bigmac
Superstar
Noticed that too. This shyt is less than a week away
8/24 ESPN+: Sergey Kovalev vs Anthony Yarde (WBO Light Heavyweight Title)
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i am saying..no hype..no talk./.7
wtf??
wtf??
reservoirdogs
Superstar
Imo if Yarde wanted to pull out he'd already done it before fight week, it's rare that they pull out on fight week.
Lack of promotion is debatable imo, I've seen plenty of videos about it mostly on BT's YT channel so they are doing their part but the main promoter is not them and the fight will happen in Russia, maybe that's why there's no face off, extended promos, pressers and all, they know that the international boxing media won't travel to Chelyabinsk to pressers until a few days before the fight and they know people will turn up to a Kovalev fight in Chelyabinsk no matter what plus we don't know how hard they advertise the event in Russian TV, billboards, etc... we don't have a sight on that. Seem to me that BT is doing what they can to make sure UK fans will watch it on their screens.
Yarde has got some balls to go there. Other boxers could take note of the courage.
reservoirdogs
Superstar
He's getting some crazy money for it though supposedly
His trainer was laughing at the idea of them going to Russia (why? cause he had this idea about Yarde being the A side here) but the tone changed when the offer came
Im in mountain time zone.. Unless im doing my math wrong we are always 2 hrs behind EST Lol
THE MACHINE
night owl
Just got around to watching some Yarde fights. Dude can crack for sure but the comp has been suspect. Gonna check this one out.
What time is this airing EST?
Noon I believe
i mean shyt..didnt we have lomachenko try to outbox the great master boxer orlando salido in his second fight
King P
Legends Never Die
This fight is too tough to call for me.
There's alot to like about Yarde. The handspeed, the power, the precision punching. But gotdamn, his competition has been awful
Kovalev's better days are behind him. But he's still Kovalev, and is still dangerous. This might be too much for Yarde.
For all the tools Yarde has though, what he's really lacking in is footwork/movement. He's pretty damn stiff, so he's not gonna be able to pivot and avoid Kovalev's punches at long range. If the fight is on the outside, Kovalev will outbox him and maybe even KO him. Yarde needs to be his chest, Kovalev won't be able to keep up with him at close range. And he definitely won't be able to handle those body shots that Yarde loves to throw
Tough call, but I'm gonna go with the young hungry lion in Yarde via 6th round TKO
There's alot to like about Yarde. The handspeed, the power, the precision punching. But gotdamn, his competition has been awful
Kovalev's better days are behind him. But he's still Kovalev, and is still dangerous. This might be too much for Yarde.
For all the tools Yarde has though, what he's really lacking in is footwork/movement. He's pretty damn stiff, so he's not gonna be able to pivot and avoid Kovalev's punches at long range. If the fight is on the outside, Kovalev will outbox him and maybe even KO him. Yarde needs to be his chest, Kovalev won't be able to keep up with him at close range. And he definitely won't be able to handle those body shots that Yarde loves to throw
Tough call, but I'm gonna go with the young hungry lion in Yarde via 6th round TKO
reservoirdogs
Superstar
Yarde’s activity isn’t that great though, he fights in spurts and the aforementioned lack of constant fluid movement and the overreliance on his shoulder roll makes me think he won’t be able to walk Kovalev down. Plus we basically don’t know anything about him because the level of guys he’s fought. What we know is that he punches hard, athletic, not really a mover and fights in spurts. I got Kovalev by mid-late stoppage.This fight is too tough to call for me.
There's alot to like about Yarde. The handspeed, the power, the precision punching. But gotdamn, his competition has been awful
Kovalev's better days are behind him. But he's still Kovalev, and is still dangerous. This might be too much for Yarde.
For all the tools Yarde has though, what he's really lacking in is footwork/movement. He's pretty damn stiff, so he's not gonna be able to pivot and avoid Kovalev's punches at long range. If the fight is on the outside, Kovalev will outbox him and maybe even KO him. Yarde needs to be his chest, Kovalev won't be able to keep up with him at close range. And he definitely won't be able to handle those body shots that Yarde loves to throw
Tough call, but I'm gonna go with the young hungry lion in Yarde via 6th round TKO