WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin faced off at a press conference today to launch the build-up for their showdown at Manchester Arena on May 2, shown live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Dillian Whyte: “I’m not thinking about Tyson Fury, what’s happening with him, I’m just thinking about Alexander Povetkin, because he’s dangerous and he’s going to want to come and fight and leave it all on the line. That’s just in his DNA. We’re very similar in that mindset in that we come and give it our all, so I’m just focused on him. We’ll see what happens on May 2. We’ll have a chat about Tyson Fury and that. Now I’ll put that on the back-burner and just focus on Alexander Povetkin for the next eight weeks.”
Alexander Povetkin: “I do understand that it is a very important fight for Dillian, but it is no less important fight for me and I will do my best, apply all my effort to make this fight interesting.”
Povetkin is not an especial fighter, but is good enough to trouble any especial or close to that as Whyte is. I see Povetkin though, as a sort of especial gatekeeper. To defeat him you have to have a good game plan and fight at your best. Whyte better bring that when he meet him in the ring if he doesn’t want a monster set back.I see a very competitive fight that most likely will be decided by the score cards.
2 losses and he is a gate keeper ? That is what is wrong with boxing – one or two losses and apparently you’re ‘finished’
Only need to look at UFC and see that many really great title fights get made with fighters with several losses on their record.
My only gripe about this is its PPV in Uk.
Haha I know. Two losses to Wlad and AJ as well. He is pretty old now though. Surely he can’t be what he was. I do like Whyte’s resume though. People gushing over people like Luiz Ortiz and dismissing Whyte. Madness
Great match and this is going to be a great fight!!!!
If I was a betting man, I’d put my money on Whyte here.
Good matchup. Povetkin is the better boxer and I expect he’ll win except for his age. Not sure if he won’t be too drained if it gets into the late rounds.
Povetkin has to take it to him, can’t try and box him cause Whyte can pop and only chance is to not let get KO’d