Alexander Povetkin vs. Christian Hammer RBR

Hammers always been somewhat softer , many ppl claiming he was fat at the weigh in which he wasn't.....

 

Does CST have as much mileage on him as Sasha?

 

I don't think a lot of people actually know what FAT is.... His stamina is better than a lot of so-called "in shape" heavyweights.

 

I think Sasha is a bit older actually! CST is no spring chicken, that's for sure! Not not too far behind Povetkin or Ortiz.

 

I meant in terms of wear and tear on their respective "treads", lol

 

CST is a bit more like Mansour early into his comeback! If that answers your question.

 

I think most HW's get a bad rap for stamina ...you need to look at punch counts and style. Povetkin was also pushing around clearly the heavier guy. I thought Povetkin could have ended this fight early but played a safety punch count himself.

 

A lot of "soft bodies" fighters seem to have boundless stamina - look at Tyson Fury prior to his troubles - fast, jerky movement for 12 rounds.

Perhaps, the "mesomorphic", muscular and cut fighters (Joshua etc) have too much fast twitch muscle, burning out their stamina reserves. The slightly flabbier ones have the slow twitch muscle composition of marathon runners.... and having a lot more of it, with added fat, doesn't alter their great endurance. That type of physique is less prone to injury too; slow twitch types are over represented in football academies, despite having less desirable physical talents - as they are less likely to drop-out through injury. That said, maybe I am biassed: my own build is a piece of string - used to be good at cross country running - and incapble of putting on any muscle or looking buff, no matter how much exercise I do.

 

Regardless of what you think of him, he's been a top 5(at least) HW for a decade. That's saying something. Other than AJ I can't confidently rate anyone about him currently, resume wise or h2h..

 

The devils advocate himself.

Nah, it's good to hear alternative points of view.

I think people fell in love with his fan friendly and late career surge in power where he was really laying guys out for a few years.

 

Other than belt value do you consider his bogus WBA reign any less credible than Wilder or Parkers? Wilder won his title off Stiverne who won it by beating Arreola TWICE after Vitali retired and dropped the belt, Parker won his dubiously against Ruiz after the Fury situation. Some may overrate Povetkin sure, but apart from AJ and the Klitschkos he's easily the most accomplished HW in the post Lewis era.

 

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