Klitschko vs. Povetkin

By Jim Dower: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (61-3, 51 KO’s) defeated WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (26-1, 18 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday at the Olimpiyskiy, in Moscow, Russia. The final judges scores were 119-104, 119-104 and 119-104.

Wladimir knocked Povetkin down 4 times in the fight; once in the 2nd round from a short left hook and 3 times in the 7thh round. Wladimir appeared to push Povetkin down with the first knockdown in the 7th, but the other two seemed to be legit.

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By Eric Thomas: WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18 KO’s) will have a tremendous amount of motivation to beat IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51 KO’s) when he faces him in the ring tonight in their fight at the Olimpiyskiy, in Moscow, Russia. Povetkin wants to defeat the 6’6″ Wladimir for his father, who died in 2010.

Povtkin said “It was a dream of my rather [for him to beat Wladimir]. He is gone now. I promised him to bring the belts. I must do it.”

If Povetkin has that kind of motivation behind him then he could be a very dangerous opponent Wladimir because it means he won’t go down easy or end up as a punching bag like Wladimir’s other recent opponents have. A lot of Wladimir’s opponents have seemed beaten even before they get into the ring, and they generally don’t do a whole lot before getting stopped or seeming go give up.

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By Rachel Aylett: On Saturday, 5 October 2013, Wladimir Klitschko makes a return to the ring when he defends his numerous heavyweight championship belts against perennial top contender Alexander Povetkin. The bout takes place in Povetkin’s home nation, Russia.

Those who are still interested in the dodo-esque division, and they are dwindling by the day, are glad to see Povetkin finally get his long-gestating shot at one of the dominant Klitschko brothers. He has looked the “man most likely” for a number of years now.

This fight with Wladimir was first mooted as long ago as 2008 when it was a far more attractive proposition, and was originally set to take place in December of that year. Povetkin was the IBF’s mandatory challenger. However, the Russian had to pull out with an ankle injury.

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By Allan Fox: At Friday’s weigh-in IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51 KO’s) weighed in almost 16 pounds heavier than his opponent WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18 KO’s) in weighing in at 241.6 lbs. compared to Povetkin’s 225.75 lbs. for their big fight on Saturday night in Moscow, Russia.

For Wladimir, it’s almost the norm for him to have a weight advantage over his opponents. The exceptions have been in his fights against Mariusz Wach, Tony Thompson [1st fight], Ray Austin, and Hasim Rahman.

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By Eric Thomas: This Saturday’s fight between IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51 KO’s) and WBA champ Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18 KO’s) may be seen an exciting bout for European boxing fans, but it’s still considered a mismatch by most people.

That’s not surprising because Povetkin is a lot smaller than Wladimir, much slower, and not in his class in the power department. Wladimir and Povetkin will be mixing it up at the Olimpiyskiy, in Moscow, Russia. It’s not really an ideal venue because it doesn’t seat as many fans as what Wladimir normally fights in front of in Germany.

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By Allan Fox: WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18 KO’s) was rumored to have lost a lot of weight in training for this Saturday’s fight against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51 KO’s) in Moscow, Russia, according to Fightnews.com.

If Povetkin really has lost a lot of weight in getting ready for this fight then we’ll see evidence of that late in the bout when Povetkin has to dig deep against a much bigger fighter. It’s going to be tough as it is for him to be able to take Wladimir deep into the fight because he’s going to be getting with so many big shots.

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