Comments Thread For: Joshua-Povetkin Officially Announced; 9/22 at Wembley Stadium

[Mindgames]

Wilder wasnt willing to face him bc he HAD to face him.


If you put ANY Joshua opponent against Wilder only his dumbed down fan base can create how they are a good opponent , all the while when Joshua fought them they were bums ! :wank:

Breazeale is going to be a perfect example of this , i even remember when Wilder fought Molina where many were picking Molina on here bc he was labeled a tough opponent , meanwhile hes a bum when he was a replacement for Klitchko ?


You also didnt watch the Price fight bc at no time was Povetkin in a losing scenario , he actually looked fast sharp and accurate which he will be bc as Klitchko HAD to be on point so will Povetkin !

I think maybe i shouldve pointed out i was being sarcastic, my post alluding to the view of the typical Wilder fan on here. . Povetkin did well with Price, but now hes fighting AJ he will instantly be a bum who nearly got knocked out by Price. That was my meaning.

[PunchyPotorff]

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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
Wait, so you actually think Povetkin is some pushover?

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Originally Posted by champion4ever View Post
Affirmative, he is going to come right at Joshua and Anthony has exceptional timing and precision like counter punching ability. Joshua's style is all wrong for the aging Alexander Povetkin. It will be almost like batting practice. In addition, Povetkin will be a sitting duck with the taller and longer reach of AJ. I still don't see this fight going past four rounds. That's why I am boycotting it by not watching this mismatch.

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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
Interesting. BTW, I think Joshua wins, but I also think Povetkin will have some wrinkles to serve AJ along the way. We'll find out in a couple months.

Don't get me wrong. Sasha is a very lively opponent especially in the early rounds. However if he isn't allow to fight at short range on the inside, then the fight would basically turn into a virtual and boring stalemate because Joshua is a counter puncher and I just don't see him chasing and walking down a dangerous puncher like Povetkin across the ring who can hit.

Good observations. One of my favorites is seeing Povetkin land what I call his flying hooks. It's almost like he's in mid air like Maidana did when he first dropped Broner. I think it's one of his best punches, and I see him catching Joshua with it a time or two. But yes, Joshua will likely resort to a same style as vs Parker some of the time. I just think this fight will have some more interesting twists than that one. We'll see.