If Kovalev fights and beats Pascal and Stevenson, is that enough for him to be a top 20 ATG at LHW, with back to back to back wins over Hopkins, Pascal, and Stevenson?
Yessir. Top 10 hes then dealt with 3 styles. An awkward quick athlete pascal, A superb Defensive atg fighter hopkins, and a big punching rangy southpaw
He'll soon become THE atg LHW by the end of his career. No doubt the die hard racists will try to demean and belittle his run. I guarantee he'll retire undefeated with victories over all the big names in the division.
stevenson gonna be his hardest fight id say. Not because stevenson is anything special but got the equaliser, its very risky, because kovalev keeps his chin up a tad. if he beats stevenson and unifies the lhw division. Top 10, with a few more defences with top 10 fighters 5-10. he would already have a top resume and h2h is a beast.
In Kovalev-Stevenson, either one can get KO'd. However, I think Kovalev is the better all-around boxer. He has KO power in either hand, while Stevenson just has a left hand. Kovalev can also feint, and counter-punchers like Stevenson don't like feints. Stevenson might have the reach advantage, but I don't think Stevenson is that good at using his reach. He had a reach advantage over Bellew, and he kept lunging.
Kovalev is definitely the better fighter, i reckon hopkins would beat adonis. If stevenson cant get that left hand in before the 5th, hes getting KRUSHED. The Krusher makes you punch, so your right about the feints, no one wants to be hit by kovalev, even his range finders break ribs. :good
Pretty much yes but there would be a lot of naysayers that would rant 'Kovalev didn't fight Beterbiev' bla, bla, bla.
Na it would more likely be, but kovalev didnt face tavoris cloud or tony bellew. he ducked caparello rematch.
He countered Hopkins, who is a great counter-puncher. If Kovalev can counter over Stevenson's left, it should be an easy fight.
1 right hand to plimps gut, and i reckon he will fold like a stack of cards. that the difference aint it, kovalev as you say has power in every punch, stevenson don't.
Stevenson would absolutely destroy Hopkins , I think pascal has a good shot at beating kovalev but it'll be some run of wins if he can pull of it with Stevenson after , don't know who I favour on that either
I favor Kovalev to beat Pascal. Pascal is hittable, and has poor stamina. Not a good match-up against a high volume power puncher like Kovalev.
Kovalev doesn't like being hit and is a bit reckless I'm going I put a bit on an early pascal ko I the odds are good. pascal could surprise him early with something big