SERGEY KOVALEV

Hopkins will go into survival mode as soon as Kovalev nails him, says Jackson

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kovalev8888By Dan Ambrose: John David Jackson, the trainer for WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs), believes that IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) is going to go into survival mode once he gets hit hard for the first time by Kovalev in their fight coming up next month on November 8th at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Jackson thinks that Hopkins isn’t going to want to stand and trade with Kovalev once he feels his power for the first time. Jackson also doubts that Hopkins will be able to go 12 hard rounds with Kovalev at nearly 50, and after what he expects to be a very hard training camp.

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Hopkins could be in trouble against Kovalev

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hopkins2222By Dan Ambrose: 49-year-old IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) may have bit off more than he can chew in taking on WBO 175lb champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) in their fight next month on November 8th at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Hopkins is doing this for his legacy in order to try and pick up another belt, but he may have picked the wrong guy. Kovalev isn’t like the guys that Hopkins has beaten recently in defeating Karo Murat, Tavoris Cloud and Beibut Shumenov.

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Hopkins-Kovalev fight loses some of it’s meaning now that Beterbiev has emerged

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beterbiev66328888By Dan Ambrose: Before last night, the November 8th fight between IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6, 32 KOs) and WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) was considered to be a fight in which the winner would be seen pretty much as the main guy in the 175 pound division.

But now with Artur Beterbiev (6-0, 6 KOs) coming out of nowhere to destroy former IBF 175 pound champion Tavoris Cloud (24-3, 19 KOs) in 2 rounds last night, the Hopkins-Kovalev winner won’t have proven anything.

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Darnell Boone vs The 3 Champions (Ward, Stevenson, Kovalev)

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stevenson221By Wilmar Patino: Darnell Boone is not a fighter anyone talks about. With good reason because he’s viewed as nothing but a tough journeyman. So I’ll grab your attention with this. Andre Ward, Adonis Stevenson, and Sergey Kovalev. If you do not know by now Darnell Boone gave these 3 champions a stiff test and did something to each and everyone of them that hasn’t been repeated since. What may that be? Well let’s have a quick look in this short article I’ve written about Darnell Boone

Darnell Boone vs Andre Ward – Andre Ward won this fight unanimously, but that’s not without having some adversity along the way. Darnell Boone hit Andre Ward with a crisp shot that had him hit the canvas. Yes that’s right this “journeyman” connected through the great defensive skills of Andre Ward. Something I haven’t seen happen since.

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HBO Sports will air “24/7 Hopkins/Kovalev” on 11/18

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Sept. 25, 2014 – In anticipation of the fall boxing season’s signature event – the world light heavyweight unification battle between Bernard Hopkins and Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev on November 8th – HBO Sports will air “24/7 Hopkins/Kovalev,” an exhilarating one episode, 30-minute special examining the upcoming mega-showdown. In the highly-anticipated 175-pound title fight set for the venerable Boardwalk Hall arena in Atlantic City, NJ, on Nov. 8, Hopkins and Kovalev will collide in the year’s most intriguing encounter. HBO will televise it live on the flagship World Championship Boxing series.

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Kovalev: I don’t care what Hopkins says

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NEW YORK (Sept. 2, 2014) -Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins and Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev held a press conference in New York City and a media roundtable in Philadelphia Tuesday to officially announce their light heavyweight unification bout on Saturday, Nov. 8 taking place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City live on HBO World Championship Boxing®.

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Hopkins: Kovalev is getting a systematic whopping

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HopkinsKovalevPhilly_Hoganphotos2(Photo Credit: Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) and WBO champion Sergey Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs) met today in a press conference in New York to promoter their upcoming November 8th unification fight at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Hopkins did most of the talking, as usual. Kovalev spoke briefly saying very little other than that he would leaving the promotional work to Hopkins because he’s not a big talker.

“After I whop Kovalev systematically, I don’t want to be on nobody’s pound-for-pound list because that will make me a human,” Hopkins said in today’s press conference in New York. “You’re going to see an artist on November 8th. You’re going to witness Louie Armstrong. Watch the ageless one take care of business.”

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Will Kovalev mentally crumble against Hopkins?

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kovalev11By 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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Hopkins vs. Kovalev tickets go on sale on September 5th at noon

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kovalev111By 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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Hopkins will use Kovalev’s aggression against him, says Rosado

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hopkinsBy 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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