AJ's the heavy favorite but....... what happens if Povetkin pulls off the upset?
What effect, if any, would this have on the scheduled Wilder-Fury fight? Would it still go off as scheduled?
Is there a rematch clause in the AJ-Povetkin contract?
This may all be acadamic, as AJ may very well polish off Povetkin within the distance. But boxing is the theater of the unexpected.
Let's say Povetkin pulls off the huge upset, and by knockout no less. He gets all of AJ's belts. My assumption is there is a rematch clause and AJ will want a shot at getting his belts back. But would any of this have an effect on Fury and Wilder? I'm hoping the fight goes off as scheduled in December, with no shenanigans from either side. HW has been too littered with bum calves, split eyelids, and other mysterious reasons as to why championship fights need to be postponed. But let's continue the assumption and say the fight occurs. Would Povetkin's upset further motivate both fighters, thinking they have more of a chance to get those belts from Povetkin than they would from AJ? Would it motivate one more than the other? Who knows. The heavyweight division is more of a soap opera than any of the other divisions put together.
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