"He is punching open hands. Punching from the head like a deer. He fighting like a street fighter. Because he is dangerous. He can cut you from the head, from the elbow, everything, from any part of his body. He is looking like a very dirty fighter," stated WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev, who shared his thoughts on unified WBA & IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and his reputation of being a dirty fighter. Kovalev made it clear that he has no respect for the future Hall of Famer, calling into question the legitimacy of past injuries that Hopkins sustained in previous fights with Chad Dawson and other fighters.
"Sometimes he is making like a clown. He is a good actor. If he is feeling like he can't do something legally, he start playing like an actor and complaining about pain or a low blow or something. Like in his first fight against Chad Dawson, he was not ready for this fight. I saw his first round and after first round he understood that he is not going to win this fight and he complained he hurt his shoulder and got TD [technical draw], but he still keep title," Kovalev explained during a recent media day he held ahead of the their showdown. "We will see everything on November 8. I am not a prediction man. I don't know. Watch HBO or welcome to Atlantic City, Boardwalk Hall and you will see everything November 8...I can say only one thing that it will be a very interesting fight and everybody who support me will be happy."
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