Wilder vs. Povetkin

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) has a little more than one month to go before he defends his title against the aging 36-year-old Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) on May 21 at the Khodynka Ice Palace, in Moscow, Russia.

Some boxing fans are picked Povetkin as the favorite due to his superior experience. However, Povetkin has never beaten anyone of Deontay’s class before, so you have to forget about all the wins that Povetkin has had over smaller fighters like Eddie Chambers, Ruskan Chagaev and Mike Perez.

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) sees his May 21 fight against mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) as being an easy fight for him when the two tangle in Moscow, Russia.

Wilder saw how Povetkin struggled against other tall fighters like him in the past when he was beaten by the 6’6” former world champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2013, and how he struggled last November to beat the slow 6’7 ½” Mariusz Wach.

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) may be the most perfect punching machine that the heavyweight division has ever seen. With one-punch power in either hand, Deontay is known for knocking his opponents senseless with a single shot to the head. It doesn’t take the 6’7” Deontay a barrage of punches to get most of his opponents out.

Deontay makes it neat with a howitzer-like rights and lefts to knock his opposition flat like a pancake on the canvas for the 10 count. Through hard work and in some cases soft match-making, 36-year-old veteran Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) has worked his way to the number 1 spot with the World Boxing Council, and he will now be Deontay’s next opponent.

The working date for the Wilder-Povetkin fight is May 21, but that might change as the negotiations continue to evolve. Deontay and Povetkin will be fighting in Moscow, Russia at a still to be determined venue.

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By Scott Gilfoid: At this point in Deontay Wilder’s pro career, he looks as close to being unbeatable as you’re ever going to see with a heavyweight world champion. Deontay has breezed through three title defenses since winning the WBC belt last year in January against Bermane Stiverne. While there are some people out there like Lennox Lewis who see Deontay (36-0, 35 KOs) as flawed and vulnerable, there are many more boxing fans that see the towering 6’7” knockout artist as someone who cannot be beaten by anyone right now.

Deontay, 30, will be defending his WBC heavyweight title in two months from now in Russia against former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) in Moscow, Russia at a still to be determined venue.

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By Jeff Aranow: With challenger Alexander Povetkin’s promoter Andrei Ryabinski winning the recent purse bid for the fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs), the fight will now be taking place in Moscow, Russia rather than the United States.

Wilder and his team are talking about having part of their training camp take place in Russia or nearby in order to avoid jetlag. It’s a long flight from where Wilder lives in Alabama to Russia, and they don’t want to setup a situation where Wilder has to take a long flight to Russia the week of the fight.

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