truly how good was Povetkin at his absolute prime?

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  1. Registar1

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    regardless of the PED thing, how good was he at his absolute prime in your opinion?
     
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  2. Kratos

    Kratos Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was good but the roided version after the klitschko fight to the duhaupas fight was a beast, hed beat all the heavyweights today.
     
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  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd say he's in the prime Ray Mercer - Ibeabuchi - Tua range

    A very good fighter indeed. A prime Povetkin would be a problem in any era
     
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  4. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Best non-Klitschko of the Klitschko era.
     
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  5. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In his natural prime, Marco Huck arguably beat Povetkin for the WBA "Regular" belt (the one Trevor Bryan has now).

    In his PED-enhanced extended prime, Povetkin looked very good against Carlos Takam for a WBC "Silver" belt (the one Joyce has now).

    The PED-enhanced extended prime was probably the best version of Povetkin.

    Still, with all the belts floating around over his 16-year career, Povetkin never actually managed to win anything more than a "regular" or "silver" belt.

    Trevor Bryan to Joe Joyce ... however good that range is ... that's about where and what he was.
     
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  6. Registar1

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    question...that uppercut he landed on Whyte

    do you think that could KO Fury and Wilder?

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  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, but would it land of Fury ? Probably not
     
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  8. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Povetkin wouldn't have gotten off the floor against Wilder (like he did against Whyte) to land it.
     
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  9. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Log off
     
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  10. Saintpat

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    He was exactly as good as whatever he was injecting into his body at each given point.
     
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  11. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It might have KO'd a zebra but like a zebra I don't think he would have had occasion to land it against those two or AJ or Usyk.

    Povetkin vs Andy Ruiz a few years ago would have been interesting. They're both a little short, have shown flashes of greatness amid a lot of mixed success, an interesting style matchup too.
     
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  12. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oldest Povetkin got KO of the year vs PRIME Whyte
     
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  13. The Long Count

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    A true fighter. Olympic Gold medalist. Best non Klitschko of the Klitschko era is a good assessment. I shudder to think what he would of done to Wilder back in 2015.
    Excellent resume. Long career. No bad losses. Shame he took that last fight post covid looked like a zombie in the ring. Definition of shot.
     
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  14. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of course. Much weaker puncher have already dropped them.
     
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  15. DanielDimov

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    He was very good and dangerous opponent that always brought **** tons of risk and not that much cash
     
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