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In their respective primes who was the better fighter GGG or Kovalev?
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I guess ggg..even though he should of lost to Sergay Dev and Jacobs.
they have their similarities in prime
they both unified 3 belts in their division at their peak
a close fight in their marquee bouts that didnt go their way that could have
they both had situations that stopped them being lineal/undisputed
its kinda hard to be honest...kovalev was and is a POS but he was a skilled and dangerous POS in his prime
I'd give it to GGG...to me he had a longer streak of consistency plus he wasn't knocked out or dropped in his prime like kovalev was
they both unified 3 belts in their division at their peak
a close fight in their marquee bouts that didnt go their way that could have
they both had situations that stopped them being lineal/undisputed
its kinda hard to be honest...kovalev was and is a POS but he was a skilled and dangerous POS in his prime
I'd give it to GGG...to me he had a longer streak of consistency plus he wasn't knocked out or dropped in his prime like kovalev was
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I’d say GGG almost by a landslide, better jab, better chin- one of the best I’ve ever seen, better defense ,more dominant of a run. Kkkovalev is no slouch and a near borderline Hof’er but Triple G is an actual sure fire bonafide HOF caliber fighter.
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Years ago I woulda said Kovalev hands down
Kovalev getting Slumped by Canelo N showing that China chin v Ward
which is why we need to actually see the fights
GGG > Kovalev
Prime Superman Slumps Kovalev
Kovalev getting Slumped by Canelo N showing that China chin v Ward
which is why we need to actually see the fights
GGG > Kovalev
Prime Superman Slumps Kovalev
this was a fight that i still shake my head at for not happening..shyt that maybe worth its own thread in the future
Scottie Drippin
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LHW was just so light during Kov's run. But he wiped the floor with everyone he faced during his title run until a 50/50 fight with an ATG. I feel like his skills project farther than his resume does. It's gotta be GGG though.
Getting scrambled like that against an aiiiiight hitting Ward (and the subsequent stoppages) make any hypothetical matchup with Kov and other greats go against him.
Usyk and Superman both stop him. So do Beterbiev and Biviol.
Getting scrambled like that against an aiiiiight hitting Ward (and the subsequent stoppages) make any hypothetical matchup with Kov and other greats go against him.
Usyk and Superman both stop him. So do Beterbiev and Biviol.
Omar Little
It’s all in the Game Yo
GGG by a landslide.
At their absolute peak I think I might favor Kovalev.
Dallas' 4 Eva
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As much as I'm not a fan GGG takes this easily. KKKovalev has shown flaws GGG has never shown to have(weak chin essentially being a one punch/one handed fighter).
Kovalev getting slumped doesn't really mean shyt to me cause we seen a gang of fighters suffer from devastating beat downs in that division. The fall off was spectacular, but even in his decline Sergey showed some wrinkles when he was able to successfully reinvent himself from being a puncher to boxing more conservatively.
He's a very skilled eurocac. I more or less remember Stevenson ducking him, too.
That being said, might give the edge to G. Packs mythical power, strong jab, solid chin. This might be a case where G gets the benefit of the doubt because he was unable to make higher profile fights.
Beating on a small Cotto or crippled Martinez wouldn't have meant much to me, but I do wish he would've been able to fight a Charlo, Andrade or even Lara type of opp just to further gauge how great he was.
Some interesting recollections:
Both G and Kovalev's legacies are enhanced by fights that they didn't win. Kovalev's controversial loss to Ward, and G's controversial draw with Canelo.
G tied Hopkins' consecutive middleweight title defenses record, while Kovalev beat Hopkins.
He's a very skilled eurocac. I more or less remember Stevenson ducking him, too.
That being said, might give the edge to G. Packs mythical power, strong jab, solid chin. This might be a case where G gets the benefit of the doubt because he was unable to make higher profile fights.
Beating on a small Cotto or crippled Martinez wouldn't have meant much to me, but I do wish he would've been able to fight a Charlo, Andrade or even Lara type of opp just to further gauge how great he was.
Some interesting recollections:
Both G and Kovalev's legacies are enhanced by fights that they didn't win. Kovalev's controversial loss to Ward, and G's controversial draw with Canelo.
G tied Hopkins' consecutive middleweight title defenses record, while Kovalev beat Hopkins.
what amplifies kovalev vs ward 1 to me is i didnt think ward was all that sharp..in fact he was fighting kinda foolish at times....ill never forget ward doing his best sugar ray leonard impression and kovalev goes
and resets him with a hard jab to the face. ward bit down but i didn't it was enough plus the KD as well