Povetkin. The next great heavyweight?

Anything from 1 to 6 is possible to be honest. You never quite know how a fighter is going to turn out untill he goes up against the best out there.

All I will say at this stage is that Povetkin is an extremely exciting contender and probably the one to watch at the moment.

 

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I pick option 4 1/2

He will be recognised as the man in the division as you say and will be the major force in it over a significant period unless another verry good challenger emerges.

 

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This is my pick. He might still get to #1 when Wlad has retired, but I expect younger, bigger heavyweights to supplant him by then.

It's strange, but I feel we might need a new weight division that goes on top of the Heavyweights to become the new open division. It functioned well as an open class when people were shorter, but now I find myself short-changing Povetkin because I feel he doesn't have the physique to consistently beat the best. He's good, but he's not Holyfield or Tyson.

 

I will choose this one.

His only problem, in my opion, would be Wladimir Klitschko. He lacks the power to put him away and Wlad has the footwork, jab and reach to box him to a decision.
Other than that, with more experience i think he can beat anyone else in the division right now.

Although i don't think he will be upset the Klitschko and Lewis were, i fear he's a bit too slug-happy sometimes. Just like Holyfield used to be in the early 90's. Maybe Peter will take his best shots, and come back with harder punches and come out fresher. But if he boxes smart, he should be able to take Peter apart rather easily.
I am very excited about Povetkin.

 

I´ve seen all of his pro- fights now and a lot of his amateur- fights, and to be honest, I´m pretty impressed, and his chin looked really solid during his amateur- career, but we have to look now at the pro´s what happens if he faces a real puncher and gets hit...

 

If Povetkin turns out to be as good as I think and that is a big if then a showdown between him and Klitschko could be a verry interesting afair.

It might be a live test of the superheavyweight theory and a backdrop for a general debate on it.

 

Completely agreed. But to be honest, I would pick Povetkin, even right now. He´s hungry, and he has no fear, he has the power to hurt and KO Wlad...

 

4 ) He will win a world title belt, defend it a few times, and claim the #1 spot by third party rating systems such as FightNews.com, Ring Magazine and Box Rec

If he fights Wlad too soon he could be ruined early, but I think he should rise to be number 1 but not get near the likes of Lewis/Holyfield he isnt that good

 

I pick 4

 

Povetkin carries extra fat on him (despite being in good shape) which indicates that he's smaller than his weight would indicate. Given equivalent bodyfat levels, he's not significantly bigger than fighters like Joe Louis or Sonny Liston...perhaps slightly smaller.

Interestingly, Povetkin seems to move a lot like Louis.

 

2 ) He will fight for a world title belt, but never win one.

 

He´s better than Ibragimov or Maskaev for sure...