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

[Ray*]

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

Yep I was watching again and I noticed that shot. And from there on his balance was all over the place.

[Shadoww702]

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.

That was far from a lucky punch the 1st fight. That was a setup but casual fans will continue saying "Lucky Punch"

[Shadoww702]

He was unstable since the beginning, he wasn't almost able to get up at the beginning of each round and seemed like dull at times. Shame he was even allowed to fight.

Exactly a doctor after the first round could of checked on him and knew he wasn't right. Even the ring walk down I thought he was drunk

[Nightfall]

The covid definitely affected him. He was very pale just like Luke Campbell in the Garcia fight. Whyte won fair and square both the human body sometimes never recover from certain things. I think a trilogy is appropriate.

[paulf]

There are no excuses in boxing but it was clear something was wrong with Povetin.

I think I was watching the Sky Sports stream, and one of the commentators said to him, Povetkin looked like there was something wrong with him the whole week.

Saying that, this happens all the time: guys who have various injuries think they'll be recovered a couple weeks before the fight, and when they realize they won't it's too late. Give Povetkin some grace for that performance, I was expecting a repeat W for Povetkin, but all credit to Whyte for avenging his loss. Kinda reminded me of Rios-Alvarado III.... not one guys fault the other turned up to the ring compromised.

[-DSG-]

No doubt about that every boxer that contacted covid didn't look right 1st fight back.

[PBR Streetgang]

While I don't think it was the only reason, I do think covid played a factor. Povetkin physically didn't look like himself before the fight, his physique looked softer.

He looked shopworn in both fights with Whyte but he looked physically better in the first and less lethargic. I do not see a reason for a third fight and think Sasha should just enjoy retirement.

[!-1]

The matchroom brainwashed morons are ridiculous. They just DlCK RIDE Eddie, they believe everything he says. It's soo sad.

[PinkGod]

Most fighters who fight after covid haven't looked good at all for example: Jamel Herring, Luke Campbell, Miguel Berchelt and now Povetkin (they said he lost 17 kilos because of covid).