WTF is Alexander Povetkin doing?!?!

[ИATAS]

He's seriously fighting Holyfield in December? This guy went from a very promising fighter to an absolute JOKE of boxing. I thought it ws a sick joke at first but it looks like it's about to be a done deal. Him and Teddy atlas should be shunned from the sport.

Speaking of teddy, it's clear Povetkin has REGRESSED as a fighter under his training. Watch any of his fights prior to Teddy and compare them to after and it's like a completely different fighter.

Atlas is so overrated as a trainer it's not even funny. The fact is HE'S NOT A VERY GOOD ONE, PERIOD! Yeah he knows his boxing and he gets props for speaking out loudly against boxing injustices but the bottom line is as a trainer, he's sub-par at best!

What an embarrassment these guys call themselves "world heavyweight champion" :smh:

[The Hammer]

I agree.

Alexander Povetkin has regressed under Teddy.

And by ducking Wlad and now fighting old Evander, he's become a disgrace to Russia.

[ИATAS]

I agree.

Alexander Povetkin has regressed under Teddy.

And by ducking Wlad and now fighting old Evander, he's become a disgrace to Russia.

I'd probably give him a pass if he was a young guy, but people forget he's 32 years old now!

[Elotero]

He's seriously fighting Holyfield in December? This guy went from a very promising fighter to an absolute JOKE of boxing. I thought it ws a sick joke at first but it looks like it's about to be a done deal. Him and Teddy atlas should be shunned from the sport.

Speaking of teddy, it's clear Povetkin has REGRESSED as a fighter under his training. Watch any of his fights prior to Teddy and compare them to after and it's like a completely different fighter.

Atlas is so overrated as a trainer it's not even funny. The fact is HE'S NOT A VERY GOOD ONE, PERIOD! Yeah he knows his boxing and he gets props for speaking out loudly against boxing injustices but the bottom line is as a trainer, he's sub-par at best!

What an embarrassment these guys call themselves "world heavyweight champion" :smh:

He is doing a good thing, Giving Holyfield (hopefully) his last title so he can be happy, STFU and retire finally.

FOr his development it serves him well to have a defense of a belt as well. This game is mental, he needs the defending champions mentality if he can ever really beat a Klitschko.

Who am I kidding.. Povetkin looked better beating Byrd and Chambers. The Chagaev scrap was a snoozer, I would rather him give Liakhovich a shot to win his title back. That dude deserves it much more and would probably beat his ass in a good fight.

[bojangles1987]

What's sad is that I can picture Povetkin looking bad in a one sided win over Holyfield. Atlas has taken him from a Klitschko shot to ancient Evander Holyfield. If that doesn't encourage him to get far away from Atlas immediately, nothing will.

[Hitman932]

Povetkin is just like Ibragimov.

Kinda chubby and just looking for a couple paychecks so he can retire.

At least Ibragimov had the balls to fight Klitschko... well if you are so generous as to call what he did "fighting".

[Bring It On]

Lebedev is just as bad, RJJ and then Toney. Russians...

[Mikhnienko]

Povetkin is just like Ibragimov.

Kinda chubby and just looking for a couple paychecks so he can retire.

At least Ibragimov had the balls to fight Klitschko... well if you are so generous as to call what he did "fighting".

Ibragimov was a real good HW and very exciting but was ruined by ****ty American trainer Jeff Mayweather. Povetkin is following that trend.

[Grinderman]

I thought he could have at least fought Monte Barrett, who earned a chance by beating Tua twice, really. Tua is still not an easy out for anyone.

Holyfield? And then Rahman? Nah.

[Bombs]

Who cares?!? The HW is like irrelevant to humanity. No one cares about the heavyweight division.