Kovalev's best Weapon

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  1. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He does everything well, certainly (not that he ever has to throw uppercuts). However, after watching a lot of Kovalev's earlier fights, the thing I noticed that consistently destroys his competition is ending his combinations with a sort of jab-hook.

    It's simple boxing to end a combo with a jab, but Kovalev is so effective with it. The usual sequence goes something like 1-2-3-3-2-...then as his opponent moves away he nails them with a simple jab or jab/hook that they never see coming. This punch ends up doing the damage.

    The reality is that this guy is KO'ing people with a jab; a very powerful jab they never see.

    In the future, anyone who has a footwork based defense that faces Kovalev is going to have serious problems. His ability to move with an opponent and punch with power is incredible and extremely rare. A style that COULD trouble him is a shoulder rolling James Toney type who can counter effectively.

    There are parts of Kovalev that aren't fantastic; his boxing ability as a whole is very good, but not incredible. The power, however, makes up for any lack in his game. His chin from what I've seen is solid as well, watch the second Boone fight where he gets cracked (audibly) with a counter left hook and looks completely unphased.

    It's going to take a very good fighter to beat this guy, and I don't think Adonis is the one to do it.
     
    Slyk, Dec 3, 2013
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  2. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This thread got no love, but that jab-hook at the end of a combo is exactly the punch that put Agnew down in round 2 tonight.
     
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  3. KillSomething

    KillSomething Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nice catch.
     
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  4. Rage of Wodan

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    He's an orthy too! Thats what makes that so impressive. And when he lands it .. the sweat FLIES!
     
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  5. Rage of Wodan

    Rage of Wodan Active Member Full Member

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    And they keep saying he's slow ... look at that punch again, you think its slow?
     
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  6. deezolfan229

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    he still got hurt a bit by cedric, i wouldnt see him last long vs adonis
     
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  7. Rage of Wodan

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    he wasnt hurt at all. WTF are you talking about?
     
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  8. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    adonis would have to grow a pair to find out. that being said, i didn't see hbo show one single replay of the low blow in the first round. horrible production.
     
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  9. christo

    christo Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    As i've always said, KOvalev is a volume power puncher that
    can fire off rapid straight shots, but tonight he showed a new
    facet to his game. He created openings tonight against a guy
    who came to just last and make sergey look not so dangerous.
    It didn't work and it showed that SK is the undisputed king at
    175. Adonis and Hopkins both know it and being over at showtime
    means that the world won't see it proven.
     
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  10. OldSchool Rules

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    Ward has been doing that for years. It's one of his main tools. But Kovalev's power makes it all the more deadly.
     
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  11. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kovalev is a power puncher.
    His best weapon is a willing partner. A stationary opponent with no ring movement and no jab.
    Against this type of opponent, he will always look good.
    H2H, I have him beating GGG.
     
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  12. christo

    christo Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Keep hating derrick. Kov is the goods. That's why he's chased
    off all the lightheavy's to another network, except Pascal. I'm
    sure you'll find an excuse when KOvalev does what Hopkins, Froch
    and Nobody else has done to pascal. KO him. Then i'm sure you'll
    come up with another ALT to bash another white fighter.
     
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  13. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pascal is not a great boxer, but he is no Agnew either.
    That will be a different fight then what we saw tonight.
    Pascal will keep distance, but he is basically flat footed also and he keeps his hands down too low like Froch trying to do a Roy Jones.
    Still, Pascal won't have his back to the ropes and keep the fight in the middle of the ring. he has a much better chance to beat Kovalev than Agnew.
    One thing for sure, the fight won't go pass 5 and that doesn't mean that Pascal will be the one falling. Pascal has a good chin and fights strong for the first 5 rounds.
     
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  14. Farmboxer

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    Kovalev will knock Pascal out easily.....................Kovalev will not fight like Bute....................
     
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  15. Боксёр

    Боксёр Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pascal does nothing like 2:30 of the round cuz he knows he will gas in 4 rounds. Kovalev would tool him. This guy gasses even tho he doesn't really fight the whole round.
     
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