Canelo vs. Kovalev = Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya

Fact that it is being sold as an extremely dangerous fight (and it is a brave move by Canelo don't get me wrong), when in fact this is 66.6% appearances (Kov looked very slow recently, can be hurt to the body, not the same one shot KO power) and just 33.3% risk (he's still big and can punch) underlines the same point I made pre-Pac/DLH where I picked the younger, fresher juggernaut by stoppage: this is PERFECT timing vs. a HoF going out, a fight to make even the general boxing forumers say 'whaaaaaaa is he crazy?' forgetting the real challenge in his real division and the same punishing outcome.

First of all: because Nelo is that good - he really has grown into a P4P monster, and 2ndly: he's easily walking about a cruiserweight and will have no problems handling Kov's size, boxing circles around him with much faster hands, picking off his shots and pummeling his body into submission or unnecessarily punishing decision. The common theme is: this fight is more about perception than a real challenge, and I guess that's my problem with it, ppl. just grabbing divisional titles handpicking opponents that suit them. Otherwise, hey: if nothing else, it's an opportunity to prove me wrong.

Nelo retires Kovalev

 

And don't merge this into some whatever thread, ppl. wanna quote me on this, no?

 

That reminds me of... whatever ppl. brought up in my Pac-DLH prediction thread.

But hey, who you got and how?

 

You know you could've just said Bone ur right mate, I got Nelo by TKO too.

 

He's what? Lazy to Google that.

 

And Pac had just moved up from SFW (!) to LW upon announcing the DLH fight at WW, so once again: comparison works. Ppl. never brought up Oscar being drained in the lead-up (that's hindsight), they brought up that Pac is "horribly undersized" and gonna get stopped and never return to 147. I stand firm in my minority standpoint (not ethnically speaking, although...).