Comments Thread For: Photos: Alexander Povetkin, Christian Hammer - Ready For War

[Arthur Daley]

Povetkin supposed to be fighting elites not bums so he can get one more title shot this is a waste of time

Pfft. Christian Hammer's cv is almost as good as Wilder's. Yeah Wilders is better but not by much. It was one of the best realistic fights he could make.

[ShoulderRoll]

How many illegal substances do you reckon Povetkin has in him for this fight?

[BobLoblaw]

How is Hammer a bum?

I think he'll give a good account of himself on Friday and could snatch an upset. As shown against Fury, Hammer fights at a fast pace and is a tough fight for most heavyweights. Could be a decent fight, especially if it goes past 7.

[BoxingJunkie]

How is Hammer a bum?

I think he'll give a good account of himself on Friday and could snatch an upset. As shown against Fury, Hammer fights at a fast pace and is a tough fight for most heavyweights. Could be a decent fight, especially if it goes past 7.

Most of these guys are casual boxing fans. To them, every fighter with no hype behind them is a "bum".

[Mr Objecitivity]

Gone are the days when most HW's were in great shape. Funny that some people still try and argue that todays HW's are better than the 90s. Just look at em FFS.

Heavyweight boxing isn't about having a Hollywood physique / aesthetics. It is about having the conditioning for being able to perform at the required level to win bouts. Hollywood expectations for a heavyweight's physique is an arbitrary invention which bares no real relevance.

He's still carrying more fat than a professional athlete should be.

There aren't any official / universal rules on how much fat a heavyweight boxer should carry. No more than sumo wrestlers, power lifters, weight lifters, shot putters and strong man competitors having any rules on how much fat they should carry.

More often than not, the boxers who aren't aesthetically pleasing / appealing to majority of the masses tend to have the best conditioning whilst the ones with Hollywood physiques tend to have inferior conditioning and subsequently performances.

[P4Pdunny]

Dont think these two are in bad shape, should be a good one. I didnt realise povetkin was 38.

[DuckAdonis]

whats up with everyone in the background of the first pic looking like smeagol?

looking forward to this card, should be fun. Ruskie cards are the best

Povetkin supposed to be fighting elites not bums so he can get one more title shot this is a waste of time

I believe this fight will get Povetkin a mando position, so def not a waste of time

[BoxingTech718]

Pedvekin still around?
Hopefully he will stay off the roids

[WallabeeKing]

I think Povetkin has to go the WBA route, Parker's team won't put him in the ring with him.

[juggernaut666]

Hammer is average , hes also ranked number 1 in one of the organizations and isnt even a top 20 fighter . lol , This fight shouldn't go past 3 rnds if Povetkin still has it at elite level.