Nope, Wlad himself got a new trainer in Steward and fought a couple of no-hopers before getting in the ring with Peter. It takes time to assimilate a new, more defensive style. American trainers, especially the good ones like Steward and Atlas are good at improving Eastern-Euro protegies defensive skills. Sasha, at 30 years old is still in diapers as a heavyweight. Big, powerful dudes take much longer to peak than little people, Hell, tiny Mayweather is arguably still in his prime and he's pushing 34.
No. Wlad lost againgst Brewster and than he makes 2 fights! before he fights Samuel Peter for the IBF mandatory.
As a fan who closely watched Povetkin in the amateur and pro's, he is about as ready as he will ever be. The only thing he needs to do is enter the ring at 218-220. Haye, Valuev, and Povetkin are ripping off the fans. Just fight either Klitschko.
He will be waiting a long time before another 2 million dollar payday comes his way.Atlas has blown this opportunity.Povetkin is no kid.
WRONG youre whole point fails. Povetkin is a waste of time....thats all he has done for a while is waste time....
If povetkin is not ready with what he has learned so far and at 30 he will never be so called ready and their goes another HYPE JOB.
Atlas does nothing but talk **** about the Klit's and how bad they are yet he has a fighter he clearly isnt confident in. Atlas ****ed the fight up.I have been losing respect for that guy for a while now(always takes shots at Tyson)now i have none. Overrated POS trainer who always tries to make everything about himself.
That's what I was thinking. Maybe Teddy knows that he don't have what it takes, and may never get what what it takes. After this long, if he still don't see his fighter as ready, I doubt he ever will improve enough for to Teddy to think he is ready. Maybe they are waiting and hoping for Wlad to get old and lose his dominance? That sounds more reasonable, but they've got a few years wait, on that plan. Teddy's thinking.......... Povetkin- as developed as he is gonna get, but let's not admit that, lets keep saying he is not yet ready. Wlad- here's hoping time catches up to him.....
Exactly, although he ain't even a real trainer. Weeks before fight, and THEN he realizes is guy can''t win. After all the negotiations, hype, ... :huh
Atlas always tries to get HIS name on top even above the fighter. He wants the spot light of the fight on him and not the fighter. Never liked the guy
Here was Atlas' historic chance to show the world that all these years his rantings on how easy it is to beat Wlad weren't just empty words. And what does Atlas do? He blames his fighter to not be "ready" -- maybe Atlas shouldn't have talked so much **** about Wlad in the previous years instead of now laying the blame on Povetkin?