I was rewatching the Povetkin Wach fight the other night and it was interesting to see how often Wach was able to catch him with jabs and right hands. Wilder, needless to say, is considerably faster and harder hitting than Wach, and seems to have better timing as well. If Povetkin can't get past Wilder's jab he's going to get stopped or widely decisioned IMO. But then Wilder's been caught and hurt by his last three opponents, so it's a little unrealistic not to expect Povetkin to land something big at some point. His left hook is a great weapon against taller opponents and he closes distance with it really well.
I think you are overestimating Wilder's abilities, but we will see. Even an over the hill Povetkin is his biggest test.
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