Michael Moorer vs Alexander Povetkin

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Two technically sound boxer punchers with big power who were offensively skilled but were also defensively vulnerable as well. Who ends up getting stopped here in this dynamite match up?

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    Close fight until Povetkin nukes him
     
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    This. Moorer was good but he didn't have Povetkin's chin nor his durability. Sasha could really take a beating and keep chugging. Moorer was nowhere near constitutionally as tough.
     
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    Which version of Povetkin are we talking about? The one before or after he came under the medical supervision of Dr. Abraham Erskine?

    Pre-Serum Pov is getting beaten by Moorer.
    Post-Serum Pov is a tougher outing for Moorer and around Evens.
     
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    Alex Stewart was an uppercut magnet.
     
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    The straight punches of Moorer would certainly give Povetkin issues, but as soon as Moorer slows and Povetkin inevitably begins to get on the inside, it wouldn’t last much longer.

    Lead left uppercuts, bodyshots, countering that jab of Moorer’s with rights to the head and body.

    Moorer can’t take the power of Povetkin, and Povetkin has more than enough skill to implement that advantage in size and power.
     
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