Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin: thoughts and predictions?

[The Hammer]

What are your thoughts on this fight? It's not yet official, but there now are many reports it will likely happen in Germany on September 11/10.

Who will win?

Will it be by TKO or KO?

[WladIsTheChamp]

Wlad by KO.

KLITSCHKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Sashu zhalko, on horoshi paren.

[The Hammer]

I think it will be an entertaining fight, because Povetkin won't run or get into a defensive shell. He'll be there to win, and come after Wlad aggressively.

But my prediction is Wlad by KO, rounds 6 to 9.

Without Atlas as his trainer, Povetkin might have a chance of winning. But with that idiot in his corner, he has no more chance than Grant did against Lewis, or Moorer had against old George Foreman!

[nomadman]

It'll look like every other Wlad fight in recent years. Povetkin will be on the end of the jab all night long and probably get knocked down or retire on his stool sometime in the seventh or eighth with massive facial swelling having won maybe one round in the entire fight. Seriously, imagine the Chagaev fight then stick ginger hair on Chagaev and a yelling moron in the corner and that's the fight done in a nutshell.

[Motofan]

It'll look like every other Wlad fight in recent years. Povetkin will be on the end of the jab all night long and probably get knocked down or retire on his stool sometime in the seventh or eighth with massive facial swelling having won maybe one round in the entire fight. Seriously, imagine the Chagaev fight then stick ginger hair on Chagaev and a yelling moron in the corner and that's the fight done in a nutshell.

Listen to this man.

[Jim Jeffries]

Povetkin gets hit too much to last the distance with Wlad. And Teddy Atlas isn't going to make a difference.

Sasha looked decent in his last fight, till you remember that Mora didn't last but about a minute against Ibragimov.

[nomadman]

Povetkin gets hit too much to last the distance with Wlad. And Teddy Atlas isn't going to make a difference.

Sasha looked decent in his last fight, till you remember that Mora didn't last but about a minute against Ibragimov.

True. Honestly I wouldn't ever have picked Pov to beat Klitschko, but in the two years since he's become Wlad's mandatory he hasn't done himself any favours at all. When he should have been taking on the sort of opponents Chambers fought in the run up to his fight, he fights ATGs like Taurus Sykes and Javier Mora. Then he goes and hires Teddy Atlas, a guy who tries to change his entire fundamental style. Does all that sound like a recipe for success?

[Earl-Hickey]

I'm not interested in this one.

But Wlad by Ko mid-late rounds

[Spray_resistant]

A shorter stubby come forward volume puncher with not the best D.........seems like a taylor made fight for Wlad to get his 49th ko win.

[pelonxsoldier28]

It'll look like every other Wlad fight in recent years. Povetkin will be on the end of the jab all night long and probably get knocked down or retire on his stool sometime in the seventh or eighth with massive facial swelling having won maybe one round in the entire fight. Seriously, imagine the Chagaev fight then stick ginger hair on Chagaev and a yelling moron in the corner and that's the fight done in a nutshell.

That's about the size of it, I concur.