have, and his chin is clearly not granite IMO.
     
  7. YearZero

    YearZero Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No need. What big name money fights are at CW anyway? Forget it
     
  8. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    He'd beat most but Im sure he'd be overpowered by the top 5 or so guys
     
  9. zorroluffy28

    zorroluffy28 Active Member Full Member

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    I think we should have a new division to 190 lbs. Because there are boxer that are too big to 175 lbs and is too small for 200lbs. The difference is litle big between 175 and 200....
     
  10. stebinn

    stebinn Active Member Full Member

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    No more divisions, Boxers just need to adapt.
     
  11. Ilikeboxing

    Ilikeboxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They don't need new divisions just switch some of the req weights.

    Mw -165
    SMW - 175
    LHW - 185
    Cruiser - 200
     
  12. zorroluffy28

    zorroluffy28 Active Member Full Member

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    I agree :)
     
  13. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LHW -> CW and CW -> HW are the hardest jumps because the weight difference is huge. It's really unclear how he would fare. Tarver did well but he was freakishly tall at LHW to begin with and probably on PEDs.
     
  14. impacted

    impacted Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Too much like common sense to be introduced.
     
  15. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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