are use worried about sasha coming into this fight drugged up chef??after recent activity in russia regarding p.e.d's...or do use not care??
Sorry Chef....youve done very poor scouting on Potvetkin. Potvetkins movements are subtle but theyre there. He moves very well both laterally and forward. He doesnt stay outside a jab, but it requires guys doubling and tripling up the jab to catch him clean with it. Now, your right that Wlad does have an edge in about every category, but one thing Sasha does better than most is get inside and get to the body. This could prove detrimental to Wlad. It's his only weakness since Steward took over his training. Im hoping Wlad starts real early with the R hand. Like maybe the 3rd punch of the fight. Im hoping Wlad goes straight to it with laser guided precision. If he drives that R hand home early and often, he'll stop Sasha in 4-6. If he goes to the backfoot and lets Sasha eat jabs coming inside to be tied up, Sasha could get to the body and make this fight very interesting. Im of the opinion that Wlad will establish the R hand as soon as an opportunity presents itself, and that he'll drop Potvetkin multiple times with it en route to a TKO in the opening half of the fight.:think
povetkins head movement is awful..and his downfall is that when he gets inside after he shoots off he lets himself be tied up so he can be split and reset..his work rate is moderate..his resistance is terrible..his defence isnt great and his eyes swell up very very easily..
Ive just been watching some povetkin videos and wlad videos all day yesterday, ive noticed more and more how Povetkins, his bad footwork can go against him, i think this will be a defining factor in this fight, I can see Wlad exploiting this weakness. I can see Wlad jabbing and keeping himself out of range, Povetkin trying to come forward but getting hit by the jab, i can see povetkin struggling to get inside, and i can see him missing with his hooks, and reaching with the hooks, i can see wlad countering. Thats the key factor how is povetkin gonna get inside when wlad has such great foot work. I can see Wlad taking Povetkin apart with his jab and using his footwork to get out of range, i can see povetkin getting tired by round 5 and losing head movement getting hit more and more with the jab and right hand. If povetkin can constantly some how stay inside, he does have power in his hooks, he definitely needs to make it a dog fight every time wlad tries to hold, maybe try the uppercut when wlad tries to hold, although Ive never seen Povetkin use that punch.
I'm picking Povetkin to win, not to DESERVE to win. The fight is in Moscow, and Povetkin is perfectly capable of going the distance and making the fight fairly competitive. If you think Wlad is getting a decision in Russia against a Russian star, maybe you're the troll. Do you think the Russian mafia is going to let millions of future dollars just pass them by? Be sure, the judges have all been bought by now.
Wlads fans must think he is some sort of defensive master that he can go 5,6,7.. rounds without taking a shot. What happenes if Wlads gets staggered by a counter and Povetkin , who is an excellent finisher , swarms all over him? He looked very hittable against Pianeta. I like Povetkin by KO here.
Pianeta was able to land on Wlad I noticed. Wlad is getting easy to hit since Steward is gone. Povetkin is going to beat Wlad up bad.
And Povetkin is a lot faster than Pianeta. If the ref taks away Wlads hugging i really dont give him much of a chance at all. The ref must be selected at this stage. I winder who it is..
Povetkin's face is going to be a mess after 4 or 5 rounds not sure why people are saying he has head movement he doesn't. He bruises very easily and Wlad is going to have target practice with the Jab which he will use to hide his right hand which Povetkin won't be able to see. Atlas knew what a horrible style match up this fight is and so did Povetkin he has pulled out twice already.
The referee isn't selected until 2 weeks or so before the fight unless do you mean the Russians have already hand picked someone? The referee isn't going to matter in this fight.
:rofl:rofl:rofl stop trolling dude. it's gonna be an easy fight for wlad. povetkin is tailormade for wlad.