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Kovalev-Mohammedi Result


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Well, after a torrid few minutes of moving out the way of Mohammedi's unthrown shots while doing exactly what he liked with him, Kovalev battered his opponent into submission before the end of the third round.

 

Kovalev didn't have things all his own way though, hitting the deck himself...because Mohammedi wouldn't let go of him on the way down.

 

Mohammedi, who I was told earlier in the week was trained by Abel Sanchez and therefore would be ready for Kovalev's style...offered no defence, threw jabs so lazy he'd have lost at shadow boxing, and spent much of the fight trying to hang on to Kovalev or getting up from the canvas.

 

The first round was pretty sedate - Kovalev established himself in the centre of the ring and started popping his jab out, throwing in the odd body shot but taking things steady and taking the round 10-9 on activity.

 

In the second, he decided three minutes was plenty of feeling-out time and went on the attack. A brief moment of excitement as Kovalev slipped on the canvas and Mohammedi reacted like he'd got a knockdown. The champion was quickly back to his boxing, and Mohammedi's pathetic jabs were followed by a decent right hand, only to receive a right-hand in exchange from Kovalev that sent his head and legs into a spin. Another solid right and down went Mohammedi. He clambered to his feet at 8, seemingly clear-headed, but the message hadn't reached his legs, and with half the round remaining, another right hand had him clinging to Kovalev for dear life. Kovalev shoved him off and sent him sprawling to the floor, but Mohammedi didn't let go and the pair tumbled to the floor together, earning the champ a warning from the referee. Both men back on their feet, but Kovalev went back to work with the right hand, a body shot seriously troubling the challenger, who somehow survived the round on very shaky legs.

 

Round three, and "Krusher" lived up to his reputation, all but abandoning his jab and just swinging for the fences. Mohammedi made a few futile gestures in his efforts to dodge the bombs, but had nothing to trouble the champion, who lowered the boom around 2:20 - "Iron Djab" down again and struggled to beat the count, rising at 9. The referee seemed to have seen enough and Mohammedi shook his head, clutching his left eye in pain - later claiming he got a thumb in the eye that left him unable to continue, and ludicrously claiming he was starting to land his shots. Kovalev meanwhile said he'd been telling his opponent to "get up and carry on" during the knockdowns, further reinforcing his reputation as a brutal bastard.

 

I'm told Kovalev started the fight at 1/200, which seems fair. Joke mandatory out the way, he said he was happy to face whoever the fans and his management wanted, which I've a horrible feeling will mean Pascal again.

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Nice write up. Sergei looked good, as usually. Still think he's the best in the division. And doubt Stevenson gets in the ring with him anytime soon. Here's hoping he gets Ward in the ring by early next year.

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It was a very weak matchup for Kovalev. Just a batting practice. Or, punching practice. Lets hope Adonis the chicken finally accepts to fight him.

It'll be nice to see him try and punch someone who isn't a weight drained Scouse, a blown up super middle or a woman;-)

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So, nothing was broken on Nadjib's face? Fair play, Kovalev is one bad man.

 

 

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Nobody seems to know - looked like he'd broken his nose r orbital bone, the way he held his face after the fight, but he only mentioned being thumbed in the eye and there's been no news since.

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The US commentators seemed to think something broke and the way Mohammed was acting, it seemed the case. Shame, he's blaming a thumb - he just couldn't cope with the power. Hopefully, a more serious test for Kovalev next. Actually thought Gonzalez looked decent against Pascal.

 

 

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Kovalev need to go against better fighters. Otherwise we don't really know how good he is, beside his heavy punches.

 

--- There are no better LHs than what he has been fighting of late.

 

Forget the much savaged heavy division which has actually been fairly strong the past decade, the LH division, middle, jrwelt and most pathetically the lightweights have never been weaker than today.

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--- There are no better LHs than what he has been fighting of late.

 

Forget the much savaged heavy division which has actually been fairly strong the past decade, the LH division, middle, jrwelt and most pathetically the lightweights have never been weaker than today.

 

True, but the LHW division is on the cusp of being seriously deep. ( - Assuming that all the best prospects actually get a fair chance, which is of course not going to happen, but this is boxing and we fans are nothing if not delusionally hopeful ... )

 

Kovalev and Beterbiev will of course remain at / near the top for a while, with Pascal as a solid gatekeeper. I think that Andrez Fonfara will also be a major player. Yes, he lost to that rapist / woman beater, but he gave a very good showing in the process. He’s still only 27 years old, and he seems to be improving with age.

Then we have some VERY exciting prospects, all of them with fan-friendly styles:

## Egor Mekhontsev (LHW - Russia) 9 (7) - 0 30 y-o (July 2015)

LHW Olympic Champion, Signed With Top Rank in 2013

6'2 southpaw with very good handspeed, combination punching, counter punching but very aggressive and exciting

 

## Marcus Browne 15 (11) -0 But his best opponent is Cornelious White. 24 y-o

# Vyacheslav Shabranskyy 14 (12) - 0 - against nobodies. 28 y-o

## Craig Baker - The guy who KO’d Savigne ! - He just got TKO’d by Edwin Rodriguez (who lost a blowout UD to Ward) but it was a total robbery. He was simply waiting to Rodrigez to tire, and the ref decided to stop it. Disgraceful.

 

Damien Hooper - Even though he made a stupid mistake against Rob Powdrill & got KO’d. I still have high hopes for this Olympian. We learn our lessons the hard way. If he can learn to think defensively, his offensive talents and speed will take him far.

 

Yuniesky Gonzalez - Just beat Pascal, even though he was robbed. Is there anyone who diesn’t agree? He desperately needs to tighten up his punches, but he has all the raw talent needed.

- He’s trained by Orlando Cuellar, former trainer of Glenn Johnson, which makes me think that Johnson was a natural-born fighter. Gonzalez desperately needs to find someone new.

 

Radivoje Kalajdzic 19 (12) - 0 against nobodies but only 24 y-o

Thomas Williams Jr - He only lost to Campillo due to that cut. I think otherwise he would have come on strong in the second half.

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