Comments Thread For: Usyk, Povetkin To Take Interim Fights In Lieu of Direct Showdown

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The road to a showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and Alexander Povetkin now includes a detour where both will face opposition previously defeated by their respective counterpart. Both boxers still plan to fight on the same DAZN show on May 18, but will officially no longer come against one another, BoxingScene.com has learned. Instead, they will take separate bouts at a Chicago location to be determined, as a prelude to a possible pairing later this year.
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[Mammoth]

Move the date ffs!

[DuckAdonis]

So Hunter vs Povetkin and Usyk vs Takam?

[pillowfists98]

So Hunter vs Povetkin and Usyk vs Takam?

That's what it sounds like.

[4truth]

So Hunter vs Povetkin and Usyk vs Takam?

That isn't necessarily so bad, UNLESS Hunter defeats Povetkin, which he might.

Do we really need a Usyk/Hunter rematch?

[Clubber Pac]

LOL, Povetkin is an interim fight, is DAZN so desperate, that they are actually billing this as a relevant fight? Wow, it makes me sick to see posters excited by this BS

[pillowfists98]

LOL, Povetkin is an interim fight, is DAZN so desperate, that they are actually billing this as a relevant fight? Wow, it makes me sick to see posters excited by this BS

It isn't DAZN's fault. Povetkin wanted an interim fight, Usyk wanted to do it next. Povetkin vs Hunter isn't a bad fight though.

[Robertthebruce]

Was looking forward to Russia vs Ukraine. Povetkin would be under more pressure and we may see a great fight.

[BigZ44]

So Hunter vs Povetkin and Usyk vs Takam?

I can get down with that

[Mammoth]

It isn't DAZN's fault. Povetkin wanted an interim fight, Usyk wanted to do it next. Povetkin vs Hunter isn't a bad fight though.

It's a good fight. Povetkin isn't green like Bakole or a bum like Ustinov though.... He'll beat Hunter.