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Badhusker wrote: ↑02 Nov 2017, 07:40

chinarich wrote: ↑31 Oct 2017, 15:04 Zero interest. If they were fighting in my living room I'd turn out the light and go to bed...

davie wrote: ↑17 Nov 2017, 03:42 Like a few on here, I really rate Povetkin.

But he isn't going to get the shot at Wilder or Joshua, not as long as my arse points downwards.
And his chances dimish as long as he looks dangerous, which should be the criteria for getting a big fight.

So on that basis, this one and any other decent Povetkjin fight is a bit pointless

candyslim wrote: ↑17 Nov 2017, 08:37

davie wrote: ↑17 Nov 2017, 03:42 Like a few on here, I really rate Povetkin.

But he isn't going to get the shot at Wilder or Joshua, not as long as my arse points downwards.
And his chances dimish as long as he looks dangerous, which should be the criteria for getting a big fight.

So on that basis, this one and any other decent Povetkjin fight is a bit pointless

I think the Wilder ship has sailed, but I see no reason to suppose he wouldn't get a shot at Joshua, other than the fact he's going to have to stand in line and he's not getting any younger. His failure to stop Rudenko might suggest he's slipping (or maybe he's missing his, er ... supplements) although to be fair nobody has stopped Rudenko, he's a tough s.o.b.

I like Povetkin and I think the way he was treated by the WBC compared to Stiverne was a disgrace. The meldonium charge was bullshit even they admitted they couldn't tell if he'd used it after it was banned. The ostarine charge less cut and dried, but Stiverne was caught taking DMAA and not only not punished, but rewarded with an automatic mandatory number one challenger shot, which was emphatically not earned in the ring.

I don't say Povetkin is innocent of any wrongdoing, but his treatment was clearly politically motivated. He has consistently shown he isn't afraid to take on tough opposition and I'll be sad if he retires before he gets another shot at the title. I think Hearn would see Povetkin as a good name for AJ to have as a win on his record. As good as Povetkin is he would be at a huge physical disadvantage against the much younger man without the compensation of having the technical proficiency advantage that he would have enjoyed against Wilder.

jamamb wrote: ↑17 Nov 2017, 16:56 looks like pov going the wbo route. hes 6 with them and hammer is 1 so he cant be that far off becoming mandatory if he wins. in reality on ability hammer is maybe top 30.

also it wasnt really prices chin going agaibst hammer. price was tired and looking worn down from early as the third. looked like he was going to get stopped when he dropped hammer. price just has no tank and freezes when pressured.hammer teed off on him in the end yet still couldnt drop him.

boxing_rocks wrote: ↑13 Dec 2017, 17:51 Матч ТВ (Match TV)

candyslim wrote: ↑19 Nov 2017, 15:34 Certainly worth a look Asdfjkl it's good to see two unbeaten prospects having the nerve to face another and risk their '0'. I'll reserve judgement on their potential though, I don't think I've seen either box before.

x2x wrote: ↑15 Dec 2017, 13:08 Povetkin-Hammer fight starts at 1:30PM ET, I think.

x2x wrote: ↑15 Dec 2017, 14:12 Dag - I've been watching it there, but I didn't know if I'm allowed to post any live fight links here. I thought they have a rule against it.