Watching Povetkin.Donald Now...Not Impressed

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he is not a bum, he is ok at the moment but he could well improve and he does have a good all round game, it would be good to have a real exciting heavyweight

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Here is what I thought after watching the fight:
Povetkin definitely improved his defense but he still leaves himself wide open for a counterpunch every time he attacks. Any good counterpuncher (read Chagaev, Ibragimov) will most likely knock him down in a couple of rounds and possibly win the fight, as Povetkin will be a lot more hesitant to come forward.

He throws pretty good combos and has a pretty good speed and stamina.

For his 13th fight as a pro, he did great. Compare level of opponent in the 13th fight of Lewis, Tyson, Evander to his and you'll see what I mean.

Tyson was still a kid when he had his 13th fight, nevertheless, his style was technically better than Povetkin. Of course Tyson obviously got better training. What amazes me is that Povetkin can look at videos of Tyson and not see the difference. My guess is Povetkin is too old to plug the holes in his style. He has too much experience, and has had too much success despite his flaws. As it happens there aren't too many guys in the division who are capable of exploiting his flaws.

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Tyson was still a kid when he had his 13th fight, nevertheless, his style was technically better than Povetkin. Of course Tyson obviously got better training. What amazes me is that Povetkin can look at videos of Tyson and not see the difference. My guess is Povetkin is too old to plug the holes in his style. He has too much experience, and has had too much success despite his flaws. As it happens there aren't too many guys in the division who are capable of exploiting his flaws.

Chagaev and Ibragimov, two southpaw counterpunchers with better than average power would have him in a world of trouble IMO.