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ikorolev wrote:

Perseus wrote:I hope Hopkins doesn't get seriously hurt in this fight.
Lose a decision or get KO'd whatever happens as long as the old man doesn't suffer a serious injury at the hands of Kovalev tonight.
Boxing doesn't need it, sometimes bad things happen in this sport that's just the way it is but if something happens to BHop tonight there will be more than the usual amount of do-gooders jumping on the opportunity to take the next step towards shutting down the sport.

If he wins that's great, if he loses that's great too but just go out on a loss not a tragedy.

Hopkins is smart enough to find a way to quit and avoid damage like he did in Dawson 1 fight.

If he was so afraid of damage from Dawson explain why he got right back in the ring with him, got dominated and never "found a way out".

Anybody with an IQ greater than total dumbshit could see that Hopkins was trying to get the ref to take points from Dawson or get a DQ and it backfired on him when the ref just called the fight.
He didn't quit, he wasn't going to quit, he was playing his games but the ref wasn't having any of it and pulled the plug on him.
The old man was thrown to the canvas, there is indisputable video proof of that. He tried to take advantage of the foul, it didn't work and he ended up having to see Dawson a second time.

ikorolev wrote:Hopkins is smart enough to find a way to quit and avoid damage like he did in Dawson 1 fight.

Just keep on talking sh*t, you may end up committing suicide should Kovalev lose.

Weights this morning were 179.75 for Hopkins and 185 for Kovalev.

KBB wrote:

ikorolev wrote:Hopkins is smart enough to find a way to quit and avoid damage like he did in Dawson 1 fight.

Just keep on talking sh*t, you may end up committing suicide should Kovalev lose.

Definitely not, as DLH is talking about Golovkin fight should BHop win.

Amazing that people on the poll favored B-Hop to win - 63-49.

diddy wrote:I have absolutely positively no idea what's gonna happen in this fight and I find that f'n fascinating.

I DONT EVEN HAVE TO BET ON IT TO BE SUPER INTRIGUED.

I was miles out with this one

suspect I wasn't alone either..

Kovalev looked very good.
He bossed from start to finish and there was never a doubt from early in the fight that he would win.
He kept resetting himself which messed up Hopkins game plan, Kovalev was patient in approach and precise with his A level punches when he needed to be.
I felt that Kovalev could potentially stop Hopkins, but for whatever reason he didn't go all out until Hopkins stuck his tounge out at him with 1.28 left in the 12th and Sergey duly obliged with the punishment.
In terms of reputation Kovalev will come out of this fight with flying colours.