As soon as the fight was announced I made a thread claiming Kovelev didn't have enough time to prepare for the fight against Alvarez, as he only had 6 weeks to train for this important bout. Little did I know about the rehydration clause which Alvarez's team denied all along, but now it is clear, Kovalev cannot rehydrate more than 10 pounds. You can say he isn't used to rehydrate more than that anyway, but now the Russian couldn't make weight first. So fulfilling that rehydration clause will take a toll on him this time along with the short preparation time. Once again it is on full display what liars and deck stackers Alvarez and his team are. They lied about the rehydration clause, and when they used this clause against Jacobs they claimed they only did that because of IBF rules. After that they forced this clause again on Fielding as well who didn't even have the IBF belt and now on Kovalev once again, who only has the WBO belt. Kovalev being old and past prime wasn't enough - they had to weaken him further, now you know why Alvarez is such a huge betting favorite.
We'll see, kovalev is the naturally bigger man and I wouldn't be surprised if he ko's canelo. In fact he should be able to destroy canelo either way, he just beat a hungry young lion and this fight being so close to his last fight is an advantage not a disadvantage. Ruiz took the Joshua fight on short notice and with very little time off in between camps and I knew that would help him as well. Kovalev fans and canelo haters just want to come up with every excuse they can just in case the krusher can't knock out a manlet.
Not really, both Ruiz and canelo are massive underdogs on paper. Ruiz a fatty going against a gi Joe action figure and a midget manlet going against a giant krusher. Joshua should have been able to destroy Ruiz and krusher should be able to destroy canelo, Ruiz showed true skill and grit to knock out Joshua and wether or not canelos David can beat krushers Goliath is still yet to be seen. Like I said I wouldn't be surprised if the naturally bigger man, who just knocked out a naturally bigger man than canelo, knocks canelo out. If he can't well there are many excuses already in play and no one willing to give canelo credit for beating a man two weight classes above him. If canelo does win it will be because of skill, you could give canelo every advantage possible krusher should still be able to handle little canelo.
Cheat?? Golovkin fans argued it was in the act of fairness that Jacobs to adhere to the 10lb weight limit. Whats the difference here?
1. I didn't. 2. Kovalev is alot bigger than Jacobs. 3. Cheat? Yeah. Steroids, illegal handwraps, blatantly obvious bias as **** cards, catchweights, rehydration clauses. Cheat.
Canelo fans is so deluded .... How in the blue hell you can said having less than 6 weeks is advantage for a guy, who is 36 years old. When you get old you need even more time to recover fully. And Kovalev had 2 fight this year, one was 12 rounder, and the last one was 11, and he was very close to being stopped. He litteraly have zero time to prepare for 1 of his hardest fight ever, at that advance age .... Only a delude Canelo fanboy will said this is advantage. And only a delude Canelo fanboy, can compare it to Ruiz - Joshua situation ..... You need proper rest, get some kg up, then you need to start again and get in shape and burn some kg. This effect your body and your performance if you not rested properly, esp at that advance age Kovalev is. Not to mention the pu*** diva rehydratation clause Canelo team put in. Absolutely zero respect for Canelo if he wins that fight.
Canelo is an underdog on paper when he is a 4-1 favorite? OK... This fight is nothing like Joshua - Ruiz. Ruiz had short time to prepare, but it is easier to do when you are young, and when you aren't hit with rehydration clauses. Ruiz wasn't even 30 years old when he fought Joshua, while Kovalev is 36. And I looked it up, Kovalev weighed more than 185 pounds in the ring against Hopkins and Pascal as well. The conditions for this fight are the mockery of boxing.
So why isn't in the interest of fairness that there's a rehydration clause in effect like there was with Jacobs vs GGG? It was demanded that Jacobs honour that contract and when he didn't he was savagely abused. Whats the difference? How does a rehydrate clause only make Canelo a cheater , but not the IBF or Golovkin?
Hes allowed to weigh 185 in the morning, before he's had breakfast, lunch and all day to drink as many gallons of water as he wants. Stop it with the damn excuses.
