Wilder is used to fight in the US. Drama everywhere. The WWE, MMA, the Superbowl. Advertising, acting, doing everything to sell the event. Just compare Gordon Ramsey's shows in the US to the ones of the UK. Povetkin is different. He won't headbutt Wilder like Szpilka did, he won't start twitter wars. He's a real sportsman. Ever saw Sasha during a weigh in? He even shook hands with a trouble maker like Charr, they both held a Syrian flag together with "peace" written on it and exchanged nice words. This is a sport. It's not the WWE, it's not cursing at each other, threatening to knock the opponent out. This is real sport. Like the Olympics. Thousands or years history of sports. Boxing belongs to it too. Wilder will not be able to understand what is going on around him. He always tries to manipulate his opponents, during this whole drama soap opera he is used to. It won't work this time. He's going to yell "Bomb squad", people will laugh. He is going to fight in Russia. He is going to fight against a real sportsman. A skilled sportsman. Wilder will go down before round 5. Haymon knows it either, that's why he didn't even try to win the purse bid.
Good Wilder will have nothing to distract him from fully concentrating on the task at hand, it'll make his job that much easier.
Wilder is a machine, mentally fury makes him his *****. Mental side I have to see more from wilder to make him the mab