Joshua v Povetkin - it’s Official.

[Gandalf]

Wilder is much less like that as he hasn't been hyped up, doesn't fill stadiums or get PPV for fighting any old Joe. He's taken an easier route but done it the long way. Povetkin is an Olympian too. This is why James Toney has to deal with the pampered ones in the end via time machine and fast food regulation. Easy work for him.

[Alpha]

Wilder is much less like that as he hasn't been hyped up, doesn't fill stadiums or get PPV for fighting any old Joe. He's taken an easier route but done it the long way. Povetkin is an Olympian too. This is why James Toney has to deal with the pampered ones in the end via time machine and fast food regulation. Easy work for him.

I know where he can find one of those time machines

[Beanz]

Wilder is much less like that as he hasn't been hyped up, doesn't fill stadiums or get PPV for fighting any old Joe. He's taken an easier route but done it the long way. Povetkin is an Olympian too. This is why James Toney has to deal with the pampered ones in the end via time machine and fast food regulation. Easy work for him.

Ha! So Wilder deserves credit for not facing anyone of note for years and not being able to fill a shed? You sound like a boxing hipster. Before you know it there will be a funking cuisine thread on here and some bloke with a massive beard and weird hair selling male fragrances.

[Ron Swanson]

Word is Povetkin got beat down by Daniel Dubois in sparring

[Beanz]

Great feature here from Frank Lotierzo




" In the heavyweight division today there seems to be a focus on who hits the hardest as if that’s the be-all end-all. And that probably has mostly to do with the two title holders, Anthony Joshua 21-0 (20) and Deontay Wilder 40-0 (39), who both have impressive knockout percentages. Wilder’s is an astounding .975 and Joshua’s is right there at .952 and if they never fought again they’d retire one and two in the division’s history. For context, George Foreman, who I believe is the single biggest one-punch banger in history, KO’d 68 of the 76 fighters he defeated and boasts a .894 knockout percentage...."


http://tss.ib.tv/feature-articles/52...ill-be-telling

[GAME]

Word is Povetkin got beat down by Daniel Dubois in sparring

Who knows if this is true but this is good preparation for Povetkin going into the fight. I'm not sure AJ has any sparring partners that fight like Povetkin.

holyfield apparently got beat up by Tua in sparring before putting on a career best performance vs Tyson.

[Master]

Word is Povetkin got beat down by Daniel Dubois in sparring

Who knows if this is true but this is good preparation for Povetkin going into the fight. I'm not sure AJ has any sparring partners that fight like Povetkin.

holyfield apparently got beat up by Tua in sparring before putting on a career best performance vs Tyson.

That was early on in their sparring by the time Holyfield was ready for Tyson he was handling his sparring partner.

[GAME]

Word is Povetkin got beat down by Daniel Dubois in sparring

Who knows if this is true but this is good preparation for Povetkin going into the fight. I'm not sure AJ has any sparring partners that fight like Povetkin.

holyfield apparently got beat up by Tua in sparring before putting on a career best performance vs Tyson.

That was early on in their sparring by the time Holyfield was ready for Tyson he was handling his sparring partner.

The video of the sparring ring is on YouTube and holyfield appeared to do well. At the time Lewis said he heard rumours from Tua that he'd been hurting holyfield in sparring. It's not what I saw