He went out and proved he wanted to win the fight." As the American could not continue, the fight was declared a technical draw.In his 2011 fight against Roman Simakov of Russia, Kovalev knocked down his opponent in the sixth round and the fight was stopped one round later and Kovalev was awarded a TKO victory. He never thought about what could happen.”It’s a seasonably warm April afternoon in southern California when Kovalev arrives at Klimas’ suburban Los Angeles home. “He said, ‘You guys are killers.’ He said, ‘You’re murderers.’ He said, ‘You took my son away.’ He didn’t want to hear from me or about us. He called again. Has for weeks. We are boxers. “I already forgot the situation. 8/15/2020 12:50 AM PT “[Simakov] looked fine,” Sanchez said.

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At home, the silence offered Kovalev no solace, just inescapable emptiness for his thoughts to consume him.His wife, Natalya, lay beside him, her pain matching his. Emile Griffith was haunted for decades after he killed Benny Paret. “America gave me the opportunity to get my dreams. Then they opened another. But he couldn’t sleep. I don't see myself as a loser, but I do give him credit. Don’t even think about it.”Death is a tragic part of boxing.

I know if it went the distance he would be the favorite so I tried to press the fight. Kovalev was raised in poverty, stuffed in a three-room apartment with his parents and, at various times, two brothers and sister.

For Kovalev, the best way to honor Simakov is to win for him – and hope he is out there, somewhere, witnessing it.“I have to continue, to fight for me and him, together,” Kovalev said. Not happening. Kovalev returned to Chelyabinsk. He doesn’t know how to sell. Kovalev had to block out something considerably worse to reach this point.Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. Said Klimas, “Every hour, we were checking in.”Three days after the fight, Simakov was dead. Complications from brain injuries.

Last year, in a rematch with Jean Pascal, Kovalev admitted to carrying Pascal a few rounds. I felt pain.”Today, Kovalev is a complete fighter. "Kovalev spoke to reporters in Russia on 27 June 2017, and confirmed that he would be making changes to his team. He has his goal and must accomplish it.”Seven months after Simakov’s death, Kovalev was back in the ring.

He gave Klimas a number. He picked up two more with a thorough defeat of Hopkins a year later.On July 11, Kovalev will fight in Russia for the first time since he fought Simakov.

“He went into a shell,” Natalya said. “I saw Roman. Pascal was pumped for the rematch stating it would turn out differently to the first fight, "I put him down in the eighth round in the first fight, but [the referee] called it a slip. One day, a friend called from Moscow. CompuBox stats showed that Ward landed 80 of 238 punches (34%) whilst Kovalev landed 95 of his 407 thrown (23%). According to CompuBox statistics, Kovalev landed 213 of 816 punches (26%) and Álvarez connected with 111 of his 369 shots (30%).On 24 August 2019, Kovalev faced off against mandatory WBO challenger, the hard-hitting, unbeaten British The bout began with Kovalev controlling the fight with his stiff and powerful jab, with Yarde having trouble to close the distance.

1 seed Lakers will face a tough test in the No. I was doing my job.”The next few days were a blur.

But it’s an understanding that offers little relief. I don’t know what I can say to them. For sparring partners. Natalya recalls television commentators calling Kovalev a killer.

Klimas convinced Kovalev to meet him in Kazakhstan – with his gear. She watched him rewatch the fight tape over and over, reliving every concussive blow. I give him credit. Is anybody going to stop it?”“But he can’t stop it,” Klimas said, “He’s a fighter.”Sanchez saw it.