He'll probably face getting stripped. I think he's genuinely terrified of ever getting into the ring with Wlad.
I wasn't alive then, though I recall my cryogenically frozen great grandfather telling me about it when I was young lad, just before he dissolved into a rancid pool of slime.
Here's a pic I found of Rahman fighting Maskaev back in the day. This content is protected Povetkin will have to fight hard to penetrate that high guard!