Alexander Povetkin vs David Haye, Jerry Quarry, Donovan Ruddock, Gerry Cooney, David Tua

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by MarkusFlorez99, May 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM.


Hoe does he fare

This poll will close on Feb 14, 2028 at 5:32 PM.
  1. Povetkin would beat them all h2h

    11.1%
  2. Haye beats him

    33.3%
  3. Quarry beats him

    33.3%
  4. Ruddock beats him

    55.6%
  5. Cooney beats him

    33.3%
  6. Tua beats him

    77.8%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can Povetkin clear this list of heavyweights ? Prime for prime
     
  2. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I think he edges Haye.

    Beats Quarry

    Beats one dimensional Ruddock

    Stops Cooney in a similar fashion to Price.

    My guess is the Tua of the Ibeabuchi fight could outwork Povetkin and win a close decision over Pov. I think Pov would find it quite hard to deal with Tua's power on the inside.
     
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  3. shavers

    shavers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    All of those guys at their Prime and best would give povetkin hell all night...some guys in here obviously isnt old enough to remember fighters like Cooney,Ruddock and Tua at their best.
     
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  4. GlaukosTheHammer

    GlaukosTheHammer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Low man imo. Gets a ton of respect for avoiding, it's weird.
     
  5. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    All of these beat the most overrated fighter on this forum
     
  6. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Would beat them all None have the tools to deal with prime Povetkin nor the power to knock him out
     
  7. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    This.

    I wonder when and how Povetkin became the GOAT HW. Last I checked, he was just another "also ran".
     
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  8. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    Gotta agree.

    Povetkin was quite good; no doubt. But the idea of him just breezing invictus throught five heavy contenders is crazy.
     
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  9. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I doubt Quarry or Cooney would beat him.

    I think Haye at his best was good enough to beat him. People forget how good Haye was for a short period.

    Ruddock is about even. They'd go to the trenches like Ruddock's fights with Tyson. Either guy could get stopped.

    Tua would probably get outworked.
     
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  10. OddR

    OddR Active Member Full Member

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    Shame Haye was plagued with injuries at heavyweight. I think he could have done more there.
     
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  11. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Yeah, I would've loved to have at least seen the Fury fight. Haye was right around Joshua and Willder's level, which I class as a step above Povetkin, but he burned out very quickly.
     
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  12. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Without making any solid poll predictions I’ll just say that he wins some loses some
     
  13. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I agree Povetkin is overrated on the forum. Frankly I believe all these guys at there best beat him.