2. Sergey Kovalev
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Sergey Kovalev’s nickname, “Krusher” certainly lives up to the billing, and his after tearing up the light heavyweight division with 24 knockouts in 27 fights, it means only fellow power puncher Adonis Stevenson stands in his way to achieve stardom.
His one-punch power is devastating, and those with a good memory will remember that he nearly sent Ismail Sillakh out of the ring with a right hook back in 2013.
Many were left disappointed and are keen to point out that he failed to get rid of then 49-year-old veteran Bernard Hopkins. But those were left staggered after he teed off on Canadian favorite Jean Pascal, bullying him around the ring with brutal shots before dispatching him in Round 8, handing Pascal his first knockout defeat.
