Sergey Kovalev Eyes New Trainer, Move To New Weight Class

[moosaev]

it could be but unlikely. all i remember reading prior to the rematch was kovalevs excuses on why he gassed in the first fight and what he and his team did to correct it. the krusher was not there for the first fight but was going to be there for the rematch

now since he got kod, hes making the same excuses as before.

guys delusional and will get wrecked at 200

He might get wrecked at 200 but it's a mistake to suggest that Kovalev is only a puncher. He has excellent timing for a person his size. Timing beats power any day of the week. There are a lot of stiffs at Cruiser, but I agree that the top guys probably stop him.

 

[moosaev]

Well, I never really thought JDJ was a great trainer, but how great a student was Kovalev?

Whatever, if he's serious, maybe he could get in on the Cruiserweight tournament

He flat out said that JDJ only held mitts for him. Kov was never a student, he was a truant.

 

[DeJulez]

Ward and Kovalev should join the cruiserweight tourney.

 

[JayE]

adamek was a guy that did not rely on power like sergey. he had much better mobility as well as much higher output. he had more to work with. guys that rely on power as opposed to their skillset are exposed when they move up out of weight class.

The guy who got more or less shut out by Dawson has a better skillset than Kovalev? Seriously?

as for bellew, tony has solid punch resistance( i believe that he could no longer make 175 and lead to his ko loss to adonis) which i do not think kovalev has.

He got easily KO'd by the guy everyone in boxing thought Kovalev would easily KO.

i mean, kov was allegedly kod by a bodyshot by golovkin in sparring

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[quincy k]

The guy who got more or less shut out by Dawson has a better skillset than Kovalev? Seriously?



He got easily KO'd by the guy everyone in boxing thought Kovalev would easily KO.



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both adamek and bellew immediately moved to cruiser after they lost their last fights at 175

whatever, our opinions differ on the success that sergey will have at 200

 

[moosaev]

He got easily KO'd by the guy everyone in boxing thought Kovalev would easily KO.

I don't know anybody who thought Kovalev would KO Stevenson easily. Everyone thought he'd win but not as easy as you suggest. Also, to be fair, Bellew had absolutely no business fighting at LH when he got Ko'd by Stevenson. He looked like a concentration camp victim before the fight, anybody would've KO'd him.

 

[Goatenstein]

If Bellew can make that move and have some success there is no reason superior Russia Kovalev can't.

 

[KillerIsBack V2]

"Ward's trainer has offered to work with me, it is an interesting proposal. I asked my manager to find out if all of this is true and under what conditions... will Ward remain at his current weight as I've heard that he wants to move up. If me and him have the same trainer and we are both in the same weight division, then it doesn't make sense. But I do need a new trainer, I've already made a decision on this for myself," Kovalev told reporters in Russia.

“I need a new specialist, because I made it to this level with all I know. In order for me to jump to the next level, and become better than Ward, I need help of a professional. Moving forward now is the most difficult period." Kovalev believes that he is draining his body to make the light heavyweight limit of 175, and now he's seriously looking to move up to the cruiserweight limit of 200-pounds.

Like Ward said " HE WAS BEATEN AND HE KNOWS IT!"

This news about him making extreme changes and running to another weight class with excuses proves it.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/bo...re-Ward-slams-critics-win-Sergey-Kovalev.html

 

[BusterKeaton]

I don't know anybody who thought Kovalev would KO Stevenson easily. Everyone thought he'd win but not as easy as you suggest. Also, to be fair, Bellew had absolutely no business fighting at LH when he got Ko'd by Stevenson. He looked like a concentration camp victim before the fight, anybody would've KO'd him.

loads of people thought Kovalev ko'd him with his first solid punch. the fight can get made if it's true kovalev is looking to fire main event which refused to negioate with al haymon

 

[BusterKeaton]

in the first pascal fight though pascal doesn't bring the pace kovalev was already breathing through his mouth looking exausted.vs chillemba he looked horrible, vs ward first time after round 5 he looked horrible. vs ward in the rematch his stamina issue made me think he had the flu or something going wrong. usually I think weight issues are BS excuses but I'm not sure this time I might believe him. it's a no win situation to fight him at 175, no one would give anyone credit for beating him, he also has a small paying fan base.

 

[caesar]

cruiserweight used to be 190 pounds

Yeah that's what I remember, Holyfield was a fucking beast at 190 cruiserweight.

 

[wilddeuces]

kov does have a solid jab but his power is what carried him at 175. boxers were beat before they entered the ring. and there is no way to know if he is going to retain his quickness when he adds weight. his power will undoubtely be less formative

not many 175s move up to 200 and are successful and i dont think kov will be any different

Kovalev doesn't just have a solid jab, he has a jab good enough to thwart and seriously bother someone that has, recently been touted as a p4p #1. I'm not saying that I agree with that estimation of him on that p4p list, but I am saying that some people are diminishing the ability of both given their last fight.

Kovalev has distance control and a jab that, like all lead lefts, doesn't have to hit like a truck to stop someone dead in their tracks. Look at any failed cavalry charge during the Hundred Years War. The pike is not that significant compared to a horse, draped in barding, ridden by a knight clad in plate armour, but it stops him dead in his tracks.

Food for thought.

 

[GloryOfIran]

Im not so sure about this. I dont think he can ahndle the big freaky guys with too many consonants in their names.

 

[Hagler]

Kovalev didn't become a bad boxer all of a sudden. His jab and right cross are still excellent, and as was said his timing and sense of distance are very good.

His satmina is a question mark as he's not getting younger. Maybe he won't be as drained as he was at HW and could benefit from a higher weight. We'll see.

That being said, his lack of versatility and his vulnerability to bodywork will be studied by his next opponents. I don't know if a 34 years old boxer can evolve a lot, technically speaking. He's used to a very specific blueprint. A good 200 lbs infighter who can slip a jab could hurt the guy quite a lot. But he'll likely have some success against other Eastern Europeans whose boxing follow a similar pattern than his.