Alexander Povetkin initiated the clinches and the fouls against Wladimir Klitschko and not vice versa
Posted: 01 Oct 2018, 04:49
Far too often, I've encountered people claiming, from hearing and reading their claims, that Wladimir Klitshcko SUPPOSEDLY cheated, fouled and fought dirty against Alexander Povetkin whilst being able to get away with it. It's about time this myth is debunked!
Charging in and bull rushing an opponent with one's head first, is totally against the rules of boxing. Thus, if a boxer retaliates by clinching, they are responding to a foul with a foul of their own. The point is, it was a fair fight and fought at an even playing field, contrary to popular belief, coming from those groupies claiming Povetkin was at an unfair disadvantage. Simply because, both executed ONE foul on each other. Povetkin fouled Wladimir Klitschko first, and then Wladimir Klitschko responded with a foul of his own on Povetkin.
Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxF4QzdEDnQ
Just count the number of times Povetkin charged in with his head into Wladimir Klitschko's body. That's illegal and against the rules. Whilst excessive clinching is ALSO against the rules. Wladimir Klitschko initiated only a handful of clinches. The rest were from Povetkin.
Wladimir Klitschko doesn't clinch, and doesn't even need to clinch, to beat opponents like Alexander Povetkin, provided, they also fight within the rules and don't charge in with their heads. To see Wladimir Klitschko beating a short opponent like Povetkin that also specializes in pressure fighting, without needing to EXCESSIVELY clinch (because that short boxer boxed within the rules and didn't charge in with his head like Povetkin did against Wladimir Klitshcko), then see this fight of Wladimir Klitschko against Ruslan Chagaev:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXbQqM_j2g
In this fight, Wladimir Klitschko proved he doesn't need to excessively hold or clinch against Ruslan Chagaev? Why? Because, not only was he still in his prime against Chagaev, unlike against Povetkin, but also because he fought a Chagaev who was boxing clean and not charging / bull rushing head first onto Wladimir Klitschko like how Povetkin was doing for the most part.
And it's been proven that Povetkin is practically on the same level as Ruslan Chagaev. Since when they both fought each other, it was a past-prime Chagaev vs a prime Povetkin. Yet, Povetkin still went life and death and just about beat a past-prime Chagaev in a very close, competitive fight, which was also evident by the close scorecards too.
Charging in and bull rushing an opponent with one's head first, is totally against the rules of boxing. Thus, if a boxer retaliates by clinching, they are responding to a foul with a foul of their own. The point is, it was a fair fight and fought at an even playing field, contrary to popular belief, coming from those groupies claiming Povetkin was at an unfair disadvantage. Simply because, both executed ONE foul on each other. Povetkin fouled Wladimir Klitschko first, and then Wladimir Klitschko responded with a foul of his own on Povetkin.
Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxF4QzdEDnQ
Just count the number of times Povetkin charged in with his head into Wladimir Klitschko's body. That's illegal and against the rules. Whilst excessive clinching is ALSO against the rules. Wladimir Klitschko initiated only a handful of clinches. The rest were from Povetkin.
Wladimir Klitschko doesn't clinch, and doesn't even need to clinch, to beat opponents like Alexander Povetkin, provided, they also fight within the rules and don't charge in with their heads. To see Wladimir Klitschko beating a short opponent like Povetkin that also specializes in pressure fighting, without needing to EXCESSIVELY clinch (because that short boxer boxed within the rules and didn't charge in with his head like Povetkin did against Wladimir Klitshcko), then see this fight of Wladimir Klitschko against Ruslan Chagaev:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXbQqM_j2g
In this fight, Wladimir Klitschko proved he doesn't need to excessively hold or clinch against Ruslan Chagaev? Why? Because, not only was he still in his prime against Chagaev, unlike against Povetkin, but also because he fought a Chagaev who was boxing clean and not charging / bull rushing head first onto Wladimir Klitschko like how Povetkin was doing for the most part.
And it's been proven that Povetkin is practically on the same level as Ruslan Chagaev. Since when they both fought each other, it was a past-prime Chagaev vs a prime Povetkin. Yet, Povetkin still went life and death and just about beat a past-prime Chagaev in a very close, competitive fight, which was also evident by the close scorecards too.