Kovalev's Chin = Pure China

Wasn't his chin that failed him. Most guys with iron chins would have been on ***** street from that shot to the temple/ear area.

 

What on earth have I missed,been asleep and first thing I read is this.
Massive props to the person who called this yesterday,can’t remember who it was but What a call.

 

Oh FFS, Zak, are you still trotting out that old chin-checker drivel?

Nov was done after the first KD.

A big man put everything he had on a perfect shot that landed right on the temple.

99% of LHWS don't get up from that, and the other 1 %... Paulie Malinaggi could finish off.

It wasn't Kov's chin that failed him, it was his defence.

Or rather, his lack thereof.

 

This. Even Ray Mercer got knocked senseless when Briggs landed a flush shot on his temple when he got tied up in the ropes.

 

That's accurate. Kovalev got too used to fighting with his left hand below his nuts. Alvarez stayed balanced behind a tight guard even when under pressure and then was smart enough to see the flaw in Kov's defense and capitalize on it.

 

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You are living in a river in Egypt, Zakky.

 

not china but bad chin, that was masked with great conditioning, great power, prime age. now that kovalev is past prime, his chin will start getting cought clean.

 

I always suspected Kovs chin was a little fragile seeing Duva kept him well away from punchers his whole career.

 

Pretty average chin yeah,nothing special about it and you could see the way he reacts when getting punched that his chin isnt granite.