Povetkin is vastly overrated

[Fury4daWIN]

Yeah Wilder is just as big as Fury. Modern Heavies are just monsters..

Wilder is just as tall as Fury, he's nowhere near as big. Wilder and Povetkin are around the same weight.

[BWC]

Wilder is just as tall as Fury, he's nowhere near as big. Wilder and Povetkin are around the same weight.

But the height and length is the relevant measure here. Weight is not as important to Wilder because he's more likely to back out of range than clutch and grab a la Klit..

[Fury4daWIN]

Never been a big fan of Sasha. Small, relatively slow. He can do some work from midrange but he's not the Russian killer many fans believe him to be..

His knockouts of Charr, Takam and Perez led people to overrate him a little, I feel. The Wach fight showed he still has some problems with taller fighters and Wlad proved that he could be shut down in the clinch.

He's a damned good fighter against fighters his own size who aren't afraid to come to him, but taller fighters who can keep him from getting in range seem to be his kryptonite.

[BWC]

His knockouts of Charr, Takam and Perez led people to overrate him a little, I feel. The Wach fight showed he still has some problems with taller fighters and Wlad proved that he could be shut down in the clinch.

He's a damned good fighter against fighters his own size who aren't afraid to come to him, but taller fighters who can keep him from getting in range seem to be his kryptonite.

Yeah he's just a tad small for the modern HW division. Give him a guy roughly his size and he's a problem. Anyone bigger than him gives him tons of problems..

[Fury4daWIN]

But the height and length is the relevant measure here. Weight is not as important to Wilder because he's more likely to back out of range than clutch and grab a la Klit..

I'm just pointing out that despite their similarities in height, they're both built quite different. But I get your point.

[bojangles1987]

I think people are way overlooking Wilder in this matchup. I get why Povetkin is favored, and I think I'm favoring him too, but I will not be the least bit surprised if Wilder wins.

[BWC]

I think people are way overlooking Wilder in this matchup. I get why Povetkin is favored, and I think I'm favoring him too, but I will not be the least bit surprised if Wilder wins.

Povetkin isn't favored. Wilder opened as a very slight favorite

[bojangles1987]

Povetkin isn't favored. Wilder opened as a very slight favorite

I meant here. Seems like most of NSB expects Povetkin to beat Wilder. Maybe that changed and I haven't been paying attention.

[krazyn8tive]

After wilder loses, I don't want to hear ****. Didn't Floyd say "real skills" win fights? I believe uncle roger and Sr. say the same thing.

Also, the more realistic thing that'll happen is all the people who love wilder now, on April 18, 2016, will either one, go into hiding like brushmyhair after the Super Bowl, or two, say wilder wasn't that good to begin with. It'll happen. Anyone who has any time on this site knows this is a recurring theme.

[Fury4daWIN]

I meant here. Seems like most of NSB expects Povetkin to beat Wilder. Maybe that changed and I haven't been paying attention.

I just think nearer to the fight people are more willing to vent their true feelings.