Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin RBR

The undercard is underway, airing live on BoxNation. :good

The HBO card begins @ 3:30pm EST/8:30pm UK/11:30pm local time in Moscow.

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Rakhim Chakhkiev vs. Giulian Ilie, 10 rounds @ cruiserweight

 

Round 1

Chakhkiev is crouching in and sticking the high right jab onto Iule's face. Iule backs up and counters with a flyswatter left jab. Iule pushes at Chakhkiev's head to repel him and gain yardage. Chakhkiev is following with the southpaw jab flowing up top and leading with right hooks to the body when Iule raises his arms, putting some looping lefts in behind them.

10-9 Chakhkiev

 

Round 2

Chakhkiev is scoring with the right hook to the body and then straightening up to menace Iule with probing steps in between his lead and rear foot. They both hook at the same time and there goes a flying gum shield. Time in. Chakhkiev is swinging his arms loosely down past his knees, approaching with jab-feints and high right hooks as Iule creeps into a corner. Wild right hook by Chakhkiev, ducked.

10-9 Chakhkiev

20-18 Chakhkiev

 

All valid questions.

I mean, you did punctuate them interrogatively. Nobody can say you didn't.

I mean, they can, but they'd be dead wrong.

Well, just wrong. Unless they also died.

 

Does Iule want to get shut out? :huh Through nine minutes of action, not a single chance taken.

 

Round 3

Chakhkiev is reaching up with his jab and lowering it halfway with tomahawk feints, then lashing the body of Iule with a right hook. Iule is backpedaling endlessly, using his left glove to knock down the odd Chakhkiev jab and flapping both gloves distractingly as he circles away from the corner when Chakhkiev tries hemming him in. Otherwise close to zero offense.

10-9 Chakhkiev

30-27 Chakhkiev

 

Well, who else did you expect the KGB to give all its leftover cyanide capsules to? Were they supposed to just leave them lying around where children might find them? :-(


Klitschko fans are a large and expendable enough sub-population, it was the only way. :yep

 

Round 4

Chakhkiev is casually strolling in, swiveling at the hip, arms hanging loosely at his sides, popping in high right jabs and sweeping low right hooks at Iule. Nothing coming back his way, still. Chakhkiev looks bored. HOW DO YOU THINK WE FEEL, RAKHIM?

10-9 Chakhkiev

40-36 Chakhkiev

 

:cheers (although it's a bit early for that...I'll maybe wait until the main event before cracking my first brew as it will then at least be after lunchtime...and of course that'll hardly be my last, with the boxing stretching out until after midnight tonight down in Orlando...)