Former light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev received three years probation for misdemeanor fighting/noise/offensive words after reaching a plea bargain with prosecutors in regard to an altercation with a woman and dog two years ago in Big Bear, California. “Krusher” also must take an anger management class. The woman alleged that Kovelev punched her and kicked her dog after she spurned his sexual advances. Full details at TMZ.com.
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Is Kovalev a POS? Though I’m not a Canelo fan, Kovalev sounded like a prick who gave no credit to Canelo after he almost took Kovalev’s head off. A professional fighter punching a woman and kicking her dog for ignoring his ass? He got off way too easy.
What is sad some folks even struggle with probation in many cases. In other words, staying out of trouble is all you have to do during probation (summing it up in a nutshell). I hope Kovalev respects the law enough to understand one blunder in the next 3 years may get him in worse trouble.
CA is liberal on Liberals, but harsh on conservatives. CA Sucks. That is why Kovalev got off light. Kicking a dog + rape should have been 10 years plus.
Kovalev should have gotten 10 years, and forced to register. 3 years probation is butt fucking bullshit.
Fightnews please kick this loser Jonathan out of the forum for good!
I totally agree with you Steve.
you consider Kovalev a liberal? I sure as hell do not.
It has nothing to do with liberal or conservative. It has to do with wealth and celebrity. Prosecutors understand that Kovalev and wealthy boxing promoters can afford a roomful of lawyers which would make it hard to convict so they’re happy with a plea bargain with an admission of guilt.
This is similar to thousands of people getting scammed for millions by the Trump University con and the AG not pursuing criminal charges but accepting the admission of guilt in a civil court with a very large cash settlement. And there’s also the acceptance of large fines and the dissolution of the Trump Foundation rather than a criminal prosecution that would be costly and could drag out for years due to the perp having resources and influence.
Wow! What a thread of discussion! Fireworks coming at all angles!
Jonathan, nowhere did it say he raped the woman. The article talks about him hitting her in retaliation for not wanting to sleep with him not in an attempt to rape her.
I believe this isn’t right.By pleading guilty, Kovalev confirmed the veracity of the attack, and according to the description, this case isn’t a 3 years probation.
I know others have been in jail for long time, with this kind of abuse, not being perhaps a big guy with boxing skills like Kovalev is.
This sentence is a huge BS!
Big time man. It’s sad that’s all he’s getting.
Kov was always a POS. Threatening to kill opponents, do unsportsmanlike, and now this! Fuck that douche. Im with you 100% on this Jonathan…
Domestic violence (DV) is one of those bright line crimes. Meaning, once a person crosses that bright line of DV behavior, then he/she has a tendency to become a habitual offender. From what I understand, California’s lenient sentencing conditions create plenty of habitual offenders because it lacks a solid deterrent factor.
I believe tougher punitive measures should have occurred in Kovalev’s DV case because there were allegations of Kovalev previously crossing the bright line of DV. We will see if California’s probationary conditions will serve as a sufficient deterrent factor for Kovalev, but I doubt it will.
Shocking and disgusting.
Have I committed this offense , I would have given 20 years. But then again, he’s a celebrity and in California celebrities get away with actual murder
I like Kovalev as a boxer. To me Kovalev won the first fight rather clearly against Ward and that should be seen in the record books.
It saddens me that he proves to be one of those men that treats women as property, his fame and worldchampion status couldn’t take a simple no.
I would like to hear both versions in this case, and something from independent wittnesses.
No wonder that 1 of 4 prisoners in the World are from the States if this yields 3 years probation.
Kovalev not too smooth with the ladies apparently. Striking her and kicking her dog because she said no is absolutely inexcusable behavior. I frankly thought he was a better person than this. What a disappointment! He was lucky to get probation.
This man is a former champion. He shames the sport with this behavior, and to me, this too is inexcusable.
Knowing his reputation, Kov was probably drunk as a skunk when the incident happened.
Probably. But no excuses.
Should be in jail for at least 5yrs for this. Glad Canelo tuned him up the way he did. Fn dirtbag!