Nope. Except Valuev he can't really beat a titleholder altough Chagaev is past his best so he may do that. Wlad and Vitali punish him.
I doubt thtat it works outside of Germany. If American fighters are involved the ARD streams are usually restricted to Germany.
we will see come sept/oct this year. Povetkin is mandatory IBF for Wlad........ Oh who are we kidding. He has NO chance against Wlad:-D
If Vitali looks as stiff as he did against Gomez, then I think Povetkin would have a shot at beating him. He has just enough lateral quickness to avoid the right hook if he fights smart, and he doesn't have nearly as good of a jab as his brother, so he'll be able to get inside from time to time. I don't think he can beat Wlad though, outside of the standard puncher's chance due to Wlad's shaky whiskers. Povetkin would dominate Chagaev and Valuev.
Good post. I am also pleased to hear Povetkin's management finally talk some sense. Assuming he beats Estrada, they want to match him with Dimitrenko for the European title. Dimitrenko is the ideal opponent before facing Wlad. Dimitrenko is the same size as the brothers, and is also undefeated and based in Germany as well, so no home advantage. That fight should give a good indication about the chances Povetkin has versus Wlad (or Vitaly) and Povetkin can take that experience into his training and gameplan for the big one.
No way Povetkin beats Vitali. Vitali has fought 2 fighters with speed and he still wins it easy by a stoppage. I'll tell you this if Povetkin fights Vitali the way he fought both Bryd and Chambers, Povetkin don't have a chance in hell.
The problem for Wlad is that he's never fought anybody as good as Povetkin and nothing could prepare him for what Povetkin is going to bring. They're both stepping up in this fight. Povetkin beats any HW out there, period. He should be favored over Wlad and even more heavily favored over Vitali if you look at things realistically and look at the Klitchkos for what they are. I'm not saying Povetkin is some amazing fighter, but he's in a division with no A level fighters and he has the skills, ability, and drive/toughness to beat anyone.
Povetkin favored over Wlad.......your joking right? also Are you really saying that Wlad is not "A" level in the HW division?:roll: