Comments Thread For: Hughie Fury: Beating Povetkin Gets Me Respect, I Want The Best

[Nash out]

I’ll watch it, but I really don’t understand the point of this bout. If Hughie can beat (fake) former champion Povetkin, what does that prove? Will he then be a legit contender in hardcore eyes? I think he is being groomed for an eventual tick-over fight for Whyte/Usyk/AJ (pending Dec7 results). I don’t see Hughie having a 50% chance in any of those matchups. What if Povetkin turns back the clock and pulls it off? He has to know his boxing mileage is running low. I don’t think either current champion (Wilder/Ruiz) would consider Povetkin as a draw, and will grant him a mega payday (especially Wilder). Maybe Tyson would throw him a bone and defend his imaginary belt, but if not now then why later. I think Povetkin is through, if not in reality then in spirit. With that being said I got Povetkin by TKO9 and both fighters will continue to wander the HW landscape aimlessly

Disagree entirely with the point your making here. Every fight can't be world number 1 vs world number 2 or 3. The point of this fight is can Hughie show he can beat a still very good Povetkin. If he can, it raises his rep massively, despite what you think.

And from Povetkin's side, can he do a better job than Parker (who I thought Hughie beat) or Pulev (still a top contender) and could he even KO Hughie.

Plus, stylistically, it's an interesting match-up. Well worth a watch.

[Removed Now]

Fury has been poorly matched too early in his career. Kinda like Yarde. Tyson should be fighting the guys Hugie fought and Hugie should be the one fighting bums.

[SN!PER]

By the 10th round, the ref will be pulling a raging Povetkin off of the bloody stump that used to be Hughie's face.

[Corelone]

Disagree entirely with the point your making here. Every fight can't be world number 1 vs world number 2 or 3. The point of this fight is can Hughie show he can beat a still very good Povetkin. If he can, it raises his rep massively, despite what you think.

And from Povetkin's side, can he do a better job than Parker (who I thought Hughie beat) or Pulev (still a top contender) and could he even KO Hughie.

Plus, stylistically, it's an interesting match-up. Well worth a watch.

My commentary is brutal. I agree, it's a watchable fight. Hughie is giving it his best, and in this case, I need to enjoy the matchup.

[moltres.]

i wouldnt pay for this if it was the last boxing fight on earth. i will watch, just wouldnt pay £20 for it. as if its on ppv.

[Nash out]

i wouldnt pay for this if it was the last boxing fight on earth. i will watch, just wouldnt pay £20 for it. as if its on ppv.

It's the undercard fight to Loma vs Campbell.

[moltres.]

It's the undercard fight to Loma vs Campbell.

ohhh right. cool. thats actually a decent undercard

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ohhh right. cool. thats actually a decent undercard

Yeah, I'm happy with that. Sure, Hughie vs Povetkin is not a PPV fight headliner, but as B-side it's good. Campbell isn't a first choice opponent for Loma, but he's up there and deserves a shot, pushed Linares very close, and Linares and Loma put on a great fight.

[joe strong]

Povetkin of a few years ago i give no chance to Hughie but Sasha is 40 now & Hughie is 24 so I give him a legit shot of winning this fight if he can avoid the big shot. Povetkin hasn’t look great since coming back from the suspension. He needed 12 rounds to beat Hammer & Rudenko. He got stopped by AJ. He is vulnerable for sure but still going to be a handful for Fury. This is Hughie’s 3rd step up fight will he be able to finally get above fringe contender level?

[Tecnoworld]

Povetkin is a shade of the past self and showed that AJ. If he loses to the weaker of the furys, he could well retire.