Alexander Povetkin: "I Will Snatch Klitschko's Titles"

[Tobi.G]

The trouble with Chambers in the Povetkin fight is that "Fast" Eddie just wasn't fast. He must only have been given that name because of a "Fast Eddie" novel character. Like Mayweather got the "Pretty Boy" nickname, because his name was " Floyd, to match "Pretty Boy Floyd," the very famous bank holdup man of the 1930's.

Not fast?? Eddie was verry fast!! Are you blind?? Eddie is a good fighter but he fights in the wrong division. He should fight at cruiserweight, could easily be champ there. But hes not strong enough for heavyweight but fast he is.

[Tobi.G]

Dimitrenko would have a better chance of beating Wlad.

No, never!

[The Surgeon]

I think Povetkin has a real shot, gotta favour Wlad a lil bit tho

[Slotff]

Klitschko will snatch his 0.

[gridiron]

(QUOTE) Tobi.G: I dont know what you mean? Poavtkin is was a gold-meddalist and is mandatory, hes an talented, undefeated young heavyweight. Hes one of the best already. He will give Wlad a harder time than Austin, Ibragimov, Thompson or Brock.
Chunk: Dimitrenko would have a better chance of beating Wlad.

It's always intriguing when a division, as in this case the heavies, have a lot of (though untested) new, fresh blood challenging the current regime. Povetkin, Dimitrenko and Arreola are all contributing with this, makin' the weight class more interesting than for a long time. Add 22-year old Denis Boytsov, 22-0 (18), who could be a force once he has gained some more muscles. The heavies have become a thriller these days. Great! Because it's still true - if the heavyweight division is in shape, the sport of boxing is in shape.

[edgarg]

Not fast?? Eddie was verry fast!! Are you blind?? Eddie is a good fighter but he fights in the wrong division. He should fight at cruiserweight, could easily be champ there. But hes not strong enough for heavyweight but fast he is.

Well.......I saw the fight, and what stuck in my mind was that "Fast Eddie" was just an ordinary pug. I was actually waiting for some "fast"..... and it didn't happen. His footwork was almost non-existent. I'm certain he got the sobriquet "Fast" from the book character. It's standard in boxing, indeed in all sports.

I have nothing against either him or Povetkin, I just form opinions primarily from observation, if they are fights I'm able to catch. I watch every facet of the fighter's actions. I didn't think that Povetkin was the "World beater" that they're trying to build him up to be.

It reminds me very much of the "buildup" they arranged for Sam Peter, by hauling all those crippled and comatose ex-fighters to the ring, and propped them up against the ropes, waiting for the bell to ring, so that the could be rabbit-punched and "KO'd" by Peter, making him "The Nigerian Nightmare".

Instead of being the monster puncher advertised, he has roughly a 72% KO record, respectable, but hardly unique. And the guys he felled, were, as I said, "no-hopers" or had china-chins, like Maskaev, for instance, whose 6 losses have ALL been by KO......


Jut my "candig apinyum", as another book character (Yellowplush Papers by W.M.Thackeray) said.

[edgarg]

Not fast?? Eddie was verry fast!! Are you blind?? Eddie is a good fighter but he fights in the wrong division. He should fight at cruiserweight, could easily be champ there. But hes not strong enough for heavyweight but fast he is.

By the way, I'm sorry I neglected your ejaculation.."Are you blind"...... For your information, and seeing that you are 21, I'm old enough to easily be your grandfather, although I'm thankful I'm not. My grandchildren if I had any, would have lots of "smarts", and would know more about boxing than you'll ever learn. As I do.

And as for my vision, which concerns you so much, I drive and read without needing glasses, although about 95% of my age (and a lot younger) do. Besides, when I went to my second University, -Leeds) already long retired from boxing, I came #1 in the hand-eye co-ordination test out of over 3800 new students, all about 15 years younger than I. Also #2 in all physical tests, including some you've never heard of..........

So be more respectful.........and reconcile yourself to the fact that "Fast Eddie" is seriously not fast. And deserved to be beaten, although it said little for
Povetkin, who, I believe on THAT performance, has no chance against W Klitschko. None of the plodding heavyweights have, it'll take a fast moving heavy -and fast- punching guy who isn't afraid to take a bomb...... with nothing to lose......Like Sanders, although he had super help from his head. Someone who won't let Klitschko settle into his steady paced almost-ritual but chase him out of it, by his unorthodoxy......He should know that Klitschko doesn't start throwing bombs until the middle rounds when he has his opponent softened up enough, so if he acts early.......

Where is that Guy....??

[edgarg]

(QUOTE) Tobi.G: I dont know what you mean? Poavtkin is was a gold-meddalist and is mandatory, hes an talented, undefeated young heavyweight. Hes one of the best already. He will give Wlad a harder time than Austin, Ibragimov, Thompson or Brock.
Chunk: Dimitrenko would have a better chance of beating Wlad.

It's always intriguing when a division, as in this case the heavies, have a lot of (though untested) new, fresh blood challenging the current regime. Povetkin, Dimitrenko and Arreola are all contributing with this, makin' the weight class more interesting than for a long time. Add 22-year old Denis Boytsov, 22-0 (18), who could be a force once he has gained some more muscles. The heavies have become a thriller these days. Great! Because it's still true - if the heavyweight division is in shape, the sport of boxing is in shape.

Thampson and Brock, at least, posed several dificulties for Klitschko. Thompson was very unorthodox, throwing blows fom unexpected angles, and seemingly able to take Klitschko's heavy, normally KO blows. After the middle of the fight Klitschko was throwing and Thompson was catching, with an oxxasional unexpected throw of his own. As you know it lasted until the fight was nearly completed.

As for Brock, you may recall that for the first 5 rounds Klitschko couldn't seem to catch him with anything meaningful, and the fight had settled into a very dull afair. This was because Brock had a very effective, unorthodox defence, in which he seemed to bend forward both when throwing, and when Klitschko was punching, allowing Klitschko's punches to slide harmlessly over his back. His own punches were getting through enough to bother Klitschko, particularly those to the body, which was remarked on by the analysts..

You may also recall that the KO punch absolutely came "out of the blue" unexpected by everyone and turned a dull decision fight into a 7th rd KO, which was as unexpected as it was definite.
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What more can I say??

[edgarg]

I must apologize to you and Gridiron, because i meant push ups. I can't do more than 50 in one set, but i can definitely blow out some sit ups though. They are the easiest workout for me. I don't do sit ups, i do crunches. They are better for your abs and the burn is better. They are also better for your back where as sit ups feel like hell. When you feel that burn, then you know that you are doing them right.

That's OK I can only do 20, of course I'm old enoughb to be your grandfather, and only do them on a whim. I've always wanted to know exactly what "crunches" are. Do you think I could prevail on you to explain how to do them. I have about 5 lbs to get off my waist, as I'm expecting to visit the States for a few months very soon, for the first time ever, and I need to get that weight off, or buy new clothes, which I DON'T want to do.

Thank you in advance.

[slicksouthpaw16]

That's OK I can only do 20, of course I'm old enoughb to be your grandfather, and only do them on a whim. I've always wanted to know exactly what "crunches" are. Do you think I could prevail on you to explain how to do them. I have about 5 lbs to get off my waist, as I'm expecting to visit the States for a few months very soon, for the first time ever, and I need to get that weight off, or buy new clothes, which I DON'T want to do.

Thank you in advance.

No problem, its pretty simple. Just tighten your abs, get into the position that you do a sit up in, but only go half way up. You can get better results if you use a small weight too, like a 10LB dumbell( i use 25).

This woman in the video puts her legs on the table when she does them, but either way it really doesn't matter. She does them right though.

You can work the bottom of your abs by doing leg raises. They are like crunches, but you are bringing your legs up and bending into it.