By Cliff Rold - Put aside the phony belt on the line in the main event. It’s total nonsense. There is only one true Heavyweight Champion. His name is Wladimir Klitschko. The next man down the chain is his brother Vitali.
Alexander Povetkin? He’s the guy who twice got into position to be a sanctioning body mandatory for Wladimir and wasn’t ready to pull the trigger. Apparently, his camp sees value in paying WBA sanctioning fees so someone will call them champ while trudging along the path of least resistance.
Funny thing though…Povetkin’s path of least resistance also works out to be, on paper, potentially the toughest fight of his career. Could the same be true of the man in the spotlight on the undercard? Robert Helenius is trying to follow up a knockout of former titlist Samuel Peter with another beltholders scalp. Will his blades be sharp enough for the task?
Let’s go to [Click Here To Read More]
Alexander Povetkin? He’s the guy who twice got into position to be a sanctioning body mandatory for Wladimir and wasn’t ready to pull the trigger. Apparently, his camp sees value in paying WBA sanctioning fees so someone will call them champ while trudging along the path of least resistance.
Funny thing though…Povetkin’s path of least resistance also works out to be, on paper, potentially the toughest fight of his career. Could the same be true of the man in the spotlight on the undercard? Robert Helenius is trying to follow up a knockout of former titlist Samuel Peter with another beltholders scalp. Will his blades be sharp enough for the task?
Let’s go to [Click Here To Read More]
Comment