Does this come from Povetkin's camp? If he's not willing, ready and able to fight the mando in January (which is when it's due), he needs to step off. Wilder will fight another voluntary in January.
For a guy who's said to be so desperate to fight Wilder, he's got a funny way of showing it. Fights less than one round in MAY. ****s around doing nothing and then decides he needs a tune-up in November (putting back mandatory negotiation period for the title fight that were scheduled to have been ordered in October). Now announces that he needs an extended vacation after today's fight, so he's not ready to fight a mandatory until, what, the summer?
Report says Povetkin's camp sent someone to WBC convention in China to inform them that he wouldn't be ready to fight in January, when mandatory was due. What a beta.
Povetkin: K Wilder, i've beaten Perez ... now fight me Wilder: ... nah ... got a fight with Molina to do Povetkin: K, fight Molina, than me next. I'll not fight until we fight Wilder: k Povetkin: kk, you've beaten Molina ... now fight me Wilder: nah ... i wanna make another voluntary Povetkin: aaar Wilder: i'll fight a decent opponent ... Duhaupas Povetkin: damn it WBC: k, Wilder gonna fight Duhaupas, winner has to face Povetkin Povetkin: i'm bored ... gonna have a fight Hrunov: let's fight Wach, he's active ... currently training with Klitschko for his Fury-fight Povetkin: Klitschko? Wach? wasn't Klitschko angry cus Wach wanted to fight with manipulated gloves and used PEDs? Hrunov: funny huh? Povetkin: k, i'll fight Wach Hrunov: k, you'wll fight november 4th Wilder: hey guys, i've beaten Duhaupas Povetkin: ok cool ... i'll handle Wach, than we fight next Wilder: yeah ... i wanna stay active too ... going to fight 16th january Povetkin: january? that's 10 weeks after my fight with Wach ... i want be ready for a title fight then Wilder: cool ... i'm gonna make a voluntary than against a decent opponent ... maybe ... uhm ... Warwczyk? Povetkin: arrrrg Povetkin: Hey Wilder, i've beaten Wach ... i'm ready for you in April or May. Wilder: Cool, i'll make my voluntary and we will fight next Povetkin: kk Wilder: Hey i've won my fight ... but i'm injured ... my right fist hurts Povetkin: no problem ... i'm going to make a stay busy fight in february or march Wilder: cool Povetkin: k, did my stay busy fight. I've beaten Teper ... you ready in three months? Wilder: cool. You know what? My hand is all ok. Gonna stay active. I wil fight in april Povetkin: April? I won't be ready then Wilder: Oh ... ok, i'll do a voluntary against a decent opponent ... Billy Wright i think Povetkin: aarrrrrrgh!