Wilder will fight Povetkin in Russia...

[ross]

It's now set for May 21 in Moscow.

https://twitter.com/Ryabinskiy/statu...44547026321408

Thats a fast turnaround!

[palmerq]

Povetkin will look great against similar sized heavies but hes not great against taller ones and he has no head movement. I think Wilder beats him!

I think that's a bit harsh on povetkin there, he did perform well v the two polish chaps who are tall fellows Wach is over 6 -6 and the other guy who's name i don't know how to spell is around 6-6, obviously they are not the top level of tall guys but they are still fair competition, it all depends on how good Wilder is really because I certainly agree that povetkin can be easy to hit sometimes due to his dodgy head movement. Povetkin really did a good a job on the slightly shorter polish guy a 3 round ko if I remember right.

I am hoping povetkin wins but I suspect the fight will be fairly similar to the wilder szpilka one and wilder will get a ko late on.

[brocktonblockbust]

Wilder needs to be caught early. The minute that stallion gets past the fifth round he starts to settle into a real confidence position and is practically unbeatable past the fifth or the sixth round

[superheavyrhun]

I think this is another one where the home promoter is praying that the away fighter gets unsettled enough to lose. Personally, I think if Wilder can handle the change in conditions, he should win. They will obviously be trying to keep him in an Alabama State of Mind, except in Russia.