Alright time to get it cleared up, whose fault was it that the fight was cancelled?

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  1. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Flomus will out in force with their videos of Paulie Maligani blasting Manny Pacquiao as a 100% guilty drugs cheat! :rofl Just to deflect until all the damage control is done. Floyd would be riddled in scandal. :nut
     
  2. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    I agree with Lennox's earlier post. Povetkin may have had meldonium in his system but it is very unclear as to how long it stays in one's system, especially in trace amounts. Also, why would Wilder ever walk away from a nearly $6M payday? This tells me he didn't want the fight. He may never be offered a bigger payday. Nothing is certain in this world, especially the boxing world. Some of these fighters get such delusional ideas about their importance. They start to believe the hype. Ask some of the retired heavyweights today. Woulda, coulda, shoulda.
     
  3. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    It's much easier and much less damaging to his image to fake a training camp injury. Testing positive for PED's to get out of a title fight is like burning down your house to make toast.
     
  4. stiflers mum

    stiflers mum Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Povetkin. You are responsible for what you put in your body that's what's happened to Lucas Browne though he took clenbuterol unknowingly.
     
  5. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    See, it's clear as day there's a lot of MORONS on this board. 19 votes on the guy who did not juice up. ROFL
     
  6. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    I don't believe Povetkin was afraid of Wilder in the least. If you recall, Stiverne laughed saying it was going to be an easy fight for Povetkin.
     
  7. Rumsfeld

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    Agreed again. No one is going to deliberately tarnish their name with PED's when there are so many other avenues that can better justify the same means to an end.

    I am actually baffled that 1 in 3 people are blaming Wilder. :lol:

    I am not a fan of Wilder or Povetkin. I think Wilder is a KO waiting to happen and that Povetkin is the most overrated modern HW in the history of ESB. I don't care who would have won either way, and view it as a genuine 50-50 proposition in my mind - a fight I would never confidently make a prediction for.

    But clearly Wilder cannot be the one to blame given the current available information.

    :smoke
     
  8. Capt

    Capt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Look I hate Wilder too, but it's disgracful for 19 people to vote for Wilder.

    He's done nothing wrong.
     
  9. Rock0052

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    Yeah, I have no idea how anyone can blame Wilder here :lol:.

    I like watching both of these guys fight (doesn't seem like there's too many in that boat here), so I'm actually pretty bummed at how it's shaking out. It would've been entertaining, so hopefully it's not completely dead in the water yet.
     
  10. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    Why wouldn't the WBC just postpone the fight until more data is acquired? Walking away from $6M for something that is so speculative? Strange. Fear.
     
  11. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Look at those names.

    It's a whose who of re****s. :roll:
     
  12. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I like watching them both, too. I'm just not overly impressed with, either. :good

    If it ever does come together, I imagine it will generate more mainstream sports interest in the US. Maybe not much more, but certainly more buzz would result.

    But if the investigation becomes a greater indictment of wrong-doing on the part of Povetkin (and I'm in no way saying that's necessarily the direction things are headed) - then it would probably be best to look another direction.
     
  13. Rock0052

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    As far as I know, that's exactly what the WBC is doing- officially, they're only saying it's postponed.

    I can understand why Wilder and his team are gutted, but now isn't the time to overreact and walk away entirely. Not yet.
     
  14. Rock0052

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    :good
     
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    Political situation, as a result the whole post soviet sport was affected. Now they want to ban Russia from Olympics, which is basically the main goal. Unfortunately the sport has been affected by that.

    Point that saddens me is that WADA (people mix it with VADA who took tests) has not provided ANY SERIOUS VALID PROOF that meldonium enhances performance.