I'll be the first to say to hell with Povetkin, but let's see how it plays out

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by catchwtboxing, May 14, 2016.


  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing

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    People are jumping to a lot of conclusions on both sides.

    -If Povetkin has significant amounts of a banned substance in his system, indicating that he is using something that he knows is off limits, then to hell with him.

    -However, the substance was only banned in January, and his side is claiming there was only a trace amount. It wasn't a steroid or even a prosteroid, so let's give them a minute to sort this out.

    I have a feeling the fight will go on, but let justice prevail one way or the other.
     
    catchwtboxing, May 14, 2016
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  2. Purple Panther

    Purple Panther Active Member Full Member

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    Povetkin's levels were said to be very low, but it remains to be seen if the fight will be canceled.

    "Traces of extremely low concentration of meldonium have been found in his blood. He consumed it in September last year," Povetkin promoter Andrey Ryabinsky of World of Boxing said, according to the Russian TASS news agency. "He has not taken it since Jan. 1. The situation is ambiguous. The blood sample was taken in April this year. We have been in contact with the World Boxing Council, which is to decide if Povetkin's boxing bout against Deontay Wilder will take place or not."

    "If the fight is canceled, it will cost Wilder the biggest purse of his career. Under the purse bid, he is due $4,504,500 to Povetkin's $1,930,500. Ten percent of the winning bid, $715,000, is supposed to go into escrow and go to the winner of the fight."

    Wilder better hope it isn't cancelled. That's far too much money to lose out on.
     
    Purple Panther, May 14, 2016
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