Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. Sergey Kovalev

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  1. ChicoTKO10

    ChicoTKO10 Member Full Member

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    Both in their prime who ya got?
     
  2. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    With a fair official, Kovalev wins by decision or early KO
     
  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ward would have beaten Saad far easily than he did Kov because Saad couldn`t box he would be able to land power shots on Ward because he didn`t have a great jab like Kov used against Ward.
     
  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Kov is far better than Saad was, unless Mathew landed a lucky shot then he would be outclassed.
     
  5. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Kovalev couldn't deal with the body work & pressure Andre Ward was capable of, after being ahead on points none the less.

    Saad dug deeper than Kovalev a dozen plus times in his career, and had enough power of his own to switch Kova's lights off. Saad in his prime was legitimately as close as you can get to being unstoppable. A man who would die before conceding anything in the ring.
     
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    BrainyBoxer Active Member Full Member

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  7. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Saad wins by KO, and I'm not entirely sure he needs to stage a late rounds rally to do it.
     
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  8. Tata

    Tata New Member banned Full Member

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    I highly doubt it. Kovalev was folded in sparring by his middle age trainer, **** like that never happened to Saad.
     
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  9. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The original Matt Franklin was known for his boxing ability. He changed his style to be "Saad" in order to be
    more exciting.
     
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  10. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Kovey's better, Saad's tougher, but Kovey's a much more talented fighter.

    Kovey; TKO-9.
     
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  11. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, Saad was "just" tough. Your post really gives total credit to the man as a fighter. :lol:
     
  12. ChicoTKO10

    ChicoTKO10 Member Full Member

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    I feel like saad in his prime or Matthew Franklin i guess I should say was far sharper than he was in his later, probably more exciting fights. that is what I was thinking about when I was wondering if the board would be split or favoring one or the other. I lean towards saad myself but I’m not positive by any means.
     
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  13. ChicoTKO10

    ChicoTKO10 Member Full Member

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    Saads toughness was on another level, had a rocky moment in like every f’n fight.
     
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