This would be a war but a motivated Eddie would brutally attack Kovalev's body, wear him down and stop him.
Eddie didn't use questionable tactics like Son of Gifts did. He was actually an awesome body puncher.
It's funny, because it's fashionable to say that Toney coulda been an all time great if he was more dedicated.... but Eddie was actually more talented than Toney. It's a shame that he's better known as a trainer than a fighter. He coulda been one of the truly greatest light heavys if he had the work ethic of a Ward or Floyd.