Stevenson Adonis vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk

Stevenson might be 41 y/o but he's a well preserved 41 y/o who had a short amateur career (38 fights. In fact, he's only had 69 fights amateur and pro combined), been involved in very few wars, hasn't fought the most demanding opposition and he still possess the power in that left hand of his to take anyone out if he catches them clean with it. I thought he beat Jack last time out and Jack's one of the best LHWs in the world.

Nathan Cleverly said that Karpency was the hardest puncher he'd fought (a pre Kovalev Cleverly) and Karpency also caught Adonis with a big shot which got his attention and you could see that Adonis was surprised by the weight of it. Karpency might not be a world beater but he's actually pretty skilful and sneaky and given a pretty respectable account of himself against a number of world class opponents.

That said, this is obviously a very dangerous fight for Gvozdyk (and for Stevenson) and he's going to have to be extremely mindful of not getting caught clean by that left hand of Stevenson's. I hope he doesn't paw with his jab and tippy tap punch in this fight because that will leave him open for a big counter. I want to see him move and use the ring but to pump out a more authoritative jab and put a bit more weight behind his shots when he does stop to punch.

 

I haven't see it yet

 

I didn't care about the chin, I cared about the skills, and that's all he needed.