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I watched his match against Yarde and I think he is still impressive and still can stand toe to toe against Canelo, Kovalex although old still has his fighting power, can take a punch and has a good body movements, I don't know who is the favorite, but it's not going to be a heavy favorite because both fighters are almost even.

I would like to see the announcement and how experts see this fight.

In my opinion with this fight, I guess Kovalev had the upper hand with the range and he can set up his jabs because he has one of the best jabs and can fully control it at his advantage he can surely inflict damage by just jabbing consistently but he needs to incorporate feints to freeze his opponent and maintain distance to Canelo, But Canelo Alvarez surely can have an advantage on the inner distance if he can take Kovalev and put up a good distance inside, Well Canelo can have an advantage because of their Age, Kovalev needs to focus on their distance, but if I would think if who's gonna win in this fight I would go with Canelo if he can make a great inner distance and can come up with a counter-attack with Kovalev's jabbing then he might do it.

Kovalev is done, he is way past his prime here. I was not impressed by his win against Yarde last August. Has still the same weakness from body shots. We all know that Canelo regularly throws body shot so I'm not seeing something special at Kovalev at this stage. Just his belt and I'm sure Canelo will win by either KO/TKO here.

Wow, didn't expect Canelo to climb from Middleweight to Light Heavy, I mean didn't he start down at Lightweight or Featherweight? That's going to be a big difference for him.

I don't know if this is the right decision for Canelo Alvarez to move up weight and face off a bigger man. But I think it's just really the timing especially the Light Heavyweight division doesn't really have much to offer in terms of star power, this division isn't really talked about by the boxing community especially when Andre Ward retired last 2017. So this might be his chance to wake up the competition in this division but I'm not seeing a clear win here as unlike his previous matches he is facing off the number one boxer in this division, this guy ain't like Rocky Fielding he just beat.

I don't know if this is the right decision for Canelo Alvarez to move up weight and face off a bigger man. But I think it's just really the timing especially the Light Heavyweight division doesn't really have much to offer in terms of star power, this division isn't really talked about by the boxing community especially when Andre Ward retired last 2017. So this might be his chance to wake up the competition in this division but I'm not seeing a clear win here as unlike his previous matches he is facing off the number one boxer in this division, this guy ain't like Rocky Fielding he just beat.

Yeah, Andre Ward was the last great light heavyweight we have seen. That's why this is a cherry pick for Canelo to move up in weight and face a weaker champion. Probably Kovalev is good for the first six rounds and then Canelo taking over and win by knock out.

As I looked into Sergey Kovalev records (34-3-1, 29 KOs), he have an amazing knockout percentage of 76% compared to Canelo Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) with only 63% but looking their fighting experience...Canelo have more which it is likely to think that he have advantage over Kovalev.
It have no doubt that Canelo could still have the winning prize.

Kovalev  has an impressive record, however, I don't know this guy, maybe he does not have big fights like Canelo.
This guy is older than Canelo, Kovalev is already 36 years old but it's not impossible also for him to win against a younger one as Manny proved that when he was 40 years old beating Thurman.

In Boxing there's a lot of upsets, if you watch the AJ and Ruiz fight, so we cannot be sure that Canelo will easily win against Kovalev since Kovalev is not an easy opponent based on his record.

I don't think he is a weaker opponent a boxer is a judge on his last fight and his last fight with Yarde is very impressive and he has a good knock out percentage compared to Canelo, and one thing to remember he is a natural light heavyweight, Canelo moving up , so he will be slow coming into the fight because of the additional weight.

Kovalev is done, he is way past his prime here. I was not impressed by his win against Yarde last August. Has still the same weakness from body shots. We all know that Canelo regularly throws body shot so I'm not seeing something special at Kovalev at this stage. Just his belt and I'm sure Canelo will win by either KO/TKO here.

We have seen GGG jab his way on Alvarez but it's not that effective. As pointed out, he is already old and washed up fighter already. Although he is a true light heavyweight, Canelo is a huge middleweight and could be walking at a natural weight of around 160-175 lbs a light heavy already.

So there's no advantage for Kovalev here. And we all know that Canelo always look for his opponent's weak spot which is the body for Kovalev and this will be a big factor in this fight because when Canelo hits Kovalev it will be over.

I have high respect to Canelo I have seen his fights against Mayweather and Golovkin but he is fighting a good boxer in Kovalev who can move gracefully and has a knockout punch, I have seen his fight against Yarde and I'm impressed with his capability.

Canelo will have a hard time against Kovalev that's for sure and so is Kovalev against Canelo, this is a candidate for the match of the year if both fighters can live to what's expected of them.

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https://www.boxingnews24.com/2019/09/canelo-alvarez-vs-sergey-kovalev-being-finalized-for-november-2/

Canelo will fight Kovalev for his 4th division title, reports said that promoters are expected to officially announce the fight this week.
Betting odds not yet found on the bookies maybe because this fight is not officially announce.

If this fight will push through, Canelo would still be the favorite here even though Kovalev is the bigger of the two. Youth and talent clearly are the advantage of Canelo but it's just exciting to see how he would perform vs the 6'0" Kovalev.

Your thoughts guys.....

So we could just say he is doing this for the money? Or he could be a hopeful boxer to revive his career despite the age. Canelo only lost one which was with Floyd and that it. I even think he won that fight. But its certain Canelo is the top fighter who beat the hell of the big names in boxing.

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https://www.boxingnews24.com/2019/09/canelo-alvarez-vs-sergey-kovalev-being-finalized-for-november-2/

Canelo will fight Kovalev for his 4th division title, reports said that promoters are expected to officially announce the fight this week.
Betting odds not yet found on the bookies maybe because this fight is not officially announce.

If this fight will push through, Canelo would still be the favorite here even though Kovalev is the bigger of the two. Youth and talent clearly are the advantage of Canelo but it's just exciting to see how he would perform vs the 6'0" Kovalev.

Your thoughts guys.....

I have high respect to Canelo I have seen his fights against Mayweather and Golovkin but he is fighting a good boxer in Kovalev who can move gracefully and has a knockout punch, I have seen his fight against Yarde and I'm impressed with his capability.

Canelo will have a hard time against Kovalev that's for sure and so is Kovalev against Canelo, this is a candidate for the match of the year if both fighters can live to what's expected of them.

Canelo is a slow starting and this could be an advantage to Kovalev early. But when Canelo gets hot and started his punch started to hit the target, Kovalev won't have any at the end.

Canelo doesn't always start slow, only when he's fighting strong opposition like GGG. Don't you remember how he basically flattened Kirkland in the 1st round?

I personally think this match will be an easy victory for Canelo, probably stoppage by combination in the middle rounds. There is no way Kovalev will be able to eat the shots that Canelo was dropping in GGG for 12 rounds straight.

You should watch his last fight against Yarde not only impressive but he shows that he still has it, excellent footwork, he is really a natural light heavyweight, he will be coming comfortably with his weight, while Canelo would have to add some pounds I don't know if he can't keep up with Kovalev speed and punching power.

at the age of 36 years plus he must lose weight if you want to fight with Canelo, we will only see Kovalev's defeat at this match because his ambitions are too big.  

Canelo is king middle class WBA & WBC.. this battle will be very exciting because each will surely defend their belts.

Kovalev will enter this match as a favorite on November 2 at Las Vegas, Nevada. Also note that it will be the first fight for Canelo Alvarez’s as a light heavyweight. I am sure the Russian superstar, Kovalev will dominate this match with his strong and powerful punches.

Hmm, why would Kovalev lose weight though? Did you know that they are fighting for his belt at LHW? And Canelo is the one going up in weight to challenge him So it's the other way around, Canelo has the ambition here to go up and challenge the champion at his natural weight.

Only Kovalev here will defend his belt, Canelo's Middleweight crown is not at stake here.

The only one who Kovalev is able to beat are women... (just read the news about his life outside the ring).
It will be an easy fight for Canelo. Kovalev is not even close to Canelo's level.

Just dont forget that Canelo is 7 years younger than Kovalev. This time more aged boxer doesnt means he is more experienced.

Couldn't be more true.

Canelo has an incredible record despite still being under 30... 55 professional fights, only 1 loss by UD and two draws.

Kovalev has been stopped twice by lesser men. He's about to be in for a world of pain.

https://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/saul-alvarez-v-sergey-kovalev/winner

The odds have just opened on the event, Canelo is 1/5 favorite to win, or 1/6 on some platforms.

Canelo has been groomed by Oscar Dela Hoya very nicely, that's why he is the cash cow of today. He was relatively unknown when he fought Mayweather. But Oscar really knows that Canelo is going to be one of the best and now Dela Hoya is reaping the rewards.

Eventhough he is the champion here, Canelo is the more complete fighter and even at a young age of under 30, has enough experience to beat Kovalev.

Lol, boxing is a business, of course everyone is doing it for the money. I'm not taking away from Kovalev, he has done great throughout his career. If you look at this contemporaries, Hopkins, Andre Ward, Jean Pascal they are all done in their career at this point. He is facing Canelo here, at this prime and has all the advantage against him. I advise everyone to watch the full fight, not just the highlights of the knock out of Yarde.

I just checked on those videos where Kovalev lost his two fights against Ward, and I pretty sure Canelo is looking on those two videos, he needs to get in within Kovalev's body, this is where Yard targetted in their second match to win by a TKO if he cannot manage to get in the within Kovalev, Kovalev will use his very long reach.

The second match exposes Kovalev's weakness, against a slugger like Ward who always gets in, he has a hard time landing his jabs, and powerful right, this is something that he should watch out against Alvarez, who wants to get in always at every opportunity.

"Canelo stops him somewhere between the 7th and 9th round with a good body shot but he is going to work the body until he gets the perfect shot," Sanchez explained.

The second match exposes Kovalev's weakness, against a slugger like Ward who always gets in, he has a hard time landing his jabs, and powerful right, this is something that he should watch out against Alvarez, who wants to get in always at every opportunity.

I don't see a lot of chances for Kovalev to succeed against Canelo. He's more powerful, that's right, but Canelo is quicker, more experienced and simply makes a better impression.

Nevertheless, this fight's gonna be one of the best this year. Boxing needs that kind of duels to keep fans interested. Especially in low-weight divisions.

Kovalev Felony Assault Case To Begin Jury Trial November 25

A court date of Nov. 25 has been set aside at the Superior Court of California in San Bernardino County, where the boxer will stand trial for charges of felony assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury. The case dates back to Kovalev’s arrest last June in Big Bear, California.

November 2 is the fight and his day in court is November 25. If his day in court will happen before his fight, I think that would have an effect because the outcome of that trial will have an impact to his performance, that's a big mental distraction. But since its going to happen after his fight (23 days), he can focus on his fight first and take all his anger to his opponent. His camp will play a very big part on this fight, they must keep his (Canelo) focus on the fight.

What do you think about this guys?


https://www.boxingscene.com/kovalev-felony-assault-case-begin-jury-trial-november-25--143235

Will this have a psychological effect on Kovalev? Yes we know that boxers trained hard, but at the end of the day when you're in bed, you gonna think about looming court hearing that could affect his performance against Canelo.

November 2 is the fight and his day in court is November 25. If his day in court will happen before his fight, I think that would have an effect because the outcome of that trial will have an impact to his performance, that's a big mental distraction. But since its going to happen after his fight (23 days), he can focus on his fight first and take all his anger to his opponent. His camp will play a very big part on this fight, they must keep his (Canelo) focus on the fight.

I would say it's unlikely that it will have much of an effect on his performance. Kovalev knows that if the court case goes badly, he could go to jail, which means he will need a lot of money in order to live a decent life and provide for his family during and after. However, as a celebrity, he will likely receive a less severe sentence.

In any case, even if Kovalev was on top form, and Canelo fights sloppy, Canelo is still likely to win.

November 2 is the fight and his day in court is November 25. If his day in court will happen before his fight, I think that would have an effect because the outcome of that trial will have an impact to his performance, that's a big mental distraction. But since its going to happen after his fight (23 days), he can focus on his fight first and take all his anger to his opponent. His camp will play a very big part on this fight, they must keep his (Canelo) focus on the fight.

^ Definitely. That's why some notable boxers in history has lost because there is some detractions other than training.
I remember when Marco Antonio Barrera lost to Manny back then, it was revealed that he has some sort of metal plate in his head? So that's a big psychological disadvantage for Barrera. Nothing to take away from Manny though, but I'm sure Barrera is thinking about that surgery during the fight itself.

What do you think about this guys?


https://www.boxingscene.com/kovalev-felony-assault-case-begin-jury-trial-november-25--143235

Will this have a psychological effect on Kovalev? Yes we know that boxers trained hard, but at the end of the day when you're in bed, you gonna think about looming court hearing that could affect his performance against Canelo.

They may say it or not but definitely it had an impact on Kovalev's training but to think that this boxer is a pro and for sure they've got lot of advisers, i think they handle that appropriately.

After this fight i could see two scenarios, if ever Canelo loses this fight they would just say that Kovalev is just too big for him. On the other hand if Kovalev will lose the fight, the alibi would be the distraction of the upcoming court trial lol.

November 2 is the fight and his day in court is November 25. If his day in court will happen before his fight, I think that would have an effect because the outcome of that trial will have an impact to his performance, that's a big mental distraction. But since its going to happen after his fight (23 days), he can focus on his fight first and take all his anger to his opponent. His camp will play a very big part on this fight, they must keep his (Canelo) focus on the fight.

What the Russian-born WBO light heavyweight champion cannot comprehend is why people keep asking how he’ll deal with Canelo Alvarez’s aggressive body attack when they meet November 2 in Las Vegas. Kovalev contends that he doesn’t have any more trouble absorbing body shots than other fighters.

“Why everybody thinks that I have a problem with body shot?,” Kovalev asked during a conference call to promote his fight against Alvarez. “Why? I never was stopped by a body shot. I don’t know from where these opinions .”

A reporter reminded Kovalev that he was stopped by Andre Ward with what were called legal body blows by referee Tony Weeks in June 2017. Kovalev quickly disputed that version of events in their immediate rematch.

“The second fight with Andre Ward was a low blow,” Kovalev said. “It wasn’t a punch to the body. It was a low blow. I say it already, after the fight. It was a low blow.”

Ward landed three questionable body blows in succession – each of which appeared to land below Kovalev’s belt – before Weeks stopped their second bout in the eighth round at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Kovalev Contests Criticism He Can't Take Body Shots


https://www.boxingscene.com/kovalev-contests-criticism-he-t-take-body-shots--143408

Fair point, however, Canelo is a body snatcher, so we don't know how Kovalev will react when he is hit by a clean body shots. What I mean is that it's not a low blow as what he claims Ward throws on him on their controversial fight.

Lest we forget guys, there is also a exciting match, a co-featured in this WBO Light Heavyweight championship. Romero Duno of the Philippines vs Ryan Garcia.

Ryan Garcia is being groom by Oscar Dela Hoya to be the new face of boxing, but for unknown reasons there seems to be a some rift going on recently between Oscar and Ryan. On the other hand, Duno is very impressive and I think he can pull some sort of upset come Nov. 2.

Dont know on why we do talk about upset.Basing on stats its clear that it would be still a worthy shot.I cant deny that this fight is a good one.
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Dont know on why we do talk about upset.Basing on stats its clear that it would be still a worthy shot.I cant deny that this fight is a good one.
https://i.imgur.com/h6DEzJP.png

Ryan Garcia is being groom by Oscar Dela Hoya to be the new face of boxing, but for unknown reasons there seems to be a some rift going on recently between Oscar and Ryan. On the other hand, Duno is very impressive and I think he can pull some sort of upset come Nov. 2.

It steam from Garcia's last fight (supposedly) against Avery Sparrow. Sparrow was arrested before their weigh-in for gun chargers buy Garcia was not informed by Golden Boy. And then Oscar tagged Duno to be the replacement fighter by then Garcia and his team says no because they wanted more time to prepare as they reason out that Duno is more dangerous opponent. And Garcia felt that Golden Boy was not protecting Ryan and instead trying to throw him to Duno.

But now the stage is set, I can't wait for this one, yes, Duno has all the tools to beat Ryan Garcia, so I wouldn't be surprise if he wins by knock out.

It steam from Garcia's last fight (supposedly) against Avery Sparrow. Sparrow was arrested before their weigh-in for gun chargers buy Garcia was not informed by Golden Boy. And then Oscar tagged Duno to be the replacement fighter by then Garcia and his team says no because they wanted more time to prepare as they reason out that Duno is more dangerous opponent. And Garcia felt that Golden Boy was not protecting Ryan and instead trying to throw him to Duno.

But now the stage is set, I can't wait for this one, yes, Duno has all the tools to beat Ryan Garcia, so I wouldn't be surprise if he wins by knock out.

So aside from Canelo VS Kovalev, which is exciting to see if how Canelo will entertained his fans fighting much bigger Kovalev.
This   two young fighters will also show their talents trying to avoid losing as their stats showed both cleared without any loses.
This might adds some fun while waiting for the big events, knowing this two races have a good history from this sports, they
need to keep the pride alive.

LOL! Did you even take a look at their records? Romero Duno has a record of 21-1-0. That means he has a single loss in his record. Ryan Garcia has a clean one though with a perfect 18-0-0. This is actually the co-main event of the battle between Canelo and Kovalev. Which means this is a bigger fight than the rest of the supporting bouts.

It looks like Duno is the more hungry fighter than the younger Garcia. I hope he will come out the better orthodox after the fight. It is amazing General Santos, Philippines has a lot to give to the boxing ring. 

LOL! Did you even take a look at their records? Romero Duno has a record of 21-1-0. That means he has a single loss in his record. Ryan Garcia has a clean one though with a perfect 18-0-0. This is actually the co-main event of the battle between Canelo and Kovalev. Which means this is a bigger fight than the rest of the supporting bouts.

It looks like Duno is the more hungry fighter than the younger Garcia. I hope he will come out the better orthodox after the fight. It is amazing General Santos, Philippines has a lot to give to the boxing ring. 

How on Earth can Garcia vs Duno be co-main event? That's just ridiculous really.

They're probably just doing it to put Ryan's name in the spotlight and quickly turn him into a PPV fighter.

That said, Garcia should win, but I doubt it will be by knockout.

But Kovalev's head trainer, former world champion Buddy McGirt, believes the tables can easily be turned - because the veteran coach is not convinced that Canelo is capable of taking hard shots to the body.

Ryan has a good reason why he should feel betrayed, look at what happened to the ledwaba Pacquiao fight  Pacquiao was a last-minute replacement against Ledwaba and Ledwaba do not know who Pacquiao is and he only watch his fight after their weigh-in, he caught Ledwaba by surprise and it could happen again here in the Garcia Dunno fight.

Would you believed what Kovalev team is saying?


https://www.boxingscene.com/kovalevs-coach-hints-turning-tables-body-attack-on-canelo--143636

I think Canelo has been tested in his career from several body shots and it can hold up. GGG hit him hard during their fight (GGG is also a body snatcher), but he didn't flinch at all. The question of the weaker body here is Kovalev himself, so I don't know why they think that they turn the tables here.

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This Tale of The Canelo vs Kovalev match will be held in a few days. I will make a bet for this match on Asian total over 10.5 with odds @ 1.66 on Sportsbet.
Canelo will become a winner in this match for sure. but not KO's . Kovalev is too strong for KO's I guess
what do you think?

Well the basis is that Kovalev is the bigger guy here, natural LHW and obviously his chin should hold up against a Canelo who is going up in weight. But Kovalev is very weak in his body and Canelo might target that to win by KO, just saying.

On the surface, Kovalev is the bigger guy, but people forget that he was once knock out by an unknown Eleider Alvarez. It was not a body shot but the guy caught him and putting him down in the canvass twice So take away that notion that the bigger guy can't be knock out here.

Because Canelo Alvarez can give Kovalev problems specially in the later rounds. Specially if Canelo will target his body first and then go head hunt for the knock out.

How on Earth can Garcia vs Duno be co-main event? That's just ridiculous really.

They're probably just doing it to put Ryan's name in the spotlight and quickly turn him into a PPV fighter.

That said, Garcia should win, but I doubt it will be by knockout.

I'm betting on Dunno but after watching both boxer's fight and training, Garcia seems to be the more dangerous fighter, he is so fast and strong, very much reminds me of Manny Pacquiao in his younger days, even in the interview he is very vocal that he is going to have respect after the fight, it's not goign to be an easy fight for Duno, his footwork is questionable against Garcia, I hope his punching power is more solid than Garcia.

What you have noticed is the same for almost comments here mate that Garcia seems to be a young Pacquiao,I have seen Manny from the start of his career,watching him in local TV playing amateur fight ,I can say that he is more powerful than Garcia,his punches are very accurate and powerful.but in this fight?im for Garcia and surely he will win

Lol, you definitely can't compare Garcia to Pacuiao at any age...

Maybe you should take a look into Manny's history, you'll find that he was an absolute beast even as a teen, knocking out literally everyone in the amateur's even guys several weight classes above him.

Ryan Garcia is just a social media hyped up boxer, sure he's good, but he's no Pacquiao.

Current odds at sportsbet.io:

Garcia, Ryan - Duno, Romero
1.10               6.40

I think this is a good odds for Romero Duno as he has a good chance to make an upset on the rising Ryan Garcia here. Both are gifted boxers, although majority see Garcia as the next superstar but Duno has the tools to knock out Garcia here or a close UD.

This is a good odds for Filipino bettors  :), Duno has the chance, it may be slim but still the probability of Garcia being defeated at the hands of Duno is probable. Duno should make this fight a brawl, take out the reach advantage of Garcia in the opening round. Cut the ring as they said.

In addition to that, even Canelo is not happy with Oscar specially pushing him with a trilogy with GGG.

It is simply because of the money they can make with the trilogy of GGG and i consider both the wins by Canelo was robbery as i consider GGG as the winner in both the fights and when it comes to the fight between Sergey Kovalev i still want to wage a bet on Sergey Kovalev to win but the only way i see him winning is by knockout and if it goes to the judges Canelo will be the winner.

In later interviews, Canelo would express direct anger at Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya - criticizing the head of the company for making public promises of a 2020 trilogy fight with Gennady Golovkin.

In a stunning interview with Michael "Copp" Coppinger of The Athletic, Canelo took things a step further as he slammed De La Hoya.

The boxer would explain that his relationship with De La Hoya has been slowly deteriorating over the last two years.

“You can see there’s no loyalty in him,” Canelo said.

It is simply because of the money they can make with the trilogy of GGG and i consider both the wins by Canelo was robbery as i consider GGG as the winner in both the fights and when it comes to the fight between Sergey Kovalev i still want to wage a bet on Sergey Kovalev to win but the only way i see him winning is by knockout and if it goes to the judges Canelo will be the winner.

Canelo Rips De La Hoya: You Can See There's No Loyalty in Him

In every sports we can't deny the realities that money talks louder than the players/fighters.The promoters will keep finding good ways to attract fans and gamblers to support the fighters that they've idolized.

Oscar De La Hoya is a promoter and he will be looking to make the maximum profit with all his fighters and that is what a promoter does and the fall out with Oscar now will put pressure on Canelo and even if it goes to decision in this fight i expect Kovalev to win the fight with the current situation  :D. So i am waging a bet on Kovalev to win the fight because of this new development.

Money talks and promoters extract the maximum benefit from all of the fighters they are promoting and that is the name of the game.

Canelo Rips De La Hoya: You Can See There's No Loyalty in Him

https://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-rips-de-la-hoya-you-see-theres-no-loyalty-him--143834

Lol, Canelo is really mad at Oscar,

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As we can see, Saul Alvarez or Canelo has the advantage for records which has 52-1-2 against Sergey Kovalev with 34-3-1.
This match is also exciting since Sergey Kovalev has the advantage in reach and stance which is 183cm for stance and 184cm for the reach.
And on the age also, Saul Alvarez/Canelo is 29 years old while Serget Kovalev is already 36 years old.

If you can see Canelo's fights, the only tall guy he fought is against Jacobs and that ended with a decision in favor of him. I think it will be hard for Canelo since he has a height and reach disadvantage. Even the odds are favoring to Kovalev, I'm with Canelo with this fight but a 50/50 chance for him to win this time so no bets for this fight for me :).

I am hesitant to believe this news, it maybe some sort of an antics to make the fight more popular, advertising would be the right word for it.

This is boxing and lot of politics are in it. Both Canelo and Oscar are Mexicans, don't know if Canelo can afford to fallout on the Golden Boy Promotion.

But if this is true then for sure it is a big blow to the Canelo's camp and another excuse if they lose on this fight. Canelo can't overwhelm Sergey as the latter is experienced enough and he is the bigger fighter.

I'll go for Kovalev this time. It is quite difficult for Canelo to jump into the higher division and the push he made of his career is quite risking his winning trick. Though we know how he fight on his current level but it actually a big difference when you are fighting big guys just like Kovalev.

Let's get into higher bets with Kovalev over Canelo as I could see that Canelo won't be the same as how he fight in the lower division and less chances of winning.

Didn't you see what Canelo did to Rocky Fielding who is approximately the same height as Kovalev? He absolutely destroyed his body man.

Kovalev is definitely going to need some serious lower guard to keep Canelo back, and I don't think I've ever seen a taller guy successfully manage it.

Think about it, Canelo has the chin of Thor. He ate some disgusting shots from GGG (who arguably hits as hard as Kovalev) and kept coming forward.

If Kovalev manages to be the first person in history to keep Canelo at range, he has a shot. If they start brawling, it's over for Kovalev.

Didn't you see what Canelo did to Rocky Fielding who is approximately the same height as Kovalev? He absolutely destroyed his body man.

Kovalev is definitely going to need some serious lower guard to keep Canelo back, and I don't think I've ever seen a taller guy successfully manage it.

Think about it, Canelo has the chin of Thor. He ate some disgusting shots from GGG (who arguably hits as hard as Kovalev) and kept coming forward.

If Kovalev manages to be the first person in history to keep Canelo at range, he has a shot. If they start brawling, it's over for Kovalev.

Guys, what about the fact that Kovalev does not meet the requirements because of his weight?  He even had to take off his underpants for weighing in order to pass the weigh-in the second time.  I doubt that for the remaining days before the fight, the fighter will reduce his weight.  For some reason, the Mexican side does not respond to this.

Didn't you see what Canelo did to Rocky Fielding who is approximately the same height as Kovalev? He absolutely destroyed his body man.

Kovalev is definitely going to need some serious lower guard to keep Canelo back, and I don't think I've ever seen a taller guy successfully manage it.

Think about it, Canelo has the chin of Thor. He ate some disgusting shots from GGG (who arguably hits as hard as Kovalev) and kept coming forward.

If Kovalev manages to be the first person in history to keep Canelo at range, he has a shot. If they start brawling, it's over for Kovalev.

^ Kovalev's team is probably aiming for the weight limit as they don't want him to cut extra pounds to maybe preserve his power.

Canelo looks big here. I hope he doesn't gas out.

~SPOILER ALERT~





CANELO VS. KOVALEV RESULTS: CANELO ALVAREZ KNOCKS OUT SERGEY KOVALEV TO WIN LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
 (https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dazn.com/en-US/news/amp/boxing/canelo-vs-kovalev-results-updates-highlights-from-full-card/nhidn162w1561kr1k5jtwwb2f)

The miracle didnt happend. Young, experienced and hungry Canelo now is the owner of a new title/belt, Congratz.
But must say respect to Kovalev, he had a few good monents. Definitely advice to watch this fight.

Btw, Garcia KO Duno in the first round. That was also an interesting fight to see.

~SPOILER ALERT~


CANELO VS. KOVALEV RESULTS: CANELO ALVAREZ KNOCKS OUT SERGEY KOVALEV TO WIN LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
 (https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dazn.com/en-US/news/amp/boxing/canelo-vs-kovalev-results-updates-highlights-from-full-card/nhidn162w1561kr1k5jtwwb2f)

The miracle didnt happend. Young, experienced and hungry Canelo now is the owner of a new title/belt, Congratz.
But must say respect to Kovalev, he had a few good monents. Definitely advice to watch this fight.

Btw, Garcia KO Duno in the first round. That was also an interesting fight to see.

~SPOILER ALERT~





CANELO VS. KOVALEV RESULTS: CANELO ALVAREZ KNOCKS OUT SERGEY KOVALEV TO WIN LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
 (https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dazn.com/en-US/news/amp/boxing/canelo-vs-kovalev-results-updates-highlights-from-full-card/nhidn162w1561kr1k5jtwwb2f)

The miracle didnt happend. Young, experienced and hungry Canelo now is the owner of a new title/belt, Congratz.
But must say respect to Kovalev, he had a few good monents. Definitely advice to watch this fight.

Btw, Garcia KO Duno in the first round. That was also an interesting fight to see.

Sad to see Kovalev being KO here. I think it was the same right straight that took Amir Khan as well. I'm impressed with Canelo as he was able to carry his power all the way to this division. He really feels comfortable, time for Andre Ward to come out of his retirement and face Canelo here.

And so the hype around Garcia continues, but it's going to be interesting as to how Oscar will set up his next opponent, because there seems to be a rift between the two and it's for real, in my opinion.

Congrats to Canelo, close fight and i wonder what the judges score would be if the knock-out did not happen. Kovalev gaining momentum in the championship rounds. I have a feeling that CAnelo would go back to the middle weight division, Kovalev is the weakest of the title holder on the light heavy weight, that's why Canelo fought him. Oscar, give me that GGG  trilogy, shouted Canelo lol.


Mum on this one, bad news.

^^ Exactly, I don't know what the hell Duno is doing on the first round. I would understand that he swing and move left and right, but it became predictable that Ryan Garcia was also to time his movement and hit that massive shot.

Not taking away from Ryan Garcia, but I'm still not sold though, he was just throwing straight left and right here. For Duno, damn, he was calling for Garcia for a long time and this is what he gonna show us?

I also notice that it looks like an easy win for Garcia, Duno is going forward and trying to connect the straight right, and in the interview, Ryan told that he was hit and he felt good and he knew he had the fight, it means he can take his punch, Duno lacks a lot of things in this fight, he has no good lateral movements all he does is to move forward and create a pressure, I wonder where will Duno go after this.

I'm more excited in the Duno Garcia fight because of the build-up, Garcia is indeed a great potential and a good find for the golden boy promotion he passes his big test easily against Duno, but he still needs a lot of big fights I wonder if he is ready to fight Lomachenko and if the Golden Boy has planned to fit against a real champion in Loma.

I'm more excited in the Duno Garcia fight because of the build-up, Garcia is indeed a great potential and a good find for the golden boy promotion he passes his big test easily against Duno, but he still needs a lot of big fights I wonder if he is ready to fight Lomachenko and if the Golden Boy has planned to fit against a real champion in Loma.

@bisdak40 - yes, our fellow kababayan Duno fell short on his bid. Perhaps this is a big lessons for him, fight strategy is very wrong, he should have try to play safe in the first round, sort of trying to read Garcia first. But I guess he is really looking for that knock out here.

Bad game plan for Duno's team, like what you've said, they should have used the first few rounds of the fight to feel if he can take the power of Garcia but instead Duno kept coming forward and not throwing that jab. I don't know if Duno could recover after this brutal loss of his young career.

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Who do you think guys would be the best next fight for Canelo? Is it Ward or GGG?


Note: will lock this thread in a few hours.

Judges:

Dave Moretti: Alvarez: 96, Kovalev 94
Julie Lederman: Alvarez: 96, Kovalev 94
Don Trella: Alvarez: 95, Kovalev 95

So Canelo Alvarez is up on two judges by 2 points, and a draw with the third judge.

Interesting numbers. But somehow they dont reflect the situation on the ring (imho). Looking on them, it seems that they whole match was a draw, but Kovalev did well only till 4th round. Then Canelo started to work as a number 1, put more pressure and aggression, land more punches to the body. Kovalev was mostly defending with few jabs and punches.

Great performance by Canelo, he moved up in 2 weight classes and beat the class toughest representative :)

Props to Canelo for that vicious KO, Kovalev will probably be eating through a straw for a few weeks after getting his jaw knocked off his face.

Just saw an interview with him. Sitting smiling, chatting. Everything is fine with his jaw. How much did he got ? 5kk $ ? The guy just sold belt for 5kk$ and now can retire for couple of years  ;D The guy is 36 years only, but looks 45+

Just saw an interview with him. Sitting smiling, chatting. Everything is fine with his jaw. How much did he got ? 5kk $ ? The guy just sold belt for 5kk$ and now can retire for couple of years  ;D The guy is 36 years only, but looks 45+

Hah, probably this is his biggest pay check to date. So I'm sure he can smile when he cash it out. Yes, Props to Canelo for the KO he is a monster, who's on Oscar's stable of middleweight to light heavy that can Canelo toy for his next fight?

Hah, probably this is his biggest pay check to date. So I'm sure he can smile when he cash it out.

Canelo told that he rejects this belt, because he is going back to his weight division.

I saw this one coming, Canelo can't stay in the Light Heavyweight Division. He will be destroyed by Ward if the latter will un-retire.

Next fight for him is the trilogy with GGG and it's the best move for him if i were his handler.

If Canelo can stay on in the light heavyweight that could make Ward come back, and this could be a making of a mega-fight and huge paycheck, but if his team advised him to stay and go back in the middleweight, we can consider that it's about money, Kovalev can come back as a champion he is not really that old.

There's no money in Light heavy weight division.

If Canelo wanted to get another big paycheck here, then obviously he should go to GGG for the trilogy.

He said the was mad for stripping him of his Middle weight belt and blames Oscar for that. And now that GGG has that belt then the logical choice is get in the ring with GGG get his belt back and end their their trilogy with a big win. He will always be questioned about it, and as much as he doesn't want to talk about it, media and boxing fans are going to ask for that fight.

He has said many times prior that he don't want to face GGG for a trilogy. It was Oscar who are pushing for it (obviously for money.)

Interesting to note though that he mentioned after the fight with Kovalev is that he wanted to stay at LHW and doesn't want to lose weight. In that case, they he should clean up that division to be considered as the best fighters of this era.

After the fight with Kovalev Canelo was asked about his third fight with GGG. He told that he has beating GGG for already 24 rounds and not interested in boxing another round with him :)

How about Canelo vs Mayweather rematch?

After the fight with Kovalev Canelo was asked about his third fight with GGG. He told that he has beating GGG for already 24 rounds and not interested in boxing another round with him :)