By Ruslan Chikov
The trainer for IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin, Teddy Atlas, thinks the fight between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and opponent Albert Sosnowksi of Poland is a joke. Atlas doesn't know how Sosnowski, the European champion, was given the opportunity to fight for a major title. He will be surprised if this boxing match can go longer than two rounds.
"[Sosnowski] will be lucky if he holds on for more than two rounds. I don't think this fight will last too long. This guy is a second-tier fighter. He is not on the same level [as Klitschko] and doesn't stand a chance of surviving in a championship level fight with one of the leading titles at stake. [Klitschko] can fight these kind of guys six times a week and twice on Sunday and maybe three times," Atlas told sportbox.ru.
