Fair play to Whyte for getting straight back in there!
I'd go for the very early KO if I was him.
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/7...r-povetkin-ko/
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Fair play to Whyte for getting straight back in there!
I'd go for the very early KO if I was him.
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/7...r-povetkin-ko/
He'll do exactly as he did before, if anything a little more cautiously. I don't have a problem with the way he fought the first fight. It was a bolt from the blue. He was controlling Povetkin, softening him up nicely. The end was coming. He just got nailed.
Fair play for going straight back in. At a lower level this is what ruined David Price. Whyte is made of sterner stuff than Price. He'll be fine and right whatever wrongs there were.
Are we going to see him ko'd by an uppercut for the third time?Quote:
Originally Posted by smashup
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Title fight, immediate rematch, fair enough. This? Not so sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Povetkin should at least drag him over to Russia. Beautifully set up by Povetkin the finish was far more considered and executed than a bolt from the blue. I am not sold on Whyte ever getting much further, and if anything he has been lucky to get the opportunities he already has.
Povetkin did what Povetkin does. Slip left with the overhand right or left hook/uppercut depending on the target presented. Whilst the mechanics were good and the intent there. It was more muscle memory for me than part of some grand scheme. No grand scheme would see Povetkin on his arse twice and looking all in before landing the fight ending blow. Povetkin has chinned many before so to that end it wasn't a bolt from the blue. But it went against the grain of the fight as it played out in front of us.
I see the rematch going the same way in that Dillian will be in charge. He'll preach maximum violence, but self preservation will see him more cautious. Only a lunatic would come out swinging against a man who put you to sleep three months earlier. Dillian hasn't been a lunatic for years. Shame.
Dillian is lucky as fuck he has this immediate rematch after all the WBC bollocks and lucky Povetkin and his mob are men of their word. Where was he going from here? Not back to headline Sky PPV. Huge purses. He wins the rematch and the loss is regarded a blip - like AJ-Ruiz - and the show stays on the road.
He boxed impressive until Povetkin did that piece of art. I suspect he'll be more cautious this time, for obvious reasons, however, expect him to go mental if he hurts Pov. I have no doubt he's mentally strong enough to deal with being ironed. And from a fans perspective, should he lose so what? Povetkin is better than anyone Wilder has beat and better than all but one man Fury has beat.
You gotta wonder about Whytes mental state as soon as Povetkin comes to centre ring from the opening Bell.
He can talk all he likes but he'll be double wary of dropping his right hand when Povetkins in range in the rematch.
Will it make him be cautious which plays into Povetkins hands?
I'd come out like a fucking maniac if I was him and bully Povetkin left right and centre looking for the early KO.
If he constantly backs Povetkin up he'll stop him, if he tries to break him down as before he'll get banged out again.
100% looking forward to this rematch more than the first fight 😎
Alexander Povetkin in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
Alexander Povetkin's rematch with Dillian Whyte has been postponed after the Russian was hospitalised with coronavirus.
Whyte was seeking revenge in the ring on November 21 after his knockout defeat in August.*
But that has been put to bed with Povetkin having contracted covid-19, with Eddie Hearn setting a new target date of January 30 for the bout.
The promoter confirmed on Twitter: 'Unfortunately we got the news today that Alexander Povetkin is in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.*
'The fight will now be rescheduled to a target date of Jan 30. An announcement on our Nov 21 show will be made shortly.'
He then teased the possibility of Whyte's next match coming against Tyson Fury.
He tweeted: 'Dillian Whyte v Tyson Fury anyone?'
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...cid=spartanntp
Be honest. Who saw the headline and thought it was PEDS again?
Eddies been all over social media to get the Whyte fight on. Said it at the start Whyte should walk away from the Povetkin rematch if the Fury fight came up. Then there were probably contractual issues with it, now not so sure as Povetkin can't fight.
Shame about the delay. Nothing but respect with those fighters that get back in with someone who kayoed them.
And I lost respect for those that don't and go a different route.
History suggests it's not often reversed mind.
Always testing positive for fucking something, those Russians!
Maybe he just ate a lot of tainted uncastrated coronas?
Thing is Fury and this German fella have already agreed purses etc and all that was left was for ze German to sign the contract within 24 hours.
I'd be fucking amazed if he didn't sign it and get a decent payday given he's a nobody.
Or does Hearn wade in with a big pay off for him to step aside?
Derek has offered to step up for the trilogy fight with Dillian.
As much as I would love to see Whyte vs Fury I think it causes too many problems. IF Whyte wins then you have to think there's a rematch clause in there which delays any kind of unification fight with AJ also putting a massive damper on one of the biggest fights in UK history (AJ vs Fury). If Fury wins then what does Whyte do? I doubt Povetkin would want the rematch with Whyte on a two fight losing streak.
Michael Hunter has offered to fight Whyte on the 21st. Plenty of options out there it seems.
Yep honestly my first thought was he got popped for dirty steaks again ;D. Be very interesting to see who Whyte goes with as a replacement if at all. Certain mental situation facing the guy who just separated you from the feelings in your feet or some complete TBA. Just a short turn around.
Unless a title shot falls in his lap he should walk away, have a nice Christmas and see Povetkin in the new year. There's an argument that it was too soon anyway. Why take another risk?
I was always sceptical of them having a rematch so soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
Top fighters don't tend to fight so close together these days, especially if they have a TV contract.
Kind of a tough spot. It's not as if Whyte is about to learn from the defeat, he doesn't stand to gain that much even if he settles up in style with Povetkin. If he can get a different scalp anyways it might make just as much sense to go for them rather than wait this out. As much as I wouldn't expect a repeat of the first result, if it did happen again that leaves Whyte kind of toast. Michael Hunter would be interesting, although that's probably even worse than a rematch with Povetkin in a risk reward sense. I don't see Whyte as much threat at all to Fury, for me that's easy work for the bigger man.
During new year, didnt want to get out of bed, so played a Teddy Atlas story telling session on his times training Povetkin.
Even though it was over 2 hours long, I lasted the distance! You might want to play it in background and speed it up 2x while you do other things. An interesting listen.
Povetkins team called Atlas when the fighter records is at early stage, still undeafeated
Atlas sets up camp in US and Povetkin agrees to go. Atlas felt Povetkin was tied to the "motherland", but Povetkin made the effort.
Atlas would agree to go to Russia outside of fights to continue training.
Off his own back, Atlas goes to Russia for Povetkins Fathers funeral
Some elements of Povetkin team are threatening and pushing for Povetkin to take bigger fights before he is ready.
Povetkin team visit fight camp unannounced, Atlas feels life is threatened.
Povetkins team agree to ask for permissions to enter the Fight camp in future
During Training Povetkin, Atlas talks about an important moment of a fight where Povetkin will have to make a choice, and seize that moment in order to win, this is what make a champion.
When Povetkin has his first ittle shot, that moment came and Atlas reminded him between rounds of the conversation.
Klitchscko offer fight to Povetkin for 2 million, when Povetkin is 16-0 this doesnt happen.
After Atlas training Povetkin gets Klitchsko fight for 6 million when Povetkin is at 24-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg-F...&pbjreload=101
Whyte-Povetkin II: Heavyweight rematch confirmed for 6 March
Briton Dillian Whyte will have the chance to get his revenge against Alexander Povetkin as Matchroom Boxing confirmed their rematch for 6 March.
The Russian, 41, produced a stunning knockout win in the fifth-round of their WBC interim title bout in August.
Whyte, 32, was originally set to meet Povetkin for a second time in late November 2020 at Wembley Arena.
However, the fight was postponed after the the veteran Russian tested positive for Covid-19.
"This is the fight of my career - the fight of my life," said Whyte.
"I was ready to go in November. I can quickly accept defeat and a setback. I'm very adaptable. For me it was a loss, but I did a lot of good things.
"It was a good fight [in August]. I think back on it, I should have jumped at him earlier. I let him back into the fight."
Povetkin said he "felt great" having recovered from coronavirus and said he wanted another shot at a world title fight.
Campbell Hatton, 19, son of ex-world champion Ricky Hatton, will make his professional debut on the same card.
Promoters Matchroom also announced that Leeds fighter Josh Warrington will defend his IBF featherweight title against Mexican Mauricio Lara on 13 February.
Warrington, 30, has not fought since October 2019 when he stopped Sofiane Takoucht in two rounds in the third defence of his belt. He was supposed to fight WBA champion Xu Can, but the Briton is now adamant the Chinese boxer does not want to face him and then challenged American WBC champion Gary Russell to a contest.
Warrington also said he was excited about his forthcoming fight and was glad to be back in the ring.
"This is meant to be the peak of my career - my golden years," he said. "Nobody could do anything about the pandemic - it came out of the blue."
Meanwhile, Briton Lawrence Okolie, 28, will face Pole Krzysztof Glowacki for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title on 20 March. The contest was scheduled for last month, but had to be postponed when Glowacki tested positive for Covid-19.
Northampton's Chantelle Cameron, 29, makes the first defence of her WBC super-lightweight world title against Puerto Rico's Melissa Hernandez on the undercard.
Welterweight Conor Benn, 24, the son of former British world middleweight and super middleweight champion Nigel Benn, defends his WBA continental title against Canadian-Colombian boxer Samuel Vargas on 10 April.
British Commonwealth middleweight champion Savannah Marshall, 29, will defend her WBO title on the undercard against a yet unnamed opponent.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/55681476