Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin

[Simurgh]

Does anyone have some info about Povetkin's training camp. I miss Freedom...

yeah, where is Freedom anyway?

I see Wlad going for the KO early... probably around the 11th or 12th.

[Weltschmerz]

I see Wlad going for the KO early... probably around the 11th or 12th.

Go back to your fantasies about raping 90 yr olds, phaggot wannabe.

[ladiesman217]

Anyone know what time this starts in the US?

[Larry the boss]

Wlad gone beat the hell out of Povetkin

[Larry the boss]

A klit bro fight just aint a Klit bro fight without Tunney/Freedom

[Mikhnienko]

There hasn't been much news from either camp both were pretty much closed to media.

Povetkin's main sparring partners were Scott, Wach, Dinu. Zimin is head trainer and two specialists were brought in a strength coach who has him doing powerlifting (or Olympic lifting?) and a woman for flexability and whatever else i believe she has a gymnastics backround.

[Mikhnienko]

Grigory Drozd is in Povetkin's camp and is fighting on the undercard against Mateusz Masternak in a good fight between two top CW contenders. You can see a bit more footage of their training here.

[Mikhnienko]

Klitschko had his usual camp in Austria but with more security and less media access than usual with Glazkov, Cunningham, Sexton, Tuftie as sparring partners.





Ukrainian Olympic Gold medal winner at 200lbs Oleksandr Usyk joined the camp for a few days and announced that he signed with K2 a couple days later.



Also Russian President Vladimir ***** is supposed to attend the fight and be sitting ringside. Ryabinskiy has been sending out invitations to former champions and celebrities so there should be alot of famous faces in the crowd.

[Heru]

I expect nothing less than a Wlad by KO in dominating fashion (Early to Mid-Rounds)

Few Heavyweights are strong and persistent enough to take center ring from Wlad and Povetkin isn't one of them. Once Wlad takes center ring (his comfort zone), establishes distance, and uses his jab, he makes it almost impossible for his opponent to win rounds because he times his opponents offensive attacks, gives ground until they're done, and circles to take center ring again. After seeing Povetkin's porous defense when he's fighting an opponent that stands their ground or presses him, it made it clear that Wlad will dominate the fight.

Add in the fact that Banks seems to have Wlad more aggressive (he's throwing multiple crosses and a even some left hooks as early as round 1), Povetkin's stamina issues, lack of reflex and foot speed, and the frustration he'll face of not being able fight in his comfort zone (pressing the fight) or hit his opponent cleanly for the first time in his career and the writing is on the wall. Hopefully the Russian setting doesn't factor in the fight negatively.