Kovalev: I'm thinking about retirement

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  1. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    If he feels that way, then he needs to seriously think about his boxing career before getting back
    in the ring. He's not the A side anymore; his stamina is non-existent; his Krusher mystique is gone;
    he's failed at the top level twice now.

    He'd better get his head back on before fighting The Pimp or Beterbiev because either guy could knock it off his shoulders.
     
  2. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He has not made enough money to retire comfortably. He needs better management and promotion behind him. Move to the UK and try and sign with Hearn.
     
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  3. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Some were calling BS before the rematch but the signs were there. Now Kovalev is done unless there are some major changes.
    Maidana is a rare example of someone coming back.
     
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  4. Tyson Fury Goat

    Tyson Fury Goat Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I was really disappointed with his performance with ward I also was not impressed with his win over a 51 year old hopkins

    Anyway kovalev has not got as many dimension to his game like GGG I have always said GGG had more skills and more to his game then just knocking someone out
     
  5. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Ward destroyed him mentally and physically. With that said he shouldn't retire.
     
  6. Phelps-Brady

    Phelps-Brady Slicker than Raspberry ripple banned Full Member

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    That's sad. He sounds mentally broken. Been badly managed & screwed in first Ward fight. Trainer issues... Jackson's a snake! So be it.. Potential to be an ATG. Don't know why he wouldn't want to settle the Stevenson beef but its his choice. Respect champ. Gvodzyk, Bivol, Beterbiev etc will keep us entertained in your absence in sure. Quite an anticlimactic ending to what was looking a beast of a career!
     
  7. pincai

    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    What a terrible post!
     
  8. GGGunbeatable

    GGGunbeatable Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's gone since the Hopkins fight. He struggled badly against Chilemba, some people even say he got a gift.
     
  9. Phelps-Brady

    Phelps-Brady Slicker than Raspberry ripple banned Full Member

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    [QUOTE="GGGunbeatable, post: 18730147, member: 105649]Some people even say he got a gift.[/QUOTE]

    Some say the earth is 6000 years old.

    Ridiculous assertion...
     
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  10. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    No way, I want to watch stevenson sending him to the canvas.
     
  11. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he is not elite. Ward proved that, which is why Kovalev wants to retire. He knows he talked a good talk and didn't come through. Why doesn't he fight Stevenson and prove how good he is..
     
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  12. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    He beat Chilemba fair and square. Chilemba was just tricky.
     
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  13. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Why do you want to see Stevenson beat Kovalev? How is it possible to be a fan of Stevenson who DUCKED Kovalev all these years?
     
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  14. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Stevenson is ducking him. Losing to Ward doesn't mean you're not elite. Kovalev was elite.
     
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  15. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    It was not stevenson the one who retired from the pursebid, isnt it?. You better wonder who was ducking who.

    I dont care anyway, I want to watch that fight, and at this point in their careers there's no reason for ducking anymore.