Sergey Kovalev named THE RING Fighter of the Year
February 11, 2015
Sergey Kovalev (R) is THE RING Fighter of the Year for 2014 primarily because of his shutout of Bernard Hopkins.
We’ve known about Sergey Kovalev’s crushing punching power for some time. His nickname is “Krusher,” after all. And while it was obvious that he was a capable boxer, it wasn’t as clear whether he possessed a complete package of power, skill and ring smarts.
Now we know.
Kovalev left no doubt after his fight with Bernard Hopkins on Nov. 8, when he gave a boxing lesson to the boxing master. The Russian entered the ring with a strong game plan and executed it flawlessly, winning a shutout decision to unify three light heavyweight titles.
That, combined with knockouts of unbeaten opponents Cedric Agnew and Blake Caparello, was enough to make Kovalev THE RING Fighter of the Year for 2014.
Kovalev edged out (in alphabetical order) Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue, Manny Pacquiao and Nicholas Walters, all of whom had excellent years.
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/380865-sergey-kovalev-named-the-ring-fighter-of-the-year
@Nemesis87 Your boy took home the title
February 11, 2015
Sergey Kovalev (R) is THE RING Fighter of the Year for 2014 primarily because of his shutout of Bernard Hopkins.
We’ve known about Sergey Kovalev’s crushing punching power for some time. His nickname is “Krusher,” after all. And while it was obvious that he was a capable boxer, it wasn’t as clear whether he possessed a complete package of power, skill and ring smarts.
Now we know.
Kovalev left no doubt after his fight with Bernard Hopkins on Nov. 8, when he gave a boxing lesson to the boxing master. The Russian entered the ring with a strong game plan and executed it flawlessly, winning a shutout decision to unify three light heavyweight titles.
That, combined with knockouts of unbeaten opponents Cedric Agnew and Blake Caparello, was enough to make Kovalev THE RING Fighter of the Year for 2014.
Kovalev edged out (in alphabetical order) Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue, Manny Pacquiao and Nicholas Walters, all of whom had excellent years.
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/380865-sergey-kovalev-named-the-ring-fighter-of-the-year
@Nemesis87 Your boy took home the title
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