KLITSCHKO v POVETKIN - HBO/BOXNATION - Saturday Night CHAT THREAD

[Beanz]

Wladimir Klitschko vs Alexander Povetkin

Mateusz Masternak vs Grigory Drozd

Ruslan Chagaev vs Jovo Pudar

Rakhim Chakhkiev vs Giulian Ilie

Fedor Chudinov vs Marco Antonio Avendano

[Beanz]

[El Kabong]

The ref should start counting to 10 as soon as Povetkin sets foot in the ring

[Fenster]

What time is this scheduled for?

[Mark TKO]

I didn't even know this was happening.

Has there been some threads on this ?!? Crazy isn't it....world heavyweight title fight and unaware...


Sign of the times ?

[El Kabong]

I didn't even know this was happening.

Has there been some threads on this ?!? Crazy isn't it....world heavyweight title fight and unaware...


Sign of the times ?

[Freedom]

What time is this scheduled for?

The main event will start at about 23:15 Moscow time, 11:15 AM Pacific time, 2:15 PM Eastern time, and 19:15 UK time.

Boxnation will start televising at 16:00 BST and will first show Chagaev-Pudar and Masternek-Drozd.

Wladimir Klitschko v Alexander Povetkin |Live & Exclusive on BoxNation

[El Kabong]

Wlad - 241.6 Povetkin - 225.7

Povetkin is looking to try and fight in a Mike Tyson style....so methinks this will be his undoing. Tyson's style of constant pressure and rabid combinations is with even the very best of athletes good for 4 rounds maximum if you're being held at the end of a jab and tied up. After that you being to stop moving your head, your feet slow down, you start gunning for 1 big punch as opposed to ripping off combos and all that adds up to you starting to get caught on the way in and then backing up. Tyson's style ONLY works going forward, it's not useful fighting off the back foot, and it's hard to draw someone into a trap when they are probing behind a jab and not wildly attacking.

My prediction is Wladimir by KO in 6 rounds. I think Povetkin will show a lot of heart though.

[smashup]

Povetkin is using Derek Chisora as his representative to oversee the wrapping of Wlads hands tonight, plus we have Chisora, Haye and Fury all at ringside .
Could get messy ;-)

[Beanz]

Do you think if it goes to the cards that Wlad could get done up like a Kipper in Moscow?

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[Freedom]

Full weigh-in video, including undercard fighters:

Владимир Кличко vs Александр Поветкин - YouTube

[Rantcatrat]

Klitschko came in at his lowest weight since he fought Chagaev in 2009. Povetkin came in at his lowest weights since his 2010 fight with Mora. It's clear they took this fight seriously.

[Master]

Klitschko came in at his lowest weight since he fought Chagaev in 2009. Povetkin came in at his lowest weights since his 2010 fight with Mora. It's clear they took this fight seriously.

It also implies that they took their feet of the gas when they were preparing for the challengers since.

[armin]

Man if wladdy didn't have to worry about a shaky chin and had to adapt his style I think he'd be as popular a heavy champ as they come, boxnation just showed his first fight and man his combos were crazy quick for a heavy and fluid as they come, but can't fault the guy for adapting.

[Master]

Hate listening to bunce the the black and white video of Wlad in his training camp was good.