Rematch with Povetkin if possible, but I doubt that'll happen soon if ever. Rematch with Ola seems more likely, if Huck stays at HW he needs to fight a top10 level opponent
WBO CW rankings 1. Ola Afolabi 2. Denis Lebedev 3. BJ Flores 4. Alexander Alekseev Lebedev has the WBA Interm belt though. I hope he drops it and fights for the WBO Title which should rightfully be his anyway since schooling Huck. Afolabi vs Lebedev would be a interesting fight.
They only got dollars in the US and not many of them for a fight either. Why should Huck fly over to fight for peanuts? I'm trying to think of a US heavyweight ...... some Mexican fella I guess, the one who wants to fight Vitali again I guess. Is there another?
if he stays at heavy he needs to fight a borderline top 10 and see how he does . or just rematch povetkin. or go back down
Very big numbers. 6.3 million viewers, a 24.7% market share in Germany. The best rating for a non-Klitschko heavyweight fight since Valuev vs Haye and better than any one of Abraham's or Sturm's ratings. Before yesterday, Huck's best result was 5.04 million (against Minto) and Povetkin's was 3.35 million viewers (vs. Chagaev).
Based off that, sounds like a rematch just got made. And fans of exciting fights are the real winners.
Just watched the fight. Dont understand all the negativity. That was a war!! Povetkin looked tired? Yeah damn right he does.. Both guys showed lots of heart. Good fight.
In America they have competent refs. Cuck is a more exciting version of American John Ruiz. In america he will not have home town refs.
I'd like to see him with a fuller HW frame. He's still lengthy. But he's got some pipes on him, and throws nice punches, although somewhat wide most the time. I think he'd likely beat Adamek at HW. That win combined with the close fight vs Sasha could get him a payday vs a Klitschko.