Wladimir & Vitali Klitschko Blog

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Dimitrenko Talks About Povetkin

Current WBO #1 mandatory Alexander Dimitrenko(29-0, 19 KOs) recently answered a few short questions about what he thought about the IBF's #1 mandatory Alexander Povetkin's (17-0, 12 KOs) last fight with Jason Estrada(15-2, 3 KOs) and a potential mantchup between him and Povetkin on April 21st for the vacant EBU title and double mandatory for the current WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko(52-3, 46 KOs).

What can you say about the performance of Povetkin?

“Povetkin didn’t impress me in that fight. He didn’t have a good fight. Many others see it the same way as I do.“

What wasn’t good about it?

“It wasn’t on a world class level. He still has to train much more if he wants to fight for the world title. He had problems from the very beginning although his opponent was a no-name fighter. When Estrada got tired by the end Povetkin still couldn’t knock him out. That has surprised me. His opponent was much smaller than him and I believe if he wants to fight against Wladimir Klitschko he should face taller fighters like me.“

The purse bid for the Euro title clash is on April 21?

“Yes, that’s correct. But I’m hoping that he won’t avoid me and fight other opponents in order to challenge Wladimir in a world title fight. The EBU has made this decision for the fight. Povetkin provoked Klitschko verbally but he has to prove his quality inside the ring. He has this chance when he fights me I’m ready. My trainer Fritz Sdunek and I have taken a close look into the fight.“

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Vitali Klitschko Trains Like Rocky

Ahead of his heavyweight championship fight with WBC #1 contender Juan Carlos Gomez, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko trained like Rocky Balboa did in Rocky 4. Check this video out:

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Klitschko Haye Tickets

Tickets for the July 2nd title unification between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye are on sale now and I found a better site with cheaper tickets. Their prices start as low as £55.09 and you can get their direct & quick by clicking here.

The German site has pricing starting at €63,00, and you can get there directly by clicking here.

Hope this helps everyone with their requests to find the cheapest tickets...

Klitschko Haye Venue Announced

The venue that will host the championship fight between current WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye has been announced and will be at the the Veltins Arena in the German city of Gelsenkirchen on June 20th, 2009.

The stadium is home to the famous German football club Schalke 04 and can hold 65,000 people.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Povetkin Ready For Klitschko?

Apparently after going a full 10 rounds with the light fisted Jason Estrada, #1 IBF heavyweight challenger Alexander Povetkin feels he's ready current IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.

Povetkin Quotes

“I finally want to accomplish my dream and fight [Klitschko]. It will be a completely different fight from today because Klitschko is much bigger and not as fast as Estrada. I still have to improve a few areas of my game but I am ready for him. I cannot wait for the fight to happen.”

Wilfried Sauerland Quotes

*Povetkin's manager talks about the last fight..
“Had this fight lasted only a little longer, Povetkin would have stopped Estrada. After his injury it took him a little time to find his rhythm, but we are pleased with his comeback. He has not fought for a long time, so this was a good test.”

Estrada Quotes

“He is a strong boxer. I think it was a close and a very good fight. I had expected him to be a little more aggressive, so I had to change my game plan. I tried to jab more but he took it away from me.”

Sorry Alexander, but you will never be ready. Unless you are talking strictly a payday, Wladimir has too much in his favor going into this bout.

In my opinion, any advantages than Povetkin has will be easily nullified by Wladimir while his weaknesses will easily be exploited.

For example I believe Povetkin's strong points are his confidence, good inside combinations, and work rate. Povetkin is not nearly fast enough on his feet to get inside of Wladimir to work his combinations he needs , and the constant pressure will only work if he hopes Wladimir will get tired. But, coming into his several last fights Wladimir has shown excellent conditioning. By round 5 if there is one, Povetkin's confidence will be out the window. Now on to his weaknesses.

Coming into this fight Povetkin has many weaknesses. The most obvious is that he is going to be at a severe height, reach, and size disadvantage. He is also very susceptible to being hit, especially by right hands which Wladimir throws harder than anyone in the business. Povetkin also does not have very good power in his punches. He does have a fairly good KO percentage but all of his good opponents have been mainly smaller heavies with light punching ability(Byrd, Chambers, Estrada) who lost due to Povetkin's constant pressure and work rate catching up with them.

So what you have here is a very confident guy who does not like to lose and who is going to be alot smaller and not quick enough on his feet to get in on Wladimir(even if he does get in does not have enough power to bother Wladimir) who is going to eat the heaviest hands he's ever been hit with as he tries to get in on him. So either the fight will be stopped, a KO will happen, or if Povetin is extremely stubborn and pushes on way further than he should, a serious career ending injury may occur. Povetkin in my opinion is the perfect type of fighter for Wladimir to face. If they do fight I think this will be one of Wladimir's easiest fights he's had for awhile.

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Meehan Wants Valuev Fight

#1 ranked WBA contender Kali Meehan(35-3, 29 KOs) said recently that he believes he deserves a shot at Nicolai Valuev's(50-1, 34 KOs) title especially after hearing that Valuev is looking at a voluntary defense. Here's what Meehan had to say:

“Nikolay Valuev has to fight me now, if he wants to have one more voluntary defense. I’m ready to fight him on May 30th. I’m the WBA #1, so I should be the mandatory, but it doesn’t matter to me if I’m the mandatory or not as I’m confident of a victory. Not only a victory, but a KO victory! I will do to him what I did to DaVarryl Willamson. Valuev is scared to face me and so is his promoter Wilfried Sauerland. My promoter Don King is negotiating with the WBA, to give me this fight. I wish to give the boxing fans the fights they want to see. At the moment there is a lot of fat, lazy big men, tired after three rounds, and it’s killing our sport. Fight me Valuev, face me in the ring! I leave this in God’s hands.”

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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Klitschko Interview On Haye Fight Confirmation

This is a live video interview of Wladimir Klitschko from Setanta Sports as he talks about the set championship fight between him and David Haye for June 20th, 2009.

Haye Interview On Klitschko Fight Confirmation

This is a live video interview with David Haye on the Setnata Sports Steve Bunce Boxing Hour as Haye talks about the deal with Wladmir Klitschko that has been confirmed for June 20th, 2009.