Any word on the official Wilder/Povetkin press conference?

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  1. yesihavearm2

    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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    The fight is less than a month away and there has been no face to face meeting as far as I know which is unusual, I have a sneaking feeling in the back of my mind that something will happen that causes the cancellation of the fight (You never know with Russians)

    Any word on when the official press conference will be?
     
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  2. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilder has recently given interviews which i loved what i heard. No problem fighting anywhere in the world. Knows anyone and everyone can be beaten, but thinks he'll pummel povetkin into submission
     
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  3. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilder pulling out would kill the card, that's the fight most are pumped for. Idk, i couldn't care less with mismatches, especially huge mismatches.

    Wilder by ko 2 to 5
     
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  4. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Wilder only signed last week. So the press conference will probably be rather late as well.
     
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  5. yesihavearm2

    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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    It's just odd that's all that we haven't even seen them in the same room together
     
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  6. TSoprano

    TSoprano Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Povetkin will destroy Wilder, absolute mismatch in terms of skill.
     
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  7. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    It baffles me that anyone would confidently say that about either man beating the other.

    I see it as a 50-50 fight between 2 mediocre talents in the grand scheme of heavyweight championship history. Both of these guys are plenty flawed, and neither of them strikes me as anything special.

    I could see a KO happening one way or another, and it wouldn't surprise me either way.

    That some people like you have such strong feeling son this (and the same goes for others who think this will be easy for Wilder) - I don't get it!

    Two rather mediocre heavyweights as far as title fights go in the historic sense.

    :smoke
     
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  8. Lady Girl

    Lady Girl Kneel Before Zod! Full Member

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    :yikes
     
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  9. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Thing is, if Wilder beats Povetkin fair and square I'll give him full credit for doing so. I'll say congratulations Deontay you've proven yourself now. Well done now we take you seriously. He's done and said a few things that have annoyed me - beating up puny little seriously mentally ill Charlie Z being the main one - but other than that I actually think he's a very amiable chap and I genuinely quite like him. I don't get the impression the Wilder fanboys will be so forthcoming with their praise for Povetkin should he win though, or at least many of the ones on here that is.
     
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  10. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Wilder is the slight betting favorite which surprises me given Povetkin is a level above anybody Wilder has faced (bar Nichols) and the fight is in Russia, might be free money backing Povetkin.
     
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  11. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You should look at it from a diehard heavyweight fan perspective who've been craving for some exciting hw action in all this MayPac circus for over a decade.

    There are many different aspects that makes this interesting (such as East vs West, Black vs White, US vs Russia, K2 era vs The new era) along with two completely different styles going at it, both with KO power.

    Who knows, maybe It'll be an addition to your best exciting HW fights episode. :hey
     
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  12. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I'm a die hard heavyweight fan who's been craving for an exciting heavyweight fight since Brewster-Liakhovich. But this doesn't especially interest me.

    :conf

    Fair enough. But even if this does excite people for these and other reasons, and regardless of my Bah-Humbug attitude towards it - I still find it surprising that anyone has strong opinions regarding who will win.

    :lol:

    It would be awesome if it's that good!

    :good
     
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  13. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    At least we can all agree It'll be more exciting than the other big HW match up in July. :yep
     
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