Kovalev or GGG, Who deserves the Hype?

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  1. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Kovalev is more proven.
     
  2. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Kovalev, no discussion. More accomplished and should be ranked higher P4P. Anyone who says Golovkin is riding the hype train.
     
  3. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    :good
     
  4. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Both deserve "the hype".
     
  5. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    Kov has been truly challenged. It's not even a 90/10 in favor of Kov. Kov deserves 1000% hype. He's the good. GG, we don't know.
     
  6. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pascal rematch was bad but Chilemba is OK in my opinion. However, you must remember that Kovalev does have problems finding people who are willing to get into the ring and fight him, because he has always inflicted huge punishment on his opponents. GGG has the same problem too, which is why both are hyped.
     
  7. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Absolutely!:good
     
  8. Boxing fan 75

    Boxing fan 75 Active Member Full Member

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    Better fighter - ggg
    Better resume - kovalev
     
  9. Boxing fan 75

    Boxing fan 75 Active Member Full Member

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    Why no eye test? Should we just leave it up to some algorithm? Can I rely on my eyes to tell me rigo is a better boxer than Tyson Fury? Both are undefeated with one huge notable win. How do we differentiate the two fighters?

    I think ggg is a better fighter than kovalev.

    I also think Loma beats everyone under 130. His pro resume certainly doesn't support my stance - but again sometimes the eye test matters
     
  10. Chutz

    Chutz Active Member Full Member

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    Both deserve hype, not everything needs to be an argument
     
  11. Hammer Hands

    Hammer Hands Active Member Full Member

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    Boxingfan, chutz - spot on
     
  12. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Lol. Yeah I said that post out of irritation toward GG'S fans. The eye test can tell you a lot about the qualities a fighter has, but when he steps up his competition that's when we see how good GGG really is. Is he as good as the eye test suggests? Idk, but we are waiting....
     
  13. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Kovalev has the better resume, is the better fighter and deserves far more hype.
     
  14. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    I disagree. I didn't put the option "BOTH" because that would be too easy for you guys. Imagine I had put that, that would be the heavily favored choice. By me putting one or the other it really forces people to use their heads and breakdown everything accordingly. Kovalev has the better Resume, so that's the obvious answer here.
     
  15. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Exactly!:good And ESB has gotten it right so far!