The 31-year-old Sergey Kovalev put a beating on Bernard Hopkins last night at Boardwalk Hall. Kovalez won by unanimous decision. The fight wasn't even close, as the 49-year-old Hopkins didn't have an answer for the undefeated Russian light-heavyweight champion.
Hopkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs) will walk into the Hall of Fame when he decides to hang up his gloves. The 49-year-old champion wanted this fight with Kovalez, while champion Adonis Stevenson walked away from a deal for the fight. You have to give Hopkins a lot of credit for getting into the ring with a power hitter that's in his prime.
Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) knocked Hopkins down in the first round and just kept the pressure on throughout the fight. You can see that Hopkins still possesses great defense, as Kovalev was looking for the 12th round knockout. Hopkins offense was nonexistent, as he couldn't get off a punch while Kovalev kept countering him.
"I really respect him for the fight, but he needs to stop his career, I think, because he's already done a lot in the boxing world and he needs to give an opportunity to younger fighters to be champions. I'm next", said Kovalev.
It's about that time for Hopkins to make a decision to finally give it up and enjoy his retirement. For the past nine years Hopkins has been contemplating retirement, but the sport keeps calling his name. There's nothing else that he has to prove in a sport that he's given everything to for over 25 years.
The pounding that Hopkins took against Kovalev, is just the beginning of what we could see if he decides to keep fighting entering the age of 50. Father Time is still undefeated.
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