Though thinking about it, Postol clearly had no skill in cutting off the ring and Kovalev definitely does have some, so maybe I'm wrong on this.
froch is 6'1, i thought kovalev was 6'0. dont know certian footwear can increase your height by 2inches.
Yeah. Ward and Crawford are definitely comparable entities in terms of their adaptability, well-rounded skill sets, and versatility - but the analogy falls apart with Postol and Kovalev. Viktor is more than decent at some things and was a solid underrated W for TC, but Kovalev has so much else going on that isn't reducible to VP being a miniature him.
Another interesting thing is that, Bhop as old as he was actually was able to neutralize Kovalev's offense for the most part, sure, that involved going into complete survival mode abandoning all offense but Ward being the more in-prime fighter may be able to neutralize it without abandoning offense so to speak.
...or, Dre's pride starts to fuck with him and he refuses to batten down the hatches and go into full survival mode like Bernard did, and he gets KTFO...
Haha could be could be. I can certainly see Kovalev winning and was picking him before but with the fight drawing closer, I just remember all those times I've been bit picking against the more skilled guy, now I'm just more like, **** reasons, the more skilled guy usually wins, that's just how it goes in boxing. They always find a way.