Sergey Kovalev: Krusher The Monster Of Chelyabinsk-The Russian Of Mass Destruction.

That was an SB-thing :yep

 

Here a new interview with Kovalev.

http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/02/17/pascal-est-plus-dur-que-stevenson


Jean Pascal is harder Adonis Stevenson, according to Sergey Kovalav


SUNNY ISLE, Florida | On the left is the Sunny Isle Beach. To the right is the old part of the city. Waste homes, poorly maintained. It was in 272 that gave me an appointment.

I think that the world champion heavyweight should not live in this cabin.

He may have modest tastes ...

I dials Sergey Kovalev. The voice faltered when the champion says. His English is shaky and he completes kilometers to bang on the beach make it incomprehensible. I understand "message" and I hang up.

A minute later, texting between. With a specific address in Hallandale, ten minutes to the north.

And there I discovered a magnificent building. This is where Sergey Kovalev rents an apartment for his training. His real home is in California. Moreover, after an hour of interview, when we wait in the entrance that brings our cars, it will have a touching conversation via Skype with Natalya, his wife and Sasha, his son four months. Like all the dads of the world, regardless of language, Kovalev will do tickle-tickle smiling. And he will marvel at the slightest facial expression of his guys.

A RUSSIAN FAR AHEAD

The story of Sergey Kovalev looks like all the stories of blacks boxing 60s in the United States. Boxing was a way to get out, "I was born in Kopeysk, a suburb of Chelyabinsk edge of the Ural Mountains. It is an industrial city of the communist era. I grew up in a two bedroom apartment with my siblings and my parents. The building predated Stalin-era Lenin, in the 20s there was a kitchen for the whole building. We ate with people we did not know. It was misery, "says Kovalev.

At seven and a half years, he discovered hockey. He loves. He will play up to 10 years "I was very good. But my mother could no longer afford to buy skates. I turned to the street. I was doing bad things, I was fighting. We vandalisait floors of buildings that occupied. I was really bad start, "he said.

He remembers. On 1 December 1994, one of his classmates invited him to go to the new boxing gym in the city. "As long as you fight in the street, I accepted. The coach taught me some basics, and then he made me get into the ring to face three other opponents ... at the same time. It was excellent to sharpen reflexes, "he says, smiling.

BOXING SAVED

"Boxing saved me. It allowed me to grow up in a very tough environment, dangerous. I learned to survive. I became a good person through boxing. These fights against one, two or three opponents inforced me. As the philosopher, what does not kill you makes you stronger. Today, I am strong, "he said very seriously.

Boxing allowed him to come to the United States. But there is Russian into the depths of his soul. "I do not do politics, Americans understand. But I'm Russian. I keep my roots. I think Putin is doing what it needs to do to defend the country. But all presidents of all countries are the same, "he said.

"I do not trust anyone. I monopolizes a person. I. Myself. I have built my career and I do not let others influence me in politics. I do not even watch the news on TV, leaders are at the beck and governments. "An old communist country reflex probably ...

Make no mistake about it. Sergey Kovalev has not been easy on landing in the United States. It is not for nothing that he lives in a rental building, and it has a small house in California. Nothing too extravagant for a triple world champion. I fell on my ass when he told me he had received his first scholarship during his fight 19:

Excuse me? Your nineteenth fight?

-Yes I Am. Until then, my manager paid me a small apartment, a used car and paid me $ 1,000 a month for food and vitamins. I did not have the means to have a child. My career was played the night of my 19th fight. It was against Darnell Boone that beat Adonis Stevenson If I won by knockout, Kathy Duva agreed to be my sponsor. I won and I hit $ 5,000. It was my first check. But I think that my manager Egis Klimas has invested $ 400,000 in my career before this fight, explains Kovalev.

I could not resist the urge to tell him that he had chosen the wrong city to pursue a career in Montreal. After five fights, Artur Beterbiev already earning $ 30,000 per battle.

"All the more reason that patient and deserves the privilege to face me one day," to replicate Kovalev who seems to hate copiously Beterbiev.

I have pages of notes. We returned in Sunny Isle Kovalev continues to answer questions with a massage by Maxime, one of his Russian friends who occupy the house rented by the champion.

He is looking forward to his fight against Jean Pascal. When told that the Bell Centre will be filled, it is obviously happy. Champions like to meet in an atmosphere of great show. "And I think Jean Pascal will be in charge of making the promotion. He talks a lot, "he said, amused.

MOST IMPORTANT: JEAN PASCAL

But what does he think of Pascal? After all, Kovalev just devastate the legendary Bernard Hopkins for twelve rounds. "This will be my most important fight of my life. Bernard Hopkins is a legend, but Jean Pascal is more toffe. In fact, Jean Pascal is much harder Adonis Stevenson. I watched a few rounds of his fights, just enough to know how he fights, and I know it will be the biggest fight of all. I do not like talking too much of an opponent, but I am the champion and I will remain so. "

He spoke softly. The message made its relaxing effect ...


"Beterbiev is stupid"

SUNNY ISLE | Artur Beterbiev beat Sergey Kovalev in the Russian national championships. After all these years, Kovalev has not yet digested: "Anyone who knows boxing in Russia know that I was robbed. Beterbiev is Chechen and the president of Chechnya was spending a lot of money to help and support Beterbiev. He had an apartment and a car in 21 years with that money. There will be no support from me, "said Kovalev with a cold determination.

"I guarantee it. Beterbiev will earn the right to face me. He will have to prove before this chance. I am the face, but only when he has earned, not before. Moreover, if he already earns a lot of money, it gives me one more reason to let him wait, "says Kovalev.

Beterbiev is Chechen and Muslim. Kovalev is Russian and Orthodox. Fire and water. So that Kovalev is not shy to talk about what Beterbiev boxer: "He has good natural strength. He is very strong. But it is stupid. It is a machine in the ring. But it is stupid. "

And wham. If ever these two clash in a twelve round match, I want to be there.

Ouch.

But in the meantime, there has Jean Pascal. And Sergey Kovalev knows. That's a big chunk to swallow.

IN THE NOTEBOOK

Tickets are selling. Jean Bédard said yesterday that the Russians buy ringside tickets at a crazy pace. Fortunately, Jean-Marc Gagné has already bought his table ...

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Wow Kovalev much hate Beterbiev :shock:

 

Interesting comments about Beterbiev. A look into the darker side of Russian sport. Probably also motivated by financial injustice. Beterbiev got a big promoter before his first pro fight and is making good money while Kovalev could not get a promoter and was being financed by his manager until Main Events signed him in his 20th fight, approximately.

That would **** me off as well. Hell: Adonis Stevenson is a convicted himan trafficker and ****** paedo and he makes truckloads of money while cherry picking his opponents.

 

''He will have to prove before this chance ''

If beterbiev wins the fight against campillo. and another boxer top 10. Kovalev can not refuse to fight

 

:happy

 

Thanks a lot :happy

 

First Golovkin now Kovalev. At the risk of sounding redundant :good:good