Povetkin Still Pushing For Klitschko Shot

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IBF and WBO heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko plans to defend at least the WBO belt against Tony Thompson July 12 at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, writes Bild Zeitung. However, it could be that Klitschko will have to face IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin before facing Thompson. Povetkin's camp continues to put pressure on the IBF to enforce their mandatory position. [details]

[KESSLER]

Povetkin is a good fighter, he just needs more fights under his belts before he starts calling Wladimir out.

Wladimir destroys him.

[Chase8400]

I cant blame him for wanting the title shot. I honestly would too. But , his chances at beating Wlad are worse than winning the Russian Lottery.

[GodOfWar]

Why does Povetkin want to fight Wlad when he can't win right now? Why doesn't he fight a slow overrated fighter named Samuel Peter?

[moy22487]

maybe he is not ready for wlad but he won fights that say he should be the next guy to get a shot. maybe he will step up, rise to the occasion. maybe he he wont make it out of the first but he earned the chance to ge his ass beat, right?

[BrooklynBomber]

This all is the money issue. They saw that Vitaly was ready to pay off Samuel Peter to wait so that Vitaly gets a shot at Maskaev, so they think that Wlad is gonna pay them off to wait.

[GodOfWar]

This all is the money issue. They saw that Vitaly was ready to pay off Samuel Peter to wait so that Vitaly gets a shot at Maskaev, so they think that Wlad is gonna pay them off to wait.

And if wlad says **** that and instead takes the Povetkin fight? Then Povetkin will get his ass beat most likely.

[moy22487]

And if wlad says **** that and instead takes the Povetkin fight? Then Povetkin will get his ass beat most likely.

either way he will get money for stepping asside or money for the fight

[-Swizzy-]

Povetkin is not ready now and he will not be ready in 10 years for wlad. so he should wait for wlad to finish off his next opponent. ppl think povetkin is gonna somehow improve and he still needs to get polished. well guess what, he is 28 years old so this is as good as its gonna get. he is going to lose to wlad no matter when he faces him.

[BrooklynBomber]

And if wlad says **** that and instead takes the Povetkin fight? Then Povetkin will get his ass beat most likely.

Yeah, but the thing is that they want the fight to be televised by a conflicting channel and that adds up to the issue. I mean they pretty much want the fight on their terms which are unacceptable for the Klitschko camp because of the business issues. Also, the money they offer is russian money(comes from the russian source) and you can't trust that money either.

These guys DON'T want the fight, even Povetkin himself admited to it that he needs a couple more fights before he is ready to fight Wlad.