Better fighter: Kovalev or Spence

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  1. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    People are starting to debate who the better/greater fighter is between Ward and Crawford. So let me ask this question, who is the better fighter between Spence and Kovalev?
     
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  2. SquaredCircle

    SquaredCircle Active Member Full Member

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    Kovalev peaked higher than Spence
     
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  3. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    They are pretty even IMO so the difference is that Crawford dominated Spence whereas Ward should have one loss to Kovalev and one questionable stoppage win.
     
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  4. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kovalev in his prime
     
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  5. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    For me Kovalev was better, better jab, more power, far better footwork, could press forward but could also box off the back foot unlike Spence, his win over Hopkins is better than anything Spence has done and when Kovalev fought a prime great in Ward was at least competitive unlike Spence.
     
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  6. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I actually think Spence P4P would beat KOV
     
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  7. Snails

    Snails Active Member Full Member

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    Kovalev easily.
     
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  8. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Kov fo sho.
     
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  9. MismatchHypejob

    MismatchHypejob Active Member Full Member

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    wait ..what

    is this a serious question?
     
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  10. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    One of the worst threads I have ever seen.
     
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  11. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Why is this even up for discussion? Kovalev in every possible metric.
     
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  12. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Is this a joke?

    Aside from Kovalev's far superior skill level, fighting on the road and in his opponent's backyards often (what Dre described as ''doing it the hard way''), Kovalev had the system working against him and he would've achieved much more and his legacy be much greater had it not been, Spence is a product of the system and the PBC/Showtime mafia and its smoke and mirrors narrative shaping media spin merchants.

    Kovalev was robbed of a huge part of his legacy, all of his belts he had to work so hard and make enormous sacrifices to obtain (uprooting and leaving his homeland, fighting for free for his first 18 fights etc,), P4P supremacy, and future earning potential in his career defining fight by Dre's thieving home judges and then they appointed three more for the rematch and with a corrupt snake home ref in tow and the use of every underhand dirty trick to ensure that Dre secured the win via any means necessary.

    Kovalev outboxed the supposed master boxer Dirty Dre on his own soil but they robbed him of his crown and his glory, Spence looked like a clueless club fighter against his Dre.

    Listen to what Crawford's coach Big Mac says here about ''basic'' Spence

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    And this guy

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  13. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kovalev definitely peaked higher. Kov was also much more naturally talented. Spence has more heart, but overall Kov was better.
     
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  14. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kovelav, he beat Ward clearly (only to get robbed) in their first fight and Wars's better than anyone Spence has beat.
     
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  15. BCS8

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    Kovalev at his best was viewed as a machine and somebody who combined fine boxing skills with crushing power and timing. It always felt like it was a matter of time before he got his man. Spence never had that kind of mystique about him. Brook (who is a very good fighter, admittedly) gave him all he could handle in his match, and it's arguable that Brook's face had been 'softened' by GGG beforehand.
     
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