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Looks like Kovalev has take a selfie!

Alvarez has said,

"I am extremely happy. I said yes as soon as I had the offer! I waited for a long time to get a shot at a world title. I don't want to hear about Adonis Stevenson anymore: I am focused on Sergey Kovalev! I am really motivated, it is a huge fight against a really high-class opponent. Kovalev is right now the best fighter of the division. I wanted to fight in a world championship bout to show my talent and now I finally have the opportunity."

Alvarez expects the contest to be tough, but he's confident in his ability to hand Kovalev his third career defeat.
Kovalev has won two in a row, after suffering back to back defeats at the hands of Andre Ward.

"I know it is a really hard fight, but I will work hard to become world champion. This is my dream. I am a boxer who loves challenge and who performs at my best when I am challenged. I now have what I want. Kovalev is an all-around solid fighter, with a good jab, good technique and a hard puncher, but my trainer knows him well! I have no doubt, I will be the next WBO champion."

Tickets on sale soon..

Anyone planning to go,

Should be a interesting technical fight.

Winner gets the Stevenson/Jack winner would also be great!

bmilligan wrote: ↑15 May 2018, 11:10 Should be a interesting technical fight.

Winner gets the Stevenson/Jack winner would also be great!

Who the hell is Stevenson? Oh yeah, he's the guy that should've been fighting Alvarez.

I hate Stevenson so much.

Anyone watching this? or instead watching Berto vs. Alexander?

watching Kovalev vs Alvarez...

I saw betting odds for this fight ast

-600 Kovalev
+400 Alvarez

what does that mean you bet 600 to win 100 on Kovalev
and you risk 100 to win 400 on Alvarez.

If someone could confirm or explain be appreciated.

Correct, for Alvarez you would get your original 100 and an additional 400.

victor-romeo wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 13:58 I saw betting odds for this fight ast

-600 Kovalev
+400 Alvarez

what does that mean you bet 600 to win 100 on Kovalev
and you risk 100 to win 400 on Alvarez.

If someone could confirm or explain be appreciated.

Correct

any one got a river

Bivol not wasting any time. Chilemba keeping a low left hand- it will be his downfall

victor-romeo wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 13:58 I saw betting odds for this fight ast

-600 Kovalev
+400 Alvarez

what does that mean you bet 600 to win 100 on Kovalev
and you risk 100 to win 400 on Alvarez.

If someone could confirm or explain be appreciated.

It means the odds are 6 to 1 in favor of Kovalev. That's translated from bookyspeak to English.

Chilemba is game, but wide open. Bivol is getting the measure of him

This is good action.
30-27 Bivol

Bivol shutting it out after 6.
Chilemba does not have the power to bring the fight back.

Chilemba has a good chin so far, and this isn't the aggressive Bivol we are used to seeing.

Chilemba is a very good fighter. Also, he looks so much bigger than Bivol.

chilembas just a hard guy to really look great against, bivols a human not a machine, expected

Bivol really showing he can box really well.
Of course I was hoping for the big KO, it could come, but I see Bivol learning a lot tonight against the slick Chikemba.

So the feared hard hitter puts on a beautiful display of pure boxing. I'm even more impressed with him now. It was a shutout of a tricky, taller, bigger guy with a heap more experience.
Kudos Bivol.

KiwiRider wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 23:01 So the feared hard hitter puts on a beautiful display of pure boxing. I'm even more impressed with him now. It was a shutout of a tricky, taller, bigger guy with a heap more experience.
Kudos Bivol.

Chilemba has been in there with many hard punchers including Kovalev and was only stopped when he claimed to have hurt his hand. No one has come close to really stopping him. I think it would be expecting too much to hold it against Bivol for not stopping him.

IKSRTFO wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 23:06

KiwiRider wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 23:01 So the feared hard hitter puts on a beautiful display of pure boxing. I'm even more impressed with him now. It was a shutout of a tricky, taller, bigger guy with a heap more experience.
Kudos Bivol.

Chilemba has been in there with many hard punchers including Kovalev and was only stopped when he claimed to have hurt his hand. No one has come close to really stopping him. I think it would be expecting too much to hold it against Bivol for not stopping him.

I hoped for a KO. But I was really impressed by his patience, skill and movement. A great learning fight that will reward him in the future. To shut out Chilemba is as good as a KO in my book. 14 fights in and looking like a top all rounder

Oh, I am sooo ready to rumble!!

KiwiRider wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 23:10

IKSRTFO wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 23:06

KiwiRider wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 23:01 So the feared hard hitter puts on a beautiful display of pure boxing. I'm even more impressed with him now. It was a shutout of a tricky, taller, bigger guy with a heap more experience.
Kudos Bivol.

Chilemba has been in there with many hard punchers including Kovalev and was only stopped when he claimed to have hurt his hand. No one has come close to really stopping him. I think it would be expecting too much to hold it against Bivol for not stopping him.

I hoped for a KO. But I was really impressed by his patience, skill and movement. A great learning fight that will reward him in the future. To shut out Chilemba is as good as a KO in my book. 14 fights in and looking like a top all rounder

Eh, I wouldn't go that far. Impressive win but IMO, It's similar to when Paul Williams shut out Winky Wright.

R1 Alverez hasn't lost his speed.
Not much happening, can't score it myself.