God damn how is it none of Wilders fans know he was dropped by Harold Sconiers in his 13th pro fight. Do your research. Also lmao at Wilder having a much better chin than Whyte. His legs do a dance every single time anyone hits him with a clean shot, puncher or not. Molina, Fury, Ortiz, Sconiers, Breazeale. All landed clean and his little twig legs did a funny dance. He avoided punchers his full career for a reason. Shelly and Breland witnessed what Wlad did to him in sparring and said “f**k no, there’s no chance we’re letting him in with Joshua, Wlad and Povetkin.”
Povetkin is 41 y/o, is way past his best and has been declining from fight to fight and has been very sick with Covid. MMA fighter Khamzat Chimaev is young and in his prime and look at how badly it affected him. This content is protected Povetkin reputedly dropped down to 14 st when he had it but I don't think people realize just how proud he is. He's the kind of guy who will tell you he has a minor headache if you shoot him in the head. To be honest, he should just retire because even the decline from AJ to Hunter when he was already well past his prime was steep and from Hunter to Whyte the decline was huge.
I am no Wilder fan I think he is a deluded clown but he has improved by miles since his fight with Sconiers. Yes his legs do buckle but I think a lot of that has to do with his poor fundamentals and terrible foot work he still manages to stay on his feet.
Whyte will have to stick and move for 12 rnds. Nothing special just pot shot and score. Move and repeat. Povetkins just does not have the speed he use to have. Now if Whyte stands and exchange it may end just like the first fight.
He wouldn’t be able to stay on his feet if he had taken some of the shots Whyte took off AJ and Povetkin, that’s for sure.
Disagree with this. Povetkin doesn’t have the legs to take punishment anymore, Hunter took what ever he had left in the punch resistance department. The two knockdown Whyte scored weren’t even that powerful. Whyte should be able to get a TKO without having to throw the kitchen sink. Whyte also doesn’t have the skills or discipline to box consistently for 12 rounds without getting caught with a monster punch again I don’t think. Either Whyte gets him or he gets Whyte. Very much looking forward to it that I’ll even pay the 20 quid PPV.
If you are saying Whyte doesn’t have the skill or stamina to outbox Povetkin then this is a coin flip against Povetkin. He lands fist he wins a or gets caught and he is out cold again. Not much of a game plan. I think Whyte can outbox Povetkin. As Povetkin has age another huge issue has been stamina. Move and make Povetkin work and he gasses bad. It doesn’t take much to get away from this version. He is so flat footed but stand and trade and he will time you.
He doesn't have a "glass jaw" but he clearly doesn't have a good one. "Guy was clinching for dear life after getting hurt by Parker, got dropped by Rivas, and got Brutally KO'd by Joshua and Povetkin. He's shown susceptibility to uppercuts. I honestly don't think Wilder's is good either of course. And i agree on the fact that Povetkin would put Wilder in a coma.
Povetkins is still one of the top 5 fighters in the world. If Whyte beats Povetkin he will wrongly not get credit like he should by many and people will dimiss it due to covid and age. Despite Wilder being considered a top fighter for the sole reason of beating Ortiz who is older and no where near as proven or has anywhere as of impressive resume as Povetkin. If Whyte beats Povetkin (big if) he will have the most impressive resume in the divison after AJ.
Whyte`s movement is poor, he can`t pot shot the way AJ did v Ruiz he doesn`t have the fundamentals to be able to do that.
