Stevenson: I am King of division! Winner has to face me

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  1. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Recently, Stevenson has been very vocal about taking on the winner of Kovalev-Ward for unification.
    As I recall, he may have even mentioned it after his last fight.

    While for me, Kovalev-Ward is a difficult and competitive fight, it is mostly due to Ward's inactivity and the calibre of his recent opponents. I think he did well with his three come back fights and looked sharp. Sharp enough to defeat Kovalev and become LHW champion.

    However, when I think of Ward facing Stevenson, I get concerned.
    IMHO, Stevenson really is the King of the division.
    I'd take him beating both Kovalev and Ward, by KO/TKO.
    I just don't think it's possible to avoid Stevenson's left hand. He can throw it with power from punch variation you can think of, and he boxes well enough to be able to set that left hand up.
     
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  2. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    People hate when it's said but the truth is, Adonis is the LHW champion.
    He is the actual lineage. I personally think Kovalev beats him and Ward
    would be favored against him, but he is an extremely live underdog
    vs both of them and shouldn't be heavily discounted (despite his age).
     
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  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    King schming. Fonfara dropped you and Karpency wobbled you. At best you're like the ****ing duke of light heavyweight. Or more like ombudsman.
     
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  4. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    That's why lineage shouldn't matter that much. Stevenson's only meaningful win in his career was against a shot Chad Dawson who was beaten by Karpency afterwards.
     
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  5. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Nah to me the situation it more like when Sonny Boy Jaro by stroke of fate happened to be the lineal champ when there were half a dozen clearly superior (by more than a couple of levels) guys campaigning in his division.

    I wouldn't make him a live dog with Kovalev or Ward.
     
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  6. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lineal champ should be the man who beat the man who beat the man, in Stevenson's case It's the man who beat the man who got KOd in his last fight by a man who doesn't KO people at highest level.
     
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  7. lepinthehood

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    predictable with low stamina
     
  8. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Moveset as predictable as John Cena's, gas efficiency of a first run Morgan v-twin.
     
  9. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Hi Adonis!

    Stevenson is a one-trick pony. I'd favour Hopkins over Adonis, I really would.

    Take that left away and he's useless.

    Kov KO's him, Ward dismantles him to the point where Adonis MIGHT win a round or two.
     
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  10. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    I sense an agenda in this post.
     
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  11. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Because of what he said or because of who said it?
     
  12. xostel

    xostel New Member Full Member

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    I am not a fan at all but I think they have played their cards perfectly to set up a money fight against the winner.
    The guy is pushing 40 and at the point of not having much to lose and everything to gain.
     
  13. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    O
    or, because of who heard it.
     
  14. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yep absolutely right,that's why Kellerman said about both Stevenson and Cotto who at the time had the lineal belt that Canelo got,he said that by consensus both Kovalev and GGG are the true champions of the division on the account that they're knocking everyone out as appose to the inactive ducking "lineal" champs.
     
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  15. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    if stevenson gets winner then he played his cards right. but if he fought kovalev earlier and won then the bigger pay days woulda been there. stevenson has been lookin his age imo in his last couple fights