“Something was wrong” with Alexander Povetkin in Dillian Whyte rematch"

"According to some, Alexander Povetkin was ‘staggering to the ring’ as if he’d drunk ‘several bottles of vodka’ as Dillian Whyte exacted revenge. Whyte bludgeoned the Russian in four rounds, but WBN noticed something was off with the WBC interim champion as he walked to the ring. We weren’t the only ones. Eyes glazed and looking disinterested, Povetkin was never at the races. A bit like Andy Ruiz Jr. wasn’t when he fought Anthony Joshua in his second helping. Promoter Lou DiBella was one of the more high-profile boxing figures to notice this as Whyte took control and battered Povetkin until a fourth-round finish.

DiBella said: “Povetkin seemed f’d up (even) walking into the ring, no? Looked gassed during the entrance.” Fans also gave their view as Whyte completely dominated without a proper challenge coming back to him..."




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