Poll - Clear and obvious staged fight and dive.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by 305th, Nov 2, 2019.


Did Kovalev take a dive?

  1. Yes

    103 vote(s)
    37.7%

  2. No

    170 vote(s)
    62.3%
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  1. 305th

    305th Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can we get a show of hands here for that blatantly scripted performance?

    Holding back power shots, not countering the near-constant Canelo left hook, and the commentators declaring a KO within a split second of the first Canelo punch landing.

    There was something deeply "off" about that fight.
     
    305th, Nov 2, 2019
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  2. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Funny my brother texted me dive. I didn’t feel it was one but I see more and more ppl feel it was. I had that vibe from lot of ppl talking about the fight like Teddy Atlas if you read between the lines but to each their own.
     
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  3. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Maybe.

    Kovalev seemed to be holding back during the fight, and he went down too easily and turned around into the ropes.

    But I'm not sure.
     
    Perkin Warbeck, Nov 2, 2019
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  4. David B

    David B Nazi Russia lies. This is the only truth. Full Member

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    it was a brutal knockout
    how can anybody say that was a dive
    crazy
     
    David B, Nov 2, 2019
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  5. From.Russia

    From.Russia Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It was. And it was the worst evening of boxing i have ever senn and I woke up for this...
     
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  6. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Because those people who were picking Kovalev need something to comfort them from the sting of being so wrong. It's pathetic. Youre right, it was a brutal knockout. He got dropped.
     
    RingKing75, Nov 2, 2019
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  7. macademics

    macademics Active Member Full Member

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    GTFOH, Kovalev was wiped out clean off two punches.
     
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  8. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    obvious dive
     
    Forza, Nov 2, 2019
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  9. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No, it wasn't a dive. Caneklo is a diva, liar and he got tons of gifts from judges, but he beat Kovalev fair and square. And KO was nasty - how can anybody question it?
     
    Big Ukrainian, Nov 2, 2019
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  10. Leoh

    Leoh Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is not a serious thread, right?
     
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  11. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    No! Kovalev is too proud to take a dive.
     
    Pimp C, Nov 2, 2019
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  12. expljose

    expljose Active Member Full Member

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    Wheres the stop crying about it option
     
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  13. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah I felt the KO was legit. But I also felt Kovalev held back some too - and the announcers were constantly explaining why - how he would get countered if he did- it was over kill. Kovalev fought like a very old man - maybe weight was an issue or maybe too soon from last fight whatever reason he fought a tentative brittle fight
     
    The Long Count, Nov 2, 2019
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  14. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    when has a kovalev ever thrown a jab at 20%? All night? Then gets folded by a combo he blocked like 100 times? Are you ****ing kidding me?
     
    Forza, Nov 2, 2019
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  15. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    I think you should rename the thread to I'm mad that Canelo won and have to make another excuse. You guys are pathetic.
     
    DirtyDan, Nov 2, 2019
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