I agree Povetkin wasn't going to win, and he deserves some of the blame for accepting the clinches the way he started to, but it still could have been a decent fight if the rules were enforced at all. No two styles inherently make for something that ugly unless you are talking about shit fighters. Wlad hurt him quite early clean if I remember, I would have liked to see him keep Povetkin off with punches and fight with a little fire as he did against Pulev. Povetkin IS very good and probably the best infighter Wlad would have faced in a long time, but he didn't have to come up with any answers for that with what he was allowed to do in there. How could it possibly NOT have been a better fight if warnings were given or a point was taken when first warranted?
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