More so in the clinch. I was there in person, and it was very obvious that Kovalev barreling his shoulder into Canelo was not only bothering Nelo, but that Nelo was having a hard time really dealing with Kov's size and rough housing on the inside.
It's a little worrying, given that Andre Ward has said that Kovalev was one of the weaker guys he's faced, as far as physical strength goes. So I'm wondering how Canelo would fare against Bivol, and especially against Beterbiev.
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Also,
@((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL have you noticed the difference between Canelo and Reynoso's responses to the Beterbiev and Bivol fight? I've more often than not seen Canelo say (along the lines of) 175 is too much of a size disadvantage for him, while Reynoso is adamant about going up.