Sergey Kovalev vs. Bernard Hopkins: who wins?

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  1. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    "I took a lot of headbutts. Like I said though, he's a dirty fighter. It's what we worked for, we knew he was going to headbutt. He hit me with like eight headbutts. I kept my composure, but it was obvious that he was doing it on purpose."

    - Chad Dawson after his fight with Bernard Hopkins
     
    freedom2013, Oct 18, 2014
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  2. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    That's what I expect.

    And also deliberate headbutts and he'll likely also pretend to be injured from a foul.
     
    freedom2013, Nov 2, 2014
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  3. freedom2013

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    Only three more days until the fight! :boxer

    Any more predictions?
     
    freedom2013, Nov 5, 2014
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  4. witschnerd1

    witschnerd1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Kovalev will be too much for Hopkins. Headbutts and elbows won't help him he is going to get rocked often.
     
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  5. J.BULLA

    J.BULLA Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I have a feeling Hopkins will frustrate the hell out of Kovalev and get a decision in an awful fight

    Kovalev must not go head hunting....go for the body, hit arms , hips, shoulders, so be it, but keep plugging away and landing whatever wherever
     
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  6. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I've been calling this fight in favour of Kovalev because I think Hopkins has declined too much to do what he does for the full 12 rounds to beat Kovalev. But I have changed my mind.

    It all comes down to styles and Hopkins has the style to beat Kovalev. While I do think Hopkins is too old, he has proven me wrong time and again. I'm now going with Hopkins to win a narrow decision. Clearly my view is in the minority based upon this poll but this is what I think and if Kovalev wins he'll get nothing but praise from me.
     
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  7. Let's Boogie!

    Let's Boogie! "Smooth Operator" Full Member

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    hopkins the master spoiler will win on points and will look good doing it in the later rounds.

    im not 100% sold on kovalev, put on his arse in the last fight and has yet to go past 7 rounds in his career, i agree he hits hard but b-hop is diffcult to land a clean punch on.

    should be a good fight though.
     
    Let's Boogie!, Nov 5, 2014
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  8. Golden Boy 360

    Golden Boy 360 Boxing's Biggest Cash Cow Full Member

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    I love 50-50 fights like this. No one knows what will happen and people go back and forth deciding who they think will win.
     
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  9. shenmue

    shenmue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kovalev by stoppage, perhaps not even by a clean shot. Hopkins will feel the power even with partly blocked shots.
     
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  10. ant-man

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    Not enough folk calling DQ or NC. This is Hopkins after all....
     
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  11. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Interesting analysis and a breakdown of what Kovalev's strengths are from former opponent Lionell Thompson.

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    He's picking Kovalev, although like many (including myself) he thinks the referee will play a crucial role in the fight, although a few months ago he wasn't quite as complimentary about Kovalev and he said he thought B-Hop was going to win. Strange as he doesn't give him much chance at all now (see first video).

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    Good Kovalev interview. Unbelievable that he basically had to fight for free for his first 18 fights in the US, for 3 years.

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  12. cslb

    cslb Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Hopkins force Kovalev to fight his fight and either win a UD or stop him on cuts late. At any rate, I am hoping for a good fight regardless of who wins.
     
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  13. freedom2013

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    Interesting.

    He says whether B-Hop survives the distance or not depends on whether the referee lets Hopkins hold.
     
    freedom2013, Nov 5, 2014
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  14. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So what you're saying is its kind of like.a Wlad fight. :good
     
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  15. freedom2013

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    You hate Wlad and disparage him all the time, yet you love Hopkins and always praise and defend him. Is that a double standard?

    I believe the same standards should apply to all boxers.

    [url]http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=514656[/url]
     
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