Who the **** did Hopkins beat for the title? Shumenov and Cloud? Lmfao, Kovalev is a paper champion, sorry but it's true. In order to be the man, you have to beat the man. And that man is Stevenson, he's the lineal champion as of right now. Btw, Stevenson knocks Kovalev out. Kovalev steps back straight and Stevenson with his superior speed and power knocks him out with a straight left
I'm glad you also agree that Roy was a paper champ at 175, as well. Lineal is everything. Who'd win H2H is irrelevant. Worse, it's Dirrellevant.
Champions don't avoid competition by running from fights and crying when an opponents name is mentioned to them in front of their home crowd.
Kovalev is the real deal. He went to Cleverlys homeland and beat him impressive way. Stevenson is scared to fight Kovalev, its proven.
No straw man. Simply making sure you're applying your logic consistently. If one believes Kovalev is a paper champion, they must also believe the same about Roy's 175 campaign. Neither was lineal and thus were, by your own standards, paper champions.
Roy Jones was a paper champion. But obviously, he was still one of the best fighters who ever lived. Who cares?
Stevenson won't survive to fight Kovalev, I really think he'll get his glass jaw shattered (like vs Boone) against some contender before he even gets to fight the main man.
I use to think the man was Adonis Stevenson since he beat the man that beat the man ..But then I remember how overrated the lineal title is and doesn't usually equate to the best man in the division ..Seems Kovalev is the best LHW on the planet right now even though Stevenson is the lineal champ !
Stevenson has a horrendous mandible, Knocked out by boone, the man cant take a punch, dropped and hurt by fonfara. I can see Sergey KRUSHER Kovalev being aggressive vs this guy, and getting him out with a brutal body jab followed by a straight right to the temple. stevenson twiching on the floor, Sergey KRUSHER Kovalev the new unified wbc champion. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2xNZDZBCok[/url] let me remind you, stevensons glass smashing here.