Canelo vs Kovalev WBO Light Heavyweight Championship

[bisdak40]

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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.....

[Baofeng]

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.

[rosezionjohn]

If you are not going to read the topic closely, you may think that it is Canelo who will be defending a title. That's how more popular the man is compared to the current champion (Kovalev).

With regards to the fight, Kovalev has some fast hands and solid skills. Baofeng already pointed out the body shot weakness which was once again exposed and almost cost him his last fight. Canelo is one tough, skillful, and more powerful puncher. I believe he'll end Kovalev's reign.

[Reatim]

Canelo as well for me just like what those post about.

Kovalev is a old time boxer and needs flake his retirement,he should have done that instead of accepting this fight.hes weakness is always been a target and just like what Baofeng said Canelo’s favorite is Body happens to be the weak part of the first one
The Odd will surely for Canelo  and willing to take bets by October last week for this one fight

[YuginKadoya]

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.

[robelneo]

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.

[btc78]

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.

Of course all boxers has power punches mate and each one can bring down another in a big blow but we can observe that weakness of Kovalev is a favorite of Canelo so in the end still favoring The second one.

But let’s not stop there because things can happen in different ways and also in so many fights the Odds turns back before the fight starts just like in Manny Pacquiao’s last Fight she at first it favors the oppon3t but weeks before the bout results go against the first

But this is one good fight that we must take look and bet as well.2 months from now there will be another boxing sensation

[Jating]

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.

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.

[target]

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.

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.

[DarkDays]

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.

Either way, Canelo is one of the greatest of all time, I think Kovalev will get destroyed. I think nobody +1/-1 weight class beats Canelo right now, I don't even think he would need to change weight to beat Kovalev.

Still waiting for that unification fight though at MW.

[goinmerry]

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.

He is already used to fight on Middleweight division, therefore, it's not a big concern anymore if he starts at LightWeight or Featherweight.

Middleweight class is about 154-160lbs so let's assume that for every after he weigh-in and step on the ring in every fight, he will weigh additional 5lbs or 10lbs which is already a weight range for Light Heavy class. Not a big difference at all in terms of weight.

I'm not also looking at Kovalev's age as a disadvantage since knowing him, as a champion at LightHeavy weight class, his body is used to receive hard blows at this class. Moreover, I'm seeing this match will be a close fight, a prime challenger vs a current veteran champion, no dominant, no underdog.

[Harlot]

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.

[DarkDays]

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.

This is going to be a test of experience. Sure, Kovalev is older, but he's had fewer professional fights than Alvarez, and his resume is certainly not even close.

Canelo shouldn't have any issues winning this, probably by knockout too. Would have been interesting to see Canelo against a powerhouse fighter like Anthony Yarde though, I actually think their styles would produce a nice fight.

doesn't look like the odds are out yet, but I predict it will be around 2:1 for Canelo.

[btc_angela]

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.

[Hypnosis00]

 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.

[robelneo]

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.

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.

[freedomgo]

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.

[fortunecrypto]

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.

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.

[bisdak40]

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.

You have a point here, Canelo will need to put some extra pound on this fight and this could slow him a bit but let us also remember that he is young and putting on additional weight would not be an issue. Maybe Canelo is taking this fight with Kovalev as there is other fight suited for him in the middleweight division. Kovalev maybe the weakest in the light heavyweight and this maybe Canelo testing the water before unifying the belt on that division.  

[Juggy777]

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.

Kovalev is the defending champion but I don’t think he’ll be able to beat Canelo, he’s not young and quick like he used to be. I’m surprised he’s decided to accept this challenge, as he’ll also know he can’t emerge victorious in this match. @Baofeng I feel Canelo will be able to win by KO, but if Kovalev wins this match then it’ll be considered a big upset don’t you’ll think?.