Imho Bivol is way way way smarter and better boxer than kovalev. Kovalev will only be dangerours the first 6 rounds, then bivol would eat him alive. And bivol has proved that he's smart and skilled enough to keep calm for 6 rounds and then start working. I would love to watch that fight, tbh, and I wouldnt favour kovalev. EDIT: btw, for those complaining about bivol's power. Kovalev's chin isnt exactly a chin made of adamantium, tbh. Average chin, man, ward doesnt punch for sheet and he sent kovalev to dance "waka waka hey hey".
Hmm...if only there were evidence of someone having limited power and still being able to defeat Kovalev a time or two. Oh well.
Less reliance on fouling, then that takes away Ward main advantage doesn't it? Ward's rough housing and inside game is what sapped the Krusher of his energy, and Ward without the inside game and fouling, loses a pure boxing match with Kovalev 10 out of 10 times. Just like Bivol will.
I'd say it was more the body shots, in the final balance. Ward's dirtiness allowed him a means of transmittal of those body shots. Bivol doesn't have to be (and never is) dirty to land downstairs effectively.
That's exactly what I was referring to, and I must say its such a shame that not only are all the fickle EE fanboy's abandoning the Krusher bandwagon? E Tu IB? No!!!! Not the guy that was on it from the beginning? I guess I'll have to be Sergey's.... This content is protected ... on here. I'll stand by the Krusher until the bitter end.