Comments Thread For: Povetkin Focused on Whyte Rematch, Rejects Talk of 'Lucky Punch'

[PBR Streetgang]

The beauty of that shot was that it was the furthest thing from lucky. It was executed after 4 rounds of setting it up and after taking punishment in the process. The fact it was done with such sudden and brutal results is what has us continuing to talk about it.

It's funny, I don't particularly like (nor dislike) either Whyte or Povetkin but looked forward to such a compelling matchup. I thought Whyte had him and I was in shock for minutes afterwards. It was an entertaining fight capped by a dramatic ending.

[Boxing Goat]

No luck whatsoever, he dipped, slid and threw right where he was supposed to with power. It landed well and good night. Definitely no luck involved.

[NorvernRob]

How many people on this forum have cried about ‘Hearns BS rematch clauses’, well Povetkin and his manager wanted one.

Ryabinsky rejected any talk that his boxer's landed a "lucky punch."

“If he hadn’t work on it in training, then it was a lucky punch. But he did, so there was nothing lucky about it,” Ryabinsky said.

“The rematch clause is common in such fights. It was written in the contract. If we agreed, it means we have a reason - because we wanted the rematch. Initially, the WBC ruled the fight would determine a number one contender between these two, so the rules of the game have changed a little. We don’t know yet [if the winner will get a title shot], we’ll sort that out, we’ll see.

“Why did we want the rematch clause? Because first and foremost, we need to look after the interests of our boxer. For Povetkin, he has the chance to earn decent money out of the current situation and if we have a chance to do that for our boxer, of course we will do that. Being the number one contender is never easy. It could last for a year or even two. Fighting now is also a must. That’s the case in a few words. The matter is a lot deeper and a lot more complicated but that’s our position.”

[factsarenice]

GFOH that was pure luck .

[PunchyPotorff]

Fans write off Povetkin all the time. Yet he's been in many thrilling fights, and the only time he didn't enter the ring prepared was the Huck matchup.

That was definitely no lucky punch. Whyte was lucky his head wasn't removed from his body. Perfect textbook uppercut delivered with massive power. It gets no better than that.