Comments Thread For: Povetkin: Wilder's 'Klitschko Tactics' Won't Work, Maybe He's Nervous

[LoadedWraps]

One of the biggest fights in Russian boxing history is just three weeks away. On May 21, Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs), a former champion and currently #1 rated heavyweight (under the WBC standard), will collide with American Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) in a fight of epic proportions in Moscow, Russia. Not only is Wilder's WBC belt will be at stake but also a position of one of two best heavyweights in the world (the other being a winner of Tyson Fury vs. Wladimir Klitschko rematch).

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I agree with him in the sense that I feel it's easy to say "I will do X to win this fight" but it's much harder to actually do so. Especially when the fighter who says it is known to be limited in his fundamentals and abilities.


I said around here for years that the blueprint to beat Floyd exists, but can a fighter actually follow through with it and be successful? That's a completely different story, and obviously no one could for an entire fight.

Wilder can know 8 different ways to beat Povetkin, that doesn't mean he actually can or will.

[Outwest Exp 355]

You have no idea what Wilder is walking into. But Wilder does, hence the refusal to take this fight until it was take-it-or-be-stripped time.

He is going up against a Olympic Gold Medalist with solid fundamentals and then some. Nothing special in terms of athletic gifts but no B-level scrub that make up Wilder's entire record. Not only that but Povetkin has solid Professional experience against other top level skilled fighters (Chris Byrd, Eddie Chambers, as well as a stew of tall fighters ---which just give him further advantage. The only way Wilder would have prepared himself for this fight is if he ha taken on a couple of solid opponents, rather than club fighters and stiffs for his hometown coming. That's how you get better.

And if Povetkin indeed is on that secret sauce which has added on to his physique/conditioning --then all that spells disaster for the Bronze bummer.

Wilder wasn't hiding from this cupcake. After this fight nobody on this site will be uttering Povetkins name. Unless it's to discredit Wilder.

[cupocity303]

Wilder wasn't hiding from this cupcake.

But of course he was.

Luckily for us, he depends on that WBC Belt too much not to fight him. All Heavyweight's rely on the Trinkets for status, unlike the lower weight fighters who can belt-hop from one to the next.

And if Wilder was even a decent PPV draw, forget about it. We'd never see this fight and we would talking about Povetkin's drawing power or lackthereof

And you would be backing up on that point

[mlac]

Sorry, can't agree with this. Both fighters fought their hearts out, but Povetkin was literally reeling on his feet at the end of the fight after taking a tremendous shellacking, while Huck looked like he was still raring to go. He was very lucky to get the win, and certainly didn't come out of the fight the fresher man.

like i said, he looked very sloppy yet was still able to get the W. i agree he looked drunk by the end of the fight, perhaps being hit several dozen times to the back of your dome doesn't really help matters?

But yeah how tired you are or how drunk you appear to be after the final bell does not equate to who the winner of the fight is lol..

[Fury4daWIN]

like i said, he looked very sloppy yet was still able to get the W. i agree he looked drunk by the end of the fight, perhaps being hit several dozen times to the back of your dome doesn't really help matters?

But yeah how tired you are or how drunk you appear to be after the final bell does not equate to who the winner of the fight is lol..

Neither does the state of their face. Huck did a lot more damage to Povetkin than vice versa, while Povetkin controlled more of the rounds. It was a close fight that could have gone either way.

[stellen]

After feasting on bums his whole career, including, incredibly, every single one of his hw title defences, we are now going to finally see what he is really made of. Its took some time to drag him into this real fight but thats modern day american heavyweights for you.

[mlac]

Neither does the state of their face. Huck did a lot more damage to Povetkin than vice versa, while Povetkin controlled more of the rounds. It was a close fight that could have gone either way.

never said it did, just pointing out the fact. but if it did it certainly would be more of an obvious way than who is more tired lol..
close fights can still have a clear winner, the right man won..

[Sugarhitman]

After feasting on bums his whole career, including, incredibly, every single one of his hw title defences, we are now going to finally see what he is really made of. Its took some time to drag him into this real fight but thats modern day american heavyweights for you.

False...it was Povetkin who delayed this fight....This fight would have happened in January had not Povetkin went to the WBC and told them they would not be ready for the January fight Wilder. They told the WBC this on the night of the Wach fight but before the fight itself....So dont you dare try and make that cut an excuse.

[PittyPat]

So many shoulder isolation exercises are really awful for you. The only exercises anyone should use to build up their shoulders are bench press and overhead press, with a focus on perfect technique.

See I thought chest flys were just that – a chest isolation exercise. Except they hardly ever hit my chest in the same way as my trusted DB incline presses. The only thing I got out of chest flys was a messed up rotator cuff, which has taken about 3 years to heal (and probably never will heal to 100%).

Plus, I did the idiotic thing by doing them deep like Arnie...



Dumbest, dumbest, DUMBEST fucking thing I ever did.

[Fury4daWIN]

never said it did, just pointing out the fact. but if it did it certainly would be more of an obvious way than who is more tired lol..
close fights can still have a clear winner, the right man won..

Well it wasn't just that Povetkin was tired. He was reeling and hardly able to stand up. That was as a direct result of Huck's right hand crashing repeatedly into his face. Anyway, I agree it wasn't a robbery under the rules of boxing, just a very close ugly fight where you could make a good case for either man winning.