wasnt that a HUGE step up for povetkin?

Well,butch,the first round of Donald vs Povetkin could have gone either way.
Povetkin won all the other round,but to be fair Donald was quite competitive at times.He had his moments,too.However,Povetkin had the upper hand in every exchange of fists.Classy performance! Props to Povetkin!

 

link? go to one of the boxing torrent sites

 

By the way Richel Hersisia lost to Taras Bidenko a few days ago.Did you watch that fight? According to the news the fight was quite entertaining as well as close.

 

Hopefully he continues to move up the ranks in opponents. Maybe a title shot in 2-3 years if he stays busy enough and continues to win.

 

He should get a title shot within the next year according to his promoters.

 

Povetkin's early development reminds a bit of Tsyzu's. KT fought Juan LaPorte, Sammy Fuentes, Ras-I Bramble, and Hector Lopez within two years and won a world title in only his 14th professional fight.

Both Povetkin and Tsyzu were vaunted amateurs, already ring skilled when they turned pro and I think in that case it's perfectly acceptable to move a guy fairly quickly.

It's great that Povetkin's manager has the confidence in him to put him in tough so early. I foresee a title shot by summer of 2008 for Povetkin. The kid is going to be fun to watch.