In an ideal world - how would you map out Kovalev's next 5 opponents

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  1. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    So basically fight the biggest threats immediately? That's cool and all, but modern fighters just don't have that intense legacy desire.
     
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  2. zop

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    Lara, Cotto, Charlo brothers, Andrade....
     
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  3. don owens

    don owens Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1) Stevenson McChicken 2) Stevenson McChicken 3)Stevenson McChicken 4) Stevenson McChicken 5) Ward Just because I would enjoy seeing Stevenson McChicken get KTFO.
     
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  4. Pinkman

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  5. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mayweather, catchweight 176, then Froch, catchweight 201......
     
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  6. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    5 is a bit much as it depends on how the 5 do as well as Kov getting threw all 5, lol, however,

    Adonis Stevenson
    Andre Ward


    and if they get in position guys like Artur Beterbiev, Oleksandr Gvozdyk look like they could be great challenges as well.
     
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  7. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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  8. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    If he fought Ward, Stevenson and Beterbiev then he could fight anyone else in the other two.
     
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  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Interestingly, that's almost exactly the type of response I was curious if I'd see.

    It seems that most people seem to think getting through Ward, Stevenson, and Beterbiev would pretty much solidify utter divisional dominance. From there, the moving upwards option, as you suggested, or some younger talent expected to progress under this hypothetical.

    I personally would think moving up would make sense if he can get through the trio, but I don't think Kovalev's going to be nearly as well suited for 200 pounds. Not that he can't have success there, but I think he'd encounter problems far more frequently.

    But of course, getting a bit ahead of things here.

    :smoke
     
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  10. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    I don't mind fighters taking an easy fight. I just don't think they ought to charge the same for it as they do for the good ones. And if they only fight twice a year they should all be great fights, like Oscar De La Hoya used to do. Carl Froch's whole career is only 35 fights. They'd better all be good. Careers used to be twice that. Michael Spinks only had 32 fights but when he came onto the light heavyweight scene in 1980 he cleared it out in like a year and a half. David Conteh, Yaqui Lopez, Marvin Johnson, and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad right away.
     
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  11. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    That seems to be the popular opinion.

    :smoke
     
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  12. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I'm pretty sure Kovalev does, since he goes to his backyard's to beat them down, he clearly likes inflicting pain and humiliating people.:lol: He has a conqueror's mentality.
     
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  13. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Shabransky
    Stevenson
    Ward
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  14. Stallion

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    1. Adonis Stevenson
    2. Andre Ward
    3. Artur Beterbiev
    4. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
    5. Egor Mekhontsev or Oleksandr Gvozdyk (whoever turns out to be better by then)

    ...

    X. Dmitry Bivol (Huge Moscow showdown brought by Mr. Ryabinsky) :cool:
     
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  15. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Rummy have you watched Gvozdyk yet?:lol:
     
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