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Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 13:08
by Ruthless-RKO
According to Sky Sports. Canelo has announced it.
Canelo vs. Kovalev is a 12-round fight for the WBO Light Heavyweight World Title presented by Golden Boy. Plus Main Events and Krusher Promotions. The event is sponsored by Tecate, “THE OFFICIAL BEER OF BOXING,” Hennessy “Never Stop. Never Settle” and Brand-New Grapefruit Crush, Knockout Flavor. The event will take place Saturday, Nov. 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 13:45
by Onetimeonly
Canelo ko 4
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 13:47
by margaret thatcher
If Canelo can wipe out Kovalev we have to consider him beating everyone at LHW
I feel Canelo will do it
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 13:52
by boxing_rocks
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 13:47
If Canelo can wipe out Kovalev we have to consider him beating everyone at LHW
I feel Canelo will do it
He can beat Kova, but not Beterbiev vs Gvozdyk winner.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 13:58
by margaret thatcher
For sure to me if he can smash Kovalev he shouldn't be written off vs anyone at LHW. I mean Kov was up 5-1 in the first Eledier fight and in the rematch pretty much shut out Alvarez (who was a top 5 contender even before he fought Kov), and knocked out a strong young guy in Yarde.
Why do people act like Kov's a total corpse? Bashing him early is still easily one of the best wins at the weight.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:00
by Onetimeonly
In both of those fights he was perpetually vulnerable. Alvarez is the best body puncher in the sport and he has a great chin
Kov would starch beterbiev.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:02
by margaret thatcher
I thought he pretty much cakewalked the Alvarez rematch. And he was winning the first handily. He was in trouble vs Yarde but overall was well ahead and then got the KO. I mean it's not like anyone, even solid contenders, are just breezing through him. If Canelo does that it's a really good win and I don't see how he can be written off vs anyone at LHW.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:15
by JCS
Jesus.. just saw Kovalev as a 4/1 dog in this one..
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:18
by dagilechia
Kovalyov is imo too big, hits too hard, and is still a good enough boxer for Canelo... Kovalyov by 117-111 or 116-112 type of decision, maybe a late KO/stoppage (but Canelo has an excellent chin so i doubt so) or Canelo by robbery.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:21
by Ruthless-RKO
There’s are reason Canelo has only mentioned Kovalev and not other LHW champions. Sure, Kovalev is still one of the top dogs at LHW and a belt holder, but he’s past his prime now. He’s definitely not at his best anymore. We have seen Kov gets tired around mid way, depending on how he boxes. Canelo has obviously seen something there where he thinks he can win.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:25
by Ruthless-RKO
MGM Grand. Surprised it’s not at T-Mobile.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:26
by dagilechia
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:00
In both of those fights he was perpetually vulnerable. Alvarez is the best body puncher in the sport and he has a great chin
Kov would starch beterbiev.
Canelo has never knocked out a good opponent. in last 4 years, he KO'ed Fielding, in a total mismatch as Fielding is Euro-level at best, Liam Smith who is nothing special too, and a chinny Khan. that's all. Of course, Canelo's body shots are decent, and Kovalyov's body seems vulnerable, but i am not sure that the impact of Canelo's punches will be decent enough at LHW.
Golovkin, Jacobs, Cotto, Chavez, Lara, Mosley, Trout, they all went distance. Kovalyov getting knocked out by Canelo, especially in 4 rounds, seems very unlikely.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:28
by dagilechia
I also think that Kovalyov will be in a better shape than in the Yarde fight.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:28
by Onetimeonly
dagilechia wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:26
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:00
In both of those fights he was perpetually vulnerable. Alvarez is the best body puncher in the sport and he has a great chin
Kov would starch beterbiev.
Canelo has never knocked out a good opponent. in last 4 years, he KO'ed Fielding, in a total mismatch as Fielding is Euro-level at best, Liam Smith who is nothing special too, and a chinny Khan. that's all. Of course, Canelo's body shots are decent, and Kovalyov's body seems vulnerable, but i am not sure that the impact of Canelo's punches will be decent enough at LHW.
Golovkin, Jacobs, Cotto, Chavez, Lara, Mosley, Trout, they all went distance. Kovalyov getting knocked out by Canelo, especially in 4 rounds, seems very unlikely.
Ok
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:29
by Onetimeonly
dagilechia wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:28
I also think that Kovalyov will be in a better shape than in the Yarde fight.
He looked fantastic for yarde.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:31
by dagilechia
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:29
dagilechia wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:28
I also think that Kovalyov will be in a better shape than in the Yarde fight.
He looked fantastic for yarde.
He looked much worse than in his previous fight, arguably the worst since he became a champ. He looked very old, vulnerable, slow, he had conditioning problems (not a new thing in his case though), he won this fight vs the young, unexperienced Brit mostly due to his superior technical skills and very decent power.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:32
by dagilechia
people are overestimating Canelo's power.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:33
by Ruthless-RKO
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:35
by Ruthless-RKO
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:35
by Ruthless-RKO
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:36
by dagilechia
Canelo couldn't defeat Golovkin and he struggled vs Jacobs, i don't see how he is a favourite vs Kovalyov at LHW.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:38
by Onetimeonly
dagilechia wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:31
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:29
He looked fantastic for yarde.
He looked much worse than in his previous fight, arguably the worst since he became a champ. He looked very old, vulnerable, slow, he had conditioning problems (not a new thing in his case though), he won this fight vs the young, unexperienced Brit mostly due to his superior technical skills and very decent power.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:40
by dagilechia
Onetimeonly wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:38
dagilechia wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 14:31
He looked much worse than in his previous fight, arguably the worst since he became a champ. He looked very old, vulnerable, slow, he had conditioning problems (not a new thing in his case though), he won this fight vs the young, unexperienced Brit mostly due to his superior technical skills and very decent power.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:41
by IKSRTFO
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑13 Sep 2019, 13:58
For sure to me if he can smash Kovalev he shouldn't be written off vs anyone at LHW. I mean Kov was up 5-1 in the first Eledier fight and in the rematch pretty much shut out Alvarez (who was a top 5 contender even before he fought Kov), and knocked out a strong young guy in Yarde.
Why do people act like Kov's a total corpse? Bashing him early is still easily one of the best wins at the weight.
Because he isn't that strong mentally. Even if they bring up Ward, Canelo is the type of fighter that would've responded differently to low blows.
Re: Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev - November 2, 2019
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 14:46
by margaret thatcher
I think it's more a physical fragility, though I see what you mean, but still despite that no one has ever just breezed through him and he has been competitive in all his fights.