Comments Thread For: Team Povetkin, With WBA Order, Aim To Force Joshua Shot

[Removed Now]

Someone always wants too stand in the way of progress.... I hope Joshua destroys him.

This is an good fight. Hearn was not going to fight Deontay next , that was all bs. Now that fight should be signed later this year or early next. Heavyweight Division looking strong. I hope AJ books the fight in mid July so they may have an chance to fight Deontay in the winter.

[BigZ44]

Pretty clear it will either be Joshua/Wilder or Joshua/Povetkin next. Think Povetkin will be dangerous for a few rounds, but will eventually get caught hard coming in and brutally KO'd between 4 and 8

[john l]

Wonder want Hearn paid to get Wba to order this fight now?

[Mr Objecitivity]

Pretty clear it will either be Joshua/Wilder or Joshua/Povetkin next. Think Povetkin will be dangerous for a few rounds, but will eventually get caught hard coming in and brutally KO'd between 4 and 8

Like how Parker and Takam were 'brutally KO'd by Joshua?

[Larry the boss]

Drop the WBA belt then and fight Wilder to obtain the WBC belt, and then afterward fight Povetkin for the WBA belt, itd be the same difference.

He doesnt have to drop anything to fight Wilder..Unifications trumps mandatories

[Raggamuffin]

Headvetkin Price I hope wasn't a final eliminator. Headvetkin should fight a final eliminator. He hasn't beaten anyone relevant in a while.

[JimRaynor]

He doesnt have to drop anything to fight Wilder..Unifications trumps mandatories

Well then there you go.

[Mr Objecitivity]

He doesnt have to drop anything to fight Wilder..Unifications trumps mandatories

Not always!

[ddeg10]

Hearn wanted another fight anyway, to build public interest in Wilder/Joshua - here it is. And now they can blame it on it being a mandatory. Problem is, Povetkin is game, and does have the tools to give Joshua problems. Ultimately I think Joshua KO's him though. Povetkin is 38 - this is his last shot and I would assume he is slightly past it at this stage in his career. It will likely be a boring and tactical fight much like Joshua's last.

[redmish]

Someone else wanting the AJ lottery win. Please make the wilder fight before this happens.