Thread: Can Povetkin go the distance?

I've only seen Povetkin fight once, and he looked pretty good, but as I recall, I think his typical fight weight is around 220lbs, whereas Klitschko I think fights at around 240lbs.

How's this fight going to look? Will this be another terrible Sultan Ibragimov style fight where Klitschko, despite his size advantage will be super defensive and go for a points win?

Part of me really wants the kid to beat him-- just so something exciting happens in that division.

Just depends on whether the kids ready for it, but it would be a big mistake for Klitsch to try for the decision

Povetkin will get KTFO by round 8. No way he goes the distance.

he could go the distance but i would rather have a ko from waldimir just so i can see him fight haye

You may have a point. At 6'2, both Povetkin and Ibragimov are smaller heavyweights. Both are boxers, not brawlers. Povetkin may have more technical skill, but I think he is slightly slower. Povetkin has yet to face a quality tall heavyweight who has longer reach. Klitschko is 6'7 with an 81" reach! Klitschko will fight on the outside menacing Povetkin with his jab. I don't see Povetkin winning. This is the wrong fight for him. I think he possibly would beat Ruslan Chagaev and at least fair better against Sam Peter.

I guess it depends on the fight he fights. Sultan was never in any trouble with Wlad, but then he never tried anything offensive against Wlad either, just happy to still be there at the end.

Povetkin looks like he has ambitions and will make Wlad work which should make for an entertaining fight.

He certainly doesn't have the power to hurt Wlad early imo but he could be a factor late if he's still there.

I think a tougher challenge will see Wlad raise his game however and I can see him doing serious damage to Povetkins face with that jab in the second half of the fight.

I've got a feeling Povetkin will give a decent account of himself, and will display a decent chin, but I also feel Wlad will cut him up fairly badly and that the referee might be stopping this one, around the 10th round, waving it off as Povetkin's face gets bloodied up.

It should be a decent matchup at least, Povetkin with back to back wins over Byrd and Chambers has shown he deserves the shot imo. Probably not big enough, and doesn't have the experience to win, but really there is nobody else more deserving of a shot right now so good luck to him.

So, for all of you that think he'd going to get KO'd, is the general assumption that Sultan Ibragimov is the better fighter? (personally, I think Ibragimov v Povetkin would have been a good litmus test)...

What credibility do you give him that you don't give to Povetkin? Aren't they both mediocre, undersized guys (undersized relative to Klitschko)?

Klitschko couldn't even put Sultan on the mat, and I don't think he's going to do any different to Povetkin. In this fight, Klitschko will capitalize on the size difference and be uber defensive, and his best punch will be his straight right that he won't throw enough of (just like before).

BUT--

if you think this fight will be different, let's hear some tactics and strategies you think he'll employ... abandon the guard? expose his chin?

i think that i hav had too much to drink today but i m going to sayy that Povkin wins this.
Good Luck Povekin!!

Ibragimov was able to survive 12 rounds because he was faster and hung back waiting for Klitschko to make a mistake he could capitalize on. But he didn't have the power to take Klitschko out with anything not a long bomb and so he cruised to a loss. Povetkin probably has more power, but he's slower, doesn't have Ibragimov's defense and has some stamina issues. Like Lyle said, Chambers swelled his eye shut. And somewhere in the middle rounds he was fighting on heart alone as he had gassed out. That fight was Eddie's to take and he just got the deer-in-the-headlights look and stopped throwing punches. If these weaknesses in Povetkin have not been addressed he is going to lose by KO. If he has addressed these weaknesses he is going to lose by UD.

Well not only is Sultan a more experienced fighter he is a SOUTHPAW which is rare to be good AND a southpaw and he has quick hands. He waited for Wlad to make a mistake WITH THE RIGHT CROSS and he was going to throw a short left cross and follow up....Wlad was too smart for that and took a boring decision...had the ring been smaller then the outcome would have been different....also Sultan didn't go for the KO either and therefore he didn't tire out the way he did vs Austin.


I think Povetkin being young, orthodox, untested vs top teir prime heavyweights, and not having too much power or speed then he's going to be destroyed vs Wladimir....Eddie Chambers a 220 pound defensive fighter swole his eye up big time....what's going to happen when the "steel hammer" from the 240+ pound Klitschko drops on Alex

This should be a quick violent fight where Povetkin either weathers the storm and shocks the world or Wlad just steamrolls the young Povetkin

Originally Posted by Lyle

Well not only is Sultan a more experienced fighter he is a SOUTHPAW which is rare to be good AND a southpaw and he has quick hands. He waited for Wlad to make a mistake WITH THE RIGHT CROSS and he was going to throw a short left cross and follow up....Wlad was too smart for that and took a boring decision...had the ring been smaller then the outcome would have been different....also Sultan didn't go for the KO either and therefore he didn't tire out the way he did vs Austin.


I think Povetkin being young, orthodox, untested vs top teir prime heavyweights, and not having too much power or speed then he's going to be destroyed vs Wladimir....Eddie Chambers a 220 pound defensive fighter swole his eye up big time....what's going to happen when the "steel hammer" from the 240+ pound Klitschko drops on Alex

This should be a quick violent fight where Povetkin either weathers the storm and shocks the world or Wlad just steamrolls the young Povetkin

Can we also add for the record that Chambers looks like an overweight light heavyweight? The guy is two divisions too high. He should grow his way into a higher division, not eat his way there.

To answer the question posed earlier in the thread, the difference between Sultan and Alex is that Sultan uses his speed to move around the ring a lot more. Povetkin, from what I've seen, stands in front of his opponent and attempts to outbox him. This fight will be different because Povetkin will bring the fight to Klitschko rather than running and waiting for Klitschko to make a mistake. I see Klitschko using his size and strength to wear down Povetkin by leaning on him in clenches and hurting Povetkin's hands and arms by hitting them with power punches. Klitschko will begin their exchanges from a distance using his jab to keep Povetkin at bay, and then when Povetkin manages to get through to the inside, Klitschko will lean on him until Povetkin tires from holding up the bigger man. Eventually, Povetkin's guard naturally will lower from his fatigue and Klitschko will put him to sleep like he did Calvin Brock.

Originally Posted by Killface

Can we also add for the record that Chambers looks like an overweight light heavyweight? The guy is two divisions too high. He should grow his way into a higher division, not eat his way there.

Agreed he could also have the nickname FAT Eddie Chambers

Originally Posted by hfahrenheit

I've only seen Povetkin fight once, and he looked pretty good, but as I recall, I think his typical fight weight is around 220lbs, whereas Klitschko I think fights at around 240lbs.

How's this fight going to look? Will this be another terrible Sultan Ibragimov style fight where Klitschko, despite his size advantage will be super defensive and go for a points win?

Part of me really wants the kid to beat him-- just so something exciting happens in that division.

Povetkin can win!! great amature and solid pro.