Comments Thread For: Joshua's Coach: Povetkin is Not Parker or Takam - He's Top Level

[_Rexy_]

sad when you have to discredit your boxers past opponents

I was just thinking that

"Pay attention! I know my last two fights ******! It was the opponents though!!"

[Ake-Dawg]

Yet Wilder struggled with the 39 year old Ortiz...

Did he struggle or have a really bad round? Just asking because I recall multiple knock downs.

[Corelone]

The whole point is Hearn would not turn down 50 million dollars and then take on a real threat for less money. ***** is a foregone conclusion, a snowball in hell.

[markther]

Povetkin is 39 years old. It’s funny the odds are against him. How other HW fighters at around 39 faired in ring. I went ALL the way back too.

Holyfield at 39-Fought to a draw with John Ruiz, then beat Raham, then rapid decline in (3) straight losses to Chris Byrd, Larry Donald, James Toney.

Mike Tyson- 3 months shy of 39-Loss to Kevin McBride

Lennox Lewis-Retired at 38

Larry Holmes-39-KO’ed by Mike Tyson

Muhammad Ali-39-Loss to Trevor Berbick

Rid**** Bowe-39-Retired, came back for a 8 round fight at 40 and beat Gene Pukall, last fight.

Joe Louis-37-last fight, loss to Rocky Marciano

Joe Frazier-37, last fight, fought to a draw against Floyd Cummings, 10 round fight

George Foreman-on comeback trail-Fought (9) fighters at the age of 39 in (1) year. The only notable name was a 35 year old Dwight Muhammad Qawi

Ken Norton-a few months shy of 38, demolished in 1 round by Gerry Cooney

Sonny Liston-39-KO’ed by Leotis Martin, next to last fight

Floyd Patterson-37-Knocked out my Muhammad Ali

Jack Johnson-37-loss title to Jess Willard by stoppage, fought a bunch of bums after that.

Povetkin at 37-Beat Johann Duhaupas and Andriy Rudenko.
At 38, Beat Christian Hammer and David Price.

At 39, facing Anthony Joshua

NOW I HAVE IT A BAD LOSS FOR POVETKIN-LOL!!!!!

[Corelone]

Povetkin is 39 years old. It’s funny the odds are against him. How other HW fighters at around 39 faired in ring. I went ALL the way back too.

Holyfield at 39-Fought to a draw with John Ruiz, then beat Raham, then rapid decline in (3) straight losses to Chris Byrd, Larry Donald, James Toney.

Mike Tyson- 3 months shy of 39-Loss to Kevin McBride

Lennox Lewis-Retired at 38

Larry Holmes-39-KO’ed by Mike Tyson

Muhammad Ali-39-Loss to Trevor Berbick

Rid**** Bowe-39-Retired, came back for a 8 round fight at 40 and beat Gene Pukall, last fight.

Joe Louis-37-last fight, loss to Rocky Marciano

Joe Frazier-37, last fight, fought to a draw against Floyd Cummings, 10 round fight

George Foreman-on comeback trail-Fought (9) fighters at the age of 39 in (1) year. The only notable name was a 35 year old Dwight Muhammad Qawi

Ken Norton-a few months shy of 38, demolished in 1 round by Gerry Cooney

Sonny Liston-39-KO’ed by Leotis Martin, next to last fight

Floyd Patterson-37-Knocked out my Muhammad Ali

Jack Johnson-37-loss title to Jess Willard by stoppage, fought a bunch of bums after that.

Povetkin at 37-Beat Johann Duhaupas and Andriy Rudenko.
At 38, Beat Christian Hammer and David Price.

At 39, facing Anthony Joshua

NOW I HAVE IT A BAD LOSS FOR POVETKIN-LOL!!!!!

This and AJ has every other advatage I can think of. Ht, reach, age, 90 thousand fans, a stadium, PAY, weight, ref, judges. What mismatch?

[Vinnykin]

Wait.... I thought Takam and Parker were top level?

[baroidi]

yeah kinda sad that you gotta discredit your past opponents to justify another mismatch lol

[Bad Bart]

The promotion for this fight has been a comedy of errors. "Yeah, we know, we told you those last two fights were against top level competition. Well, we lied. But trust us this time! This guy is really, really good. He won a gold medal 20 years ago!"

[JWHardin]

I hope Povetkin wins. I need a good laugh.

[David1976]

I think this fight may surprise people. It could go beyond 3 rounds!