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According to boxrec Alexander Povetkin and Chris Byrd are set to meet in Germany on October 27th:
http://www.boxrec.com/date_search.ph...07&mm=10&dd=27
I know this is boxrec and all, but have anybody heard anything about this?
Would be a good, solid step up for Povetkin (14th fight!), but he should be able to pull it off. Interesting though!
Btw Sebastian Sylvester looks to fight on the same card - looks like 'easy' victory on that one.
There was something about this on fightnews some time ago...
this should b a good fight, i aint seen to much of but povetkin, i wasn;t overlly impressed with his last outing - but this will tell us something about him i think...
This is a part of the IBF tournament to pick Wlads next mandatory. The winner of Byrd Povetkin is supposed to fight the winner of Chambers vs Brock.
Haha.. well hopefully Byrd and Brock win then face each other... That way we'll finally see Wlad in a mega fight :PQuote:
Originally Posted by lance Uppercut
What is the point? I dont think Brock or Byrd want to fight Wlad again. Seems odd to me, but Byrd in particular knows he cant beat Wlad and has even admited it... I doubt he beats Povetkin though.
Not sure that Byrd is washed up enough to lose to this guy, but yeah what would be the use of Brock or Byrd fighting Wlad again. Shows how badly the alphabet groups manage boxing when no-hopers and retreads get title shots no one wants to see. Remember Vaughn Bean and his title fights based on beating mostly guys with sub .500 records?Quote:
Originally Posted by BoomBoom
Yeah I dont know how he got a shot against Holy.Quote:
Originally Posted by LuciferTheGreat
I think his promoter Butch Lewis must have married the IBF president's daughter to get that shot. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by BoomBoom
The IBF mandatory tournament isn't really achieving anything. All it can do is test Povetkin, and he's far too green to face Wlad IMO.
I can't see Brock or Byrd beating Wlad. I don't see Chambers beating Brock!
So what is the point?
I just researched Povetkin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Povetkin)and I think he's going to beat the hell out of Byrd.
This is exactly what is wrong with boxing today....not your post, but for the reality it represents.Quote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
With all of the really good fights coming up at the end of this year, you'd think Wlad would demand something better than this. I'm a huge Klitschko and Byrd fan but damn, the HW division has got to give us more.
Wlad vs. Sultan. Make it happen.
Brock v Chambers is a great matchup, but I gotta disagree. Chambers has a very good chance against Brock. Chamber is going to counter Brock all night long. Chambers will have a huge advantage in speed and boxing skill. I'm not sure if Chambers can hurt Brock, but I can see him outpointing him. Brock gets a big edge in power, but I'm not sure he'll land all that much and he'll be getting peppered with combo's everytime he throws.Quote:
Originally Posted by bzkfn
The only problem with the tournament is that Byrd had a good chance of winning and I don't know why the heck he would get back in the ring with Wlad, ever. Why enter a tournament when you don't really want the grand prize.
The only heavyweight match up their should be is between the heavy weights to get a unified champ. Povetkin may well beat Byrd but no way does he beat Vlad at the moment.
Shit that would end just like Wlad-Austin!Quote:
Originally Posted by boozeboxer
Wladimir Klitschko needs to fight these guys in order:
1. The winner of Peter/Maskaev .....this fight is a MUST
2. Ruslan Chagaev....since he weasled his way out of fighting Ibragimov I think it's a good choice.
3. Corrie Sanders ......KO-ing Sanders would prove EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL to his legacy
He can currently pass the time by fighting these guys:
1. Nicolay Valuev
2. Tony Thompson
3. Shannon Briggs
4. John Ruiz
#1 those are the guys EVERYONE wants to see lose (besides Thompson who has shown lots of skill and heart) and #2 Ruiz and Briggs are 2 of the biggest shit talkers and #3 Valuev is big as hell and has never been KO'd
there no point to it to me either. i see byrd beating both povethin and brock. so then what happens bryd wlad III. byrd is one of my favorite fighters and i don't want to see him take another beating.Quote:
Originally Posted by bzkfn
Another step towards the title by the Olympic Gold medallist Povetkin. I've seen all his fights and he really is fighting top opposition considering his lack of fights.
Povetkin will beat them all.
I agree Povetkin has been matched tough & performed well so far! I also think he gets past Byrd... which IMO may be his toughest opponent to date given Byrds ability. I think they should have just bypassed the 1st round & matched Chambers & Povetkin together which is how I see it ending up. That fight is a toss up at the moment for me. It really depends on how well Chambers performs against Brock.Quote:
Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob
I've only seen 2 fights of Chambers and he looks good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Galaxy.
I agree that Byrd's style will cause Povetkin problems and it'll be a great learning fight.
Mind I thought Bermane Stiverne was going to go far and he got Ko'd in his last fight according to Boxrec. :o
It's good to see the better Heavyweights meeting-up.
I think the Stiverne stoppage was a bit controversial if memory serves me right.Quote:
Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob
If Povetkin can catch Byrd I think he'll take him out!