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Originally Posted by seventieslord
He really is the next Kovalev, isn't he?
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Kovalev wasn't soft and was pretty good in the playoff.He wasn't a hitter or a fighter but he wasn't intimidated at all by physical play and traffic.Kovalev also responded very well to pressure.I've watch about 400-500 games of him so he's one of the player I know the most and while I agree he was a prima donna and probably underacheived but I think some parts of his reputation is completely wrong but so implanted that even knowledgable guys like you are not aware of what he really was.