Huck vs. Povetkin on Saturday; winner could face one of the Klitschkos next

Image: Huck vs. Povetkin on Saturday; winner could face one of the Klitschkos nextBy Jason Kim: WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KO’s) faces his toughest test in quite some time on Saturday night against Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KO’s) at the Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Povetkin, 32, is the natural heavyweight facing the slightly smaller 27-year-old Huck, who is moving in weight from the cruiserweight for this fight to seek a bigger payday.

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Vitali needs to take on Huck-Povetkin winner next; forget about Haye

Image: Vitali needs to take on Huck-Povetkin winner next; forget about HayeBy Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (45-2, 40 KO’s) needs to maximize the time he has left in the sport and go after some really important fights before he hangs up his gloves in 2013 or 2014. The fight that a lot of boxing fans were somewhat interested in seeing was Vitali vs. David Haye, but that fight is now permanently off the table due to Haye wanting too much money for what he brings to the table.

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Povetkin has to take the fight to Huck

Image: Povetkin has to take the fight to HuckBy Allan Fox: The clash between WBA World heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) and challenger Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KO’s) is about two weeks away for their February 25th fight at the Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Steward: Huck could beat Povetkin

Image: Steward: Huck could beat PovetkinBy Eric Thomas: Trainer/HBO analyst Emanuel Steward feels that WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KO’s) has a very good chance of beating undefeated WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KO’s) this month on February 25th at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. Steward likes Hucks’ power and mental strength.

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Huck-Povetkin winner must fight 39-year-old Rahman next

Image: Huck-Povetkin winner must fight 39-year-old Rahman nextBy Allen Fox: According to fightnews.com, the winner of the February 25th bout between WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KO’s) and his cruiserweight challenger Marco Huck (34-1, 5 KO’s) has only 120 days to defend the strap against 39-year-old former IBF/WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (50-7-2, 41 KO’s), who is the current World Boxing Association #1 ranked contender for the title.

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