Alvarez vs Kovalev

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  1. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not much chat on here about tomorrow night but does Alvarez stand a chance vs Krusher?
     
  2. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Alvarez is representing all of South America right now, god bless him and may he be victorious.
     
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  3. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    probably an annihilation.
     
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  4. minemax

    minemax Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For sure he does. I still expect Kovalev to win, though.
     
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  5. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Alvarez will give Kovalev some trouble for sure. People are sleeping on him I think.
     
  6. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't see it. Alvarez has some good speed but he keeps his hands low and he doesn't really have much power. He was teeing off on a shot Edison Miranda and couldn't stop him; A guy who was stopped by both Pavlik and Abraham at Middleweight.

    Alvarez isn't a spoiler or defensive like Ward/Hopkins and I'm not sure he has a chin like Chilemba, the three men to go the distance or beat the Krusher. I see Alvarez getting sloppy and ultimately stopped by Kovalev, somewhere in the early to mid rounds (probably anywhere from round 4-7 IMO). I think people are forgetting the kind of power Kovalev possesses and if you aren't cognizant of that, you are going to end up on the canvas (and I believe that is where Alvarez is going to end up).
     
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  7. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I am not expecting an upset but this guy is fast and he is undefeated and he might make it tough for Kovalev. If Alvarez wins he will win a decision and probably split.
     
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  8. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Stylistically Kovalev is horrible for Alvarez. Alvarez stands in front of you and he leads with his combinations rather than setting them up. His hands are fast and his feet are stationary. Kovalev could win this fight off his jab alone. But in the back of my mind I just feel like Alvarez isn't coming to lay down. This could be a fight to gauge where Kovalev is at right now that Mik nor Slava were good enough to do.
     
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  9. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    At range I maintain there’s none better thaa Kovalev
     
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  10. yeyo monster

    yeyo monster Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Alvarez will win! Kovalev is a broken man with no heart
     
  11. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ban bet!
     
  12. yeyo monster

    yeyo monster Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I dont do that millennial b.s! Just enjoy the fight and hope that the best fighter wins! ;)
     
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  13. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    millenial, i watched the fights you youtube live.
     
  14. yeyo monster

    yeyo monster Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You Been active here since 2016 stfu
     
  15. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i've been active since 1966. before my current account, i was plank46 for at least 2-3 years.