Hopkins-Kovalev

By Chris Williams: IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) has made a career out of getting the better of guys that were supposed to have more talent than him. We saw that in his fights against Joe Calzaghe, Winky Wright, Antonio Tarver, Roy Jones Jr, Jermain Taylor, Jean Pascal, Kelly Pavlik any many, many more fighters.

I know Hopkins lost to Calzaghe and Taylor, but a lot of boxing fans feel that Hopkins was robbed in those fights and deserved a decision. The same goes for his first fight against Pascal.
Hopkins will be looking to prove himself once again when he faces WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) on November 8th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

The 49-year-old Hopkins is going to be looking to out-smart the 31-year-old Kovalev and put him in his place. Kovalev is much younger, but he doesn’t have the experience, boxing skills, or the knowledge that Hopkins has going for him.

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By Allan Fox: Tickets for the November 8th unification fight between IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) and WBO 175 pound champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) will be going on sale on September 5th at noon ET for their fight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Ticket prices are as follows: $300, 200, 150, 100, 50 (plus fees). They can be purchased by Ticketmaster and at Boardwalk Hall box office.

This is a great showdown and perhaps the best one in the light heavyweight division right now. Adonis Stevenson vs. Kovalev or Stevenson vs. Hopkins would be exciting fights too, but Stevenson might be a little too fast and powerful for Hopkins to deal with at this point in the 49-year-old Hopkins’ career.

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By Dan Ambrose: Former world title challenger Gabriel Rosado is picking IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) to defeat WBO 175 pound champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) n their fight on November 8th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Rosado sees it as being a competitive fight, but he feels that the 49-year-old Hopkins will take advantage of the large steps that Kovalev takes when he’s loading up on his punches with long right hands. Rosado thinks Hopkins will step back and nail Kovalev with shots.

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By Allan Fox: WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) is pleased that he’s got a chance to make a big name for himself in facing IBF/WBA 175lb champ Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) on 11/8 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

This is the opportunity for the 31-year-old Kovalev to win over a lot of new fans by beating the wily old Hopkins and taking his two titles at the same time. Their fight will be televised by HBO in front of what should be a large nationwide audience.

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By Dan Ambrose: Lou Dibella, the promoter of recent Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) knockout victim Blake Caparello, says that IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) has a definite chance of beating Kovalev in their planned fight on November 8th.

Dibella was really confident about Caparello’s chances of beating Kovalev due to his Caparello’s boxing skills and airtight defense, but Kovalev quickly overpowered him in scoring a 2nd round TKO last Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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By Jim Dower: WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) did his part to earn his unification match against IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) by crushing challenger Blake Caparello (19-1-1, 6 KOs) by a 2nd round knockout last Saturday night at the Revel Resort, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Now that Kovalev’s light work is out of the way, his unification bout against the 49-year-old Hopkins will be taking place on HBO on November 8th, either in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Boardwalk Hall, or at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, according to Dan Rafael.

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By Allan Fox: Last night we saw IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) show flashes of what appeared to be irritation when he was interviewed by HBO commentator Max Kellerman about his chances of beating WBO 175 pound champion Sergey Kovalev (25-1, 23 KOs) about their fight in November.

Kellerman merely said to Hopkins that it would be a major accomplishment if he were to beat the hard hitting Kovalev, but the fact that Kellerman used the word ‘if’ seemed to upset Hopkins, as he went into a little speech immediately after, saying that Kellerman should have known better than to say what he said. Hopkins then walked out on the interview.

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By Chris Williams: A unification match between IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) and WBO 175 pound champion Sergey Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs) will be taking place in November on HBO, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.

The fight hinges on Kovalev getting past #10 WBO Blake Caparello (19-0-1, 6 KOs) in their fight this Saturday night on HBO from the Revel Resort, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

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