Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder: ?I lost my confidence... but it's back?

[kafkod]

What and idiot Povetkin was. I strongly believed he would have beaten Wilder in Moscow.

I think Povetkin would have beaten Wilder anywhere, tbh. And I think he was telling the truth when he claimed he stopped taking Meldonium when it went on the banned list. I don't believe he and his team were dumb enough to carry on using it after it got banned.

But Meldonium stays in the system for months after you stop taking it, and it was only banned 3/4 months before Povetkin tested positive for it.

[kafkod]

Nope. Why would you think that?

Trying to build some kind of case there?

Because you said this, of course:

"Fury had been back in action for two fights, in great shape,and fought the best fight of his life when he fought the undefeated Wilder in Wilder-Fury 1. Same number of tune-ups Ali had when facing Frazier in the 1971 classic, after being inactive for a similar amount of time."

Seferi and Pianeta were Fury's tune-ups before Wilder 1. Did you not know that Quarry and Bonavena were Ali's tune-ups before Frazier 1?

[Willow The Wisp]

Because you said this, of course:

"Fury had been back in action for two fights, in great shape,and fought the best fight of his life when he fought the undefeated Wilder in Wilder-Fury 1. Same number of tune-ups Ali had when facing Frazier in the 1971 classic, after being inactive for a similar amount of time."

Seferi and Pianeta were Fury's tune-ups before Wilder 1. Did you not know that Quarry and Bonavena were Ali's tune-ups before Frazier 1?

What I said was, not surprisingly, unimpeachably accurate. His weight was great, his timing restored and his abilities demonstrated were 100% on par with those used to expose Wladimir Klitschko some time before (another quote with which you can take exception).
As to my awareness regarding Ali's tougher choices for comeback opponents, young feller; I was row 3 at the municipal auditorium in Atlanta for Ali - Quarry in 1970.

All kinds of people can be found on these message boards, my young piss & vinigar filled fellow fan; and occasionally, if you mess with the bull; you get the horns.

[Marchegiano]

I think Povetkin would have beaten Wilder anywhere, tbh. And I think he was telling the truth when he claimed he stopped taking Meldonium when it went on the banned list. I don't believe he and his team were dumb enough to carry on using it after it got banned.

But Meldonium stays in the system for months after you stop taking it, and it was only banned 3/4 months before Povetkin tested positive for it.

Pov got popped at the start of the Russian state sponsored doping scandal.

Pov has more excuses for avoiding champions than any other contender in history. regardless of which version of the sport you point to. No other man with no major title ever got as many chances to fight for one while not actually getting in the ring for said fights. No fault of his doe, and he's an honest man.