I'm not sure if he was that overrated in general. Ward was the favourite for both fights and loads of people picked AW to school Kov in one attempt, when in reality the first meeting was ultra competitive and wouldn't have been a robbery if Kov got it.IKSRTFO wrote:Ossyrules wrote:Don't be a hater.IKSRTFO wrote:Face it. Kovalev was just never the monster all his fanboys was making him out to be. Guy was just overrated. Funny people didn't believe GGG beat him up in sparring now it's easy to believe.
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Not a hater. Just stating facts. Kovalev was definitely overrated. And all y'all was hating on Ward and saying Kovalev would KO him.
Plenty of people also suggested that Hopkins would give him a boxing lesson, and, going back further, many were picking Clev to beat him. I think there has long been a common perception that, while very dangerous offensively, he's a bit slow and limited. Keep in mind that he does have some very solid wins, and his recent resume clearly put him among the LHW elite and earned him a deserved spot in P4P discussions.
Some people have gone over the top with him, but the lololol fan boi/so overrated stuff is pretty lame too.