I suspect that Teddy feels that Beck would be too tough for Povetkin. He likely remembers that Beck gave Wladimir
Klitschko probably his toughest fight, even though he was KO'd in the 7th.
My recollection of that fight is that Beck's very awkward bobbing and bending defence caused most of K's blows to slide harmlessly over Beck's shoulders and back. I think that WK was hardly even able to hit him with his famous Jab until about the 5th rd, when he became acclimatised and also began to throw his right hand, catching him, as I've said, in the 7th.
You are thinking of Calvin Brock, this story is making reference to Owen Beck.
Brock has retired but he was a far superior fighter to Owen Beck.
Beck's most noteworthy result is probably being knocked out early by Nicolai Valuev,
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