Clev - this will be a "Calzaghe vs Lacy" repeat happening

[Bard of Boxrec]

Is Bellew not as good as Campillo?

No. And feel free to resurrect this if Clev wins. As long as it's not via hometown stoppage, I'll be giving him credit as he'll have done very well indeed.

[Deserter]

Worth a read:

http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/latest/ ... ey-kovalev

[Counter-puncher]

Worth a read:

http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/latest/ ... ey-kovalev

JDJ has always been a guy who is very articulate about boxing

[handsofstone]

I love Cleverly and im expecting to open up a can of whoop ass(sorry ) on Kovalev but i wish he would stop banging on about Hopkins,he,s been going on about these big fights with Bernard for years now and it doesnt wash when your fighting the Tommy Karpencys and Tony Bellews of this world,fair enough you want B-Hop but just stop it now,even just mention unification fights thats a start mate

And before anyone says anything about Bellew,yes he,s a decent fighter who,s done well to earn a title shot but he didnt deserve one against Nathan at that time,thats all

[WelshJack]

Is Bellew not as good as Campillo?

No. And feel free to resurrect this if Clev wins. As long as it's not via hometown stoppage, I'll be giving him credit as he'll have done very well indeed.

I'm not one of those told you so people cause I know why some people can see it as a close fight which it is but Clev has too much class and it will show. Feel free to resurrect this if Kovalev wins.

[taffytoon]

Nathan's chin has never been tested???

[WelshJack]

Nathan's chin has never been tested???

To be fair he got hit with some very clean shots by Bellew of course it is not the same power but they were unexpected shots as Clev let Bellew get to him and went all out to try and hurt him, forgetting about his defence this is different Clev will box his head off.

[handsofstone]

Nathan's chin has never been tested???

To be fair he got hit with some very clean shots by Bellew of course it is not the same power but they were unexpected shots as Clev let Bellew get to him and went all out to try and hurt him, forgetting about his defence this is different Clev will box his head off.

Karo Murat landed some thunderous punches also,i think his chins one of his best assets as of yet

[llamalew]

Riddock bowe i cant fuking wait to ram those words down your throat on sunday morning

[WelshJack]

Riddock bowe i cant fuking wait to ram those words down your throat on sunday morning

You go for it pal haha TEAM CLEV

[handsofstone]

But Sergey Kovalevs fought in America,he MUST be good

[lefty]

Nathan's chin has never been tested???

To be fair he got hit with some very clean shots by Bellew of course it is not the same power but they were unexpected shots as Clev let Bellew get to him and went all out to try and hurt him, forgetting about his defence this is different Clev will box his head off.

Karo Murat landed some thunderous punches also,i think his chins one of his best assets as of yet

Murat isnt that big of a puncher though to be honest. However I do fancy Cleverly at the moment.

[crusader]

But Sergey Kovalevs fought in America,he MUST be good

Ok?

I've never seen someone use this reasoning.

[Bard of Boxrec]

Riddock bowe i cant fuking wait to ram those words down your throat on sunday morning

Wow, someone's emotional. It's really nothing personal buddy.

[llamalew]

Nothing personal from me pal. I just think you got an irrational hatred for cleverly, as 99% of your posts are about him

[handsofstone]

But Sergey Kovalevs fought in America,he MUST be good

Ok?

I've never seen someone use this reasoning.

You should read more posts then sir


No-ones worth a sh1t until they fight in the States,thems the rules

[crusader]

Can you give me examples of someone saying that a fighter must be good because they fought in America?

Even if you can adduce examples, I doubt that sentiment is widespread.

[Bard of Boxrec]

Can you give me examples of someone saying that a fighter must be good because they fought in America?

Even if you can adduce examples, I doubt that sentiment is widespread.

I think he's trying to say that folk in general overhype fighters who are in turn hyped in the US. But who knows, really.

[handsofstone]

Can you give me examples of someone saying that a fighter must be good because they fought in America?

Even if you can adduce examples, I doubt that sentiment is widespread.

Isnt the general consencus that until youve fought in the US,your achievements,credentials,talent etc arent justified because you havent fought on that specific area on the planet


Calzaghe being an example until he eventually did fight there although i,ll admit his opposition was less than stellar 70% of the time

Benn,Eubank,Collins will never be mentioned in the same breath as lesser fighters

the only reason Haye gets a little respect is coz Americas desperate for ANYONE to dethrone the brothers Klitschko


GGG starting to get credit now coz he,s beating Proksa,Rosado in the States,not much better than the opposition he was facing before IMO

[handsofstone]

Can you give me examples of someone saying that a fighter must be good because they fought in America?

Even if you can adduce examples, I doubt that sentiment is widespread.

I think he's trying to say that folk in general overhype fighters who are in turn hyped in the US. But who knows, really.

correct

[crusader]

Ok, I understand that point, which is much different from suggesting one must be good if they fought in America.

I don't think the Kovalev hype is that excessive given his recent performances, and I think many of the predictions of him winning easily are based as much on perceptions of Clev's limitations as on Kovalev's strengths. I don't think these perceptions stem largely from where the fighters have competed though; I think recent opposition is the main factor, with people associating Clev's mediocre opposition with a lack of ability, and Kovalev's impressive knockouts of better fighters with more ability. Moreover, Kovalev's strengths (mainly his power) make a much stronger visual impact than Clev's (good stamina, work rate, and chin) do.

[hurlock]

Question is who's playing lacy??

[crusader]

I doubt either of them will.

[lillywhite14]

I love Cleverly and im expecting to open up a can of whoop ass(sorry ) on Kovalev but i wish he would stop banging on about Hopkins,he,s been going on about these big fights with Bernard for years now and it doesnt wash when your fighting the Tommy Karpencys and Tony Bellews of this world,fair enough you want B-Hop but just stop it now,even just mention unification fights thats a start mate

And before anyone says anything about Bellew,yes he,s a decent fighter who,s done well to earn a title shot but he didnt deserve one against Nathan at that time,thats all

I don't really understand your last point mate. Cleverly is the most 'paperist' of champions in the entire sport. It's not as if Nathan even won his title legitimately. He was handed it on a plate. Neither him or Bellew had any right to be contesting an alleged world title that night.

This is his first proper "title" fight in my eyes.

[Bard of Boxrec]

This is his first proper "title" fight in my eyes.

But even now it's still a paper title.