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Pretty decent fight, Povetkin was being patient early on before turing it on after the half way mark. Boswell said after the fight he hurt his right and had to stop sparring two weeks ago if that was the case he shouldn't have taken the fight so he should stop *****in. Good win for Povetkin I wanna see him in with either Adamek or the winner of the Chisora fight since I doubt Teddy will fancy taking Klitschko on just yet
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Cedric may be qualified as a sparring partner but he should never ever have been fighting for a title as a 32 year old much less at 42 years old. I also have never heard commentators talk up a fight that should have never happened. And Teddy talking crap because someone had the nerve to ask about his charge fighting a Klit bro, how dare them. And that is a load of absolute crap simply because Povetkin is a supposed champ and there should be no question if he should be fighting a Klit bro the question should only be when. Old Teddy most be proud that Povetkin can win such garbage fights and to me he didn't even look all that good doing it.Comment
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a nice payday for povetkin but now he's got rahman(#1 mandatory)to get out of the way. this is a good fight for povetkin to have in russia. rahman will get paid handsomely to step aside or he will be entitled to his shot at the "paper"title. either way rahman is getting paid & will get a title shot.Comment
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nothing special.Comment
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By James Slater: 39-year-old Hasim Rahman, already a two-time heavyweight ruler, will get a chance to become a three-time champ next year. “The Rock,” 50-7-2(41) has been named as the mandatory challenger for Alexander Povetkin, and the unbeaten Russian’s manager, Vladimir Khryunov, told Sportbox.ru how negotiations for the fight will have to be commenced before December 27th of this year.
As fans know, 32-year-old Povetkin faces U.S veteran contender Cedric Boswell in his first defence on Dec. 3rd in Finland. Assuming “Sasha” comes through that fight okay (and he is favourite to win), it will be Rahman next.
“Hasim Rahman of the U.S is Sasha’s official contender,” Khryunov said. “ We have to start negotiations with him before December 27th.”
Rahman recently told ******.com that he is training hard, awaiting his shot at Povetkin. Last seen tipping-in at a career-heavy 284-pounds, when he TKO’d fellow hefty-weight Galen Brown in the 6th-round back in June, Rahman had better be working hard if he’s to have a real chance against Povetkin. Rahman - who rose to global fame by shocking Lennox Lewis via 5th-round KO ten years ago, and also won the interim WBC strap with a points win over Monte Barrett for his second tenure as champ in 2005 - will always have a puncher’s chance.
Winner of five in a row against modest opposition since being stopped in the 7th-round by Wladimir Klitschko, the Baltimore fighter sees himself walking away from boxing as a champion. And against Povetkin, a far from invincible-looking fighter, maybe “Rock” will be able to make his dream a reality.
There are a number of fighters currently craving a shot at the Teddy Atlas-trained titlist, but after Boswell has had his chance, it will be Rahman next. The fans, of course, would prefer to see Povetkin in there with a Klitschko, but the former Olympian will instead face two “old” guys in a row.
Povetkin will, in my opinion, out-point “The Boz” and retain his belt next month. That fight doesn’t exactly promise to be a thriller, and neither does a Povetkin-Rahman showdown to be fair. Still, the latter could at least end via a highlight reel KO.
Rahman might, he just might, become the third oldest heavyweight champ in history next year. On paper at least!Comment
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hasim 'the walking punchbag' rahman should be a easy defenseComment
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pro boxing write up on the fight
Povetkin KOs Boswell
Alexander Povetkin has just retained his WBA Regular title with a brutal KO of Cedric Boswell in the 8th. Povetkin looked impressive and dominated the entire fight. Boswell, instead of running, fought with a lot of heart and gave it his best effort but Povetkin's skills and experience were too much to overcome. Povetkin looked solid tonight.Comment
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oh shut it you hypocritical little *****es. alot of guys on here were talking about Boswell would pull the upset and he's had the best camp of his life and this and that and how he's hugely underrated and will annihilate Povetkin, now he's been just another KO victim on Povetkin's long resume and everyone is downplaying him as expected. Eat your crow you sour butthurt fat yanks and enjoy the eastern european domination of the heavyweight divisionComment
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