Even though he holds the unified WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion title belts, Kovalev praised Pascal highly at Monday's press conference. "He's the best possible opponent I could face in the weight division," said Kovalev, who was named Sports Illustrated's 2014 Fighter of the Year Monday.

BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec, Canada - In the first face-off between the triple light heavyweight champion and the former holder of several belts in the same weight division, there was nothing but respect all around at a press conference that was held Monday to officially kick off the unified Light Heavyweight World Championship fight that will take place between Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KO) and Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KO). The bout is to be televised on HBO on March 14, 2015 at the Bell Center. Photos by Vincent Ethier.

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Pascal is going to get worked over by the 8th-9th round. He doesn't have a plan B for if he speed doesn't keep his opponent at bay. Pascal looks so good against B & C fighters, but then again, so…

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[QUOTE=-Weltschmerz-;15219369]In my opinion, Kovalev executed a perfect game plan that even surprised Hopkins a bit, in terms of how successful Kovalev was in the process. Kovalev proved to be a versatile fighter against a master class opponent, however ageing Hopkins…