On sky box office. Good fight but a real matchroom FC hardcore fan PPV fight. I'll be watching for free, as ever.
Great fight, battle of the best left hooks. I reckon this could prove to be the most entertaining fight of the first half 2020 HW fights out of Wilder vs Fury 2, Joyce vs Dubois Usyk vs Chisora and AJ vs Pulev.
Whyte needs to hurt him and get him out early. If not he gets dragged into the trenches, still wins but can do without another long night. The type of nights he’s had with Joshua, Chisora x 2, Parker and Rivas shorten careers
The fact Povetkin is way past his best makes this fight interesting. If he can still move his head and use his feints then Whyte will have to ride a few dodgy moment early doors.
Good fight 8 years ago. Povetkin is old and looked every minute of his age against a bang average Hunter. Whyte is also way over rated. Won’t be paying.
Rivas was unbeaten and Whyte was the first and only person to drop granite chinned Parker. Povetkin has only lost to the at the time number 1 HW in Wlad and AJ, no shame in that. Povetkin also proved he's still one of top HWs holding his own against a very good Hunter (although I thought Hunter edged the fight).
Wouldnt surprise me if Povetkin won tbh. Only a few years ago he batters Whyte but age is catching up with him. It's probably a case of great timing for Whyte but Povetkin has the pedigree to stop a very beatable fighter in Whyte. Whyte is a game fella but extremely overrated with the sky media team behind him.
This fight a couple of years ago I’d have been proper buzzing for it. As you said though, Hunter dealt with him. He should have 3 losses on his record and this fight shouldn’t even be being talked about.
To be fair Hunter and Whyte are like night and day in terms of style. Whyte is a flat footed and easily hittable in comparison to Hunter. Whyte is a good style for a younger Povetkin.
Povetkin’s well past his best so expecting a Whyte win. Needs a massive undercard to justify being on PPV...
Should be a good fight for sure. Povetkin will carry a real threat for 4 or 5 rounds. If Whyte prepares properly then he should survive the early bombardment and score a stoppage after round 7. If he comes in in the same shape as he was against Wach, he'll get dramatically smoked.