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he fights oct 30 in germany,then again dec 11 & 1 or 2 more times before he steps in with a top 10 guy that will set him up for a big fight.he talked about guy like adamek with 40 fights,arreola with 30some,etc...he wants sasha to be active now & gain more experience & confidence so he is ready for the long haul.
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In the amateurs, Povetkin had the best record of all-time at super heavyweight. He fought world's best super-heavyweights for about six years.
In the pros, he was fighting some decent opponents in 2007 and 2008: Larry Donald, then Chris Byrd, then Eddie Chambers. He was on his way to big things.
After his injury in late 2008, he had a warm-up fight with a clubfighter Taurus Sykes, and in 2009 he was in with a soft-punching but skillful young journeyman in Jason Estrada.
Since he began working with Atlas, he's taken the same route as Michael Grant: fighting clubfighters. First it was Leo Nolan, who hadn't fought in a long time, and then Javier Mora, who was stopped in round one by Sultan Ibragimov.
Now Atlas will have him in with more low-risk opposition, not dangerous fighters like Adamek's past two (Arreola and Grant) but softer guys on the same level as Mora and Nolan.
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he talked about adamek as one of the guys they are eyeing in the new year.i agree sasha has a decent resume but that was around 3 years ago.he hasnt fought anyone who can punch so his chin is still a huge question mark.im assuming one of his next opponents will be able to punch...i hope at least...michael grant maybe? no announcements yet but 2 dates he fights.we will see who he fights very soon.Comment
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so Atlas wants Povetkin to fight 4 no-hopers before letting him fight a top 10 guy ???
what a waste of time and talentComment
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