Should Povetkin be fighting Wladdy so soon???

Chris Byrd will be a step up in class for Povetkin and there's no guarantee he'll beat Byrd, but if he wins the tournament I would say he's ready for Wladdy.

 

Sanders is the only one of the three who was really succesful. Purrity and Brewster were just lucky that KLitschko punched himself out while they still had enough starch in their legs to win. If Sanders was still around his prime age it would be very interesting but as it is Wlad haters are going to have a tough go for a while.

I don't think that Povetkin has the kind of explosive KO power to defeat WK. Maybe he could weather a bad storm and Klitschko will run out of energy but given Klitschko is an experienced veteran of that type of thing now I wouldn't hitch my wagon to that thought.

 

It is not any one particular attribute that makes Povetkin special, but I think how these attributes combine together. His ability to put together highly accurate and fast combinations from all angles is very rarelly seen in a heavyweight.

I do thought think that Povetkin does not have the punch power to trouble Wlad. On top of that Povetkin does not have watertight defence, I can see Wlad landing some huge bombs somewhere in the midrounds to force a stoppage.

 

Puritty ko 11 Wlad???????

Puritty was a living punching bag,nothing more.He took one brutal shot after another round after round.Yes,Puritty has a good chin,but he didnt do anything to win that fight then in Ukraine's capital Kiev.Wlad just ran out of gas due to overpacing and inexperience.
As said Puritty was nothing more than a living punching bag.
He didnt land a single telling punch within the first 8-9 rounds.

 

If Povetkin wins the tournament, he should fight Wladimir. However, I do not think Povetkin can win against Wladimir.

 

So Wlad did a "Zelenoff" and got knocked out by a punch bag? That's pretty harsh. In fact, to say Wlad lost to a living punching bag is hating.

 

Hating? No, I neither hate Wlad nor Puritty.

Puritty is a game fighter who has shared the ring with the who is who of the big boys' league.
And as for Wlad he is the undisputed nr.1 at present!

Well,unfortunetely,Puritty was nothing more than a living punching bag against Wlad.Yes,a very courageous one,but he didnt offer any resistance within the first 9 rounds.Nothing at all.He took countless good shots-probably more than a fighter should take in a single fight.Puritty has a great chin.Nevertheless their encounter was a very one-sided fight.
Wlad was punching,and Ross was the target,a punching bag.
Due to overpacing and trying too hard to impress his hometown fans Wlad ran out of gas in the last few rounds.Up to that point he had dominated every second of his encounter with Puritty.
Puritty didnt defeat Wlad,or knock him out.No,Wlad beat himself that day due to his inexperience and eagerness to showcase his skills in front of his Ukranian fans.

 

The first question should be if Sasha should be fighting Chris Byrd so soon overseas but if he's in there to succeed then, the two eliminators on a row may get him physically and mentally prepared, pumped up for Wlad yes.

 

The punching bag didn't beat Zelenoff either.

 

About 90% of your posts are about the Klitschkos. Now are you going on their website and having disturbing visions of people sucking their cocks. Your obsession with the Klitschkos is very creepy, seek some help before its too late.

 

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I guess that most fight fans outside Russia would root for Wlad against Povetkin.
Wlad has charisma,is leakable,a household name in a lot of countries,and a good sense of humour.
Povetkin looks as though butter would not melt in his mouth.He doesnt have a fighter's face,and neither is he the most fascinating personality out there.Quite the opposite whenever interviewed he gives the impression of being a very dull human being.

 

Well, he's not fighting him so soon. If he gets by Byrd and then say, Brock, those are two solid wins over proven top level heavyweights and fights in which Povetkin will gain a world of experience.

You have to figure that a Povetkin/Wlad fight won't come off for at least another year or more, at which time AP will be 29 years old, 15 or 16 and 0, and ready to step up to a title shot.

It doesn't serve a lot of purpose for him to fight 10 or 15 tomato cans to puff his record up to 30-0 with not a lot of top experience. With his amateur background, the way his team is moving now is just about perfect.

 

What exactly WOULD prepare him for Wlad? Nothing could - there's no other fighter like Wlad out there. Right now, there are only two serious questions about Povetkin - his chin and his stamina. His boxing style is what it is, and no amount of further preparation could help him out there. If his chin isn't what it's made out to be (correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he's never been down as a pro or an amateur), then he might as well lose to Wlad instead of someone like Virchis, because at least people will still think highly of him if he loses to Wlad, and he'll still get a big payday. Also, the additional exposure due to fighting Wlad would be valuable to his career, even if he gets KTFOed. As for stamina, he's fought for long enough that he knows how to train and how not to get gassed. 12 round fights against Byrd and Brock should be more than enough to prepare him on that front.

I don't think Povetkin beats Wlad even if he waits a couple more years, because his boxing isn't going to improve that much, his chin is what it is, and he'll have the stamina by the time he gets there. Stylistically, Wlad just isn't a good matchup for Sasha, and he isn't a good style matchup for most other fighters who are boxers more than punchers either. If Povetkin can somehow stay on the inside and take punishment to dish it out, he might have a shot, but best I can tell, that's not Sasha's style either. Otherwise, nobody else has a jab like Wlad, and there's little he'll be able to do to prepare for that jab, no matter what. He'll need a solid chin and a hugh pain threshhold to win, and neither of those would improve by fighting 5 or even 20 more guys before he fights Wlad.

 

If he wins the tournament and beats Byrd and then Chambers/Brock, I think he should take one more contender to prove himself before fighting Wlad.