Comments Thread For: WBC Prez Feels Povetkin Was Not Physically Ready After Long COVID Battle

[#1PaperChamp]

As a COVID nurse, Pov had no business in the ring but I commend his courage & he honored his word by taking the rematch.
Pov & Berchelt are both examples of the lingering effect of the virus on the respiratory system.
BUT...
Maybe now we get Wilder vs Whyte.
The pre-fight build up alone will be awesome

What did covid have to do with Berchelt ?

Fulton recovered just fine and looked great in his 12 round title win with him throwing a very high output

[FLY TY]

As a COVID nurse, Pov had no business in the ring but I commend his courage & he honored his word by taking the rematch.
Pov & Berchelt are both examples of the lingering effect of the virus on the respiratory system.
BUT...
Maybe now we get Wilder vs Whyte.
The pre-fight build up alone will be awesome

We're getting Wilder-Fury. This idiot Suiliman just had the opportunity to order a Wilder-Whyte fight, instead, he's calling for Povetkin-Whyte 3.

The writing is on the wall. You and these other UK fanboys get over it. There is no Fury-AJ fight happening.

[Pac=Duran]

He was stunned in the first round. Didn’t think he recovered from that.

i think this is the decisive face. he got hit high on the head in the first engagement and was ****ed after that. he was getting stunned by jabs later on. his head was scrambed.

covid definitely didnt help Pov though

[SweetPbfAli]

I've seen more athletes suffer than not after recovering from Covid. There's been a handful that seem to have eventually returned to form but most seem to struggle for a while afterwards.

Then, it also impacts people differently but athletes in particular seem to suffer a lot.

[Boxviewer]

I think it's pretty clear now why the WBC have messed Whyte about for years. Sulaiman just doesn't like him. Whyte was doing the same in the first fight until he got caught.

Well said. If this Sulaiman is not ranking and rating all fighters objectively as he should. He should have order the winner of the AJ vs Fury fight to face Whyte in the second haft of 2022. He is very unfair on Whyte, this guy has been the mandatory for years and instead of fighting the champion he's been ordered to fight elimination after elimination.

[W1LL]

Cannot argue with Sulaiman. Povetkin was a shell of a shell, a total non-event. Povetkin was on shaky legs even before the opening bell. Very disappointing after the drama of the first fight. Credit to Dillian though for putting those demons to bed.

[W1LL]

As a COVID nurse, Pov had no business in the ring but I commend his courage & he honored his word by taking the rematch.
Pov & Berchelt are both examples of the lingering effect of the virus on the respiratory system.
BUT...
Maybe now we get Wilder vs Whyte.
The pre-fight build up alone will be awesome

Pulev had Covid too, DURING CAMP for the AJ fight.

[Corelone]

Whyte did what he had to do, but Povetkin looked shaky even at the weigh in. That's not Whytes fault, but he hasn't mauled anybody this bad since the Aussie bouncer. I'm sure Eddy will make him prove himself, again. On the cheap. Less is best.

[joseph5620]

Povetkin didn't look great in the last fight either outside of that one big punch. He was down twice in the previous fight and Whyte was beating him. The only difference here is Povetkin didn't land a bail out punch this time. It's time for him to retire whether he had Covid-19 or not.

[Ajvar]

Scientists said that 80% of people still have lingering effects from COVID 5 monthes after recovery. Athletes which need every percentile of their abilities will definitely have a diminished results due to that, Povetking was shaky even without those glancing shots.