Comments Thread For: Povetkin's Promoter Ready To Sue Team Wilder, Force Mandatory

[bigdunny1]

So the penalty for cheating should be that you wait until you get a clean test and then back to the ring? Wow, that's how to discourage it.

Speak to the boxing organizations. It's up to them to decide what the penalty is or should be. Like I said unless they take a hard stance and suspend him a year or remove his mandatory standing all together then Wilder has to fight him. You as a fighter can't make your own rules unless you are prepared to vacate your belt. For example in the NFL if you get popped with PEDs you get a 4 game ban. The team that's scheduled to play you on that 5th game can't say screw that I'm still not playing against that cheater.

[Larry the boss]

So he fails a drug test and wants to sue Wilder????wtf?

[SUBZER0ED]

This case is unique in that the substance was only recently banned. Apparently, it didn't raise red flags of making an athlete superman, or it would have been banned before. It does look like Povetkin took it after it was banned though, so imo he should be fined and suspended for 3-6 months. Afterwards, he should still be in line to challenge for the title.

[bigdunny1]

this case is unique in that the substance was only recently banned. Apparently, it didn't raise red flags of making an athlete superman, or it would have been banned before. It does look like povetkin took it after it was banned though, so imo he should be fined and suspended for 3-6 months. Afterwards, he should still be in line to challenge for the title.

exactly!!!

[PivotandRoll]

Typical European biased fans.

Its amazing how you guys can act like povetnkin should face no consequences and keep on bashing Wilder.

I bet you idiots saying wilder only faces bums are the same fanboys who are on the ggg hype train despite facing *****ier comp than wilder.

Hypocrisy at its finest.

Nope. Povetkin should be banned, And GGG has beaten slightly better competition but still not top level fighters and should move up.

So no hypocrisy here

[Cinci Champ]

This is good, otherwise Wilder will keep fighting lowly opposition for as long as possible and there is nobody good in the high WBC rankings so that would make team wilder very happy

Povetkin should be monitored and as soon as that stuff is out of his system the fight should happen.

ya blame it on wilder. u guys are too much. there no reason to think just cause he doesnt fight povetkin that he wont continue to look for big fights. everyone knows team fury and team wilder want to make a fight if fury can beat klit in the rematch

[MASTERBX]

Thank you HBO for welcoming this "element" into our sport.
This is just the beginning folks.

It started with Manny and his "fans" Now we have to deal with a whole "new" region of the world with a totally different culture. This is the USSR and its former territories. You think boxing is bad now just wait until they are finish with it.

[bigjavi973]

This is good, otherwise Wilder will keep fighting lowly opposition for as long as possible and there is nobody good in the high WBC rankings so that would make team wilder very happy

Povetkin should be monitored and as soon as that stuff is out of his system the fight should happen.

This, ladies and gents, is what is called wishful thinking and shows how little of a real boxing fan this guy is.

[therealpugilist]

Busted, disgusted, and now he can't be trusted!!! Wilder should not have to go to Russia for this fight. This fight should now be done in Brooklyn, IF EVER!!!

i think alabama if it ever happens....they were setting Wilder up to face a cheat and get cheated if it went to the cards, in russia....he is the champion, fight should have been on his turf anyway, its like boxing tradition

[saintpat]

Speak to the boxing organizations. It's up to them to decide what the penalty is or should be. Like I said unless they take a hard stance and suspend him a year or remove his mandatory standing all together then Wilder has to fight him. You as a fighter can't make your own rules unless you are prepared to vacate your belt. For example in the NFL if you get popped with PEDs you get a 4 game ban. The team that's scheduled to play you on that 5th game can't say screw that I'm still not playing against that cheater.

Nor can they say, "Let him play, we want to play him anyway." And a lot of people are suggesting that Wilder should have gone through with the fight (which the WBC stopped).

But Wilder should not have to wait one day for Povetkin. This is not a problem of Wilder's making, he did nothing wrong. He should be able to schedule another defense while all this is sorted out.

If the WBC says, "when Povetkin tests clean for a period of time, then the fight will be rescheduled," Wilder shouldn't have to wait until he tests clean and should be able to defend his title in the interim. Because what if he doesn't test clean for 6 months? Or nine? Or two years? What if he seems clean after a few tests and then he tests positive again (this just happened, btw, indicating he took it after Jan. 1, but I digress).

Wilder should schedule a summer voluntary defense. If after that Povetkin is clean, then they can look at that. But if Povetkin is suspended then he loses his mandatory status anyway and goes to the back of the line.