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Should of happened. Who wins?

f@cking sucks that this never happened, it was a wet dream type of fight

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑24 Apr 2022, 21:03 f@cking sucks that this never happened, it was a wet dream type of fight

Indeed

So sad that dream fights can't be made because of promotional or tv contracts.
Fans are cheated. Boxers legacies are cheated.
The whole sport suffers

Kovalev would destroy Chikenson. This matchup was more of a formality, although its missing is indeed frustrating.

Stevenson by ko

hard to pick fight, both had abilities to take advantage of the others weakness. both had the power to stop each other and enough skill to land from early on. stevenson more of a counterpuncher with the big left, often baiting guys in, while kov was more in and out with his attacks. both good timing. kovalev a bit more variety in his work, though each guy had their straight left/right as their best shot

both also could fade and were usually at their best in the first half

i do think at their best that whenever it ended, barring a very early blowout, kovalev would be ahead, whether he was the winner or not. in his prime he fought a bit more assertively than stevenson and i think would have him more hesistant of the two. after kov lost he became less imposing and i think that would give stevenson more time and confidence to find a KO; would defo go steve after Ward 2.

shame this one never happened, pretty much a 50-50 fight between explosive punchers with plenty of boxing skill