Povetkin-Rahman, Pulev-Ustinov RBR & discussion thread

[The Hammer]

this pissed me off, now i dislike Povetkin hopefully Wlad knocks his ass out for fighting poor rock

Povetkin didn't choose to fight him.

The WBA inexplicably made Rahman the mandatory.

[paulf]

This is why no one gives a **** about boxing anymore. So depressing.

A man that couldn't even stand and support himself seriously just challenge for the world title. I'm ashamed for everyone involved.

[BattlingNelson]

Very true.

I hope Rahman retires now.

I hope so too. He should have retired long ago though, and coming into this fight looking totally unprepared was disgusting. I normally don't **** on boxers, but already from the weigh-in it was evident that Rahman only wanted the paycheck.

[kadyo's]

A joke of a HW championship...

[New England]

Agree with NE. We saw great heavyweight action today. Pulev in fine form brutally stopped the tough and skilled Ustinov. And Povetkin caps the night off with a brutal stoppage of a great. Dare I say Povetkin had an easier time with Rahman than Lewis did?

ahh, we mustn't forget the brutal stoppage of the tough and skilled ustinov

[BattlingNelson]

Povetkin will duck Wlad, again.

I don't think so. Or at least I don't hope so. Sauerland just said that Wlad-Povetkin would be made in the spring.

We'll see.

[D-MiZe]

Ustinov is a fuckin' bum.

Pulev looks good though and we have Glazkov, Helenius, Price, Fury... I'm sure I'm missing quite a few other heavyweight prospects but in a couple of years we'll have a division which is wide open.

[TX_BOXNG]

Povetkin didn't choose to fight him.

The WBA inexplicably made Rahman the mandatory.

so your saying he was forced to fight him lol

maybe he could been a man n said no

[BattlingNelson]

Rahman took a couple he shouldn't have. Ref should have stopped it when Rahman was chilling against the ropes like he was waiting for a bus.
Congrats to Povetkin, I guess.

[crold1]

Povetkin didn't choose to fight him.

The WBA inexplicably made Rahman the mandatory.

He didn't care about mandatories when he had two against Wlad. He shares some responsibility for taking this garbage.