Povetkin is essentially the bigger and improved version of Mike Tyson

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Drachenorden, Dec 25, 2016.


  1. Drachenorden

    Drachenorden Active Member Full Member

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    Both Tyson and Povetkin are short HWs who rely on forcing the close range fighting to taller opponents by using head movement and slipping the jabs.

    Povetkin has a lot in common with Tyson's style but prefers boxing technical skills over explosiveness and just relying on athleticism, that's why he has more longevity than Mike and is boxing on the elite level deep into his 30s. The way he uses head movement and evades punches is on a very high level.

    Povetkin is bigger than Tyson, he has similar build but is taller and heavier.

    Povetkin is also boxing in a more competitive HW era and only lost to ATG Wladimir Klitschko.
     
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  2. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    He hated Mayweather IV a year ago...
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    A few months ago this guy was a scientist defending PED usage
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    Now not so much
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    This is who guys like you remind me of. You switch your position, depending on the look of the fighter that gets caught. Never consistent.
     
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  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Honestly this type of troll needs banning. You can't display ignorance at this level.

    @CST80 sort this out.
     
  4. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Gtfoh Mike Tyson whilst he never had a long career due to a variety of reasons,stardom,drugs,anxiety and work ethic was in that short period a wrecking machine that took the world by storm,I don't know why I'm even answering this actually?
     
  5. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    Tyson is poor man's Povetkin.
     
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  6. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    its an odd improvement if the improvement on ATG undisputed world champ Tyson results in being a failed 37 year contender who never won a title fight.
     
  7. Flamazide

    Flamazide Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I agree. Tyson wishes he could be half the man Povetkin is. When Tyson reflects back on his career and compares it to Povetkin I bet he's thinking "Damn, that could have been me" and sheds a small tear of sadness, regret, envy, and a little bit of joy just knowing that he could be alive to witness it all at one time. It's beautiful when you think about it.
     
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  8. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can the mods please make section for idiots, and place threads like this there? Thanks and Merry Christmas!
     
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  9. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    No, Povetkin and Tyson are nothing alike. Tyson was a lot faster, more aggressive, and had better technique. Povetkin might punch hard like Tyson but the power is generated differently.
     
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  10. Madmink

    Madmink Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cant deny it.if u watch tyson in the years he dominated and looked unstoppable,his footwork and defense were virtually identical to povetkins.he just waded in,didnt have a reflex in him and he was just a poor heavywright in an even poorer division.he took credit for beating a finished holmes,regardless if holyfield went life and death with him years later,and his skills power,speed,and out and out class was a falicy.people wer just all beat before they got in the ring,nothing to do with the fact they litterally knew they where.the way lewis toyed with him proved it,even holyfield,the tyson thag fought holyfield hadnt deteriorated a drop,just fiction,don king,d amatos death,and lifestyle didnt influence him a jot.people who fell for this fake need to hang their heads...
    Wlad is the man.no fear,warrior.come on wlad bring back the good old days
     
  11. Madmink

    Madmink Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No way wilder would duck tyson either.why bother he was a poor mans spilka anyway
     
  12. ZODIUS!!!

    ZODIUS!!! The certified boss banned Full Member

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    Sorry but Tyson would destroy povetkin
     
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  13. Madmink

    Madmink Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Even the version that beat huck ?
     
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  14. gmurphy

    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    One things for certain povetkin has the bigger hands and better fisting technique blizzys mom said so
     
  15. Nay_Sayer

    Nay_Sayer On Rick James Status banned Full Member

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    This thread is all kinds of FAIL..