sad fight, Povetkin is a fake champ and Rahman is many yrs shot
Povetkin isn't exactly a finely conditioned looking fighter himself
and while he keeps ducking Wlad, his team should STFU
would love Rahman to KO his ass, but "fat" chance of that
I don't disagree that Rahman should not suddenly be ranked in the top ten. In fact, I completely agree. BUT- out of all the opponents out there for Povetkin and Co. to choose for Sasha to fight, they choose a somewhat recognizable name, and then show him no respect when he gets on board for the fight. It's reprehensible.
Originally posted by ddangerous
If they did not respect him, they should have chose a different opponent ffs.
they did not choose his...he is the Mandatory some how some way for this paper title
so many people here forget in 2010 rahman was active & beat 5 guys. yes they were not contenders but a few of them were recognizable journeymen. by being active & having 5 fights in 1 year it got his rank up to #3 in the WBA. activity helps rank as does winning regional titles. povetkin & chagaev were #1 & 2(chagaev being #2 was a joke if you think rahman at #3 is a joke)& fought for the vacant regular title(actually just making you the #1 contender). since they fought that moved rahman(being #3)into the mandatory slot for the winner of chagaev & povetkin. in 2010 rahman was one of the most active heavyweights that year(regardless of opponents) & being a former 2 time champion that gave him some favorable backing by the WBA powers that be. povetkin could of had this fight out of the way a year ago but instead decided to pay rahman step aside money twice so he could face boswell & huck. rahman just sat back & collected a couple of nice checks knowing he would get a title shot still.
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