Comments Thread For: Kovalev Admits He Didn't Pace Himself, Was Punched Out

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

On Monday night at the DIVS Sports Palace in Ekaterinburg, Russia, undefeated WBO, WBA and IBF light heavyweight world champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over top contender Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs). The scores were 117-110, 116-111 and 118-109.
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[OctoberRed]

You don't say

[HughJass]

Ward will dominate this overhyped pos

[deathofaclown]

Quite strange he says he was punched out, it seemed to be he didn't actually throw a lot.

I don't remember many long sustained attacks or anything.

[Jim Tom]

Thats what happens when you are made to miss and move. Kovalev is used to fighting stationary targets who are there to be hit. He also hardly gets to the 12th round. What I dont understand are the people who don't want to give Chilemba credit and claim Kovaleev had an off day. Kovalev was made to eat that jab (which is one thing which took the energy out of him) and you could see his head snapping back. The silence in the arena said it all

[Boxing Logic]

Yikes. What happened to the guy that was throwing 100 punches per round on NBC sports net three years ago? Chilemba is definitely better than Campillo and those cats, and those fights never went past 3 rounds, but still, Kovalev was still throwing punches in bunches in round 3 against those guys. Tonight he looked gassed by round 3 throwing 40 punches a round. I give Chilemba all the credit he deserves but there has to be more to it than just Chilemba. It was early 30s when Pacquiao started slowing down too...

Hey boxing promoters, you know the prime for athletes in every other sport is mid to late twenties, right? Maybe you should start ****ing making good matchups during their mid to late twenties then, not when they're well past 30.

[Chrismart]

I think i read somewhere that he was ill? If so, that mixed in with the fact Chilemba is smart fighter who can frustrate probably factors.

[kafkod]

I think i read somewhere that he was ill? If so, that mixed in with the fact Chilemba is smart fighter who can frustrate probably factors.

Chilemba lacks power and that tempts opponents to disregard his punches and just walk in trying to KO him. But he is one tough slippery SOB!

I remember the first time Tony Bellew fought Chilemba, he punched himself to a virtual standstill by the 6th round, and everything he threw either missed the target or bounced off without having any effect effect whatsoever. Bellew was totally knackered by the end and didn't really deserve the draw.

In the rematch, Bellew didn't make any attempt to KO Chilemba, just used his height and reach to pile up points. I think Kovalev would probably take the same approach if he fought Chilemba again.

[JULIEN44]

It's clear that fighting at home put on him an unexpected pressure.

I believe him when he talk about training camp difficulties. I know that he doesn't lie, Russian boxers are mostly humble and trustworthy (unlike a lot from elsewhere...).

I give him a lot of credit for having KD Chilemba unlike a lot of very good fighters, he also won a wide unanimous decision (unlike also a lot of good fighters).

Furthermore, Chilemba was taller and longer (unlike Ward).

For me, the Kovalev/Ward fight is a 60/40% fight.

[Chrismart]

Chilemba lacks power and that tempts opponents to disregard his punches and just walk in trying to KO him. But he is one tough slippery SOB!

I remember the first time Tony Bellew fought Chilemba, he punched himself to a virtual standstill by the 6th round, and everything he threw either missed the target or bounced off without having any effect effect whatsoever. Bellew was totally knackered by the end and didn't really deserve the draw.

In the rematch, Bellew didn't make any attempt to KO Chilemba, just used his height and reach to pile up points. I think Kovalev would probably take the same approach if he fought Chilemba again.

Good points :ANYWORD: