This fight is to take place in Cardiff, Wales on August 17. It is a main event fight. The two fighers are light heavyweights. Kovalev is a skilled, mobile boxer with heavyweight knockout power and vicious will. Cleverly is a skilled, mobile boxer with an eager tongue but without much power. Kovalev has the ability to win with his boxing skills but choses to knock out every one he faces. Cleverly can only hope to win by volume, work ethic, will, or chance counter-punch TKO. The two fighters are approximately the same size.
When two fighters of approximately the same size and closely matched skills meet, we tend to evaluate their styles to determine who would win. But in this fight, between these two fighters, because Kovalev punches twice as hard as Cleverly, who doesn't have enough mobility or defense to avoid ALL of Kovalev's punches, and since he can't bear to receive ANY punches as hard as that which Kovalev throws without becoming dizzy or unconscious, we are left no choice but presume Kovalev will batter Cleverly like a storm. No matter how well he plays it, Cleverly does not have the cards to deal with Kovalev's hands.
I predict Cleverly will try, and test himself well against Kovalev, but will fall or withdraw after 4-5 rounds. Kovalev by TKO round 5.
When two fighters of approximately the same size and closely matched skills meet, we tend to evaluate their styles to determine who would win. But in this fight, between these two fighters, because Kovalev punches twice as hard as Cleverly, who doesn't have enough mobility or defense to avoid ALL of Kovalev's punches, and since he can't bear to receive ANY punches as hard as that which Kovalev throws without becoming dizzy or unconscious, we are left no choice but presume Kovalev will batter Cleverly like a storm. No matter how well he plays it, Cleverly does not have the cards to deal with Kovalev's hands.
I predict Cleverly will try, and test himself well against Kovalev, but will fall or withdraw after 4-5 rounds. Kovalev by TKO round 5.
