"I Run Towards the Fire"....The Official Hopkins vs. Kovalev Thread
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By Edward Chaykovsky
Naazim Richardson, trainer of IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, anticipates a very dangerous fight when they face WBO champion Sergey Kovalev in a three belt unification on November 8th from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Kovalev has demolished 23 out of his 25 opponents. Most of those opponents are put away inside the first six rounds. Hopkins has never been seriously hurt and he's never been down. Against some of the biggest punchers that he faced throughout his long career, Hopkins used their power against them.
"You can't be undedicated in this job, you have to be in there and be a part of everything. We're dealing with a freak of nature in Kovalev, he might be the hardest puncher in the history of boxing, we'll see," Richardson said.
"Bernard can watch Kovalev's tapes, but until you feel the punches you don't know what it is. We don't know how hard he can punch, but we've fought some guys who could punch. We saw with Pavlik, Tarver and Trinidad, those guys had power.
"The only thing Bernard hasn't done in this sport is lose badly, so I told him to get out of this sport before he does everything. But he proved me wrong because then he beat Pavlik and Pascal and all of the other guys."
This is a legal waiver. By copying and using the material from this article, you agree to give full credit to BoxingScene.com or provide a link to the original article.
By Edward Chaykovsky
Naazim Richardson, trainer of IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, anticipates a very dangerous fight when they face WBO champion Sergey Kovalev in a three belt unification on November 8th from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Kovalev has demolished 23 out of his 25 opponents. Most of those opponents are put away inside the first six rounds. Hopkins has never been seriously hurt and he's never been down. Against some of the biggest punchers that he faced throughout his long career, Hopkins used their power against them.
"You can't be undedicated in this job, you have to be in there and be a part of everything. We're dealing with a freak of nature in Kovalev, he might be the hardest puncher in the history of boxing, we'll see," Richardson said.
"Bernard can watch Kovalev's tapes, but until you feel the punches you don't know what it is. We don't know how hard he can punch, but we've fought some guys who could punch. We saw with Pavlik, Tarver and Trinidad, those guys had power.
"The only thing Bernard hasn't done in this sport is lose badly, so I told him to get out of this sport before he does everything. But he proved me wrong because then he beat Pavlik and Pascal and all of the other guys."
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Not going to lie I'm a bit 
as the date draws near
as the date draws near
What do they mean Bernard's "never been down"?
Segundo Mercado dropped Hopkins twice in their fight and Jean Pascal dropped B-Hop
krackdagawd
Inspire.
What do they mean Bernard's "never been down"?
Segundo Mercado dropped Hopkins twice in their fight and Jean Pascal dropped B-Hop
That Pascal shot was behind the head
That Pascal shot was behind the head
Was it bare knuckle punches to the back of the head in front of the kids though?
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Was it bare knuckle punches to the back of the head in front of the kids though?
You better add in "allegedly" to that sentence.
@TheodoreBrehIII of Breh & Associates LLC don't want it with TMT lawyers
You better add in "allegedly" to that sentence.
@TheodoreBrehIII of Breh & Associates LLC don't want it with TMT lawyers
Jean Pascal hitting Hopkins in the back of the head was probably "staged" like the fake weed and the 31 minute round of sparring
krackdagawd
Inspire.
nah breh pascal knocked Bernard down legit just like Mercado didThat Pascal shot was behind the head
krackdagawd
Inspire.
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Wonder who "they" are
Wonder who "they" are
like I said before from a business standpoint, hbo wants kovalev to win.
he's 31 and has KO power