PigManPov looked sharp and quick. TARKTszyu doesn’t seem to have tons of experience as a pad man and it wasn’t a crackling workout.. Don’t stop and demonstrate the combinations for him like he’s a sub novice. Call out the combos you want by the numbers, keep the session flowing, and forget the crowd’s there.. Use words like “smoother, sharper, harder, more accurate, relax and throw.” This looked like a mid level trainer who had never worked with a fighter of this caliber before. Povetkin looks soft, slow, pudgy, and lacking in fire, energy, and enthusiasm for a fighter of his accomplishments. Tszyu has to light a fire under him like Atlas did in his Chagaev fight. It looks like AP wants to take a break so he can go out on the patio for a snooze. Posted September 27, 2012 3:57 amvarnishRahman looks slow – Povetkin looks good. Povetkin needs to fight better competition. Posted September 26, 2012 12:00 pmalonzowOh Alpo, Oh Povo and your OBMF (Old Black Men Fetish) Posted September 26, 2012 11:39 amDragoIs Hasbeen’s video in slow motion? Posted September 26, 2012 10:41 amSVDCPulev vs Ustinov looks far more interesting Posted September 26, 2012 10:14 amSVDCNot a good fight. Rahman only showed up for a paycheck against Wlad and looked horrible in that fight. Did nothing special after that. Povetkin is no Klitschko, but if he learnt his lesson against Huck (do not come in underprepared), he should win confortably. Probably Rahmans strategy will be avoid the fight and look for that 1 single KO punch. Probably his only chance. Don’t think this will be a good fight Posted September 26, 2012 10:13 amray gordon REIDHAsim rathman over provtken glad it;s on EPIX 8.45 AM 9/26/2O12 Posted September 26, 2012 8:43 amSwedish Boxing FanAlexander Povetkin vs. Hasim Rahman, a fight that is very mixede in oppinions on sereral levels in and out side the ring but the fight is on and I look forward for this fight in what I wish this fight will turn out to become a slug-fest war between Rahman and Povetkin and they are both heavyweight power punchers so the chanse could be there but that depends a lot on Rahman and his mode and spirit. Rahman have defeated strong opponents in the past and I hope in this fight that Rahman will show his “A-Game” and not allowing to give Povetkin room for attacking. Posted September 26, 2012 5:46 amSwedish Boxing FanThe 39 year old former undisputed and two-time heavyweight champion of the world Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-7-2, 41 KOs) is back in action? Well I truly hope it is true what Rahman and his team members says because this will be Hasim Rahman’s absolutely final “world title” fight and top ranked as well unless this fight ends up in a close decision or in a highly disputed way. If it is like they say, I will even more look forward for this fight with Alexander Povetkin vs. Hasim Rahman because they are both power boxers and the Rahman Team have noted a true point. All fights in the past when people have counted Rahman out, he have proven the opposite and given us a good fight and Rahman haves the tools to put on a contest against the 33 year old 2004 Olympic gold medallist and undefeated Alexander Povetkin. Povetkin is in his physical prime years now and will be overall the better fighter in the ring and haves almost same tools as Rahman, just a bit sharper. But Povetkin is a smarter fighter then he maybe looks and he haven’t counted out Rahman’s advantages because he knows that Rahman got a long time ring experience as a professional and that Rahman have heavy punch-power, good physical strength and an effective heavy jab. Hasim Rahman will be the strongest opponent Povetkin have fought as PRO the career so far and if Rahman is hungry and fired up, Povetkin must count those factors in or an upset will be made here. When in comes down to the physical plan they are close in size with Rahman being 189 cm tall and Povetkin is 188 cm so identical there but Rahman has a good reach advantage with his 208cm against Povetkin’s 191cm so 16cm in advantage for Rahman! When it comes down to look at both fighters previous fights 4 years back to now it is fully to Povetkin’s advantage. Rahman haven’t fought a top man in the heavyweight league since December 13, 2008 against the unified and undisputed world champion Wladimir Klitschko in a contest that lasted 8 rounds and Rahman was out-boxed by Wladimir but then again, Rahman took the fight on a short notice as an late replacement for, exactly Alexander Povetkin so the preparation time was short for Rahman and Wladimir had studied Povetkin’s physical size and style and Rahman filled in as a fine “look-a-like” replacement at that view. Rahman have after that in 4 years only fought 5 times and against journeyman level of opponents that where there just to get KO’d so ring rust is to be worried about for Rahman’s part. Alexander Povetkin have been more busy and fought 8 fights against more quality opponents like Jason Estrada, Leo Nolan, Javier Mora, Cedrick Boswell, Ruslan Chagaev and latest Marco Huck so Povetkin is absolutely in a lot better fight shape based on previous fights and is in his prime so Rahman’s training and sparring hours better have payd-off well or the fight will not last long if Povetkin is going to fight hard. When it comes downt o expearence there is no question here. Sure Povetkin have fought good opponents and fine ones and performed well but then again, Rahman is a former 2-time world heavyweight champion and have a much longer time of ring experience and fought many tough opponents and great ones like Lennox Lewis x2, Evander Holyfield, Wladimir Klitschko, David Tua x2, John Ruiz, James Toney x2, Corrie Sanders, Trevor Berbick, Monte Barrett, Kali Meehan, Oleg Maskaev x2, Alfred “Ice” Cole, Jesse Fergusson, Dicky Ryan and more so that factor hopefully will prove useful for Rahman. Now to the matter of that the fight is billed as a “world heavyweight title fight” and we all know the answer on that statement. It is NOT A RECOGNISED WORLD TITLE FIGHT!!! We all know Wladimir Klitschko is the true world heavyweight champion since 2006 with having all major world title belts (Lineal, WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO) including the true WBA title and only his older brother Vitali haves the WBC belt, making him as the 2nd possible recognised world champion and Povetkin is a true prove of a “paper champion”. People say that Rahman lost to Wladimir and badly but Rahman at least dared faced Klitschko in the ring and took the fight on a short notice to replace, yes Povetkin and Povetkin have now for 4 years since 2008 when he became the nr.1# ranked mandatory world title challenger to Wladimir choosed to run away from fighting him and today, there is still no fight in the horizon between them in talks and that strengthens a thing or two back when Povetkin got a “regular” WBA title belt, just some week after Wladimir conquered the real WBA title from David Haye so Povetkin haves a “world title belt” and claims to be a real world champion, I mean a title that was “new created” and he never claimed it from the real recognised champion to the belt so the WBA belt Povetkin has is simply regarded as fake or worthless in the eyes of fans and experts. I support and I hope Hasim Rahman wins this fight because I have been a longer time fan of his boxing career and wish he could get a good end of his career with another or 2 top fights before retirement. Posted September 26, 2012 3:21 amSwedish Boxing FanI like what I hear about the training session reports with Hasim Rahman. Rahman needs to be in best condition possible if he wan’ts to stand a serius chanse against Alexanbder Povetkin becuse he is ready for a fight. Posted September 26, 2012 3:21 amAdrianExactly right ! And his trainer is braging about how no boxer can take wilders punches! Posted September 26, 2012 12:06 am |
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Rahman battles Povetkin; Pulev faces Ustinov on Saturday