Kovalev's Disrespectful Actions After Fights

[Citizen Koba]

Missed this thread.. but I'm not aware of many more kovalev video moments outside of the ones already mentioned. He did stick his tongue out at Lonnie B when Thompson pretended not to be bothered by his punch, but that ain't in the same league as the legendary Hip-Thrust and FU Elbow Hinge after he'd battered the Welsh favourite into submission.

I do have a couple of favourite Kovalev quotes tho which need to be said in a deep Russian accent.

Post Fight - OTTOMH this was either from Lonnie Thompson or Campillo:

Q. Look at the fight...what do you see?

SK. I see...I see only target.



Prior to White fight:

Q. What is your strategy in this fight?

SK. My strategy is simple - to keep hitting him as hard as I can!


This final one appears to come from an older interview, but I can't confirm it - possibly Sillakhs not the first guy that SKs tauntd on the floor.

Q. What were you saying to him (the fighter)...did you want the ref to stop th fight?

A. No...I wanted him to get up so I could punch him some more.


Add in the gruff Russian accent and pretty much any comment he makes in his broken English becomes almost perfect smack talk tho.

[Fooliun_Smaxon]

His hip thrust before clocking Cleverly was awesome.

Then saying "up yours" to the crowd was also hilarious.

Kovalev is a MAN! Adonis/Broner/Canelo= little bltches

[junior gong]

Not something I like to see to be honest. The guy is a nasty fighter, maybe its adrenaline or maybe its for show. I'm not sure if he's different and more respectful when he's cooled down and has a drink with his opponent or what. I havent heard any complaints about his ****iness from his vanquished opponents, so its hard to judge the guy fully on this.

[Light_Speed]

When he gives interviews afterwards he seems like a nice and calm dude, but when he's fighting he definitely has a mean streak.

He was yelling at the unconscious Ukrainian kid "and we're taking Crimea back too!".

Good one.

[daggum]

you aren't supposed to respect your opponent in the ring. this isn't floyd-mosley where mosley tries touching gloves as a way of saying hey take it easy on me. this is only sparring remember. kovalev isn't into any of the soap opera boxing stuff.

[MDPopescu]

There was a video of him beating up young girls who worked for him. Oh wait a minute, that was another fighter.

A pimp of some sort, right?

[Foreign Soil]

Not something I like to see to be honest. The guy is a nasty fighter, maybe its adrenaline or maybe its for show. I'm not sure if he's different and more respectful when he's cooled down and has a drink with his opponent or what. I havent heard any complaints about his ****iness from his vanquished opponents, so its hard to judge the guy fully on this.

It just during the fight. When he entered the ring against Sillakh, he went straight over and touched Sillakh's gloves as a sign of respect and after the KO/aftermath kissed Sillakh on the head. Compare that with someone like Broner who tries to show up opponents by disrespecting them before/during/after fights.

[MDPopescu]

A guy who worked in the Russian army, a racist, and a killer in the ring...

Is there anything more to add?

So: one doesn't have to fight such a guy, right? It isn't legal...

[Foreign Soil]

A pimp of some sort, right?

Of Haitian decent? I think so...

[Citizen Koba]

Not something I like to see to be honest. The guy is a nasty fighter, maybe its adrenaline or maybe its for show. I'm not sure if he's different and more respectful when he's cooled down and has a drink with his opponent or what. I havent heard any complaints about his ****iness from his vanquished opponents, so its hard to judge the guy fully on this.

All accounts seem to have him as a really decent guy in general...friendly open and generous - (courtesy of Duva and Jackson - who's motives may be suspect and Bellew who met him prior to the Nov 30 date and found him to be a great guy) - but, even by his own account he's not always easy to get on with and can rub up people the wrong way.

Impression I get is a guy who you get what you see with, but ain't always comfortable with people who don't act with the same directness (or bluntness if you prefer) and has little tolerance for those who dissemble or deceive.

Although Sillakh had earlier slighted Kovalev (Sillakh chose to fight Grachev saying that Kovalev was a nobody - LOL), Sergeis problem was apparently that Ismail treated him respectfully at the presser and then went and posted that he was gonna bury Kovalev etc online... apparently Kovalev found this kinda dishonest or underhand and took it to heart. One of those guys who doesn't care if you like em or not, but expects you to be honest about it, I guess.