Deontay Wilder: Alexander Povetkin has a lot of pressure on him

05/12/2016 by Boxing News

Image: Deontay Wilder: Alexander Povetkin has a lot of pressure on him By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) will be the visiting fighter when he steps foot inside the ring on May 21 against Russian Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) at the Khodnyka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia. Normally, the visiting fighter would be feeling a lot of pressure to perform in front of a hostile crowd that will be cheering whatever the home fighter does inside the ring.

However, Wilder says he feels confident he’s going to win this fight. He’s not worried about pressure. The one that he feels will be dealing with the stress of this fight is the 36-year-old Povetkin because he’ll be fighting one of the biggest punchers in the heavyweight division in Deontay Wilder, and his home country of Russia will be expecting a lot of him.

Deontay Wilder: I’m going to punish Alexander Povetkin

05/11/2016 by Boxing News

deontay By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) made it crystal clear on Wednesday that he plans on giving 36-year-old mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) a methodical beating on May 21 so that the judges can’t help but to know who the winner of the fight is in case it goes to the cards.

Deontay doesn’t plan on letting the fight go to the cards, as he wants to make Povetkin his 36th knockout victim. Thus far, only one fighter, Bermane Stiverne, has been able to go the full 12 round distance with Wilder.

Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua now possible with AJ’s Showtime contract

05/09/2016 by Boxing News

By Jeff Aranow: Last week, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) and his promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that they had signed a multi-fight deal with Showtime Sports to have his fights televised in the United States.

The signing by Showtime looks to be a shrewd move to put them in a strong position to have a big future fight between Joshua and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs), who is also signed with Showtime Sports.

Deontay Wilder training in Europe for Povetkin fight

05/03/2016 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) flew out last Saturday from Atlanta to Manchester, England to begin training in the UK for his May 21 fight against mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) at the Khodnyka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia. Deontay wanted to train in Europe so that he could get acclimated to the time difference and not be in such a shock when flying over to Russia for the fight.

If Wilder had chosen to fly over to Russia days before the fight, he likely would be jet-lagged from having had to sit down for such a long period of time on the plane while flying over.

Peter Fury: Povetkin is too small to beat Deontay

04/26/2016 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: Peter Fury, the trainer for IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is predicting an easy knockout win for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 Kos) in his title defense against Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) on May 21 in Moscow, Russia.

Peter Fury thinks the 6’7” Wilder will be too big for the shorter 6’2” Povetkin, who will be giving up five inches in height and a whopping six inches in reach.

That’s a significant reach advantage for Wilder, but when you factor in that he likes to fight tall and move around the ring, it’s going to make it all but impossible for Povetkin to compete with a giant sized heavyweight like Deontay.

Deontay Wilder bulking up for Alexander Povetkin fight

04/26/2016 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) is bulking up for his title defense against Russian Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) on May 21 at the Khodynka Palace in Moscow, Russia.

Deontay, who routinely weighs in approximately 228lbs for his fights, now wants to bulk up to 250lbs. He wants to gain 20 pounds partially to help his game and the other part for his image. The 6’7” Deontay likes the idea of being in the neighborhood of 250. Deontay started his career at just 207 pounds in 2008 after winning a bronze medal in the Olympics that year.

2016 Dream Bouts

04/25/2016 by Boxing News

By Todd Creel: Let’s pretend for a moment that the boxing fans were put first for the rest of 2016. The people who work hard all week, keep track of the fighters and give their hard earned money and finite amount of time and attention to this sport get to see the fights they want.

The best of the division fight the best of the division, not because it makes the most money for the promotional companies or the networks, but because the fans deserve to be rewarded for their willingness to watch and because it truly only makes sense to have ONE champion per division.

Deontay Wilder plans on using Wladimir’s blueprint on Povetkin

04/23/2016 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) doesn’t plan on reinventing the wheel in his fight next month against former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) on May 21 at the Khodynka Ice Palace, in Moscow, Russia.

Deontay says he’ll use the same strategy that Wladimir Klitschko used in him beating Povetkin in their fight in 2013. Wladimir used his height and reach to fight tall and tie the shorter 6’2” Povetkin up in a clinch, keeping him from getting his big shots off.

If Wladimir had stayed stationary, Povetkin would have had a chance to KO him. Wladimir didn’t do that. He jabbed, pot-shotted, tied him up, and leaned on him all night long to win an easy 12 round unanimous decision in a mismatch in Moscow.

Deontay plans on being aggressive against Povetkin

04/22/2016 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) has one month to go before he defends his WBC title against his mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) on May 21 next month at the Khodynka Ice Palace, in Moscow, Russia. Wilder already knows how he plans on fighting Povetkin after watching the Russian fighter’s one-sided 12 round decision loss to Wladimir Klitschko three years ago in 2013.

Deontay and his trainer Jay Deas noted that Wladimir had success by standing tall, holding and leaning a lot against Povetkin. They don’t plan on doing the leaning and holding like Klitschko did, but they do plan on fighting tall to get the better of Povetkin.

Deontay Wilder: My priority is to KO Alexander Povetkin

04/21/2016 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) isn’t too worried about being royally robbed next month in his fight against his #1 WBC challenger Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) on May 21, because Wilder feels that he’s going to knock the 36-year-old Russian out so that the judges don’t have any say so in this contest.

Wilder will be fighting in the 36-year-old Povetkin’s home country at the Khodynka Ice Palace, in Moscow, Russia. Unlike a lot of fighters who would have some serious concerns about being potentially robbed of a decision, Wilder is confident that he’ll be bringing his own judges to the fight in the form of his two powerful fists that will take care of any questions about who the deserving winner of the fight will be.