Wladimir Klitschko: " My next opponent will be Alexander Povetkin in November"

Prediction for what?, Wladimir vs Povetkin?

 

Yup, let's hear it...???

 

This is bad statement. Povetkin is better than Brock.

 

Bull****. So being the undisputed Cruiser champ doesn't even make you a 'prospect' does it?

Be real Scar, be real. Of COURSE Haye is a prospect, on the strength of his achievements at the lower weight. Will he be as good at heavy? **** knows, I personally doubt it because he is chinny but no more chinny than the current number 1 in the division.

I can understand people saying he'll get blown out by WALDO, I half expect that to happen myself, but saying he's not even a prospect is just wrong.

 

It's bold, but not impossible. I feel Povetkin easily has the better chin and is alot tougher mentally, as well as having a better workrate, Wlad however is physically superior, which I feel will make all difference in this fight. I see Wlad having a tough time with him early, but after he gets used to his style, look for Wlad to really pick him off with the jab coming in, by the 7th round Wlad will start opening up on the beatdown Povetkin, the fight will be stopped in either the 7th or 8th round, after Povetkin eats some devastating straight rights.

 

I didn't state he wasn't...I was illustrating the similarities.

 

Picking Povetkin by late round TKO.

It's fair to say that Wladimir has some stamina issues when he's forced to stay active and against an aggressive fighter you will have to be active. Let's face it, when he fought Peter even after successfully applying the jab/grab tactics but wasn't able to stop Peter even after landing endless right hands he seemed to be confused and looked really bad at times. In the 10th it looked nearly over for Wladimir when he hit the canvas obviously from a punch and exhaustion, the same thing could happen here if not worse. Peter didn't even know how to cut off the ring at times and still seemed to trouble Wladimir because the aggressive style is just a style Wladimir hates as proven in all of his losses. Brewster was an aggressive fighter who kept Wladimir active till he ran out of gas, the Sanders fight was simple and quick there's no need for explanations there and Purrity was able to outlast Wladimir basically, he took all of the damage Wladimir threw at him till Wladimir had nothing left. Povetkin will just be aggressive and IF(got to use that) he can take Wladimir's punches and keep him active with him also being active and affective at it in the process then he has a great chance. Peter barely landed enough early with his very slow speed and he looked to tire Wladimir, Povetkin is a very active fighter, very sharp and has very good speed. Not to forget that if Wladimir looks to apply the jab/grab tactic, which he will 100%, then Povetkin will be landing some serious body shots as they get close. The goal here is for Povetkin to look to block Wladimir's punches or be able to take them when he has to and land his own punches in the process, that must include a lot of body punches which I can see him doing as early as the very first round. As long as Povetkin stays active in there and keeps those punches coming with the ability to handle Wladimir's right hand then he has the fight going his way as it goes deeper and if it goes deep then I'm pretty sure you will agree that Povetkin's chances to score a stoppage are very high considering Wladimir's stamina and with someone in Povetkin's style Wladimir will HAVE to stay active to back off his opponent. Thompson wasn't even very active yet he had Wladimir breathing heavily at the end and look very bad, even though Thompson was to cautious to throw his straight left when he had the chance to do so MANY times as Wladimir CONTINUED to stand when he WANTS him to and when Thompson landed in the 6th I believe he had Wladimir stunned. Povetkin will keep throwing and throwing punches like that from start to finish nonstop, the man is an active machine in there and that's something Wladimir hates unless he finds a way to keep Povetkin missing as he did to Peter, which I seriously doubt because both(Peter and Povetkin) aren't same at all.

If I'm proven wrong then so be it, at least I stuck with my prediction and how I truly feel.

 

Can't believe Suge said that, Povetkin is NOTHING like Brock.

 

How does making you the undisputed cruiserweight champion a prospect in a division he has done nothing in?, please explain that to me. You want to be a prospect in a division, you FIGHT in it and prove you are a prospect.

I don't think he will be blown out by Wladimir but I still need to see him fight quality opponents in the division to judge. He's a great fighter as a cruiserweight, I have no doubts about that at all and have been a fan of his since his amateur days, the guy is a beast with insane speed, his chin is the only thing that makes it difficult to pick him in this fight. Still, my judgments come based on his fights at Cruiserweight, we still need to see something from him at heavyweight to label him a contender/gatekeeper/prospect/tomato can.

 

I already posted my prediction of how I expect this fight to go in a post I made for Suge White up there but I fully understand your prediction and can't blame you for it nor criticise it.

 

Although I have to go with Klitschko over Povetkin, I have to also agree with many of Scar's points.

If Wlad is going to chalk up a win over Povetkin, he had damn well better show up to fight, and not perform in the same way that he did against Thompson or Ibragimov. In his last two fights, Wlad has sported flat performances against two men, with average resumes and who clearly did not show up to win. Povetkin is a young hot prospect who is out to prove himself. He has better skills and superior physical tools to that of anybody that Wlad has faced as of late.

If Klitschko shows up to prove himself as champ, and fights accordingly , he will likely take this match. If he decides to play it safe, and lazily poke Povetkin with jab, incorporating little else, then we may see a huge upset.

 

If Povetkin is going to win it will have to be early as Wlad's jab will cut Povetkins face up bad. I would not be shocked to see a cuts stoppage win for Wlad in the middle rounds. Povetkin swells bad and fast also.

Wlad will lose again and it will be someone we don't expect but it won't be Povetkin.

 

Wladimir always shows up to fight when it's a major fight so expect a 100% version of both fighters in this fight. Wladimir showed up 100% for Peter as well and didn't really look impressive there. Of course he showed some improvements since then but we'll see how affective those improvements are against an aggressive fighter as skilled as Povetkin. One thing is for sure, if Povetkin can't take Wladimir's power then this could end early.

 

Very true,

I think we have yet to see exactly what Povetkin is made of. His heart and chin have yet to be tested against true power. His fights with aging versions of Donald and Byrd, along with the light hitting Chambers, were no indication of this.

 

We'll see what he's made of very soon, I'm still sticking with my prediction.