Povetkin vs. ??? in July

No matter whom he fights, he will lose vs. Vlad.

 

Well then that opponent better be tall and have a good punch if
A.P. is going to get any real preparation for Wlad. If he looks for
an easy fight to avoid any risk of losing before his big title shot
I don't see how that benefits him any. Maybe Dimentrenko(sp.)
might fit the bill. At least he has height and a jab. It's hard to
find a tall fighter with Wlad's amazing skillset and athletic ability.
He is so underestimated on this forum.

 

Getting a busted eye is not quite the same as having a bad chin, so far in his career Povetkin has never even been hurt, so I do not know how you can say he does not have a great chin.

 

I've always said Haye should not muck around and look for a class fight next at heavy to show he is not mucking around.

If he wants to be world champ he will need to beat the likes of Povetkin, and as Povetkin isn't a huge heavy it would be a good place to start.

Anyone think the Haye/Wlad talk are on the basis of Haye taking a fight with Povetkin and Wlad making sure he still has a fight lined up if Povetkin loses?

From Povetkin's point of view though there are far less dangerous options.

 

There seems to be also a chance that his next fight might land in China:

http://www.boxingconfidential.com/articles.php?id=4453

 

No reason for Povetkin to take any risks here. Audley and Dimentreko are risks. Povetkin's title shot is locked up, why fumble it away?

I'd take the safest possible semi "name" opponent. Someone like Taurus Sykes would fit the bill nicely. No threat, yet someone you might get rounds from.

 

That epitomises everything that is wrong with boxing today. If Audrey is a risk he should not be ranked in the top ten.

Haye had a title shot vs Mormeck lined up and instead of taking a safe bet, he took on a well ranked (though limited) guy at heavyweight. That takes balls.

 

he sould take on a fighterlike timo hoffman who would definatly give him rounds. though a fight with a top 20 fighter would show us hes serious about showing his class

 

He should fight Brewster.

 

I agree there....makes no sense why he's so stuck on fighting Wlad. It might be a tactical move...who knows. It sounds like they're looking for a tough opponent for July. I wouldn't be surpriced one bit if a fight with Peter or Chagaev\Valuev was made after July succession.
:think

 

Good move by Povetkin, if he does fight in July.

He needs all the professional experience he can get.

Being off for close to a year, by the time he meets Wlad, wouldn't have been a brilliant idea either.

This will obviously be a stay busy fight, where he won't be taking too big a risk.

 

I know it would be regarded as too risky, but I'd like to see him fight Shannon Briggs.

 

Povetkin's promoter stated a few weeks ago that his boy would not enter the ring until he shared the ring with Wlad.
But if he really fights someone before he gets his shot at Wlad he will probably face either Brian Minto or the Canadien Bergeron.
Both Bergeron and Minto dont pose a serious threat to Povetkin,and both Minto and Bergeron are quite known in Germany due to their courageous encounters with Sauerland's boy Valuev and former German hero Axel Schulz.

 

Povetkin should fight someone decent, and hopefully he won't fare too well, cause he should brighten up and realize that Wlad will be a pay day, but it could end his career.

 

I disagree. It's simply smart business. This is just the way boxing is these days. Credit Povetkin for coming up fast against some good opponents. He climbed the ladder fast and is poised to take on the best heavyweight in the world.

I personally think it's ludicrous to take a tough fight in between that and risk the shot that you've essentially been working towards since you were a kid. What he needs is simply a tune-up fight, something to stay busy and avoid rust. Not a potential war with a tough opponent. What would be the point of that??

As far as Haye, I wouldn't exactly say it took huge balls to blow out Tomas Bonin; he's basically a tune-up type fighter. That was a choice of an easy opponent to stay busy, exactly what I propose. Not putting himself at risk in a tough fight. Your example proves my point.