Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. Sergey Kovalev

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  1. BrainyBoxer

    BrainyBoxer Active Member Full Member

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    Who wins?
     
    BrainyBoxer, Apr 16, 2018
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Kov, better offensive skills, better at setting up shots with the jab and Saad was too easy to hit to be in a bout with a sharp power puncher.
     
    mark ant, Apr 16, 2018
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    Saad his balls are too big for the Russian.
     
    mcvey, Apr 16, 2018
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  4. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Depends on how much damage Saad gets early in the fight...and if we are talking late 1970's ref stoppages, or 2018 ref stoppages. As McVey said.....Saad and "huevos' are one and the same.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Saad stops him sometime after the 9th
     
    robert ungurean, Apr 16, 2018
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Relentless Saad overpowers Kov late in the bout and wins by a ko.
     
    red cobra, Apr 16, 2018
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Saad missed much more punches than Kov does.
     
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  8. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, but if your name wasn't Dwight Muhammad Qawi, it didn't matter.
     
    red cobra, Apr 16, 2018
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  9. richdanahuff

    richdanahuff Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kovalev has a depth of amateur pedigree that allows him to beat him to the punch but if he ends up in a slugout there is even odds on the winner
     
    richdanahuff, Apr 16, 2018
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  10. mcvey

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    All Kovalev's punches are long and he doesn't have a clue how to fight inside,his chin is up like a lamp post and Saad was a banger.Kova is an, "on top fighter,"when things don't go his way he isn't so keen,Saad has a heart as big as a building, real power ,and can box when required.
     
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    SHADAPBLAD Viscous Knockouts Full Member

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    This, really. Kovalev might never have thrown a left hook in his life. In any case, the best fighter he ever fought beat him, albeit controversially. Besides Ward he has Nathan Cleverly. Not a great resume.
     
    SHADAPBLAD, Apr 17, 2018
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    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ward was too much for Kovalev. Why is this guy being overrated so much.
     
    PernellSweetPea, Apr 17, 2018
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    kovalev by his hardest fight ever
     
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  14. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Saad by KO.
     
    Smokin Bert, Apr 17, 2018
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  15. The Senator

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    I got Saad in this one, by knockout. He'll find a way.
     
    The Senator, Apr 17, 2018
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