Would Hearn keep AJ away from Povetkin?

[sunny31]

Ah, thx. I personally don't see the kind of reward they're looking for with AJ. They seem to have blatantly positioned him to be a cash cow. Hearn isn't even shy about it and even his fans always talk about how big he is and the money needs to make sense. Povetkin doesn't seem to to fall into that picture, IMO. Like I said though, I think AJ himself would fight anyone.

I'm welcome to disagreement though. Created the thread to get some different opinions and angles.

I don't think they positioned him, it just happened. I remember Hearn gave an interview in the early days where even he was shocked by the tv numbers, social media hits, and ticket sales. I remember Hearn saying Joshua-Whyte outsold Quigg-Frampton x4 his first headline ppv.

That may not seem shocking today, but at the time it was. Frampton is a star, and Quigg is huge in Manchester, the build-up was heavily publicised, it was a proper fight, unification, bad blood, crowd pleasing styles.

Joshua-Whyte was for the damn commonwealth title! Dont get me wrong it had a good build up too, Whyte sold it, and it was heated, but I think from that point they knew they had a commercial freak on their hands. I think heavyweights always have a one up with casuals.

[LongTimeLurker]

Post Wlad, Povetkin seemed to gain a lot of power which he didn't display as much in previous fights - e.g. Huck.

[MaksBox]

Post Wlad, Povetkin seemed to gain a lot of power which he didn't disbplay as much in previous fights - e.g. Huck.

Povetkin changed trainers and lost weight.

One of the things his new trainer instilled was about being in shape year round and now cardio and stamina are a core component of Povetkins routine.

I think this is what most people miss, Povetkin always got by on his power and skills but he was always out of shape. His tough fights with Huck and Wlad made him change trainers and he is a whole different fighter.

To anyone who follows him in the Russian media, this is no surprise but this is how Povetkin is more like Hopkins and Floyd, always remaining in fight shape throughout the year.

As far as crowds, Povetkin is not a well known name in the states but he is in a Russia and Europe and sells out crowds. That is why for it to be profitable, it needs to be in Europe.

AJ vs Povetkin can easily be a cash or fight for either boxer. Plenty of money in Europe and certainly a PPV event.

Anyone who keeps bringing up Huck is a freaking idiot and Wlad.... well, Povetkin is one of the few who actually went the full twelve rounds with Wlad.... and that is all while he was completely out of shape.

[techliam]

Hearn would make the fight, it would sell. Povetkin is easy to sell

But if Povetkin isn't a valid opponent for Wilder, he shouldn't be for Joshua either. Simple as that

[Legendary Hater]

Redd...you and I both know Hearn is gonna pave a cushy path as long as he can for that musclebound square...they took a gamble against old Wlad and won and want to milk that ****...

I'm not convinced he's EVER going to make the Wilder fight and sell his bread 'n' butter's 0...