Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder: Povetkin Fight Will Be Difficult For Joshua

[Ake-Dawg]

Watch him fight Price or Duhaupas for recent examples of Povetkin knocking out taller guys

Wasn't Duhaupas out of shape and fighting on like 5 days notice? Price is Price. He gets knocked out...its kinda his thing.

[Ake-Dawg]

At least its a mando, AND a guy Wilder refused to fight. I get it, nanograms of medonium....

Nanaograms of meldonium and ostarine six months later. But hey, the WBC should have never stepped in and refused to sanction the bout. They gave Wilder an out after he refused to fight a guy who tested positive for a banned substance. The nerve of him.

[kafkod]

“Joshua has so much on his mind, so much going on right now,” Wilder said. “He’s the man of his country. With that being said, when everybody knows you, you can be very miserable. Because everywhere he goes, of course they’re mentioning my name. He can’t get away from me. He probably thinks about me in his sleep because my name is mentioned so much. I know it. ‘When you gonna fight Wilder? Fight Wilder, you p*ssy! You’re a disgrace!’ This is what they’re saying now. The roles have reversed dramatically."

Wilder lives in a fantasy world. It's not good for a fighter to believe his own bullshit.

[Noelanthony]

People (Wilder fans) are criticising this fight, but Povetkin is still a dangerous opponent. Klitschko was good enough to nullify him, but Joshua does not have those skills (tying up, leaning on people).

I expect another cagey fight from Joshua who will try to box and move and stay behind the jab.... Povetkin will bob and weave and try to land big hooks. Joshua will be the one on his bike like he was against Klitschko.

I thought he was the aggressor against Klitschko until he got put on his a#rse in the 6th He was on empty so he done the smart thing, relaxed and replenished the energy levels and let loose in the 11th. There is no way he will be on his bike with Povetkin. We( sorry Joshua) are coming out with a full artillery. There will be a Russian cheat on Canvas, mark my words. There won’t be no hurricane on these shores ,getting smacked in the kisser for 50 seconds with no reply or answer just a fortunate bell and compassionate ref. That 7 th round was 2 mins and 57 seconds. You Americans cut the time short and then done some Bulls#it but I ain’t mad at cha I’ve got nothing but love for guys😜

[kafkod]

I just can't see how Povetkin is going to deal with the height and reach difference.

Povetkin has done very well in the past against tall fighters .. Wach, Duhaupus, Price. They weren't "movers" though. From footage I've seen of AJ in training, it looks like he's slimmed down quite a bit. I think he's going to come in light and use movement to keep Povetkin off balance and out of range.

[Straightener]

“Joshua has so much on his mind, so much going on right now,” Wilder said. “He’s the man of his country. With that being said, when everybody knows you, you can be very miserable. Because everywhere he goes, of course they’re mentioning my name. He can’t get away from me. He probably thinks about me in his sleep because my name is mentioned so much. I know it. ‘When you gonna fight Wilder? Fight Wilder, you p*ssy! You’re a disgrace!’ This is what they’re saying now. The roles have reversed dramatically."

Wilder lives in a fantasy world. It's not good for a fighter to believe his own bullshit.

It’s just standard jealously

Wilder gets no love home or away ... it’s eating away at him

[kafkod]

Wilder’s last fight was against the guy nobody wants to fight. It appears his next fight is gonna be against the lineal champ. What else do you want him to do? Sign a contract stipulating him not using his right hand in a fight against AJ?

I disagree with you there. The unjuiced version of Ortiz is no boogie man .. just an old, overweight guy with high blood pressure.

[uppercut510]

will be a good scrap while it last for sure, aj by ko in rd 9

[kafkod]

exactly ortiz is the man joshua avoided so stop with the dribble comments and do some research before u spread garbage

Yeah, AJ avoided Ortiz by forcing him to lose his WBA mando spot by jumping ship to Haymon, failing a PED test, then getting KTFO by Wilder. SMH.

[pedro1098]

AJ will get ko him in 2 rounds ,once pov feels the strength of AJ jab he will shop going forward, simple left right combo & pov will hit the deck, if AJ get a quality upercut landed its game over .
its simple all about AJ superior power shots that will turn the fight, matter of time before aj lands , when he does, its over