[Boxing]: Whyte vs Povetkin II on March 27, 2021

[Baofeng]

In a twist of event, Whyte exercises his rematch clause and decided to get back at Povetkin on November 21 of this year, March 6, 2021 March 27, 2021.

“I’m over the moon to have the rematch,” Whyte said in a press release. “As soon as I got out of the ring, I was looking for confirmation that the fight would be on. I can’t wait to get back in the ring and get back what is rightfully mine. I’m looking to do what I said I would the first time, and that’s beat Alexander Povetkin.”

“There won’t be any major adjustments, but I just need to be more switched on and not get distracted,” Whyte said. “He was able to use his experience against me. I will be a lot more focused and sharper in the rematch. I’m coming to win and knock him out. I’m coming to even the score, and the only way to do that is by knocking him out.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-whyte-rematch-announced-ppv-headliner-november-21--151729

What's your take on this, is this a hastily decision on Whyte's part? Obviously he wanted to redeem himself and Povetkin has something to prove again. I think this is going to be a very exciting. I still have Whyte in my book here though. He just need to be very careful and really concentrate on this fight and not get distracted from Joshua or Fury looming fight.

[Kemarit]

Not surprise that Whyte wanted to get his revenge on Povetkin. He was really winning that fight, until that uppercut lands cleanly. So he wanted to get crack and really shows that he is not a over hype boxer and that his name belongs on top together with Fury, Wilder and Joshua.

For Povetkin, no adjusted as well, maybe he just needs to cover his chin and look again for that counter. I think it will last longer than the first fight though.

[robelneo]

“I’m over the moon to have the rematch,” Whyte said in a press release. “As soon as I got out of the ring, I was looking for confirmation that the fight would be on. I can’t wait to get back in the ring and get back what is rightfully mine. I’m looking to do what I said I would the first time, and that’s beat Alexander Povetkin.”

“There won’t be any major adjustments, but I just need to be more switched on and not get distracted,” Whyte said. “He was able to use his experience against me. I will be a lot more focused and sharper in the rematch. I’m coming to win and knock him out. I’m coming to even the score, and the only way to do that is by knocking him out.”

He is at it again bragging and making things looks easy against Povetkin, he finally realized that he needs to beat Povetkin before he can face the winner of the Fury Wilder match and he thinks it's going to be an easy win until that big uppercut, he is in command on the first fight and he could be again but if people see the effectiveness of both fighters punch, you will see that Povetkin has the upperhand.

Whyte can floor Povetkin but Povetkin can end the fight with one solid punch, if Whyte thinks that he is prepared here Povetkin is more likely to be prepared too because Whyte still thinks he is the favorite here, and Povetkin will prove him wrong again.

[TravelMug]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Will Whyte have this mentally? Or will just go there didn't do any adjustments and just starts to throw bombs? If that is the case then we might see a similar ending.

[yazher]

Damn! I watched how Whyte got knocked out by Povetkin and it was really amazing comeback for Povetkin. Men, that Damn uppercut really got him. but unfortunately, they fought in a few audience places where you don't really feel the common atmosphere where the fans will shout after the knockout. I think it's the best for them to fight again when everything will back to normal because even though the fight was close if it's not for that surprise uppercut, the result of this second match could also be the same. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfUKa2d7rV0&ab_channel=DAZNUSA

[btc_angela]

I think it's the best for them to fight again when everything will back to normal because even though the fight was close if it's not for that surprise uppercut, the result of this second match could also be the same. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfUKa2d7rV0&ab_channel=DAZNUSA

But the question is when? we really don't know when we are going to be back to normal though. So everything needs to adjust, every other sports for that matter. I think Whyte is really hell bent on avenging his quite embarrassing lost to Povetkin and he is eager, that's why he didn't wait till the end of the year to request for a rematch. I think the betting this time will be close and I wouldn't be surprised if Povetkin will win again and prove that it is no fluke.

[Darker45]

The man sounds emotional and restless. He sounds too eager to redeem himself. His statements seem to say that the first match was nothing but a mere lucky win for Povetkin, that the match was actually prepared for him, and the business inside the ring was just a formality. Obviously, he hasn't moved on from the recent fight yet. Uh-oh, this is already a distraction.

What made Dillian lose wasn't Povetkin's experience. Yes, Sasha was 40 during their fight, but what made him won was a very powerful uppercut which switched Dillian's consciousness off even before he landed on the canvas. And, boy, that was a bomb! And considering that Sasha was able to absorb Whyte's very strong punches that even knocked him down a couple of times, the old man's still got it. He's still very strong and dangerous.

As to the the rematch's schedule, I'm in favor of it. Alexander is already 41. The longer the wait, the older he gets, and the weaker he grows.

[JohnBitCo]

Not surprise that Whyte wanted to get his revenge on Povetkin. He was really winning that fight, until that uppercut lands cleanly. So he wanted to get crack and really shows that he is not a over hype boxer and that his name belongs on top together with Fury, Wilder and Joshua.

For Povetkin, no adjusted as well, maybe he just needs to cover his chin and look again for that counter. I think it will last longer than the first fight though.

The big question is will Whyte  be able to take the revenge and will he be able to win from Povetkin this time ? If he failed to win again, this will be a big set back from him and his fans. Alexander Povetkin won the last fight and  denied Whyte from the title.

[AmoreJaz]

I think it's the best for them to fight again when everything will back to normal because even though the fight was close if it's not for that surprise uppercut, the result of this second match could also be the same. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfUKa2d7rV0&ab_channel=DAZNUSA

But the question is when? we really don't know when we are going to be back to normal though. So everything needs to adjust, every other sports for that matter. I think Whyte is really hell bent on avenging his quite embarrassing lost to Povetkin and he is eager, that's why he didn't wait till the end of the year to request for a rematch. I think the betting this time will be close and I wouldn't be surprised if Povetkin will win again and prove that it is no fluke.

Whyte definitely wants a revenge here. he should at least wait til next year, when there will be at least good number of audience that will also add to their revenue. but seems that they are very impatient with the schedule.
 without a doubt, Povetkin will also prepare for this fight. also to prove that it was not his lucky punch that made him won last time.

[witcher_sense]

If Povetkin proves again that he is better than Whyte at uppercuts, it is going to be disastrous for Whyte's career in boxing. It would be a way better decision for Whyte to get over that recent defeat and start training more, continue improving his physical condition and leave the idea of fast revenge. Ruled by revenge only, he is going to make inefficient decisions during rounds and likely lose again. Povetkin is much more experienced boxer and he has an ability to see weaknesses of his opponent and also use them effectively against opponent. Whyte should be careful, he probably should reconsider his childish wrong motivation.

[bisdak40]

Not surprise that Whyte wanted to get his revenge on Povetkin. He was really winning that fight, until that uppercut lands cleanly. So he wanted to get crack and really shows that he is not a over hype boxer and that his name belongs on top together with Fury, Wilder and Joshua.

For Povetkin, no adjusted as well, maybe he just needs to cover his chin and look again for that counter. I think it will last longer than the first fight though.

More head movement for Whyte if he does not want to suffer the same fate and look for the early knockout as well because if the fight prolong there's a chance that Povetkin could land that knockout punch again.

This rematch is beneficial to both of them as i think Povetkin is not a good match as of now to Anthony Joshua because of age and if Whyte could win the rematch then it could be a confidence booster for him to face AJ.

I will be betting again for Whyte but via knockout this time.

[robelneo]

Whyte definitely wants a revenge here. he should at least wait til next year, when there will be at least good number of audience that will also add to their revenue. but seems that they are very impatient with the schedule.
 without a doubt, Povetkin will also prepare for this fight. also to prove that it was not his lucky punch that made him won last time.

I agree the fight is still fresh, for a fighter who lose that kind of knock out it will still haunt him, he can say that he is over with that uppercut, but the man who has done this to him is very good at doing this, I don't see Whyte doing what Joshua did to Andy Ruiz Jr in their second fight where all Joshua did was do a hit and run tactics he doesn't have the height and the speed, he is a slugger.

Whyte can still win this fight by a knockout or via decision, but if Povetkin can find a way to connect that uppercut or even a big straight punch he will have another good night's sleep again.
 

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

If Povetkin proves again that he is better than Whyte at uppercuts, it is going to be disastrous for Whyte's career in boxing. It would be a way better decision for Whyte to get over that recent defeat and start training more, continue improving his physical condition and leave the idea of fast revenge. Ruled by revenge only, he is going to make inefficient decisions during rounds and likely lose again. Povetkin is much more experienced boxer and he has an ability to see weaknesses of his opponent and also use them effectively against opponent. Whyte should be careful, he probably should reconsider his childish wrong motivation.

Whyte's chin has been damaged already by Povetkin already and this will always remains to our mind that Povetkin's uppercut is superior. And I agree that he shouldn't rush things up to redeem himself and not look for a quick solution, - revenge. And it might back fire on him as Povetkin has proven against the odds that he has the tools to take Whyte's best punch and dish his own.

[pilosopotasyo]

Whyte's chin has been damaged already by Povetkin already and this will always remains to our mind that Povetkin's uppercut is superior. And I agree that he shouldn't rush things up to redeem himself and not look for a quick solution, - revenge. And it might back fire on him as Povetkin has proven against the odds that he has the tools to take Whyte's best punch and dish his own.

Whyte's chin has been exposed and it will be target from uppercut, straight, or hook as long as Povetkin connect Whyte is in trouble, it's either he strengthens his chin or develops a power punch to knock out Povetkin before Povetkin connect, Povetkin surprisingly can take his punch but not Povetkin's punch and that will be a big difference, I will go for Povetkin this time via knock out.

[TopTort777]

What is the purpose of this fight for Whyte? Revenge? Belt? Prove himself that he was winning and can win? If he disagrees that he had lost, then he should have defended or evaded that uppercut. If he is for the belt, then he should question himself, is he really ready for a rematch? Because if he loses, he wont meet Povetkin in next couple of years.

What this fight can give Povetkin? Dont know. Probably only money.

[AmoreJaz]

What is the purpose of this fight for Whyte? Revenge? Belt? Prove himself that he was winning and can win? If he disagrees that he had lost, then he should have defended or evaded that uppercut. If he is for the belt, then he should question himself, is he really ready for a rematch? Because if he loses, he wont meet Povetkin in next couple of years.

What this fight can give Povetkin? Dont know. Probably only money.

redemption for whyte but yes money for povetkin. too early for rematch. whyte is so eager to get back on povetkin. and with this, he may not be thinking smart. anyway, lets see what's in store for both fighters this coming november.
 dont think the arena will be open to large audience at that time, so not so much money will be generated from the gate.

[Darker45]

What is the purpose of this fight for Whyte? Revenge? Belt? Prove himself that he was winning and can win? If he disagrees that he had lost, then he should have defended or evaded that uppercut. If he is for the belt, then he should question himself, is he really ready for a rematch? Because if he loses, he wont meet Povetkin in next couple of years.

What this fight can give Povetkin? Dont know. Probably only money.

The priority would be to avenge his previous defeat. That's obviously the number one goal. Belt? Well, he just lost his interim. And along with it the opportunity to demand a WBC mandatory title with Fury, which he will probably lost anyway but could give him a bigger pay. But a redemption from the last loss is definitely a nice forward step for him to be able to try once more to attract the attention of the elites in the division.

For the old Sasha, there's no point dreaming a lot at 41 in this particular sports. Making money and winning for the sake of winning are probably the goals. Being able to make a graceful exit from boxing is one glorious thing.

[erikoy]

Even myself can't sleep in that defeat having a fight to which I almost win and then suddenly I was knock out by a single punch. Actually he was wrong when he says that he was distracted not to get notice with that knock out punch. It should be telling him that experience could still be winning against any strong boxer by outsmarting the opponent. Whyte has learned his lesson here and that is not to underestimate the opponent. My bet was supposed to be place to Whyte in the match but I was not able to watch and bet into the fight.Gladly I did not make for if I dl then I am lossing it already.

[rhomelmabini]

What's your take on this, is this a hastily decision on Whyte's part?

I think that's a rush decision on him and yes it's a revenge but I think he just wants his glory back but I think that will not be too easy if you've just been knocked with the one you've wanted for a rematch. I am really thinking that this is an aggressive decision on Whyte but if he's that determined then he's rushing to either win to get what he has or to lose again, he should have not rush it.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Whyte's chin has been damaged already by Povetkin already and this will always remains to our mind that Povetkin's uppercut is superior. And I agree that he shouldn't rush things up to redeem himself and not look for a quick solution, - revenge. And it might back fire on him as Povetkin has proven against the odds that he has the tools to take Whyte's best punch and dish his own.

Whyte's chin has been exposed and it will be target from uppercut, straight, or hook as long as Povetkin connect Whyte is in trouble, it's either he strengthens his chin or develops a power punch to knock out Povetkin before Povetkin connect, Povetkin surprisingly can take his punch but not Povetkin's punch and that will be a big difference, I will go for Povetkin this time via knock out.

Yes, this is what I'm trying to point out, Whyte's chin has been exposed from that uppercut that he got from Povetkin, while Povetkin, although taking heavy damage as well is holding his own. So it's close to saying that Whyte is really looking for trouble and another knockout from Povetkin is not that far. Let's see what the odds are, but Povetkin might be the favorite here? What you think?

[aioc]

Yes, this is what I'm trying to point out, Whyte's chin has been exposed from that uppercut that he got from Povetkin, while Povetkin, although taking heavy damage as well is holding his own. So it's close to saying that Whyte is really looking for trouble and another knockout from Povetkin is not that far. Let's see what the odds are, but Povetkin might be the favorite here? What you think?

Povetkin is my favorite to win again here, I'd like to bet on Whyte but that knock out is so spectacular that we seldom seen a punch like that where the receiver is already out before hitting the canvass, this is devastating for the receiver, when they face each other Whyte will keep telling himself I must watch out for that uppercut, I'm sure there will be fear factor when they face again.

[judeafante]

but unfortunately, they fought in a few audience places where you don't really feel the common atmosphere where the fans will shout after the knockout. I think it's the best for them to fight again when everything will back to normal because even though the fight was close if it's not for that surprise uppercut,

Whyte doesn't want that he wants a rematch right away, this guy is demanding and very ambitious, he thought he can beat Fury or Wilder or whoever is the winner, the uppercut is indeed very surprising but is most surprising is Povetkin keeps mixing it up even though he was down twice, that means he can take a punch while Whyte cannot and Whyte will be in trouble again.

[NavI_027]

Wow! That's fast. I didn't expect that their rematch will happen this year as well. In their next match, I'm still rooting for Whyte. I mean, Povetkin clearly won the first one but Whyte dominated him until that one knockout punch came lol. But I'm confident that Whyte can still put a lot of pressure on him. I do believe that he can beat Povetkin this time. Maybe what he needs to improve is his jaw. Don't get me wrong, he got a hard chin but Povetkin got harder one .

[MCobian]

Very interesting rematch between Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin, because Whyte must be very curious about avenging the loss
to Povetkin in a single punch. Of course Whyte is eager to win the rematch, the loss to Povetkin is Whyte's first defeat since 2015.
Whyte even went so far as to urge promoter Eddie Hearn to have a rematch against Povetkin before the end of the year. I'm sure Whyte's
will win against Povetkin this time.

[bisdak40]

Yes, this is what I'm trying to point out, Whyte's chin has been exposed from that uppercut that he got from Povetkin, while Povetkin, although taking heavy damage as well is holding his own. So it's close to saying that Whyte is really looking for trouble and another knockout from Povetkin is not that far. Let's see what the odds are, but Povetkin might be the favorite here? What you think?

Povetkin is my favorite to win again here, I'd like to bet on Whyte but that knock out is so spectacular that we seldom seen a punch like that where the receiver is already out before hitting the canvass, this is devastating for the receiver, when they face each other Whyte will keep telling himself I must watch out for that uppercut, I'm sure there will be fear factor when they face again.

Lol, yeah that's one hell of a knock-out punch and it's comparable to the punch that Manny Pacquaio delivered that KOed Ricky Hatton. Whyte just have to keep in mind that he is winning the fight before that lucky punch landed  . I lost my bet on the first fight but still i would bet on Whyte because he would be more careful this time to avoid that lucky punch. Maybe we can see here more clinching on the side of Whyte.

[Jating]

Wow! That's fast. I didn't expect that their rematch will happen this year as well. In their next match, I'm still rooting for Whyte. I mean, Povetkin clearly won the first one but Whyte dominated him until that one knockout punch came lol. But I'm confident that Whyte can still put a lot of pressure on him. I do believe that he can beat Povetkin this time. Maybe what he needs to improve is his jaw. Don't get me wrong, he got a hard chin but Povetkin got harder one .

Yes, maybe Dillian woke up after that devastating KO and didn't know what happened. That's why he ask for an immediate rematch to save face. In all fairness though, he was ahead on the judges scorecard and he himself could smell a knock out. However, Povetkin proved too experience, so he should be really moving his head in this rematch or stick to a good game plan, like not look for a knock out, let it come to him scenario. I don't think that boxers can really improve their chin though. Remember Amir Khan? Freddie Roach train his neck and strengthen it, but still Khan has a glass jaw and no amount of training will hardened it.

[john_nautica]

I am excited for the rematch whether Whyte will win and regain his reputation, I mean it’s not like it has been damaged or what, but even though he has scored greatly in the previous match still he lose. As per Povetkin, if he will win this rematch, it will just prove that he is a better boxer than Whyte. No offense intended to the fans here.

[Welsh]

Whyte gets a lot of stick for being outspoken, and his exaggerated persona, but hes a decent enough fighter. I don't think his defense is much to speak of, but the guy can definitely throw a punch. I do think that  Povetkin is generally underrated in most of his fights, and is a rounded fighter at least more so than Whyte. However, it was quite obvious the last time around that Povetkin is feeling his age, and although he does have a big heart is getting older. Personally, I thought Whyte would have waited longer to exercise his rematch clause due to the fact that Povetkin would have had an even longer break at his age, and Whyte would be able to recuperate, but I definitely do rate that Whyte just wants to go for it again.

I think I'll go for Whyte this time, although I don't think Whyte is the type of fighter to learn, and adjust to his fighter he usually just comes out swinging for the hills. It still takes a lot to knock someone out, and I'm not sure if Povetkin will find that opening again, especially since its usually harder against a fighter that just doesn't stop throwing punches. Should be a decent fight again, and if Povetkin was several years younger I'd have him winning every single time.

Are we expecting Dillian to come in a little heavier this time?

[DarkDays]

I don't think it's much of a turn of events. Whyte announced quite clearly that he was going to execute the rematch clause right after he got knocked out the first time.

I am pretty sure Whyte thought he'd be able to just walk Povetkin down, kind of like how Anthony Joshua and Klitschko did. But Whyte just isn't at the caliber.

I think Whyte should win if he sticks to a game plan and just goes for a points decision.

Povetkin has shown that he can quickly turn the tables on fighters if they let their guard down, e.g. because they think he's old and slow.

Whyte is the slight favorite IMO, but Povetkin could easily KO him again.

[TopTort777]

For the old Sasha, there's no point dreaming a lot at 41 in this particular sports.

41 is not a sentence. If I’m not wrong, George Foreman became world heavyweight champion at the age of 45 and retired at 48.

Iron Mike is 54 and plans to have a exhibition match agains RJJ.

I think this is not going to be Povetkins last fight. But he can not compete on top level anymore.

[Baofeng]

Yes, this is what I'm trying to point out, Whyte's chin has been exposed from that uppercut that he got from Povetkin, while Povetkin, although taking heavy damage as well is holding his own. So it's close to saying that Whyte is really looking for trouble and another knockout from Povetkin is not that far. Let's see what the odds are, but Povetkin might be the favorite here? What you think?

Povetkin is my favorite to win again here, I'd like to bet on Whyte but that knock out is so spectacular that we seldom seen a punch like that where the receiver is already out before hitting the canvass, this is devastating for the receiver, when they face each other Whyte will keep telling himself I must watch out for that uppercut, I'm sure there will be fear factor when they face again.

Lol, yeah that's one hell of a knock-out punch and it's comparable to the punch that Manny Pacquaio delivered that KOed Ricky Hatton. Whyte just have to keep in mind that he is winning the fight before that lucky punch landed  . I lost my bet on the first fight but still i would bet on Whyte because he would be more careful this time to avoid that lucky punch. Maybe we can see here more clinching on the side of Whyte.

Yeah, we get REKT on the first fight with that one punch knock out from Povetkin, lol. But I think he will be more careful and deliberate in this rematch and he knows what went wrong there. But I still still bet on Whyte here, he still has the advantage in power, and the one that knock him out is the punch that he didn't see. So he will try to avoid it and maybe we will see more clinch. And age will still be a factor for Povetkin in this fight. That's why Whyte needs to clinch and put his weight on Povetkin to get him gas out, similar to what Fury did to Wilder in their own version of a rematch.

[MFahad]

For the old Sasha, there's no point dreaming a lot at 41 in this particular sports.

41 is not a sentence. If I’m not wrong, George Foreman became world heavyweight champion at the age of 45 and retired at 48.

Iron Mike is 54 and plans to have a exhibition match agains RJJ.

I think this is not going to be Povetkins last fight. But he can not compete on top level anymore.

Although in other sports we see people retire early but age does not matter much in boxing. There are many boxers who are 40+ and still playing. In fact Mike Tyson is 54 years of age and is considered favorite for this next match.   
Povetkin is just 41 years of age and still have few more years to continue playing boxing.

[Darker45]

For the old Sasha, there's no point dreaming a lot at 41 in this particular sports.

41 is not a sentence. If I’m not wrong, George Foreman became world heavyweight champion at the age of 45 and retired at 48.

Iron Mike is 54 and plans to have a exhibition match agains RJJ.

I think this is not going to be Povetkins last fight. But he can not compete on top level anymore.

In boxing, it could be. Don't make the exception as the rule by cherry picking. Foreman was a legend. He already became a world champion when he defeated fellow legend Joe Frazier. However, Foreman's KO win over Moorer was one hell of a comeback upset. He was not the same boxer when made his second championship at 45. He was not winning even a single scorecard all throughout the fight until he landed that one lucky punch. After this upset victory, lackluster battles, match refusals, and belt stripping followed.

Don't count Tyson's exhibition match. The match is, yes, an exhibition.

This is definitely not Povetkin's last fight. My point is that for a 41-year old boxer, there is no point making up a long fight list with the best fighters in the division.

...age does not matter much in boxing.

Think again.

[MFahad]

For the old Sasha, there's no point dreaming a lot at 41 in this particular sports.

41 is not a sentence. If I’m not wrong, George Foreman became world heavyweight champion at the age of 45 and retired at 48.

Iron Mike is 54 and plans to have a exhibition match agains RJJ.

I think this is not going to be Povetkins last fight. But he can not compete on top level anymore.

In boxing, it could be. Don't make the exception as the rule by cherry picking. Foreman was a legend. He already became a world champion when he defeated fellow legend Joe Frazier. However, Foreman's KO win over Moorer was one hell of a comeback upset. He was not the same boxer when made his second championship at 45. He was not winning even a single scorecard all throughout the fight until he landed that one lucky punch. After this upset victory, lackluster battles, match refusals, and belt stripping followed.

Don't count Tyson's exhibition match. The match is, yes, an exhibition.

This is definitely not Povetkin's last fight. My point is that for a 41-year old boxer, there is no point making up a long fight list with the best fighters in the division.

...age does not matter much in boxing.

Think again.

Yes i read now that tyson match will an exhibition match with Roy Jones.

Then Why there is so much hype and even betting will taking place on this exhibition match on November 28 

[Kemarit]

Are we expecting Dillian to come in a little heavier this time?

He is already the heavier on their first fight, at 252 lbs vs Povetkin's 224 lbs. So I don't know if adding more pounds will help him in this fight. But I do agree that Whyte might not change his style of fighting and maybe will come out swinging again and see if he can get to Povetkin and finish it for good.

And obviously the pressure is on his side, because he knows that if he loss the fight again, then it will be over for him. Maybe he can used it as motivation, but this is a high risk fight, while Povetkin is beaming with confidence and ready for round 6.

[samcrypto]

Are we expecting Dillian to come in a little heavier this time?

He is already the heavier on their first fight, at 252 lbs vs Povetkin's 224 lbs. So I don't know if adding more pounds will help him in this fight. But I do agree that Whyte might not change his style of fighting and maybe will come out swinging again and see if he can get to Povetkin and finish it for good.

And obviously the pressure is on his side, because he knows that if he loss the fight again, then it will be over for him. Maybe he can used it as motivation, but this is a high risk fight, while Povetkin is beaming with confidence and ready for round 6.

His weight might limiting his potential, so he should know this one. Whyte have to do everything to win on this match because its hard to accept that you ask for a rematch and yet you lose again, and he's claiming to get back the belt that he owns before. Povetkin is great boxer on the ring and moves solid and resulted to a victory, I'm sure he's preparing well right now to defend the title, this can be an exciting match to watch for.

[rhomelmabini]

Are we expecting Dillian to come in a little heavier this time?

He is already the heavier on their first fight, at 252 lbs vs Povetkin's 224 lbs. So I don't know if adding more pounds will help him in this fight. But I do agree that Whyte might not change his style of fighting and maybe will come out swinging again and see if he can get to Povetkin and finish it for good.

And obviously the pressure is on his side, because he knows that if he loss the fight again, then it will be over for him. Maybe he can used it as motivation, but this is a high risk fight, while Povetkin is beaming with confidence and ready for round 6.

His weight might limiting his potential, so he should know this one. Whyte have to do everything to win on this match because its hard to accept that you ask for a rematch and yet you lose again, and he's claiming to get back the belt that he owns before. Povetkin is great boxer on the ring and moves solid and resulted to a victory, I'm sure he's preparing well right now to defend the title, this can be an exciting match to watch for.

Yeah. Why not equal it to Povetkin's weight instead of adding more to his current weight? I think it do really matters if he can move around with lesser weight rather than not, this may be a heavyweight match but there's an extra flavor if you knew you can move better than your opponent or equals to him.

[Insanerman]

What's your take on this, is this a hastily decision on Whyte's part? Obviously he wanted to redeem himself and Povetkin has something to prove again. I think this is going to be a very exciting. I still have Whyte in my book here though. He just need to be very careful and really concentrate on this fight and not get distracted from Joshua or Fury looming fight.

Their fight was crazy! I really thought that Whyte would win that after Povetkin fell down on his knees twice and had so many upper-cuts received from Whyte. But then I wasn't that shocked on the outcome of the fight as Whyte had been too confident with Povetkin seemingly weakening after his Whyte's hitting cuts and jobs against Povetkin. But if Whyte really is disappointed and would initiate a rematch, I think he only must get rid of his over-confidence in mid-fight. His punches were good and strong, noting that he wa once undefeated before their fight. Therefore, whatever his toughness level is, if he would be over-confident and would think he's already winning at his early actions, he might lose again.

I'm betting for Povetkin here. I guess he would learned what to do on their next match.

[smyslov]

I am excited for the rematch whether Whyte will win and regain his reputation, I mean it’s not like it has been damaged or what, but even though he has scored greatly in the previous match still he lose. As per Povetkin, if he will win this rematch, it will just prove that he is a better boxer than Whyte. No offense intended to the fans here.

You are just stating the fact, Povetkin will likely win the rematch because the devastating knock out is so fresh that it will stay on Whyte's mind unless he is a very strong fighter, one thing that lacks on Whyte is his speed he relies in a close match, Povetkin has a very good timing, if he got hit by another Povetkin's power punch, it's going to be another trip in the wonderland for Whyte.

[TopTort777]

I am excited for the rematch whether Whyte will win and regain his reputation, I mean it’s not like it has been damaged or what, but even though he has scored greatly in the previous match still he lose. As per Povetkin, if he will win this rematch, it will just prove that he is a better boxer than Whyte. No offense intended to the fans here.

He has already done this. He recovered from 2 knockdowns and landed a perfect timing uppercut that put a an end in their match. What else he should prove - I dont know. This is kinda weird that boxers need to prove that they are better, after they KO their opponent  What next, create best-of-3 or 5 matches to prove who is better ? I still dont understand why Povetkin even agree for the second match. Only money can stimulate him to step in the ring once again.

[Baofeng]

Unfortunately, the fight is postponed due to Povetkin testing positive for Covid-19.

The November 21 heavyweight rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte has been postponed, due to Povetkin testing positive for COVID-19. The bout was due to air live on Sky Sports Box Office in the United Kingdom and on DAZN-USA in the U.S. live from SSE Arena at Wembley, but will instead carry a working date of January 30, 2021.

https://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-hospitalized-positive-covid-test-whyte-rematch-postponed--152981

I think this is good news for Whyte as he can recovered psychologically and train harder. And we hope the Povetkin can recovered from the virus itself.

[YuginKadoya]

On their first match, I thought that Dillian Whyte is winning it because he had knocked down Alexander Povetkin several times but that round 5 was a turnaround and Povetkin had unleashed a devastating punch, I think this is a tremendous fight, and a shocking turn of the event but in this next match everything can really happen after seeing their first fight Dillian Whyte can have a chance of a comeback and he must really be careful again for Povetkin landing another shot like that and he may win this, but if Povetkin can connect his devastating punch again then it is another win for Alexander,

I think I will go with Alexander Povetkin and I think that history will surely repeat itself.

[TimeTeller]

Unfortunately, the fight is postponed due to Povetkin testing positive for Covid-19.

The November 21 heavyweight rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte has been postponed, due to Povetkin testing positive for COVID-19. The bout was due to air live on Sky Sports Box Office in the United Kingdom and on DAZN-USA in the U.S. live from SSE Arena at Wembley, but will instead carry a working date of January 30, 2021.

https://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-hospitalized-positive-covid-test-whyte-rematch-postponed--152981

I think this is good news for Whyte as he can recovered psychologically and train harder. And we hope the Povetkin can recovered from the virus itself.

Let's hope Povetkin will not have other complications owed to this Covid.
But anyway, the allotted time may be sufficient for both fighters to attend their respective needs before the fight.
So maybe OP, you can edit the title thread to Jan 30, 2021 instead of Nov 21.

[ice098]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Will Whyte have this mentally? Or will just go there didn't do any adjustments and just starts to throw bombs? If that is the case then we might see a similar ending.

As far as i know Povetkin have been tested positive with Covid 19 though been recovered already but does this is what Whyte were trying to take advantage if their fight were pushed through this coming Nov. 21? Based on the statement of Whyte he was so eager to win this fight, he was so determined to take revenge to Povetkin. I didn't think so that he has been gone with last knock out fight of him from Povetkin.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Unfortunately, the fight is postponed due to Povetkin testing positive for Covid-19.

The November 21 heavyweight rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte has been postponed, due to Povetkin testing positive for COVID-19. The bout was due to air live on Sky Sports Box Office in the United Kingdom and on DAZN-USA in the U.S. live from SSE Arena at Wembley, but will instead carry a working date of January 30, 2021.

https://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-hospitalized-positive-covid-test-whyte-rematch-postponed--152981

I think this is good news for Whyte as he can recovered psychologically and train harder. And we hope the Povetkin can recovered from the virus itself.

Let's hope Povetkin will not have other complications owed to this Covid.
But anyway, the allotted time may be sufficient for both fighters to attend their respective needs before the fight.
So maybe OP, you can edit the title thread to Jan 30, 2021 instead of Nov 21.

Yes, we can only hope that Povetkin can recovered quickly from covid-19 and it's complication. But knowing he is an athlete and able body, he can bounce back, retrain for the rematch with Dillian. Although Whyte has been looking for this after the unexpected knock out he got from Povetkin, so he will just have to wait till he gets his revenge next year.

[Baofeng]

He is already in the hospital so obviously, he is on the recovery mode right now. There are also others in his time who also tested positive. As for the original date, someone will fill it up, so that the organisers are going to continue with other fighters and not waste the schedule date. The Jan 30, 2021 is just tentative date though, so it might change depending on Povetkin's recovery.

[TravelMug]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Will Whyte have this mentally? Or will just go there didn't do any adjustments and just starts to throw bombs? If that is the case then we might see a similar ending.

As far as i know Povetkin have been tested positive with Covid 19 though been recovered already but does this is what Whyte were trying to take advantage if their fight were pushed through this coming Nov. 21? Based on the statement of Whyte he was so eager to win this fight, he was so determined to take revenge to Povetkin. I didn't think so that he has been gone with last knock out fight of him from Povetkin.

No, this is the first time that Povetkin tested positive wit the Covid 19 that's why the fight is being push through for next year. Whyte can't believed that he was knock out cold by Povetkin, and actually he was doing the damage an Povetkin was being knock down and Whyte was just confident that he can win against

Povetkin in this rematch that's why they did schedule it in November just months after the devastating knock out he suffered. But Covid 19 take that away from him, as Povetkin needs to recover first.

[aioc]

He is already in the hospital so obviously, he is on the recovery mode right now. There are also others in his time who also tested positive. As for the original date, someone will fill it up, so that the organisers are going to continue with other fighters and not waste the schedule date. The Jan 30, 2021 is just tentative date though, so it might change depending on Povetkin's recovery.

Povetkin cannot be in tip top shape in just a short period of time, it will be in Whyte advantages if they push through with the date, March should be the best date for Povetkin's body to fully recover, Whyte can always face someone, but there's a risk that he might lose a fight to other fighters, because no one really thought that he'll lose to Povetkin that way.
It's up to Whyte camp's on how they are going to proceed, will they want to wait or look for another opponent.

[Baofeng]

He is already in the hospital so obviously, he is on the recovery mode right now. There are also others in his time who also tested positive. As for the original date, someone will fill it up, so that the organisers are going to continue with other fighters and not waste the schedule date. The Jan 30, 2021 is just tentative date though, so it might change depending on Povetkin's recovery.

Povetkin cannot be in tip top shape in just a short period of time, it will be in Whyte advantages if they push through with the date, March should be the best date for Povetkin's body to fully recover, Whyte can always face someone, but there's a risk that he might lose a fight to other fighters, because no one really thought that he'll lose to Povetkin that way.
It's up to Whyte camp's on how they are going to proceed, will they want to wait or look for another opponent.

That's why the organisers said that it is a tentative date of Jan 30, meaning it could be pushed in Feb-March to give way for Povetkin to recover. Yes, it will be up to Whyte's camp to face someone instead of waiting for Povetkin, or just continue to train to Povetkin, so let's see how it goes, there are names already floating around for Whyte possible opponents, so it will be a difficult decision for him and his team.

[TravelMug]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Will Whyte have this mentally? Or will just go there didn't do any adjustments and just starts to throw bombs? If that is the case then we might see a similar ending.

As far as i know Povetkin have been tested positive with Covid 19 though been recovered already but does this is what Whyte were trying to take advantage if their fight were pushed through this coming Nov. 21? Based on the statement of Whyte he was so eager to win this fight, he was so determined to take revenge to Povetkin. I didn't think so that he has been gone with last knock out fight of him from Povetkin.

The fight is being push through from the original schedule date of November 21, 2020 to January 30, 2021. And Povetkin hasn't recovered hence, the postponement.

Yes, Whyte is so eager so fight Povetkin because he can't imagine that after winning every round in the first fight, he was suddenly caught with the devastating upper-cut. That's why, without any rest, he decided for a rematch. But with Povetkin falling victim to the covid-19, its either he delay it, or fight another opponent to get him busy, and then chase Povetkin again.

[Twinkledoe]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Will Whyte have this mentally? Or will just go there didn't do any adjustments and just starts to throw bombs? If that is the case then we might see a similar ending.

As far as i know Povetkin have been tested positive with Covid 19 though been recovered already but does this is what Whyte were trying to take advantage if their fight were pushed through this coming Nov. 21? Based on the statement of Whyte he was so eager to win this fight, he was so determined to take revenge to Povetkin. I didn't think so that he has been gone with last knock out fight of him from Povetkin.

The fight is being push through from the original schedule date of November 21, 2020 to January 30, 2021. And Povetkin hasn't recovered hence, the postponement.

Yes, Whyte is so eager so fight Povetkin because he can't imagine that after winning every round in the first fight, he was suddenly caught with the devastating upper-cut. That's why, without any rest, he decided for a rematch. But with Povetkin falling victim to the covid-19, its either he delay it, or fight another opponent to get him busy, and then chase Povetkin again.

We can't deny that there's a lot of big fight that was postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic, but we can understand, sure this fight will happen as it's only postponed, not cancelled unlike other big fights. Hopefully by the time they will face each other, they will be both healthy and fit to give us a good fight.

By January next year, maybe the spread will slowly be contained because there will be vaccine that will be out in the market. And let's hope, health authorities already identify the best combination of meds to treat covid patients. This is hard as level of infection vary from one individual to another and the variant of covid is changing. But hopefully, by early next year, we have better condition than what we have now.

[peter0425]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Boxers like Manny Pacquiao to be example,When he was Knocked down by Juan Manuel  marquez and the most controversial knock down by the Philippines pride.

yet he recovers and fought many bout since then until now.

Will Whyte have this mentally? Or will just go there didn't do any adjustments and just starts to throw bombs? If that is the case then we might see a similar ending.

For sure before accepting this Fight at least His Manager and Trainer knows His capacity and recovery,Because all they want is to win and not just to bring their fighter
over the ring just like that.

[Vaculin]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Boxers like Manny Pacquiao to be example,When he was Knocked down by Juan Miguel marquez and the most controversial knock down by the Philippines pride.

yet he recovers and fought many bout since then until now.

As what I have read in some of the boxing articles online, for a boxer who suffered a brutal defeat, it's hard to get back into normal, especially if you are undefeated and you lose, you'll never be the same again, and well, Manny Pacquiao did recover because he is exceptional.

[7788bitcoin]

In a twist of event, Whyte exercises his rematch clause and decided to get back at Povetkin on November 21 of this year, just a couple of months removed from his upset.

Another rematch clause executed even if the result was not controversial and Dillian Whyte was knocked out cold , this is exactly the main reason boxing is not attracting new fans, the promoters build up someone and then throw them to unknown journeymen until they reach 25 and 0 or some crazy undefeated numbers and then once they reach elite fighters they would fall flat and yet they wont accept the defeat.

[TravelMug]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Boxers like Manny Pacquiao to be example,When he was Knocked down by Juan Miguel marquez and the most controversial knock down by the Philippines pride.

yet he recovers and fought many bout since then until now.

As what I have read in some of the boxing articles online, for a boxer who suffered a brutal defeat, it's hard to get back into normal, especially if you are undefeated and you lose, you'll never be the same again, and well, Manny Pacquiao did recover because he is exceptional.

It's Juan Manuel Marquez, fighters respond to different circumstances, Wilder for example went to a rematch (trilogy) for his lost against Fury, but not it turns to be a show as Wilder has a lot of accussations.

As for Dillian, I think in his mind he can beat Povetkin, I remember one interview of his that he is very confident in a rematch that he thinks he can beat Povetkin 9 out of 10. While there are boxers like Hatton, who haven't recovered by a brutal knock out from the hands of Manny himself, there could be boxers that are confident in their abilities to comeback strong and take their revenge.

[Baofeng]

Quick update on Povetkin:

Alexander Povetkin Recovers From COVID-19, Begins To Train

WBC interim-heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin of Russia has recovered from his recent battle with COVID-19.

The boxer has resumed light training - according to information provided by his team to TASS.

Eddie Hearn, who promotes Whyte, has targeted January 30th as the tentative date for the second fight.

Whether or not Povetkin can be physically ready by the January date is still being determined.

"Alexander has recovered, he is feeling well now. He is gradually starting to train, but not at full strength. It has not yet been determined whether the fight with Dillian Whyte will take place in January," a team spokesman told the outlet.

https://www.boxingscene.com/alexander-povetkin-recovers-from-covid-19-begins-train--153664

The date is tentative though according to Hearn, but I'm sure the date will be push something Feb-March. As there are not enough time for Povetkin to at least do a proper preparation, which usually 6-8 weeks for high level boxers.

So let's wait for the official announcement probably next month, and then I will keep this thread updated.

[Vaculin]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Boxers like Manny Pacquiao to be example,When he was Knocked down by Juan Miguel marquez and the most controversial knock down by the Philippines pride.

yet he recovers and fought many bout since then until now.

As what I have read in some of the boxing articles online, for a boxer who suffered a brutal defeat, it's hard to get back into normal, especially if you are undefeated and you lose, you'll never be the same again, and well, Manny Pacquiao did recover because he is exceptional.

It's Juan Manuel Marquez, fighters respond to different circumstances, Wilder for example went to a rematch (trilogy) for his lost against Fury, but not it turns to be a show as Wilder has a lot of accussations.

As for Dillian, I think in his mind he can beat Povetkin, I remember one interview of his that he is very confident in a rematch that he thinks he can beat Povetkin 9 out of 10. While there are boxers like Hatton, who haven't recovered by a brutal knock out from the hands of Manny himself, there could be boxers that are confident in their abilities to comeback strong and take their revenge.

Let's say about that, honestly, I don't listed to what boxers are saying, I usually look at how he fight in the ring and based on his past records, some boxers are talking too much but in the ring they showed different so we will only be disappointed.

Quick update on Povetkin:

Alexander Povetkin Recovers From COVID-19, Begins To Train

Thanks for the update, it's a big one, hopefully this fight will still push through.

[Kemarit]

Yeah, this is good news that at least Alexander Povetkin is clear now and can start his training. But I'm not sure if if can be 100% on the fight date (regardless if it pushed around Feb).

So I'm seeing Whyte gonna start where he left out until that uppercut that ended the fight. He will continue to be the aggressor and will want to finish the fight early, maybe in 6 rounds or less. And the motivation to regain and fight in the future with Joshua or even Fury.

[DoublerHunter]

Yeah, this is good news that at least Alexander Povetkin is clear now and can start his training. But I'm not sure if if can be 100% on the fight date (regardless if it pushed around Feb).

^ Exactly, this is going to be an exciting rematch since it is revenge from Whyte where he got lost including a few supporters. Though I must say that Whyte is supposedly the winner in the previous match. Nevertheless, I find him too complacent on the first few rounds because the fight came to be favorable of which could be his negligence and Povetkin saw it as an opportunity. If I will be placing my wager here the same as I did on their first match I will still do it with Whyte for his skills are really ahead of Povetkin and he was just able to defeat him with luck, but I am pretty sure that the rematch will not be an easy win for Whyte.

[Twinkledoe]

Yeah, this is good news that at least Alexander Povetkin is clear now and can start his training. But I'm not sure if if can be 100% on the fight date (regardless if it pushed around Feb).

^ Exactly, this is going to be an exciting rematch since it is revenge from Whyte where he got lost including a few supporters. Though I must say that Whyte is supposedly the winner in the previous match. Nevertheless, I find him too complacent on the first few rounds because the fight came to be favorable of which could be his negligence and Povetkin saw it as an opportunity. If I will be placing my wager here the same as I did on their first match I will still do it with Whyte for his skills are really ahead of Povetkin and he was just able to defeat him with luck, but I am pretty sure that the rematch will not be an easy win for Whyte.

Seems that it is not yet listed in crypto sportsbooks. But I guess, they will favour Whyte with the odds here.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Yeah, this is good news that at least Alexander Povetkin is clear now and can start his training. But I'm not sure if if can be 100% on the fight date (regardless if it pushed around Feb).

^ Exactly, this is going to be an exciting rematch since it is revenge from Whyte where he got lost including a few supporters. Though I must say that Whyte is supposedly the winner in the previous match. Nevertheless, I find him too complacent on the first few rounds because the fight came to be favorable of which could be his negligence and Povetkin saw it as an opportunity. If I will be placing my wager here the same as I did on their first match I will still do it with Whyte for his skills are really ahead of Povetkin and he was just able to defeat him with luck, but I am pretty sure that the rematch will not be an easy win for Whyte.

Seems that it is not yet listed in crypto sportsbooks. But I guess, they will favour Whyte with the odds here.

Yes, usually sport bookies will list the fight odds whenever we get closer to the fight day. So in this case, still tentative so obviously, they don't want to list a fight that will be reschudule so we will have to wait and see. If the fight gets finalized next year with a schedule date, then that is the time they will get the punters and give us the odds.

[fortunecrypto]

Seems that it is not yet listed in crypto sportsbooks. But I guess, they will favour Whyte with the odds here.

Why Whyte again, Povewtkin win is not a fluke he shows that he can fight and he can still knock out any guy with one punch if Whyte is to win he will have do hit and run just like what Joshua did to Ruiz, but that is not Whyte's style he is the kind of guy who will go toe to toe and that's where the trouble begins, I see the same result on their second fight.

[MWesterweele]

Seems that it is not yet listed in crypto sportsbooks. But I guess, they will favour Whyte with the odds here.

Why Whyte again, Povewtkin win is not a fluke he shows that he can fight and he can still knock out any guy with one punch if Whyte is to win he will have do hit and run just like what Joshua did to Ruiz, but that is not Whyte's style he is the kind of guy who will go toe to toe and that's where the trouble begins, I see the same result on their second fight.

This incoming fight was worth it to watch for. And not also by just watching its a good thing also to place a bets of who will gonna win. Both players are a good players that possess a good body weight and physical compactness of their body that they got through training.  Base on what i have read in the past post, Povetkin was tested positive which leads me to question if Povetkin were already recovered from the virus and does he can play the game without any complications from being tested positive kn the said virus.

[lebregone]

It's quite a bold statement coming from Whyte but I guess this will also serve as his inspiration to train harder and focus in developing unique tactics that can likely KO his opponent.

But I am sure that Povetkin will not just sit and do nothing to this upcoming fight so this will be a tought fight for Whyte for sure and I guess the odds will favor to Povetkin base on my analysis as he win in their last fight and he has an advantage to experience as what Whyte have said that Povetkin was able to use his experience against him in their last fight that is why he lost.

[ardentvolcanoes]

It's quite a bold statement coming from Whyte but I guess this will also serve as his inspiration to train harder and focus in developing unique tactics that can likely KO his opponent.

But I am sure that Povetkin will not just sit and do nothing to this upcoming fight so this will be a tought fight for Whyte for sure and I guess the odds will favor to Povetkin base on my analysis as he win in their last fight and he has an advantage to experience as what Whyte have said that Povetkin was able to use his experience against him in their last fight that is why he lost.

Both camps will comes up with new strategy, Whyte after losing that fight will try to find what best combos to use and how he will improve his

stamina from that last fight, while with Povetkin he won't allow Whyte to see an advantage to win back, he will add more from what he showed

from their previous fight so i's really a tough one for both of them.

[madnessteat]

In any case, I will be rooting for Alexander Povetkin in this revenge, but it seems to me that this fight will be especially hard for him despite the greater number of victories in his career. I read in one of the sources that Alexandra was diagnosed with COVID. It is not known how it will affect his preparation for the fight, but I think it will increase the chances of losing.

[carlfebz2]

In any case, I will be rooting for Alexander Povetkin in this revenge, but it seems to me that this fight will be especially hard for him despite the greater number of victories in his career. I read in one of the sources that Alexandra was diagnosed with COVID. It is not known how it will affect his preparation for the fight, but I think it will increase the chances of losing.

It will surely increase the chance of losing but somehow it do depends on how he compensate into those days on where his body is still sick and do make up for the preparation way
more harder or doubled out but it is really that recommended? No for sure yet body had just recently recovered with the virus which mostly it do need up some rest.

When it comes to my choice then Povetkin would be my bet on here even though his reach is shorter than Whyte but he can really handle that one out.

Even though he shouldnt really be that too confident yet Whyte would really be a dangerous opponent.Just dont let your guard down.

[AliMan]

It's quite a bold statement coming from Whyte but I guess this will also serve as his inspiration to train harder and focus in developing unique tactics that can likely KO his opponent.

But I am sure that Povetkin will not just sit and do nothing to this upcoming fight so this will be a tought fight for Whyte for sure and I guess the odds will favor to Povetkin base on my analysis as he win in their last fight and he has an advantage to experience as what Whyte have said that Povetkin was able to use his experience against him in their last fight that is why he lost.

Both camps will comes up with new strategy, Whyte after losing that fight will try to find what best combos to use and how he will improve his

stamina from that last fight, while with Povetkin he won't allow Whyte to see an advantage to win back, he will add more from what he showed

from their previous fight so i's really a tough one for both of them.

Both parties would come to a very difficult situation as they had a very good skills on terms of boxing. No matter how tough they are, only one will win during the finale of their fight. Am not a fan of Povetkin nor Whyte, what I am looking forward is the success of their match whoever be the winner, praises goes to them because they are great fighters.

[NavI_027]

I admit that Povetkin just survived in their first fight because it was clear that he is a little bit dominated on the early rounds until he threw the knockout punch which makes Whyte hit the canvass. Don't get me wrong, iIm not saying that he was lucky. I actually admire him for having a strong chin and body to sustain such devastating punches. It was a clear victory after all.

So this time that Whyte made a fearless statement against him with regards their rematch, hmm I will not buy it. You know, "Doin not chewin" . I will not believe him unless he prove it right. Therefore, I believe that Povetkin will win once again. He was just underrated and cocky fighters are going nowhere.

[madnessteat]

In any case, I will be rooting for Alexander Povetkin in this revenge, but it seems to me that this fight will be especially hard for him despite the greater number of victories in his career. I read in one of the sources that Alexandra was diagnosed with COVID. It is not known how it will affect his preparation for the fight, but I think it will increase the chances of losing.

This might be an issue that he must consider to be able to win the fight. We can't count his previous victories to become the basis that he will surely win this game again. The statement of Whyte was so bold that he really up to revenge from the last knockout of him by Povetkin. Hopefully that he might recovered already from Covid 19 but I guess his past health history will lessening his chance to make this game in favor of him.

In Russia, they say so: "after a fight, don't wave your fists".

We all saw perfectly well how Alexander Povetkin knocked Dillan Whyte out. So it is not so important to listen to what he says after the fight.


Source: https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/771246/dillian-whyte-v-alexander-povetkin-2-date-covid-when-is-rematch-tyson-fury/

Let's wait for the upcoming fight and see who will be victorious.

[Twinkledoe]

I admit that Povetkin just survived in their first fight because it was clear that he is a little bit dominated on the early rounds until he threw the knockout punch which makes Whyte hit the canvass. Don't get me wrong, iIm not saying that he was lucky. I actually admire him for having a strong chin and body to sustain such devastating punches. It was a clear victory after all.

So this time that Whyte made a fearless statement against him with regards their rematch, hmm I will not buy it. You know, "Doin not chewin" . I will not believe him unless he prove it right. Therefore, I believe that Povetkin will win once again. He was just underrated and cocky fighters are going nowhere.

If Whyte will indeed prepare for this fight on a very serious manner, he may have the chance to beat Povetkin, as he just recovered from Covid. But it seems that Povetkin's camp is still thinking about this January fight if they will really push thru or not because of the condition of Povetkin. Let's see at the end of this month if they will not re-schedule again this match.

https://www.boxingscene.com/alexander-povetkin-recovers-from-covid-19-begins-train--153664

[Vaculin]

obviously whyte wants to show that he is the strongest, the best in my opinion he dominated the previous match at least until he went down with that uppercut it will surely be a nice re-match and I will bet on him, he should just defend himself better

I would bet on Povetkin , he KOd Whyte with such a big uppercut in their first fight so I would trust him in this rematch.
Also, I believe Povetkin will still be listed as an underdog in the bookies lines, so I guess I'll be getting a good odds betting on Povetkin.

This is like similar to Fury vs Wilder IMO.

[MWesterweele]

obviously whyte wants to show that he is the strongest, the best in my opinion he dominated the previous match at least until he went down with that uppercut it will surely be a nice re-match and I will bet on him, he should just defend himself better

I would bet on Povetkin , he KOd Whyte with such a big uppercut in their first fight so I would trust him in this rematch.
Also, I believe Povetkin will still be listed as an underdog in the bookies lines, so I guess I'll be getting a good odds betting on Povetkin.

This is like similar to Fury vs Wilder IMO.

Hopefully that whenever the fight may pushed through Povetkin already recovered and got to trained his body to the upcoming since i bet that this would be a good fight to watch for and to place a bet also. Povetkin has a lot of potential than Whyte and i'd still found that he can play a good fight in this upcoming fight but i can't stop worrying if the previous health history of him will become one of the factors for him to be lost this game. 

[madnessteat]

Hopefully that whenever the fight may pushed through Povetkin already recovered and got to trained his body to the upcoming since i bet that this would be a good fight to watch for and to place a bet also. Povetkin has a lot of potential than Whyte and i'd still found that he can play a good fight in this upcoming fight but i can't stop worrying if the previous health history of him will become one of the factors for him to be lost this game. 

What worries me the most is his health. A little over a week ago in one of the Russian-language publications (https://www.gazeta.ru/sport/news/2020/11/27/n_15286879.shtml) wrote that Alexander Povetkin had lost a lot of weight after his illness. Of course, he has already started to prepare for the fight, but it is still unclear whether he will be able to gain the usual weight.

[Fredomago]

Hopefully that whenever the fight may pushed through Povetkin already recovered and got to trained his body to the upcoming since i bet that this would be a good fight to watch for and to place a bet also. Povetkin has a lot of potential than Whyte and i'd still found that he can play a good fight in this upcoming fight but i can't stop worrying if the previous health history of him will become one of the factors for him to be lost this game. 

What worries me the most is his health. A little over a week ago in one of the Russian-language publications (https://www.gazeta.ru/sport/news/2020/11/27/n_15286879.shtml) wrote that Alexander Povetkin had lost a lot of weight after his illness. Of course, he has already started to prepare for the fight, but it is still unclear whether he will be able to gain the usual weight.

He should prioritize his health than thinking about this fight right away, training is okay to get back your physical conditions together with your mental alertness. But we all know how this virus was and how it affects the immune system, this fight can wait little a more. As fans can understand if ever they ask for some more adjustments.

Promoters should think about him after this covid infection. Even medical certificate already been provided
it's still the impact of that virus matters.

[bisdak40]

https://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-still-recovering-from-covid-not-face-whyte-january--154044

Sad news for people who anticipated this fight to happen in January as what the title of the article says that Povetkin could not face Whyte on January as the former is still recovering from COVID-19. His case must be severe as it takes a long time for him to recover and the virus could have damaged some of his organs.

I think it is better for this fight to be postpone to the middle next year to give time to Povetkin to fully recover as to not give doubts if Whyte will win. Coivd-19 is a serious disease that damages our lungs that might affect the performance of an athlete like Povetkin.

[24Kt]

https://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-still-recovering-from-covid-not-face-whyte-january--154044

Sad news for people who anticipated this fight to happen in January as what the title of the article says that Povetkin could not face Whyte on January as the former is still recovering from COVID-19. His case must be severe as it takes a long time for him to recover and the virus could have damaged some of his organs.

I think it is better for this fight to be postpone to the middle next year to give time to Povetkin to fully recover as to not give doubts if Whyte will win. Coivd-19 is a serious disease that damages our lungs that might affect the performance of an athlete like Povetkin.

Covid-19 can't damage that much to any other organs of the body AFAIK it only attacks the respiratory system of the body. And Povetkin keep having the symptoms of a covid-19 that takes more time for him to start training. That makes the Whyte's team to think they are making an excuse to train more although Povetkin's team insist that they could provide the hospital details if they don't believe in them. It seems that the match might be postponed or cancel.

Though we don't know the whole truth about the actual health condition of Povetkin, still if he contracted the disease, he will know for himself if he can get ready for the fight or not. So it is on his camp how they will decide on this match. But I guess, they will just postponed it and move to a later date. It is better to think of your own condition rather than be affected by the rumours.

[Jating]

https://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-still-recovering-from-covid-not-face-whyte-january--154044

Sad news for people who anticipated this fight to happen in January as what the title of the article says that Povetkin could not face Whyte on January as the former is still recovering from COVID-19. His case must be severe as it takes a long time for him to recover and the virus could have damaged some of his organs.

I think it is better for this fight to be postpone to the middle next year to give time to Povetkin to fully recover as to not give doubts if Whyte will win. Coivd-19 is a serious disease that damages our lungs that might affect the performance of an athlete like Povetkin.

Yes, this should be postpone on a later date as it seems that Povetkin will not fully recover and meet the Jan 30 fight as he has to train hard again. But if his body is not willing to response because of the ill effects of covid-19 then obviously his performance will be affected and he will not be 100%

We even don't know if Povetkin is really 100% recovered even if he is cleared to fight as there are other effects that we might not notice or even he himself will not feel it until after the fight when his body and mind are sort of not cooperating.

[Kemarit]

Team Whyte is now looking for other options:

"We will be reaching out to other players in the heavyweight division to see if they fancy it," Hearn told Sky Sports News.

"I'd love to make Ruiz Jr vs Whyte, Wilder vs Whyte, Ortiz vs Whyte. Chisora is always ready. He is another name to throw in the mix, potentially, for Whyte if the Povetkin fight is delayed. He is always in excellent fights, always entertaining, he is on good form. But I really feel that Dillian needs to wipe that [defeat] off his record against Povetkin.

Source.

This is very entertaining fights for me, specially Ruiz Jr and Derick Chisora. I doubt that they will get Wilder though. So yes, Whyte should stay busy and instead of chasing and waiting for Povetkin to be A-ok, he should seek other fights early next year.

[TravelMug]

^^ I wanted to see Andy Ruiz Jr, here, I think he is not a one hit wonder, but winning against and upsetting Joshua really put up all the fame in his head. And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

So if he will given this chance, then we will see two of the biggest puncher in HW so it will be an intriguing match.

[akirasendo17]

too bad it has to postpone because of covid 19 but health is more important, at the same time, it is better if they will fight when there is a lot of people watching live, I mean business-wise they should wait a bit longer, but I think the fight will be a lot of difference from the first one, and tougher since the challenger has a psychological disadvantage that is for sure.

[fortunecrypto]

^^ I wanted to see Andy Ruiz Jr, here, I think he is not a one hit wonder, but winning against and upsetting Joshua really put up all the fame in his head. And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

So if he will given this chance, then we will see two of the biggest puncher in HW so it will be an intriguing match.

I also like to see this match to happen, Ruiz has a very long lay off, it's been a year that he is not fighting and besides both fighters has a loss in their last fight I'm sure both fighters will be motivated to be all out, to become relevant in the heavyweight division, a loss to anyone of them will put him in a brink of retirement.

[plr]

^^ I wanted to see Andy Ruiz Jr, here, I think he is not a one hit wonder, but winning against and upsetting Joshua really put up all the fame in his head. And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

So if he will given this chance, then we will see two of the biggest puncher in HW so it will be an intriguing match.

This has the making of a main event if ever these two fighters collide in the ring but if they fight I go for Ruiz, he has never been knock out, compared to Whyte who has been knock out cold by Povetkin, Ruiz can still become a champion because he is the only one who knock out Joshua, and Whyte is a good stepping stone for his big comeback.

[peter0425]

I think we should also consider the psychological state of Whyte here. Can he get back and not think how devastated that knock out? Elite fighters can get over, like Fury getting up on the last round on the first Fury vs Wilder and then knocking him down in the second fight and showing a masterful performance.

Boxers like Manny Pacquiao to be example,When he was Knocked down by Juan Miguel marquez and the most controversial knock down by the Philippines pride.

yet he recovers and fought many bout since then until now.

As what I have read in some of the boxing articles online, for a boxer who suffered a brutal defeat, it's hard to get back into normal, especially if you are undefeated and you lose, you'll never be the same again, and well, Manny Pacquiao did recover because he is exceptional.

Yeah you said it clear Manny Pacquiao is and exceptional Not only as Boxer as being human also ,achieving multiple great things in life who once comes from a Slum places and the capacity to train is supported by imitations just to sustain hes eagerness to Box.

These 2 fights has more than a Month for preparation while there are many bout that scheduled ahead of them.
So we will expect a Good ring game play and not an easy done fight.

[delfastTions]

And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

This is where it is worth wondering why he makes statements that he did not train properly.  What's this? 
Justification of loss or is it vice versa Threat to future rival. 
Now, if I train, then ... All... You have no chance!!!. You are defeated!
All this is psychologically calculated by his managers.
Do you think this is so?

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

^^ I wanted to see Andy Ruiz Jr, here, I think he is not a one hit wonder, but winning against and upsetting Joshua really put up all the fame in his head. And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

So if he will given this chance, then we will see two of the biggest puncher in HW so it will be an intriguing match.

I also like to see this match to happen, Ruiz has a very long lay off, it's been a year that he is not fighting and besides both fighters has a loss in their last fight I'm sure both fighters will be motivated to be all out, to become relevant in the heavyweight division, a loss to anyone of them will put him in a brink of retirement.

Yes, in paper it will be a good match, Ruiz needed to have a bounce, and Whyte could be a good fight for him. Ruiz though needs to focus as he is no longer the champion here and not the A-side if they ever meet in the future. He needs to established himself again and Whyte could be the one to offer him an proved that he is no fluke after knocking out Joshua. For Whyte this is also a win-win situation, he can claim that he beats the man who beat Joshua, lol, and then go after Povetkin.

[Questat]

And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

This is where it is worth wondering why he makes statements that he did not train properly.  What's this? 
Justification of loss or is it vice versa Threat to future rival. 
Now, if I train, then ... All... You have no chance!!!. You are defeated!
All this is psychologically calculated by his managers.
Do you think this is so?

Or just an excuse, a real fighter would not say that, that's a disrespect to the winner, he should put some action in the ring and don't talk too much. There's no threat outside the ring, the real threat is in the inside and we should not easily believe what we heard as all they said might only be intended to attract the attention of the media.

[Kelvinid]

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This is where it is worth wondering why he makes statements that he did not train properly.  What's this?  
Justification of loss or is it vice versa Threat to future rival.  
Now, if I train, then ... All... You have no chance!!!. You are defeated!
All this is psychologically calculated by his managers.
Do you think this is so?

Or just an excuse, a real fighter would not say that, that's a disrespect to the winner, he should put some action in the ring and don't talk too much. There's no threat outside the ring, the real threat is in the inside and we should not easily believe what we heard as all they said might only be intended to attract the attention of the media.

It is a mismatch for him, indeed. I don't think that such white lies and alibi will make people believing him but instead, it only tare him down.

If that he suppose to think about and the reason for his losses, I think a scheduled rematch will be schedule and give him a long time to let him trained so well. And for such a time he losses again, he might proclaim himself as a loser, not a whinner boxer who blames others.

That was ridiculous to hear.

[Fundamentals Of]

Team Whyte is now looking for other options:

"We will be reaching out to other players in the heavyweight division to see if they fancy it," Hearn told Sky Sports News.

"I'd love to make Ruiz Jr vs Whyte, Wilder vs Whyte, Ortiz vs Whyte. Chisora is always ready. He is another name to throw in the mix, potentially, for Whyte if the Povetkin fight is delayed. He is always in excellent fights, always entertaining, he is on good form. But I really feel that Dillian needs to wipe that [defeat] off his record against Povetkin.

Source.

This is very entertaining fights for me, specially Ruiz Jr and Derick Chisora. I doubt that they will get Wilder though. So yes, Whyte should stay busy and instead of chasing and waiting for Povetkin to be A-ok, he should seek other fights early next year.

Same opinion here. Whyte can't be inactive simply because the fight will be moved. Povetkin is probably going to ask for a recovery period. We don't know how badly affected Povetkin is from COVID-19 but if he got really sick from it and not just asymptomatic like other athletes, he will probably request for a much later date. That's much better than force the agreed date.

I like the names lined up as other options for Whyte, particularly Ruiz and Wilder.

[Golftech]

And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

This is where it is worth wondering why he makes statements that he did not train properly.  What's this? 
Justification of loss or is it vice versa Threat to future rival. 
Now, if I train, then ... All... You have no chance!!!. You are defeated!
All this is psychologically calculated by his managers.
Do you think this is so?

Or just an excuse, a real fighter would not say that, that's a disrespect to the winner, he should put some action in the ring and don't talk too much. There's no threat outside the ring, the real threat is in the inside and we should not easily believe what we heard as all they said might only be intended to attract the attention of the media.

I get  you, might  be another  way  to attract  interest  from social  medias  and bring the attention to this fight.  Not a good way  to bring  alibis  but to call the attention things  needs to extend up to this level  of advertising.  Just wait  and see  if what will  be the impacts  of this  kind of promotions.

[Reatim]

Team Whyte is now looking for other options:

"We will be reaching out to other players in the heavyweight division to see if they fancy it," Hearn told Sky Sports News.

"I'd love to make Ruiz Jr vs Whyte, Wilder vs Whyte, Ortiz vs Whyte. Chisora is always ready. He is another name to throw in the mix, potentially, for Whyte if the Povetkin fight is delayed. He is always in excellent fights, always entertaining, he is on good form. But I really feel that Dillian needs to wipe that [defeat] off his record against Povetkin.

Source.

This is very entertaining fights for me, specially Ruiz Jr and Derick Chisora. I doubt that they will get Wilder though. So yes, Whyte should stay busy and instead of chasing and waiting for Povetkin to be A-ok, he should seek other fights early next year.

Well Covid will only Take 14-28 days to formally announced the status of Povetkin ,and since this Boxer is fit He can easily recover from this Virus and may not infect others .

But also this is a Good move from Whyte's Site not to lurk around and find another one to face ,because His training will be spare if they did not found opponent to fit at least in the month of January .

[Kemarit]

Team Whyte is now looking for other options:

"We will be reaching out to other players in the heavyweight division to see if they fancy it," Hearn told Sky Sports News.

"I'd love to make Ruiz Jr vs Whyte, Wilder vs Whyte, Ortiz vs Whyte. Chisora is always ready. He is another name to throw in the mix, potentially, for Whyte if the Povetkin fight is delayed. He is always in excellent fights, always entertaining, he is on good form. But I really feel that Dillian needs to wipe that [defeat] off his record against Povetkin.

Source.

This is very entertaining fights for me, specially Ruiz Jr and Derick Chisora. I doubt that they will get Wilder though. So yes, Whyte should stay busy and instead of chasing and waiting for Povetkin to be A-ok, he should seek other fights early next year.

Well Covid will only Take 14-28 days to formally announced the status of Povetkin ,and since this Boxer is fit He can easily recover from this Virus and may not infect others .

But also this is a Good move from Whyte's Site not to lurk around and find another one to face ,because His training will be spare if they did not found opponent to fit at least in the month of January .

I think what you are saying is that quarantine period, yes it could take 14-28 days, but everyone reacts differently to the virus. Povetkin is a able and healthy body but it seems that he has some complications that the 14-28 period is not enough for him to recover.

There's a another one, Luis Ortiz who says he is willing to fight Whyte, this is another good fight I think as Ortiz although is old can still punch and give Whyte a good fight and I won't discount the fact that Ortiz can knock out Whyte here.

[TravelMug]

And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

This is where it is worth wondering why he makes statements that he did not train properly.  What's this? 
Justification of loss or is it vice versa Threat to future rival. 
Now, if I train, then ... All... You have no chance!!!. You are defeated!
All this is psychologically calculated by his managers.
Do you think this is so?

Or just an excuse, a real fighter would not say that, that's a disrespect to the winner, he should put some action in the ring and don't talk too much. There's no threat outside the ring, the real threat is in the inside and we should not easily believe what we heard as all they said might only be intended to attract the attention of the media.

Yup, probably just an excuse on Andy Ruiz side, nevertheless a fighter that upset someone really goes into this kind celebration that they forget they have to live and fight the next day. Now, his name has been forgotten already, just another one hit wonders. But if he take the fight seriously against AJ the second time around then he could still be the champion today.

In any case though, it will be explosive and I'm sure either one of them can knock each other out with just one punch. So let's wait for Dillian's decision on which fighter he will choose to fight next.

[delfastTions]

And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

This is where it is worth wondering why he makes statements that he did not train properly.  What's this? 
Justification of loss or is it vice versa Threat to future rival. 
Now, if I train, then ... All... You have no chance!!!. You are defeated!
All this is psychologically calculated by his managers.
Do you think this is so?

Or just an excuse, a real fighter would not say that, that's a disrespect to the winner, he should put some action in the ring and don't talk too much. There's no threat outside the ring, the real threat is in the inside and we should not easily believe what we heard as all they said might only be intended to attract the attention of the media.

You definitely noticed this.
And I totally agree with that.  It would be better if he did not say that he had not trained enough, but would simply be silent.  This statement of his sounds like an excuse, and a real strong fighter, as he should be, must grit his teeth and rush to victory without any words.

[Baofeng]

And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

This is where it is worth wondering why he makes statements that he did not train properly.  What's this? 
Justification of loss or is it vice versa Threat to future rival. 
Now, if I train, then ... All... You have no chance!!!. You are defeated!
All this is psychologically calculated by his managers.
Do you think this is so?

Or just an excuse, a real fighter would not say that, that's a disrespect to the winner, he should put some action in the ring and don't talk too much. There's no threat outside the ring, the real threat is in the inside and we should not easily believe what we heard as all they said might only be intended to attract the attention of the media.

You definitely noticed this.
And I totally agree with that.  It would be better if he did not say that he had not trained enough, but would simply be silent.  This statement of his sounds like an excuse, and a real strong fighter, as he should be, must grit his teeth and rush to victory without any words.

Every boxers has plan A, until they got punch in the face, LOL. Of course you will hear certain boxers have an excuse for every loss in a fight like Ruiz, its normal human behaviour. But it's a question on how they can comeback from a defeat that define how good or bad a fighter is.

There's still no update as to who Dillian Whyte will fight next though, but probably the team is working very hard even in this holiday to come up with a name so that by early 2021 we will have a name already and Whyte can continue to train and forget about Povetkin for now.

[carlfebz2]

And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

This is where it is worth wondering why he makes statements that he did not train properly.  What's this? 
Justification of loss or is it vice versa Threat to future rival. 
Now, if I train, then ... All... You have no chance!!!. You are defeated!
All this is psychologically calculated by his managers.
Do you think this is so?

Or just an excuse, a real fighter would not say that, that's a disrespect to the winner, he should put some action in the ring and don't talk too much. There's no threat outside the ring, the real threat is in the inside and we should not easily believe what we heard as all they said might only be intended to attract the attention of the media.

You definitely noticed this.
And I totally agree with that.  It would be better if he did not say that he had not trained enough, but would simply be silent.  This statement of his sounds like an excuse, and a real strong fighter, as he should be, must grit his teeth and rush to victory without any words.

Every boxers has plan A, until they got punch in the face, LOL. Of course you will hear certain boxers have an excuse for every loss in a fight like Ruiz, its normal human behaviour. But it's a question on how they can comeback from a defeat that define how good or bad a fighter is.

There's still no update as to who Dillian Whyte will fight next though, but probably the team is working very hard even in this holiday to come up with a name so that by early 2021 we will have a name already and Whyte can continue to train and forget about Povetkin for now.

When times that fighters do lost and made up some reason or excuses then i do just simply smile and tell to my mind that it was just a lame excuse.When you are having an upcoming
fight then its impossible for someone not to make up some training or putting your body into shape.

Boxing outcome or in any sport would really be having to results which would win or lose and the better fighter would always be on the winning side. If you do lost then its better
to be silent and be a man to accept defeat not just on saying that you do lack training or what.

Maintaining your body in good shape even if you dont have upcoming fights or agreements is a must thing.

[Questat]

And after he lost in the rematch, he claim and admitted that he didn't train properly and just enjoy being the Heavyweight champion and of course all the fame and money that comes with it.

This is where it is worth wondering why he makes statements that he did not train properly.  What's this? 
Justification of loss or is it vice versa Threat to future rival. 
Now, if I train, then ... All... You have no chance!!!. You are defeated!
All this is psychologically calculated by his managers.
Do you think this is so?

Or just an excuse, a real fighter would not say that, that's a disrespect to the winner, he should put some action in the ring and don't talk too much. There's no threat outside the ring, the real threat is in the inside and we should not easily believe what we heard as all they said might only be intended to attract the attention of the media.

You definitely noticed this.
And I totally agree with that.  It would be better if he did not say that he had not trained enough, but would simply be silent.  This statement of his sounds like an excuse, and a real strong fighter, as he should be, must grit his teeth and rush to victory without any words.

What's important to us is what they've shown in the ring but there some statement that would really ring on us and I would say it's really getting the attention of the people for whatever the purpose is, well, the main purpose is just to sell the right, so probably that's it.

[TravelMug]

A new name wants to fight Whyte:

Hunter: I Want Dillian Whyte Next But Really Anyone Can Get It

“I would love to fight Dillian Whyte,” Hunter told Fite’s Matt Striker following his win, which aired live on Fite Pay-Per-View.

https://www.boxingscene.com/hunter-i-want-dillian-whyte-next-really-anyone-get-it--154307

Looks like Whyte is now the sweepstakes in Heavyweight, Lol, anyhow, I don't think his name rings a bell to me in that division. Whyte might be looking for a more established name in heavyweight not name Joshua, Wilder or Fury.

[coin-investor]

A new name what's to fight Whyte:

Hunter: I Want Dillian Whyte Next But Really Anyone Can Get It

“I would love to fight Dillian Whyte,” Hunter told Fite’s Matt Striker following his win, which aired live on Fite Pay-Per-View.

https://www.boxingscene.com/hunter-i-want-dillian-whyte-next-really-anyone-get-it--154307

Looks like Whyte is now the sweepstakes in Heavyweight, Lol, anyhow, I don't think his name rings a bell to me in that division. Whyte might be looking for a more established name in heavyweight not name Joshua, Wilder or Fury.

He should be, after suffering from that big knock out I don't think he will accept fights with unknown fighters, he needs a big name to clear doubters that he is still one of the top fighters in that division, and don't want to become a ladder for unknown fighters, he should go for a Wilder fight, this is a name that will get him on the top again.

[Kemarit]

A new name wants to fight Whyte:

Hunter: I Want Dillian Whyte Next But Really Anyone Can Get It

“I would love to fight Dillian Whyte,” Hunter told Fite’s Matt Striker following his win, which aired live on Fite Pay-Per-View.

https://www.boxingscene.com/hunter-i-want-dillian-whyte-next-really-anyone-get-it--154307

Looks like Whyte is now the sweepstakes in Heavyweight, Lol, anyhow, I don't think his name rings a bell to me in that division. Whyte might be looking for a more established name in heavyweight not name Joshua, Wilder or Fury.

Nah, it's a lose lose situation for Whyte here. Hunter is no name, and probably can give Dillian a good fight and who knows he can be upset here. Plus he won't get a big paycheck fighting Hunter as well, so I don't think that the team of Whyte is even thinking of Hunter right now.

And Hunter will have all the advantage here, he should build his resume first because getting a crack at top tier fighters in this weight class.

[aioc]

Nah, it's a lose lose situation for Whyte here. Hunter is no name, and probably can give Dillian a good fight and who knows he can be upset here. Plus he won't get a big paycheck fighting Hunter as well, so I don't think that the team of Whyte is even thinking of Hunter right now.

And Hunter will have all the advantage here, he should build his resume first because getting a crack at top tier fighters in this weight class.

Whyte is looking for a big rebound here and he is not going to get it from an unknown fighter, he should be desperate to have a fight to someone who is as popular as he is he can only come out with two names right now, Ruiz or Wilder, any other name will do him no good he needs to get on the top again after that devastating knock out..

[madnessteat]

~snip~

Yeah, a lot of people want to get in the ring with Whyte. I read that he also wants to fight other fighters while the fight with Povetkin is postponed.

I've seen several times that it's possible the fight will be moved to March. Does anybody know why they want to move it again? Povetkin has already recovered and is feeling very well.

[Yaunfitda]

A new name wants to fight Whyte:

Hunter: I Want Dillian Whyte Next But Really Anyone Can Get It

“I would love to fight Dillian Whyte,” Hunter told Fite’s Matt Striker following his win, which aired live on Fite Pay-Per-View.

https://www.boxingscene.com/hunter-i-want-dillian-whyte-next-really-anyone-get-it--154307

Looks like Whyte is now the sweepstakes in Heavyweight, Lol, anyhow, I don't think his name rings a bell to me in that division. Whyte might be looking for a more established name in heavyweight not name Joshua, Wilder or Fury.

Nah, the sweepstakes is still Fury, then Joshua. It's just the circumstances surrounding him right now had attracted a lot of heavyweights that is looking for big fights, like Hunter. But we all know that Whyte won't choose him. It's either Povetkin or other big names.

Like what the other posters said, Ruiz Jr will be a good fight for him to show his talent and be the next in line for title fights. And if he won, and Povetkin has fully recovered then they he can continue with his revenge fight.

[Baofeng]

Ruiz or or Luis Ortiz will be a good option for Whyte.

Both of them are still legit and solid contenders in the heavyweight division. We all know that Ruiz upset AJ and Ortiz giving Wilder everything he can during their fights. So if Whyte can either beat one of them, it will be good in his resume. He should stop chasing Fury or AJ for now, but improved and build slowly his resume before he can go with either of the top fighters in the HW division.

[TimeTeller]

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Yeah, a lot of people want to get in the ring with Whyte. I read that he also wants to fight other fighters while the fight with Povetkin is postponed.

I've seen several times that it's possible the fight will be moved to March. Does anybody know why they want to move it again? Povetkin has already recovered and is feeling very well.

Even if he recovered, I don't think his body is ready as he was hospitalized 2 times.
This is the reason why they postponed it because they said they underestimated the effect of the virus on his body.
They thought he will be ready but he's not. That's understandable in my opinion.
Why risk your health if you know that you can't perform well inside the ring?

[TravelMug]

~snip~

Yeah, a lot of people want to get in the ring with Whyte. I read that he also wants to fight other fighters while the fight with Povetkin is postponed.

Yup, because Whyte is still a good name to be honest, for me he is just a B-level fighter. But if you can other boxers will fight Whyte and if they survived or won against him, still good in their resume.

I've seen several times that it's possible the fight will be moved to March. Does anybody know why they want to move it again? Povetkin has already recovered and is feeling very well.

Last time I heard, it really affected Povetkin, again he is abled body, but with his age probably the effect is very different that's why his recovery takes time and will not fight unless he is 100% fine.

[Saisher]

Even if he recovered, I don't think his body is ready as he was hospitalized 2 times.
This is the reason why they postponed it because they said they underestimated the effect of the virus on his body.
They thought he will be ready but he's not. That's understandable in my opinion.
Why risk your health if you know that you can't perform well inside the ring?

There's a mew strain of CoVid now I hope it's not the one that infected him we all want to see the rematch but we'll have to wait for things to settle down, like Povetkin recovery and the virus, I want to see them fight with real audiences because it promises to be a great fight with one man a possibility to knock the other, both fighters have knock out power in their hands.

[madnessteat]

4 days ago Povetkin gave an interview on his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGfKR0qHBE/
In which he said that he was in good shape, training outdoors and preparing for the New Year. For now he trains only in the mornings but in a few days he plans to train several times a day. He also said he will try to repeat the uppercut in his fight with Whyte.

[Twinkledoe]

4 days ago Povetkin gave an interview on his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGfKR0qHBE/
In which he said that he was in good shape, training outdoors and preparing for the New Year. For now he trains only in the mornings but in a few days he plans to train several times a day. He also said he will try to repeat the uppercut in his fight with Whyte.

Slowly training again. Not a joke being hospitalized 2 times. Definitely, your body will not be the same and it needs time to fully go back to its shape. If we are lucky, they may return to the ring where audience is already allowed. That is, if the covid vaccine will be rolled-out fast. The ambience is different if there's audience.

[Yamifoud]

4 days ago Povetkin gave an interview on his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGfKR0qHBE/
In which he said that he was in good shape, training outdoors and preparing for the New Year. For now he trains only in the mornings but in a few days he plans to train several times a day. He also said he will try to repeat the uppercut in his fight with Whyte.

if he is committed to what he does, he trains more as usual champions do. He says in good shape but the question is, how true is that? We can't say either until he won in his next fight.
Boxing is not about luck but this is how a boxer adjusts to his opponent and applies what he learns from his training. More training more chances to win. If Povetkin trains more, he has an advantage but not sure if is eager to win and do the physical training rather keeping himself easy.

[Russlenat]

4 days ago Povetkin gave an interview on his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGfKR0qHBE/
In which he said that he was in good shape, training outdoors and preparing for the New Year. For now he trains only in the mornings but in a few days he plans to train several times a day. He also said he will try to repeat the uppercut in his fight with Whyte.

if he is committed to what he does, he trains more as usual champions do. He says in good shape but the question is, how true is that? We can't say either until he won in his next fight.
Boxing is not about luck but this is how a boxer adjusts to his opponent and applies what he learns from his training. More training more chances to win. If Povetkin trains more, he has an advantage but not sure if is eager to win and do the physical training rather keeping himself easy.

I think we have to be more concern on whyte here as he lose in the first fight.
Highlights of the first fight here : HIGHLIGHTS | Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin

Betting odds for this fight https://www.gamblingsites.com/blog/early-betting-preview-povetkin-whyte-2-november-21-2020/

Dillian Whyte to Win-240
Alexander Povetkin to Win+200

[freedomgo]

4 days ago Povetkin gave an interview on his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGfKR0qHBE/
In which he said that he was in good shape, training outdoors and preparing for the New Year. For now he trains only in the mornings but in a few days he plans to train several times a day. He also said he will try to repeat the uppercut in his fight with Whyte.

if he is committed to what he does, he trains more as usual champions do. He says in good shape but the question is, how true is that? We can't say either until he won in his next fight.
Boxing is not about luck but this is how a boxer adjusts to his opponent and applies what he learns from his training. More training more chances to win. If Povetkin trains more, he has an advantage but not sure if is eager to win and do the physical training rather keeping himself easy.

I think we have to be more concern on whyte here as he lose in the first fight.
Highlights of the first fight here : HIGHLIGHTS | Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin

Betting odds for this fight https://www.gamblingsites.com/blog/early-betting-preview-povetkin-whyte-2-november-21-2020/

Dillian Whyte to Win-240
Alexander Povetkin to Win+200

Bookies think that Alexander Povetkin just won because of a lucky counter punch, so he is still underdog despite of the win in the first fight. Well, I guess sportsbook has not offered the odds yet as I check in my crypto bookie and it seems not available, but that odds would really give us some idea.

[Baofeng]

4 days ago Povetkin gave an interview on his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGfKR0qHBE/
In which he said that he was in good shape, training outdoors and preparing for the New Year. For now he trains only in the mornings but in a few days he plans to train several times a day. He also said he will try to repeat the uppercut in his fight with Whyte.

Thanks for this one, but I still think that Povetkin recovery is very slow though, maybe he was in good shape but still with the covid-19 still around, there is a chance that he might be infected again and probably he is still under observation and just training indoors and see how he felt. It's holidays anyway so the training is just light. So let's see what his body reaction if he do training like he did before and hopefully he will respond positively.

[Lorence.xD]

4 days ago Povetkin gave an interview on his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGfKR0qHBE/
In which he said that he was in good shape, training outdoors and preparing for the New Year. For now he trains only in the mornings but in a few days he plans to train several times a day. He also said he will try to repeat the uppercut in his fight with Whyte.

Thanks for this one, but I still think that Povetkin recovery is very slow though, maybe he was in good shape but still with the covid-19 still around, there is a chance that he might be infected again and probably he is still under observation and just training indoors and see how he felt. It's holidays anyway so the training is just light. So let's see what his body reaction if he do training like he did before and hopefully he will respond positively.

Povetkin will still be formidable, Whyte lost his title for a reason, A K.O. at 5th round is not something to be disregarded. Maybe if you factor in the determination of Whyte to get the title back, maybe he could do something about not being knocked out. If Povetkin as the Instagram interview says that he will repeat that upper cut then Whyte better have a counter for that one because simply dodging will not be enough as this is heavyweight.

[ice098]

Whyte is looking for a big rebound here and he is not going to get it from an unknown fighter, he should be desperate to have a fight to someone who is as popular as he is he can only come out with two names right now, Ruiz or Wilder, any other name will do him no good he needs to get on the top again after that devastating knock out..

A quite so true, and hence Whyte were desperate to push this game with Povetkin aside from the fact that he has a history of being defeated by Povetkin he will definitely make a revenge to up bring his name again in the world of boxing.

What's important to us is what they've shown in the ring but there some statement that would really ring on us and I would say it's really getting the attention of the people for whatever the purpose is, well, the main purpose is just to sell the right, so probably that's it.

And yes it is the important thing that every bettors are looking for. And i guess their fight were much awaited. But it seems that this new strain virus were a threat too to the upcoming fight. Lets wait till the set date if it were going to happen.

[Viscore]

4 days ago Povetkin gave an interview on his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGfKR0qHBE/
In which he said that he was in good shape, training outdoors and preparing for the New Year. For now he trains only in the mornings but in a few days he plans to train several times a day. He also said he will try to repeat the uppercut in his fight with Whyte.

Thanks for this one, but I still think that Povetkin recovery is very slow though, maybe he was in good shape but still with the covid-19 still around, there is a chance that he might be infected again and probably he is still under observation and just training indoors and see how he felt. It's holidays anyway so the training is just light. So let's see what his body reaction if he do training like he did before and hopefully he will respond positively.

Povetkin will still be formidable, Whyte lost his title for a reason, A K.O. at 5th round is not something to be disregarded. Maybe if you factor in the determination of Whyte to get the title back, maybe he could do something about not being knocked out. If Povetkin as the Instagram interview says that he will repeat that upper cut then Whyte better have a counter for that one because simply dodging will not be enough as this is heavyweight.

I think Whyte  will be more careful here, he might just box Povetkin and get the score, just like AJ did against Ortiz and this will be a boring fight if that's the scenario we are going to witness. As a fan, I love to see a good fight and i really hope this fight would end with a KO, if Whyte would win, I'll love to see that but if Povetkin, I'll accept that.

[freedomgo]

4 days ago Povetkin gave an interview on his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGfKR0qHBE/
In which he said that he was in good shape, training outdoors and preparing for the New Year. For now he trains only in the mornings but in a few days he plans to train several times a day. He also said he will try to repeat the uppercut in his fight with Whyte.

Thanks for this one, but I still think that Povetkin recovery is very slow though, maybe he was in good shape but still with the covid-19 still around, there is a chance that he might be infected again and probably he is still under observation and just training indoors and see how he felt. It's holidays anyway so the training is just light. So let's see what his body reaction if he do training like he did before and hopefully he will respond positively.

Povetkin will still be formidable, Whyte lost his title for a reason, A K.O. at 5th round is not something to be disregarded. Maybe if you factor in the determination of Whyte to get the title back, maybe he could do something about not being knocked out. If Povetkin as the Instagram interview says that he will repeat that upper cut then Whyte better have a counter for that one because simply dodging will not be enough as this is heavyweight.

I think Whyte  will be more careful here, he might just box Povetkin and get the score, just like AJ did against Ortiz and this will be a boring fight if that's the scenario we are going to witness. As a fan, I love to see a good fight and i really hope this fight would end with a KO, if Whyte would win, I'll love to see that but if Povetkin, I'll accept that.

Maybe, but as a fan we love to see a toe to toe fight and Whyte needs to avenge his loss in the first fight.. who knows if Fans will be satisfied and Whyte wins this fight, a Trilogy might happen. This guy (https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/569964) has a good KO percentage, he can win a KO in this one, but he needs to be careful not to make the same mistake.

[Lorence.xD]

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I think Whyte  will be more careful here, he might just box Povetkin and get the score, just like AJ did against Ortiz and this will be a boring fight if that's the scenario we are going to witness. As a fan, I love to see a good fight and i really hope this fight would end with a KO, if Whyte would win, I'll love to see that but if Povetkin, I'll accept that.

This will be an exciting match actually, this will be a mind games match because Povetkin might have the cards up his sleeve on what he will do about this very scenario that you are talking about. A long drag fight will be the biggest disadvantage for Whyte here because he is the challenger plus he needs to land more clean hits and some knockdowns against Povetkin. My taste is more on long dragged fights because I want to savor each round and most live audience would want to because they want to get what they pay for, a bloodsport.

[Questat]

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I think Whyte  will be more careful here, he might just box Povetkin and get the score, just like AJ did against Ortiz and this will be a boring fight if that's the scenario we are going to witness. As a fan, I love to see a good fight and i really hope this fight would end with a KO, if Whyte would win, I'll love to see that but if Povetkin, I'll accept that.

This will be an exciting match actually, this will be a mind games match because Povetkin might have the cards up his sleeve on what he will do about this very scenario that you are talking about. A long drag fight will be the biggest disadvantage for Whyte here because he is the challenger plus he needs to land more clean hits and some knockdowns against Povetkin. My taste is more on long dragged fights because I want to savor each round and most live audience would want to because they want to get what they pay for, a bloodsport.

It should be a good fight, I'm expecting a more explosive fight than the first fight, still Whyte is listed as the favorites but Povetkin has the confidence already because he already beat Whyte once, and I like it because he is the underdog in the fight and this will get some bettors to favor on him.

[Baofeng]

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I think Whyte  will be more careful here, he might just box Povetkin and get the score, just like AJ did against Ortiz and this will be a boring fight if that's the scenario we are going to witness. As a fan, I love to see a good fight and i really hope this fight would end with a KO, if Whyte would win, I'll love to see that but if Povetkin, I'll accept that.

This will be an exciting match actually, this will be a mind games match because Povetkin might have the cards up his sleeve on what he will do about this very scenario that you are talking about. A long drag fight will be the biggest disadvantage for Whyte here because he is the challenger plus he needs to land more clean hits and some knockdowns against Povetkin. My taste is more on long dragged fights because I want to savor each round and most live audience would want to because they want to get what they pay for, a bloodsport.

It should be a good fight, I'm expecting a more explosive fight than the first fight, still Whyte is listed as the favorites but Povetkin has the confidence already because he already beat Whyte once, and I like it because he is the underdog in the fight and this will get some bettors to favor on him.

I don't think that Whyte will change his style in the rematch, if ever this fight will still push through. Might be cautious in the first 2 rounds, but he still still go for the KO just like in the first fight. I'm sure he wanted revenge and in his mind a KO will leave no doubt that the first fight was really a fluke. Just hope that Povetkin will recover soon, so Dillian will not have this kind of get busy fights in between.

[madnessteat]

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I think Whyte  will be more careful here, he might just box Povetkin and get the score, just like AJ did against Ortiz and this will be a boring fight if that's the scenario we are going to witness. As a fan, I love to see a good fight and i really hope this fight would end with a KO, if Whyte would win, I'll love to see that but if Povetkin, I'll accept that.

This will be an exciting match actually, this will be a mind games match because Povetkin might have the cards up his sleeve on what he will do about this very scenario that you are talking about. A long drag fight will be the biggest disadvantage for Whyte here because he is the challenger plus he needs to land more clean hits and some knockdowns against Povetkin. My taste is more on long dragged fights because I want to savor each round and most live audience would want to because they want to get what they pay for, a bloodsport.

It should be a good fight, I'm expecting a more explosive fight than the first fight, still Whyte is listed as the favorites but Povetkin has the confidence already because he already beat Whyte once, and I like it because he is the underdog in the fight and this will get some bettors to favor on him.

I don't think that Whyte will change his style in the rematch, if ever this fight will still push through. Might be cautious in the first 2 rounds, but he still still go for the KO just like in the first fight. I'm sure he wanted revenge and in his mind a KO will leave no doubt that the first fight was really a fluke. Just hope that Povetkin will recover soon, so Dillian will not have this kind of get busy fights in between.

After the first fight Whyte will not be so confident in his abilities and psychologically allow for a repeat scenario. This situation can be very destabilizing for him emotionally and it will play a cruel trick on him in the end. I've been leaning more and more lately that he can't go more than a few rounds.

[Pamadar]

I thought Whyte had it truthfully, he was winning the rounds and Povetkin suffered 2 knock downs already. You can't really take the Heavyweight class lightly, because one small mistake and everything can go sideways. Never disrespect and underestimate a russian even though he's pass his prime.

Indeed! Experienced and the will to win still there and be a motivations to win back.

Boxers always a fighter giving them opportunities to bounce back will let you suffer the most, if you have great opportunities to finished the fight better doing it and never to give slight chnce for your opponents to pick himself up and recover, once it's been done expect that he's be more aggressive to win over you.

[suzanne5223]

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I think Whyte  will be more careful here, he might just box Povetkin and get the score, just like AJ did against Ortiz and this will be a boring fight if that's the scenario we are going to witness. As a fan, I love to see a good fight and i really hope this fight would end with a KO, if Whyte would win, I'll love to see that but if Povetkin, I'll accept that.

This will be an exciting match actually, this will be a mind games match because Povetkin might have the cards up his sleeve on what he will do about this very scenario that you are talking about. A long drag fight will be the biggest disadvantage for Whyte here because he is the challenger plus he needs to land more clean hits and some knockdowns against Povetkin. My taste is more on long dragged fights because I want to savor each round and most live audience would want to because they want to get what they pay for, a bloodsport.

It should be a good fight, I'm expecting a more explosive fight than the first fight, still Whyte is listed as the favorites but Povetkin has the confidence already because he already beat Whyte once, and I like it because he is the underdog in the fight and this will get some bettors to favor on him.

I don't think that Whyte will change his style in the rematch, if ever this fight will still push through. Might be cautious in the first 2 rounds, but he still still go for the KO just like in the first fight. I'm sure he wanted revenge and in his mind a KO will leave no doubt that the first fight was really a fluke. Just hope that Povetkin will recover soon, so Dillian will not have this kind of get busy fights in between.

After the first fight Whyte will not be so confident in his abilities and psychologically allow for a repeat scenario. This situation can be very destabilizing for him emotionally and it will play a cruel trick on him in the end. I've been leaning more and more lately that he can't go more than a few rounds.

If he's (Whyte) not so confident who will have confidence in him? I dont people judge him because their first fight ended at the 5th round but i dont see whats stopping Whyte from going few rounds when Tyson and Ray fight ended at the 8th round and the last time i checked Whyte he just 32 years old.
Having said that, i expect him to learn from Joshua though some fans will find the fight to be boring but winning is very important.

[Oceat]

I thought Whyte had it truthfully, he was winning the rounds and Povetkin suffered 2 knock downs already. You can't really take the Heavyweight class lightly, because one small mistake and everything can go sideways. Never disrespect and underestimate a russian even though he's pass his prime.

Indeed! Experienced and the will to win still there and be a motivations to win back.

Boxers always a fighter giving them opportunities to bounce back will let you suffer the most, if you have great opportunities to finished the fight better doing it and never to give slight chnce for your opponents to pick himself up and recover, once it's been done expect that he's be more aggressive to win over you.

It's a matter of fighting spirit and courage to win the fight and everything else will follow. All of your hard work of training it's all be worth it if a fighter has trained his mind more than his body. That is a lethal weapon of any fighter there when they were in the ring, that's why never ever underestimate your opponent until you knock them down. But in terms of defensive fighting style it all matters to the score and judges, I don't think I like the idea but if you are only after the money then you can play like that just like Mayweather did.

[dunfida]

I thought Whyte had it truthfully, he was winning the rounds and Povetkin suffered 2 knock downs already. You can't really take the Heavyweight class lightly, because one small mistake and everything can go sideways. Never disrespect and underestimate a russian even though he's pass his prime.

Indeed! Experienced and the will to win still there and be a motivations to win back.

Boxers always a fighter giving them opportunities to bounce back will let you suffer the most, if you have great opportunities to finished the fight better doing it and never to give slight chnce for your opponents to pick himself up and recover, once it's been done expect that he's be more aggressive to win over you.

It's a matter of fighting spirit and courage to win the fight and everything else will follow. All of your hard work of training it's all be worth it if a fighter has trained his mind more than his body. That is a lethal weapon of any fighter there when they were in the ring, that's why never ever underestimate your opponent until you knock them down. But in terms of defensive fighting style it all matters to the score and judges, I don't think I like the idea but if you are only after the money then you can play like that just like Mayweather did.

Why so much hate on Mayweather on the he fights? He wont be reaching that rank or fame if he isnt that good and basing off in all fights then making points is all you need.
Hit the opponent but you should avoid on not to be hit up back and thats the main aim for most boxers.
Towards the fight between whyte and povetkin then i can say that stats arent really too far off but when it comes to experience then povetkin do have it.
Whyte had been lost to Joshua and recently with Povetkin and trying to prove out on whose better or neither close the rivalry is on with this upcoming fight.

[Vaculin]

I thought Whyte had it truthfully, he was winning the rounds and Povetkin suffered 2 knock downs already. You can't really take the Heavyweight class lightly, because one small mistake and everything can go sideways. Never disrespect and underestimate a russian even though he's pass his prime.

Indeed! Experienced and the will to win still there and be a motivations to win back.

Boxers always a fighter giving them opportunities to bounce back will let you suffer the most, if you have great opportunities to finished the fight better doing it and never to give slight chnce for your opponents to pick himself up and recover, once it's been done expect that he's be more aggressive to win over you.

It's a matter of fighting spirit and courage to win the fight and everything else will follow. All of your hard work of training it's all be worth it if a fighter has trained his mind more than his body. That is a lethal weapon of any fighter there when they were in the ring, that's why never ever underestimate your opponent until you knock them down. But in terms of defensive fighting style it all matters to the score and judges, I don't think I like the idea but if you are only after the money then you can play like that just like Mayweather did.

Why so much hate on Mayweather on the he fights? He wont be reaching that rank or fame if he isnt that good and basing off in all fights then making points is all you need.
Hit the opponent but you should avoid on not to be hit up back and thats the main aim for most boxers.
Towards the fight between whyte and povetkin then i can say that stats arent really too far off but when it comes to experience then povetkin do have it.
Whyte had been lost to Joshua and recently with Povetkin and trying to prove out on whose better or neither close the rivalry is on with this upcoming fight.

Why can't we just stop bringing Mayweather in every boxing topic? lol.. Mayweather has a lot of haters but there are also people who support him, that's just normal as a boxers as no boxer has gain everyone's support.

This is Whyte vs Povetkin II that will happen 1 month from now.

This is a godo fight as the last one as  KO win by Povetkin, so let's see if Whyte can avenge his loss, bet on him or no, I believe this will end up a great fight.

[Welsh]

The thing is with Whyte is he always looks for the knock out, and usually finds himself in trouble by doing that. He was easily up on my scorecard against Povetkin, and got a little bit too excited as per usual, and suffered a knockout as a result. The guy is fairly talented, but he has 0 boxing IQ. Povetkin has a monster chin, which has been proven time, and time again. I wouldn't be looking for the knockout if I was Whyte, just win the boxing match, and move on. Of course, that's assuming this goes similar to the first fight.

Unfortunately, what makes whyte exciting to watch, is also what keeps causing his downfalls..

[Kemarit]

Unfortunately, what makes whyte exciting to watch, is also what keeps causing his downfalls..

True, that's what makes boxing fights really exciting though, and agree he always goes for a knock out and I think everyone does, but the problem with boxers like Whyte is that if their opponents stand up because of superior chin, they don't have any plan B.

And the first fight was very evident, Povetkin has a monster chin, was able to get up from those two brutal knock down. But Whyte doesn't have plan B and still goes for another knock out until he was hit when the upper cut that ended the fight in favor of a less superior but has granite chin in Povetkin.

[Russlenat]

Unfortunately, what makes whyte exciting to watch, is also what keeps causing his downfalls..

True, that's what makes boxing fights really exciting though, and agree he always goes for a knock out and I think everyone does, but the problem with boxers like Whyte is that if their opponents stand up because of superior chin, they don't have any plan B.

And the first fight was very evident, Povetkin has a monster chin, was able to get up from those two brutal knock down. But Whyte doesn't have plan B and still goes for another knock out until he was hit when the upper cut that ended the fight in favor of a less superior but has granite chin in Povetkin.

If that's the case than we will not be seeing Whyte winning in this fight, unless he will try to do the scoring rather than looking for a KO win. Remember that he loss in the first fight, he needs to be aggressive here because if he cannot KO Povetkin, he might not win in the scorecard, that's the risk IMO.

[TimeTeller]

The thing is with Whyte is he always looks for the knock out, and usually finds himself in trouble by doing that. He was easily up on my scorecard against Povetkin, and got a little bit too excited as per usual, and suffered a knockout as a result. The guy is fairly talented, but he has 0 boxing IQ. Povetkin has a monster chin, which has been proven time, and time again. I wouldn't be looking for the knockout if I was Whyte, just win the boxing match, and move on. Of course, that's assuming this goes similar to the first fight.

Unfortunately, what makes whyte exciting to watch, is also what keeps causing his downfalls..

That's not fair, saying he has 0 boxing IQ.  
We don't know yet his strategy this time.
I am certain, he watched the past game over and over again, and see what needs to be done.
Let us not underestimate their capabilities. Maybe we will be surprised on this upcoming fight.

[ene1980]

Maybe, but as a fan we love to see a toe to toe fight and Whyte needs to avenge his loss in the first fight.. who knows if Fans will be satisfied and Whyte wins this fight, a Trilogy might happen. This guy (https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/569964) has a good KO percentage, he can win a KO in this one, but he needs to be careful not to make the same mistake.

I first noticed the name Dillian Whyte when he faced Anthony Joshua for the British Heavyweight belt and the promotion and hype was really entertaining and Joshua was able to knockout Whyte and after that fight he was able to win many fights until he faced Alexander Povetkin. I am expecting the same result like the first fight but Whyte have the knockout power, the question is who will be landing the knockout shot .

[Twinkledoe]

Maybe, but as a fan we love to see a toe to toe fight and Whyte needs to avenge his loss in the first fight.. who knows if Fans will be satisfied and Whyte wins this fight, a Trilogy might happen. This guy (https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/569964) has a good KO percentage, he can win a KO in this one, but he needs to be careful not to make the same mistake.

I first noticed the name Dillian Whyte when he faced Anthony Joshua for the British Heavyweight belt and the promotion and hype was really entertaining and Joshua was able to knockout Whyte and after that fight he was able to win many fights until he faced Alexander Povetkin. I am expecting the same result like the first fight but Whyte have the knockout power, the question is who will be landing the knockout shot .

That's interesting to watch, unlike boxers who are just counting their points inside the ring. Toe-to-toe boxers are worth your money as you can really see the actual rumble happening. I hope we will really see knockout here, in either camp.

[Questat]

Maybe, but as a fan we love to see a toe to toe fight and Whyte needs to avenge his loss in the first fight.. who knows if Fans will be satisfied and Whyte wins this fight, a Trilogy might happen. This guy (https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/569964) has a good KO percentage, he can win a KO in this one, but he needs to be careful not to make the same mistake.

I first noticed the name Dillian Whyte when he faced Anthony Joshua for the British Heavyweight belt and the promotion and hype was really entertaining and Joshua was able to knockout Whyte and after that fight he was able to win many fights until he faced Alexander Povetkin. I am expecting the same result like the first fight but Whyte have the knockout power, the question is who will be landing the knockout shot .

That's what we have to find out, and in order to know, we have to watch this fight and see if Whyte can recover from his loss in the first fight. Both have power, it's just a matter of who's fighter has a great game plan to win, and if Whyte will not adjust, we might see the same result which would end this rivalry.

[AakZaki]

True, once the opponent give in for the chance there are possibility of a knockout. Basically this match should be taking in by Povetkin II because what happened in the last fight should be consider IMO, maybe this fight might just mark the downfall of Whyte in my honest view. But let wait to watch the match for a conviction.

Covid -19 makes a difference, everyone is affected. Despite losing the first game I think Whyte had a different motivation. I heard that he wants to be a mandatory challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. If he wins, it will make it easier. Whyte's notes on the duel with Povetkin and the knockout in round 5 I think he was off guard, he feels almost done because he already knocked Povetkin twice. Henceforth I think if this continues then there will be an ambitious duel to avenge the defeat.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

True, once the opponent give in for the chance there are possibility of a knockout. Basically this match should be taking in by Povetkin II because what happened in the last fight should be consider IMO, maybe this fight might just mark the downfall of Whyte in my honest view. But let wait to watch the match for a conviction.

Covid -19 makes a difference, everyone is affected. Despite losing the first game I think Whyte had a different motivation. I heard that he wants to be a mandatory challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. If he wins, it will make it easier. Whyte's notes on the duel with Povetkin and the knockout in round 5 I think he was off guard, he feels almost done because he already knocked Povetkin twice. Henceforth I think if this continues then there will be an ambitious duel to avenge the defeat.

Whyte has been motivated ever since he lost to AJ years ago. He was chasing AJ for a rematch, however, Whyte become a tier B fighter while AJ becomes a champion. However, Whyte needs to win this match against whoever he chooses to fight if Povetkin is not going to be available at the end of the month obviously. Before talking about the big fights against Fury or AJ.

[Russlenat]

True, once the opponent give in for the chance there are possibility of a knockout. Basically this match should be taking in by Povetkin II because what happened in the last fight should be consider IMO, maybe this fight might just mark the downfall of Whyte in my honest view. But let wait to watch the match for a conviction.

Covid -19 makes a difference, everyone is affected. Despite losing the first game I think Whyte had a different motivation. I heard that he wants to be a mandatory challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. If he wins, it will make it easier. Whyte's notes on the duel with Povetkin and the knockout in round 5 I think he was off guard, he feels almost done because he already knocked Povetkin twice. Henceforth I think if this continues then there will be an ambitious duel to avenge the defeat.

Whyte has been motivated ever since he lost to AJ years ago. He was chasing AJ for a rematch, however, Whyte become a tier B fighter while AJ becomes a champion. However, Whyte needs to win this match against whoever he chooses to fight if Povetkin is not going to be available at the end of the month obviously. Before talking about the big fights against Fury or AJ.

We want to see this but if this will not happen, might as well Whyte will look for another opponent, how about Whyte vs Wilder? I think this would be a great fight, Joshua vs Fury is already destined, if the price is right, maybe soon we will see some announcement.

[delfastTions]

Povetkin in an interview said that he could end his career after the fight with Whyte.  In total, he won 36 out of 39 fights. This is a very good result.  But his age, of course, is over 40 years old.  
But, let's see, maybe he will change his mind.

By the way, the knockout in August was recognized as the best in 2020!

[ene1980]

Hopefully he will give a Whyte a chance to avenge his loss, if it will not happen this year then maybe next year. Povetkin maybe old but he proved to be a good fighter that should not be underestimated, a rematch makes good money, so maybe he can use that for his retirement.

If Povetkin needs a big money fight before his retirement he should fight Anthony Joshua, the first fight between them Whyte earned 4 million pound excluding the PPV revenue which is equally shared and Povetkin earned 3.5 million pound and it is a decent amount of money but considering the amount of money Anthony Joshua is able to make which is around $60 million in his rematch against Andy Ruiz and match up against him will be the perfect retirement .

[delfastTions]

Hopefully he will give a Whyte a chance to avenge his loss, if it will not happen this year then maybe next year. Povetkin maybe old but he proved to be a good fighter that should not be underestimated, a rematch makes good money, so maybe he can use that for his retirement.

If Povetkin needs a big money fight before his retirement he should fight Anthony Joshua, the first fight between them Whyte earned 4 million pound excluding the PPV revenue which is equally shared and Povetkin earned 3.5 million pound and it is a decent amount of money but considering the amount of money Anthony Joshua is able to make which is around $60 million in his rematch against Andy Ruiz and match up against him will be the perfect retirement .

I agree.  Such a career end for Povetkin would be ideal.  But we don't know anything about Joshua plans.  Maybe his managers won't agree to such a fight?  Because there is a possibility of Povetkin's strong triumph.  And this will annoy many in the boxing world. 
But, of course, it would be interesting to see such a fight. 
I would like to see it!

[bisdak40]

So, this fight is still go according to Eddie Hearn.

Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin Rematch: Eddie Hearn Confirms March 6 Is Date

I think, this match is beneficial to both as this would redeem the career of Whyte if he would win in the rematch before fighting the top dogs in the heavyweight and for Povetkin, retirement fee i think and a bonus if he still defeats Whyte.

https://www.boxingscene.com/dillian-whyte-alexander-povetkin-rematch-eddie-hearn-confirms-march-6-date--154680

[Baofeng]

^^ You beat me to it mate, 

So I already updated the date as well, so there could be full 8 weeks for Povetkin to train and pull an upset again, while Whyte is eager to take his revenge.

[TravelMug]

Good that the fight will push thru this March, there's a lot of names floating around when Povetkin can't make it to the original date of January, lots of names calling Whyte and it's interesting that he didn't bite anyone and get the fight.

And now that the fight is on again, also rescheduled, I doubt that the odds are going to chance though, it will still be Whyte as the favourite to win from sportbookies.

[Kemarit]

Good that the fight will push thru this March, there's a lot of names floating around when Povetkin can't make it to the original date of January, lots of names calling Whyte and it's interesting that he didn't bite anyone and get the fight.

Of course, I would say that this is one awaited HW match, and for boxing fans and gamblers, another opportunity to make money.

And now that the fight is on again, also rescheduled, I doubt that the odds are going to chance though, it will still be Whyte as the favourite to win from sportbookies.

Whyte still possesses that knock out punch, it's just that the chin of Povetkin holds up. I will still see this though as 50/50 and I wouldn't be surprised if the fight goes to distance this time.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

True, once the opponent give in for the chance there are possibility of a knockout. Basically this match should be taking in by Povetkin II because what happened in the last fight should be consider IMO, maybe this fight might just mark the downfall of Whyte in my honest view. But let wait to watch the match for a conviction.

Covid -19 makes a difference, everyone is affected. Despite losing the first game I think Whyte had a different motivation. I heard that he wants to be a mandatory challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. If he wins, it will make it easier. Whyte's notes on the duel with Povetkin and the knockout in round 5 I think he was off guard, he feels almost done because he already knocked Povetkin twice. Henceforth I think if this continues then there will be an ambitious duel to avenge the defeat.

Whyte has been motivated ever since he lost to AJ years ago. He was chasing AJ for a rematch, however, Whyte become a tier B fighter while AJ becomes a champion. However, Whyte needs to win this match against whoever he chooses to fight if Povetkin is not going to be available at the end of the month obviously. Before talking about the big fights against Fury or AJ.

We want to see this but if this will not happen, might as well Whyte will look for another opponent, how about Whyte vs Wilder? I think this would be a great fight, Joshua vs Fury is already destined, if the price is right, maybe soon we will see some announcement.

You spoke too soon mate, as the fight will be officially set in March this year. Whyte did show a lot of patience waiting for Povetkin to recover and finally get his revenge for good. If he wins then maybe he will have a shot at Wilder or even Pulev, who have been calling Whyte in social media and says that he want to shot that big mouth of Whyte for good.

[bitterguy28]

In a twist of event, Whyte exercises his rematch clause and decided to get back at Povetkin on November 21 of this year, March 6, 2021 just a couple of months removed from his upset.

So in the End its Povetkin is still His Opponent ?

anyway I'm not interested betting on this event because i am focusing in Garcia fight and also for Mayweather's . those 2 events is My priority in Boxing this month .

AS i am now entering the Tennis gambling this Year, First venture but i'll try my Luck anyway.

[bisdak40]

If he wins then maybe he will have a shot at Wilder or even Pulev, who have been calling Whyte in social media and says that he want to shot that big mouth of Whyte for good.

Pulev, after seeing that Whyte vs Povekin 1, maybe thinks that Whyte is very beatable that is why he is taunting him to fight him. No offense to these fighters but i think Pulev, Whyte and even Povetkin is not in the league with Fury, Joshua and Wilder. So, maybe after this fight and if Whyte will win then Pulev is the possible next opponent for him as Joshua will be chasing Fury in the top.

[Jating]

If he wins then maybe he will have a shot at Wilder or even Pulev, who have been calling Whyte in social media and says that he want to shot that big mouth of Whyte for good.

Pulev, after seeing that Whyte vs Povekin 1, maybe thinks that Whyte is very beatable that is why he is taunting him to fight him. No offense to these fighters but i think Pulev, Whyte and even Povetkin is not in the league with Fury, Joshua and Wilder. So, maybe after this fight and if Whyte will win then Pulev is the possible next opponent for him as Joshua will be chasing Fury in the top.

Exactly, I would say they are the 2nd tier heavyweight, but they can beat each other and then face either of the top 3 right now. Or if he wins maybe Wilder will give him a chance and then the winner can take Fury vs Joshua winner.

But if he losses again, the Povetkin vs Pulev is also possible, so let's see how Whyte will deal with Povetkin this time. If he choose the way he fights in the first, then we might see the same result.

[madnessteat]

As expected before the fight was once again postponed.Well, we'll have to wait a little bit for this fight.


Yesterday Alexander Povetkin published on his Instagram a photo from Moscow Domodedovo airport (https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ8KnRErk_d/) and said that they are flying out for training. If I understand correctly the training will take place in Russia.

[Baofeng]

As expected before the fight was once again postponed.Well, we'll have to wait a little bit for this fight.


Yesterday Alexander Povetkin published on his Instagram a photo from Moscow Domodedovo airport (https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ8KnRErk_d/) and said that they are flying out for training. If I understand correctly the training will take place in Russia.

And the venue of the fight is not yet settled as well,

Povetkin-Whyte Rematch Could Go To Gibraltar, Monaco or Middle East

Gibraltar, Monaco and the Middle East are all possible venues for the Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte rematch after Whyte asked Hearn to find a venue where fans could attend.

https://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-whyte-rematch-go-gibraltar-monaco-middle-east--154754

I will vote for the Middle East though, specially Saudi Arabia, however, we don't know any assurance from the government if fans are going to be allowed. There's so many factors to consider right now specially health protocols.

[AmoreJaz]

As expected before the fight was once again postponed.Well, we'll have to wait a little bit for this fight.


Yesterday Alexander Povetkin published on his Instagram a photo from Moscow Domodedovo airport (https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ8KnRErk_d/) and said that they are flying out for training. If I understand correctly the training will take place in Russia.

And the venue of the fight is not yet settled as well,

Povetkin-Whyte Rematch Could Go To Gibraltar, Monaco or Middle East

Gibraltar, Monaco and the Middle East are all possible venues for the Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte rematch after Whyte asked Hearn to find a venue where fans could attend.

https://www.boxingscene.com/povetkin-whyte-rematch-go-gibraltar-monaco-middle-east--154754

I will vote for the Middle East though, specially Saudi Arabia, however, we don't know any assurance from the government if fans are going to be allowed. There's so many factors to consider right now specially health protocols.

as much as possible, they want to get good number of audience here. they need to look for a place where covid vaccine is strongly rolled out this month and the next. so they can get the audience they want. as travel restrictions are mostly tight in various countries, they will be banking on the local audience of that place. march is not that far, so guess, both camps are training hard already.

[Baofeng]

Just a quick update on Whyte's camp:

Whyte Beefs Up Training Team For Povetkin Rematch, Adds Former Lennox Lewis Coach

Whyte has made an addition to his training team, adding Harold 'The Shadow' Knight, a former co-trainer for former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

Leading up to the first bout with Povetkin, it was revealed that Whyte shockingly parted ways with longtime trainer Mark Tibbs. He then hired Xavier Miller as head trainer.

Knight was at Whyte's camp in October, joining Miller, to help Whyte prepare for the prior rematch date in November.

https://www.boxingscene.com/whyte-beefs-up-training-team-povetkin-rematch-adds-former-lennox-lewis-coach--154867

So he beef up his camp with an experienced trainer. Let's see if Whyte will come up with a new strategy in this rematch and bounce back from his devastating KO lost in the first fight.

[Twinkledoe]

Just a quick update on Whyte's camp:

Whyte Beefs Up Training Team For Povetkin Rematch, Adds Former Lennox Lewis Coach

Whyte has made an addition to his training team, adding Harold 'The Shadow' Knight, a former co-trainer for former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

Leading up to the first bout with Povetkin, it was revealed that Whyte shockingly parted ways with longtime trainer Mark Tibbs. He then hired Xavier Miller as head trainer.

Knight was at Whyte's camp in October, joining Miller, to help Whyte prepare for the prior rematch date in November.

https://www.boxingscene.com/whyte-beefs-up-training-team-povetkin-rematch-adds-former-lennox-lewis-coach--154867

So he beef up his camp with an experienced trainer. Let's see if Whyte will come up with a new strategy in this rematch and bounce back from his devastating KO lost in the first fight.

Will Whyte have a good chance inside the ring with this addition on his camp? The actual performance still depends on how rigid his training is with the combination of the strategies that they will come up with. It is not how many people you have on your side, but how prepare are you to last long inside the ring. Hope to see a toe-to-toe fight on this match. By the way, Whyte is favoured in crypto sportsbooks at the moment. Povetkin - Whyte : 3.25 -1.33, 3.31 - 1.34 --- https://www.bestodds.ai/odds/sport-boxing/matchups/alexander-povetkin-vs-dillian-whyte

[Kemarit]

^^ I don't think it will increase his chance of winning, after the bell rings, it's between him and Whyte on the ring and his new coach can't help him. Even if someone hire the best boxing trainer, it's no guarantee if he has weak chin, just like what happen to Amir Khan, he join coach Roach, but he can't teach Khan how to improved his china chin.

“Everyone has a plan: until they get punched in the face.” – Mike Tyson. And all the plan you have are thrown out of the window. Anyhow, he is still the favorite to win in this fight so let's see.

[Baofeng]

^^ I don't think it will increase his chance of winning, after the bell rings, it's between him and Whyte on the ring and his new coach can't help him. Even if someone hire the best boxing trainer, it's no guarantee if he has weak chin, just like what happen to Amir Khan, he join coach Roach, but he can't teach Khan how to improved his china chin.

“Everyone has a plan: until they get punched in the face.” – Mike Tyson. And all the plan you have are thrown out of the window. Anyhow, he is still the favorite to win in this fight so let's see.

Of course, when the bell rings, its him vs Povetkin. He included the new trainer perhaps not to improve his skills, but to guide him mentally though. I agree that weak chins can't be teach, if you have a china chin like Amir Khan, the only thing you can do is to strengthen your neck muscles but that's is.

[bisdak40]

Just to not forget the coming event. Any fresh news on this? The last rumor I've heard the fight was postponed for the late of March. However whichever date it  is scheduled Whyte
 still has a chance to win in rematch. He is a bit faster and speed in boxing is often crucial, what do you think?

Yeah, it's being moved again later this month and I also did take a look at the bookies for updates on the odds but there is none. 

I do hope that it will push through this time, no more excuses from both camps.

Whyte vs Povetkin 2: Date and time
This 12-round heavyweight bout is now scheduled for Saturday, March 27.
It will take place in Gibraltar but the venue has not been confirmed yet.

[Questat]

Just to not forget the coming event. Any fresh news on this? The last rumor I've heard the fight was postponed for the late of March. However whichever date it  is scheduled Whyte
 still has a chance to win in rematch. He is a bit faster and speed in boxing is often crucial, what do you think?

Yeah, it's being moved again later this month and I also did take a look at the bookies for updates on the odds but there is none. 

I do hope that it will push through this time, no more excuses from both camps.

Whyte vs Povetkin 2: Date and time
This 12-round heavyweight bout is now scheduled for Saturday, March 27.
It will take place in Gibraltar but the venue has not been confirmed yet.

It's good that it's still gonna happen and this is gonna be this month.

I also can't find the betting odds but according to https://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/alexander-povetkin-v-dillian-whyte/winner

It's Whyte who is the favorite to win this fight.

[Baofeng]

I have updated the title date to March 27, and as per Povetkin he is fine with the new date,

“I feel fine. I’m ready to fight. The team and I are in a good mood. We are ready for the fight, we want this fight. ... Anything can happen. I reacted normally [to the postponement]. What can you do? We made some changes and go on.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/3/2/22308980/povetkin-vs-whyte-2-alexander-not-bothered-delay-ready-march-27-rematch-dazn-boxing-news-2021

So it seems he has recovered already and now ready to fight. We do hope that this is the final push date, everyone wanted to see if Povetkin can pull it off again and upset Whyte.

[Twinkledoe]

I have updated the title date to March 27, and as per Povetkin he is fine with the new date,

“I feel fine. I’m ready to fight. The team and I are in a good mood. We are ready for the fight, we want this fight. ... Anything can happen. I reacted normally [to the postponement]. What can you do? We made some changes and go on.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/3/2/22308980/povetkin-vs-whyte-2-alexander-not-bothered-delay-ready-march-27-rematch-dazn-boxing-news-2021

So it seems he has recovered already and now ready to fight. We do hope that this is the final push date, everyone wanted to see if Povetkin can pull it off again and upset Whyte.

Couple of sportsbooks, betbtc and cloudbet already listed this match. And the odds are favoring Whyte here - https://www.bestodds.ai/odds/sport-boxing/matchups/alexander-povetkin-vs-dillian-whyte

So yeah, if Povetkin will see the odds, hopefully he will see this as a challenge to outperform Whyte inside the ring.

[btc_angela]

I have updated the title date to March 27, and as per Povetkin he is fine with the new date,

“I feel fine. I’m ready to fight. The team and I are in a good mood. We are ready for the fight, we want this fight. ... Anything can happen. I reacted normally [to the postponement]. What can you do? We made some changes and go on.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/3/2/22308980/povetkin-vs-whyte-2-alexander-not-bothered-delay-ready-march-27-rematch-dazn-boxing-news-2021

So it seems he has recovered already and now ready to fight. We do hope that this is the final push date, everyone wanted to see if Povetkin can pull it off again and upset Whyte.

Couple of sportsbooks, betbtc and cloudbet already listed this match. And the odds are favoring Whyte here - https://www.bestodds.ai/odds/sport-boxing/matchups/alexander-povetkin-vs-dillian-whyte

So yeah, if Povetkin will see the odds, hopefully he will see this as a challenge to outperform Whyte inside the ring.

No one really gives Povetkin a shot in the first match, and now it seem that bookies didn't learn from their mistakes and still favours Whyte in the rematch. Although Whyte is the more powerful puncher between the two obviously, but Povetkin has proven himself already, so no doubt that he will still have that granite chin and he can go and upset Whyte again. I will not be surprised if Whyte pull another upset.

[Yaunfitda]

I have updated the title date to March 27, and as per Povetkin he is fine with the new date,

“I feel fine. I’m ready to fight. The team and I are in a good mood. We are ready for the fight, we want this fight. ... Anything can happen. I reacted normally [to the postponement]. What can you do? We made some changes and go on.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/3/2/22308980/povetkin-vs-whyte-2-alexander-not-bothered-delay-ready-march-27-rematch-dazn-boxing-news-2021

So it seems he has recovered already and now ready to fight. We do hope that this is the final push date, everyone wanted to see if Povetkin can pull it off again and upset Whyte.

Couple of sportsbooks, betbtc and cloudbet already listed this match. And the odds are favoring Whyte here - https://www.bestodds.ai/odds/sport-boxing/matchups/alexander-povetkin-vs-dillian-whyte

So yeah, if Povetkin will see the odds, hopefully he will see this as a challenge to outperform Whyte inside the ring.

No one really gives Povetkin a shot in the first match, and now it seem that bookies didn't learn from their mistakes and still favours Whyte in the rematch. Although Whyte is the more powerful puncher between the two obviously, but Povetkin has proven himself already, so no doubt that he will still have that granite chin and he can go and upset Whyte again. I will not be surprised if Whyte pull another upset.

Maybe bookies see Povetkin's first win as a fluke, he was down in that fight already and in the brink of losing, until he caught Whyte with that devastating uppercut, so I will say that it was really a lucky shot that changes the complexion of the match.

And then it was suspended due to Povetkin getting Covid, so it might affect his performance in this rematch. Plus Whyte has waited and really eager to avenge, and that is his motivation. So everything points that Whyte is still the bigger and the favorite to win again in this rematch.

[yazher]

, until he caught Whyte with that devastating uppercut,

As I said before , Whyte  should bet on his speed and wear out his opponent in  the first six rounds. Povetkin's   legs are weak to keep him well during the all time of fighting. That cannot be said about  his punch which may be devastating at every moment. Whyte has to circle around Povetkin and make disorienting blows.


P.S., took note on March 27

They keep moving the fight because both fighters might not have enough strategies to beat their respective opponents. Now that he has a lot of time to get ready, I think Povetkin has already found a way to close this fight as soon as possible or if he failed he will be the one to kiss the floor. With Whyte's current condition, I think he can go as far as 12th round toe-to-toe with his opponent. This would be a wild fight with a higher chance to end in an early-round depends on what kind of strategies both fighters are practising right now.

[Russlenat]

, until he caught Whyte with that devastating uppercut,

As I said before , Whyte  should bet on his speed and wear out his opponent in  the first six rounds. Povetkin's   legs are weak to keep him well during the all time of fighting. That cannot be said about  his punch which may be devastating at every moment. Whyte has to circle around Povetkin and make disorienting blows.


P.S., took note on March 27

They keep moving the fight because both fighters might not have enough strategies to beat their respective opponents. Now that he has a lot of time to get ready, I think Povetkin has already found a way to close this fight as soon as possible or if he failed he will be the one to kiss the floor. With Whyte's current condition, I think he can go as far as 12th round toe-to-toe with his opponent. This would be a wild fight with a higher chance to end in an early-round depends on what kind of strategies both fighters are practising right now.

Moving the fight is understandable as we are in a pandemic, but let's say that the fight will happen in March 27, I think the underdog here which is Povetkin has a huge chance of winning as he already beat Whyte in their first fight, that's why this rematch is created.

Honestly, I'm not seeing it like a Ruiz vs Joshua scenario, it's just that Povetkin is underrated and some people are still not convince on his win.

[Baofeng]

I have updated the title date to March 27, and as per Povetkin he is fine with the new date,

“I feel fine. I’m ready to fight. The team and I are in a good mood. We are ready for the fight, we want this fight. ... Anything can happen. I reacted normally [to the postponement]. What can you do? We made some changes and go on.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/3/2/22308980/povetkin-vs-whyte-2-alexander-not-bothered-delay-ready-march-27-rematch-dazn-boxing-news-2021

So it seems he has recovered already and now ready to fight. We do hope that this is the final push date, everyone wanted to see if Povetkin can pull it off again and upset Whyte.

Couple of sportsbooks, betbtc and cloudbet already listed this match. And the odds are favoring Whyte here - https://www.bestodds.ai/odds/sport-boxing/matchups/alexander-povetkin-vs-dillian-whyte

So yeah, if Povetkin will see the odds, hopefully he will see this as a challenge to outperform Whyte inside the ring.

Yes, he is a live underdog again, we didn't see the first coming, as Povetkin knocks out Whyte with that uppercut. I must admit that I bet on Whyte knocking Povetkin by round 6, but it was the other way around. But this time, I will give Povetkin a chance to win again in this rematch. And maybe he can pull the same result as the first one, specially that he is again the underdog here and the odds are going to be attractive.

[btc_angela]

, until he caught Whyte with that devastating uppercut,

As I said before , Whyte  should bet on his speed and wear out his opponent in  the first six rounds. Povetkin's   legs are weak to keep him well during the all time of fighting. That cannot be said about  his punch which may be devastating at every moment. Whyte has to circle around Povetkin and make disorienting blows.


P.S., took note on March 27

They keep moving the fight because both fighters might not have enough strategies to beat their respective opponents. Now that he has a lot of time to get ready, I think Povetkin has already found a way to close this fight as soon as possible or if he failed he will be the one to kiss the floor. With Whyte's current condition, I think he can go as far as 12th round toe-to-toe with his opponent. This would be a wild fight with a higher chance to end in an early-round depends on what kind of strategies both fighters are practising right now.

It was Whyte who has the luxury of having a lot of time to really prepared in this fight, specially his mind. Povetkin went on a lot of healthy issues, - contacting the covid-19 virus. Hope that Whyte can go as as 12 rounds, but if he can't knock out Povetkin, the fight might go to distance. And if Povetkin has the ill effect of the virus, he will be definitely at the disadvantage as the fight goes to 12th.

But I don't think as well that the fight will go beyond 10 rounds. Either of them can really knock each other one with a single blow.

[Baofeng]

Whyte taking a verbal jabs against Povetkin, saying that he doesn't have Covid-19 and that he uses it to buy more time and train.

According to Whyte, Povetkin looks better than ever in recent photos - which intensifies Whyte's doubts about his COVID diagnosis.

“He never had COVID,” Whyte said to The Sun. “He just wanted more time to train or prepare.

“You don’t recover from coronavirus overnight like that, it was some sort of miracle recovery. But this is boxing and I am used to all the games and tricks.

“For someone that has had COVID, he has looked in photos better than I have ever seen him look before! I’m not sure someone coming off their sickbed would look that good. Thankfully the fight is now on, there are now more delays and we are ready to rock.”

https://www.boxingscene.com/whyte-questions-povetkins-recovery-from-covid-it-some-sort-miracle-recovery--156049

So we will see if Covid-19 has ill effect on Povetkin or not. Let's wait for Povetkin to response though, they need to sell this fight so it make sense to have some trash talk, hehehe

[TravelMug]

It doesn't make sense if Povetkin or at least someone in his camp is faking his covid-19, that's the worst excuse you can make. Probably just a slur in the moment for Whyte because he is desperate for this fight after he was brutally knock out and he wants a good old revenge.

And after the fight has been postponed several times, no need for this kind of allegations as they will finally settled it in about two weeks.

[Russlenat]

It doesn't make sense if Povetkin or at least someone in his camp is faking his covid-19, that's the worst excuse you can make. Probably just a slur in the moment for Whyte because he is desperate for this fight after he was brutally knock out and he wants a good old revenge.

And after the fight has been postponed several times, no need for this kind of allegations as they will finally settled it in about two weeks.

I don't think they faked the covid result, they themselves understands the consequences of that action, he maybe ban from boxing and no boxer would want that. What's important is this fight is gonna happen this month, let's just wait and hopefully there's no hindrance anymore.

Whyte vs Povetkin II could be like Ruiz vs Joshua II, but we never know.

[Twinkledoe]

It doesn't make sense if Povetkin or at least someone in his camp is faking his covid-19, that's the worst excuse you can make. Probably just a slur in the moment for Whyte because he is desperate for this fight after he was brutally knock out and he wants a good old revenge.

And after the fight has been postponed several times, no need for this kind of allegations as they will finally settled it in about two weeks.

I don't think they faked the covid result, they themselves understands the consequences of that action, he maybe ban from boxing and no boxer would want that. What's important is this fight is gonna happen this month, let's just wait and hopefully there's no hindrance anymore.

Whyte vs Povetkin II could be like Ruiz vs Joshua II, but we never know.

Maybe just having trash talk here as others have said, so they can attract more interest on this fight. The more they sell this fight, the better for their pockets. Good or bad controversies will give them edge to attract boxing fans. Let us hope that this will not be postponed again and see how prepared they are in this fight. Whyte anyway, is still the favourite here.

[TravelMug]

It doesn't make sense if Povetkin or at least someone in his camp is faking his covid-19, that's the worst excuse you can make. Probably just a slur in the moment for Whyte because he is desperate for this fight after he was brutally knock out and he wants a good old revenge.

And after the fight has been postponed several times, no need for this kind of allegations as they will finally settled it in about two weeks.

I don't think they faked the covid result, they themselves understands the consequences of that action, he maybe ban from boxing and no boxer would want that. What's important is this fight is gonna happen this month, let's just wait and hopefully there's no hindrance anymore.

Whyte vs Povetkin II could be like Ruiz vs Joshua II, but we never know.

Thanks, thats what I'm been saying, it's no fake covid-19, he was really affected by it that's why the fight keeps on moving as Povetkin tries to recovered from the virus.

It could be play different in this rematch, who knows, maybe Whyte will be the one to put Povetkin to sleep or at least win in a one sided decision and then they set up a trilogy. As long as the second match is interesting, boxing fans will want more from this two fighters.

[Kemarit]

It doesn't make sense if Povetkin or at least someone in his camp is faking his covid-19, that's the worst excuse you can make. Probably just a slur in the moment for Whyte because he is desperate for this fight after he was brutally knock out and he wants a good old revenge.

And after the fight has been postponed several times, no need for this kind of allegations as they will finally settled it in about two weeks.

I don't think they faked the covid result, they themselves understands the consequences of that action, he maybe ban from boxing and no boxer would want that. What's important is this fight is gonna happen this month, let's just wait and hopefully there's no hindrance anymore.

Whyte vs Povetkin II could be like Ruiz vs Joshua II, but we never know.

Maybe just having trash talk here as others have said, so they can attract more interest on this fight. The more they sell this fight, the better for their pockets. Good or bad controversies will give them edge to attract boxing fans. Let us hope that this will not be postponed again and see how prepared they are in this fight. Whyte anyway, is still the favourite here.

I agree, this is just pure trash talk from Whyte, the fight is getting closer, it's not being talk about. Because obviously, the hype has died down with the fight date postponed. And now since we are near the fight itself, he needs to promote it to boxing fans and bring the hype by attacking Povetkin personally. It could be a psych war, telling the public as if Povetkin is afraid of him and needed more time to prepare because he is coming for a revenge.

[electronicash]

It doesn't make sense if Povetkin or at least someone in his camp is faking his covid-19, that's the worst excuse you can make. Probably just a slur in the moment for Whyte because he is desperate for this fight after he was brutally knock out and he wants a good old revenge.

And after the fight has been postponed several times, no need for this kind of allegations as they will finally settled it in about two weeks.

I don't think they faked the covid result, they themselves understands the consequences of that action, he maybe ban from boxing and no boxer would want that. What's important is this fight is gonna happen this month, let's just wait and hopefully there's no hindrance anymore.

Whyte vs Povetkin II could be like Ruiz vs Joshua II, but we never know.

Maybe just having trash talk here as others have said, so they can attract more interest on this fight. The more they sell this fight, the better for their pockets. Good or bad controversies will give them edge to attract boxing fans. Let us hope that this will not be postponed again and see how prepared they are in this fight. Whyte anyway, is still the favourite here.

I agree, this is just pure trash talk from Whyte, the fight is getting closer, it's not being talk about. Because obviously, the hype has died down with the fight date postponed. And now since we are near the fight itself, he needs to promote it to boxing fans and bring the hype by attacking Povetkin personally. It could be a psych war, telling the public as if Povetkin is afraid of him and needed more time to prepare because he is coming for a revenge.

 

the trash talk is always there for distraction Russians don't do that though but they match fairly until Povetkin sets up the uppercut in the first match. Whyte deserves the rematch for revenge.

if Whyte can't maintain an arm's length away from Povetkin they will still slug each other which could result to Whyte slamming the floor again. on the other hand, Whyte beating an old man who recently just recovered from Covid19 will still make him look weaker. but yes he'll get a title shot after this.  

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The pressure here is on Whyte I believed, and he needs to win by a knockout as well. He is still the betting favorite @1.30 so he needs to proved that. Regarding Covid-19 effects on boxer, as far as I can remember Miguel Berchelt tested positive on the virus, and just like Povetkin, the fight was cancelled. However, we all know that Berchelt lost the fight to Valdez, so maybe it has some effect on the boxers, in my opinion.

[btc_angela]

The pressure here is on Whyte I believed, and he needs to win by a knockout as well. He is still the betting favorite @1.30 so he needs to proved that. Regarding Covid-19 effects on boxer, as far as I can remember Miguel Berchelt tested positive on the virus, and just like Povetkin, the fight was cancelled. However, we all know that Berchelt lost the fight to Valdez, so maybe it has some effect on the boxers, in my opinion.

Definitely, Whyte is going to at least needed to win, whether KO or not. It's because he has been talking about the big 3 in HW right now and he wanted to fight them. If he lost here, then he will just be another B level fighter who was beaten by an old and supposedly no longer in his prime fighter.

For Povetkin though, he knows he is on the crossroads of his career, got lucky that he KO Whyte, but with the ill effect of the virus still in his system, we don't know if he is 100% in this fight.

[freedomgo]

The pressure here is on Whyte I believed, and he needs to win by a knockout as well. He is still the betting favorite @1.30 so he needs to proved that. Regarding Covid-19 effects on boxer, as far as I can remember Miguel Berchelt tested positive on the virus, and just like Povetkin, the fight was cancelled. However, we all know that Berchelt lost the fight to Valdez, so maybe it has some effect on the boxers, in my opinion.

Definitely, Whyte is going to at least needed to win, whether KO or not. It's because he has been talking about the big 3 in HW right now and he wanted to fight them. If he lost here, then he will just be another B level fighter who was beaten by an old and supposedly no longer in his prime fighter.

For Povetkin though, he knows he is on the crossroads of his career, got lucky that he KO Whyte, but with the ill effect of the virus still in his system, we don't know if he is 100% in this fight.

It would not affect his system, he is fully healed. Lots of athletes that was infected by covid-19 particularly in the NBA but they are still back as if nothing happens, so I assume that would be the same story for Povetkin and he can give a great fight against Whyte and could probably win again.

[electronicash]

It would not affect his system, he is fully healed. Lots of athletes that was infected by covid-19 particularly in the NBA but they are still back as if nothing happens, so I assume that would be the same story for Povetkin and he can give a great fight against Whyte and could probably win again.

I also believe that Povetkin still has that power that knocks Whyte out in their first match, he was not confined and his power is back, although he will have an excuse if he losses a fight, Whyte should not relax in training just because Povetkin comes out of CoVid, Whyte has so many stakes here, it's the end of the road for him if he losses again.

i wouldn't be so sure that Povetkin will win. the first match was pretty fair and Whyte is even faster than him. the one thing that made Povetkin win is that Whyte got too close with him which also gives Povetkin the chance. but if Whyte could maintain his distance and just throw jab, get in to throw a body punch and then get out, it will devastate Povetkin. Remember he was knocked twice with just two punch combo from Whyte.

[plr]

i wouldn't be so sure that Povetkin will win. the first match was pretty fair and Whyte is even faster than him. the one thing that made Povetkin win is that Whyte got too close with him which also gives Povetkin the chance. but if Whyte could maintain his distance and just throw jab, get in to throw a body punch and then get out, it will devastate Povetkin. Remember he was knocked twice with just two punch combo from Whyte.

That uppercut caught us all by surprised Whyte was winning the fight he had in the bag Whyte just relaxed his defense and that uppercut came through, but with the power of Povetkin and the memory of that knock out Whyte should be extra careful, Povetkin will always find a way to slip that uppercut again.

[AmoreJaz]

i wouldn't be so sure that Povetkin will win. the first match was pretty fair and Whyte is even faster than him. the one thing that made Povetkin win is that Whyte got too close with him which also gives Povetkin the chance. but if Whyte could maintain his distance and just throw jab, get in to throw a body punch and then get out, it will devastate Povetkin. Remember he was knocked twice with just two punch combo from Whyte.

That uppercut caught us all by surprised Whyte was winning the fight he had in the bag Whyte just relaxed his defense and that uppercut came through, but with the power of Povetkin and the memory of that knock out Whyte should be extra careful, Povetkin will always find a way to slip that uppercut again.

after my loss with estrada vs chocolatito, let me see my luck on this fight. will be betting on whyte. not a big bet again but at least make me interested in checking the updates on these 2. i hope no one will say that it will be cancelled owed to covid. sometimes once the fight is already about to happen, thats when the promoters will announce something bout the cause of delay.

[Jackl87]

The victory of povetkin in the first fight was a huge surprise for me and the uppercut that knocked whyte out was probaby the most spectacular knockout of 2020 and i watched it at least 20 times now becuase it was beautifully executed.
Whyte is again the big favorite in the rematch whis is also shown in the betting odds and i think whyte will be more attentive this time to net get knocked out again out of nowhere.

[Questat]

The victory of povetkin in the first fight was a huge surprise for me and the uppercut that knocked whyte out was probaby the most spectacular knockout of 2020 and i watched it at least 20 times now becuase it was beautifully executed.
Whyte is again the big favorite in the rematch whis is also shown in the betting odds and i think whyte will be more attentive this time to net get knocked out again out of nowhere.

If he has a better boxing skills than Povetkin, he would win. He would just simply follow what Joshua did during their rematch against Ruiz, he was more careful and he dominated the fight. Whyte here does not need to go for a KO, just score and win so he can reclaim himself then have big fights again.

However, for the sake for excitement, I'll go for Povetkin here. Who's with me?

[Pamadar]

The victory of povetkin in the first fight was a huge surprise for me and the uppercut that knocked whyte out was probaby the most spectacular knockout of 2020 and i watched it at least 20 times now becuase it was beautifully executed.
Whyte is again the big favorite in the rematch whis is also shown in the betting odds and i think whyte will be more attentive this time to net get knocked out again out of nowhere.

If he has a better boxing skills than Povetkin, he would win. He would just simply follow what Joshua did during their rematch against Ruiz, he was more careful and he dominated the fight. Whyte here does not need to go for a KO, just score and win so he can reclaim himself then have big fights again.

However, for the sake for excitement, I'll go for Povetkin here. Who's with me?

He already taste that KO from their first match for sure he will be more careful now.

Like what you have said, he just need to use his skills and strategy to win this, keep himself away from the possibility of having
a 2nd KO but instead, reclaim to have a much better future ahead, no need to fight aggressively it will lead him to unexpected
result again.

[TravelMug]

The victory of povetkin in the first fight was a huge surprise for me and the uppercut that knocked whyte out was probaby the most spectacular knockout of 2020 and i watched it at least 20 times now becuase it was beautifully executed.
Whyte is again the big favorite in the rematch whis is also shown in the betting odds and i think whyte will be more attentive this time to net get knocked out again out of nowhere.

I think that Whyte will still be aggressive and look for that knock out.

But this time, he shouldn't force it, power wise, he has the advantage against Povetkin so it's just a matter of time before he caught Povetkin again. But it should be controlled aggression, just go for that knock out if it presents itself and hope that Povetkin chin this time will crack.

[bisdak40]

It's fight week guys and more markets are out on bookies.

This is hard to pass up as this is an exciting fight to watch, revenge or repeat? But i'm 95 percent confident that this would end brutally like the first one so below are the more appropriate option for those who want to bet.

@Baofeng, what's your pick bro?

[Dave1]

That's some juicy odds there for Povetkin. However, I still think that Whyte can take his revenge here, ML is not that good, but if I'm going to bet, I will choose Whyte 7-9 rounds. I think he will play safe in the beginning as he don't want to get surprise again. And then go for the knockout after the second half of the fight if Povetkin is somewhat has been soften by him.

[Yamifoud]

That's some juicy odds there for Povetkin. However, I still think that Whyte can take his revenge here, ML is not that good, but if I'm going to bet, I will choose Whyte 7-9 rounds. I think he will play safe in the beginning as he don't want to get surprise again. And then go for the knockout after the second half of the fight if Povetkin is somewhat has been soften by him.

I guess there's a huge chance that this fight will go to score card,  and I think Povetkin odds here is very attractive so I'll likely put a small bet for that. On the screenshot by @bisdak, there's no odds for Povetkin winning by KO at any rounds?

[Theb]

I think that Whyte will still be aggressive and look for that knock out.

But this time, he shouldn't force it, power wise, he has the advantage against Povetkin so it's just a matter of time before he caught Povetkin again. But it should be controlled aggression, just go for that knock out if it presents itself and hope that Povetkin chin this time will crack.

Whyte was really doing well on the first match against Povetkin the first 4 rounds of him in that match proves that he id ahead of him he even knock him down twice during the 4th round. The only problem during this match is Povetkin got lucky with that uppercut where it made Whyte hit that canvas. Povetkin still has that KO power and this is where Whyte needs to improve if he wants to avoid an upset like what happened during the first match he must be careful with those punches and must just choose the opportunities he will take in the early rounds as this is where Povetkin will still have a lot of stamina on the match.

[Vaculin]

That's some juicy odds there for Povetkin. However, I still think that Whyte can take his revenge here, ML is not that good, but if I'm going to bet, I will choose Whyte 7-9 rounds. I think he will play safe in the beginning as he don't want to get surprise again. And then go for the knockout after the second half of the fight if Povetkin is somewhat has been soften by him.

I guess there's a huge chance that this fight will go to score card,  and I think Povetkin odds here is very attractive so I'll likely put a small bet for that. On the screenshot by @bisdak, there's no odds for Povetkin winning by KO at any rounds?

There's odds available for that, you can check the all the betting odds in this link

https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/boxing/international/matchups/povetkin-alexander-whyte-dillian-6044208a3f5a1fc2019740db

Povetkin by KO, that's 4.50.. still attractive so go for it.

[Baofeng]

@bisdak40 - My prediction or at least where I'm going to put my bet,

Whyte - rounds 4-6 @5.6
Whyte - rounds 7-9 @4.7

I think Whyte can still pull it off with a KO win within that rounds, still a safe and good bet with that odds.

On their first match, I bet for Whyte rounds 4-6 as well and I thought that I going to win specially when he knock Povetkin twice in the 4th round. Unfortunately, we know what happens after the next round, too bad.

[AmoreJaz]

@bisdak40 - My prediction or at least where I'm going to put my bet,

Whyte - rounds 4-6 @5.6
Whyte - rounds 7-9 @4.7

I think Whyte can still pull it off with a KO win within that rounds, still a safe and good bet with that odds.

On their first match, I bet for Whyte rounds 4-6 as well and I thought that I going to win specially when he knock Povetkin twice in the 4th round. Unfortunately, we know what happens after the next round, too bad.

am placing on whyte here though it is only 1.26. still thinking what rounds i can place here, seems whyte- rounds 7-9? maybe? bookies are all favouring whyte. interesting what will be the outcome here? if povetkin did really get the virus (which whyte claimed he never had covid), it may have effect on his overall performance. we will see that inside the ring.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

That's some juicy odds there for Povetkin. However, I still think that Whyte can take his revenge here, ML is not that good, but if I'm going to bet, I will choose Whyte 7-9 rounds. I think he will play safe in the beginning as he don't want to get surprise again. And then go for the knockout after the second half of the fight if Povetkin is somewhat has been soften by him.

I guess there's a huge chance that this fight will go to score card,  and I think Povetkin odds here is very attractive so I'll likely put a small bet for that. On the screenshot by @bisdak, there's no odds for Povetkin winning by KO at any rounds?

There's odds available for that, you can check the all the betting odds in this link

https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/boxing/international/matchups/povetkin-alexander-whyte-dillian-6044208a3f5a1fc2019740db

Povetkin by KO, that's 4.50.. still attractive so go for it.

Yes, who knows, maybe he can repeat his performance an KO Whyte, and @4.5, highly risky but yet good one to bet if that scenario happen again. This fight is just like 2 days from today, maybe the odds will change a bit, but if you are bettor that goes for the underdog, Povetkin is a live one here.

[Jating]

@bisdak40 - My prediction or at least where I'm going to put my bet,

Whyte - rounds 4-6 @5.6
Whyte - rounds 7-9 @4.7

I think Whyte can still pull it off with a KO win within that rounds, still a safe and good bet with that odds.

On their first match, I bet for Whyte rounds 4-6 as well and I thought that I going to win specially when he knock Povetkin twice in the 4th round. Unfortunately, we know what happens after the next round, too bad.

am placing on whyte here though it is only 1.26. still thinking what rounds i can place here, seems whyte- rounds 7-9? maybe? bookies are all favouring whyte. interesting what will be the outcome here? if povetkin did really get the virus (which whyte claimed he never had covid), it may have effect on his overall performance. we will see that inside the ring.

That's another factor that we have to look at, he has recovered by the virus, but we don't know if it can affect him in the fight. So it's good to have Whyte by rounds 7-9 or even earlier than that. Still juicy odds as posted above.

I don't know if we have like statistics for boxers who have been infected by the covid-19 then recovered and then fight, maybe we can see if the virus has really affected those boxers.

[madnessteat]

This is one of the main fights that all Russian-speaking boxing fans will be watching. Although bookmakers' odds show Dillian Whyte's advantage I still believe, as well as Alexander Povetkin himself, that he will be strong enough to defeat Whyte once more.

[Questat]

The victory of povetkin in the first fight was a huge surprise for me and the uppercut that knocked whyte out was probaby the most spectacular knockout of 2020 and i watched it at least 20 times now becuase it was beautifully executed.
Whyte is again the big favorite in the rematch whis is also shown in the betting odds and i think whyte will be more attentive this time to net get knocked out again out of nowhere.

If he has a better boxing skills than Povetkin, he would win. He would just simply follow what Joshua did during their rematch against Ruiz, he was more careful and he dominated the fight. Whyte here does not need to go for a KO, just score and win so he can reclaim himself then have big fights again.

However, for the sake for excitement, I'll go for Povetkin here. Who's with me?

He already taste that KO from their first match for sure he will be more careful now.

Like what you have said, he just need to use his skills and strategy to win this, keep himself away from the possibility of having
a 2nd KO but instead, reclaim to have a much better future ahead, no need to fight aggressively it will lead him to unexpected
result again.

I can sense that people are still believing that Whyte could easily win this fight, I know he was the better fighter but if he adjust, I'm sure Povetkin  would do the same, he has a power and he might pressure Whyte here as he already beat him so he will be fighting with a high confidence.

[bisdak40]

I can sense that people are still believing that Whyte could easily win this fight, I know he was the better fighter but if he adjust, I'm sure Povetkin  would do the same, he has a power and he might pressure Whyte here as he already beat him so he will be fighting with a high confidence.

I think that is only normal because if you have watched the first fight it is clear that Povetkin was dominated by Whyte until that lucky punch landed that brutally knocking out Whyte.

The only adjustment that Whyte should make here is to make sure that once he landed his own power punches, he should see to it that Povetkin would stay down until the referee count him out.

But still you are right, confidence might change the whole fight but overconfidence might bring disaster to Povetkin.

[freedomgo]

I can sense that people are still believing that Whyte could easily win this fight, I know he was the better fighter but if he adjust, I'm sure Povetkin  would do the same, he has a power and he might pressure Whyte here as he already beat him so he will be fighting with a high confidence.

I think that is only normal because if you have watched the first fight it is clear that Povetkin was dominated by Whyte until that lucky punch landed that brutally knocking out Whyte.

The only adjustment that Whyte should make here is to make sure that once he landed his own power punches, he should see to it that Povetkin would stay down until the referee count him out.

But still you are right, confidence might change the whole fight but overconfidence might bring disaster to Povetkin.

This fight is worth to watch, let's see how Whyte will redeem himself, and I'm not expecting a KO here since Whyte will not make the same mistake he did in the first fight. It's too convincing that he will win as you can see on the betting odds, but it's always good to bet on odds with a high return and that is Whyte winning by decision or Povetkin winning either KO or decision.

[Kemarit]

I can sense that people are still believing that Whyte could easily win this fight, I know he was the better fighter but if he adjust, I'm sure Povetkin  would do the same, he has a power and he might pressure Whyte here as he already beat him so he will be fighting with a high confidence.

I think that is only normal because if you have watched the first fight it is clear that Povetkin was dominated by Whyte until that lucky punch landed that brutally knocking out Whyte.

The only adjustment that Whyte should make here is to make sure that once he landed his own power punches, he should see to it that Povetkin would stay down until the referee count him out.

But still you are right, confidence might change the whole fight but overconfidence might bring disaster to Povetkin.

This fight is worth to watch, let's see how Whyte will redeem himself, and I'm not expecting a KO here since Whyte will not make the same mistake he did in the first fight. It's too convincing that he will win as you can see on the betting odds, but it's always good to bet on odds with a high return and that is Whyte winning by decision or Povetkin winning either KO or decision.

Yes, that is the intriguing factor here, whether Whyte can redeem himself from the disaster in their first fight. I'm still expecting though for Whyte to win by KO here, that's why he will have his revenge against Povetkin, otherwise, fans will say that he just stay safe to get a win.

On the contrary, if Povetkin will win again, he might have another shot on the HW belt in the future.

[Yaunfitda]

I can sense that people are still believing that Whyte could easily win this fight, I know he was the better fighter but if he adjust, I'm sure Povetkin  would do the same, he has a power and he might pressure Whyte here as he already beat him so he will be fighting with a high confidence.

I think that is only normal because if you have watched the first fight it is clear that Povetkin was dominated by Whyte until that lucky punch landed that brutally knocking out Whyte.

The only adjustment that Whyte should make here is to make sure that once he landed his own power punches, he should see to it that Povetkin would stay down until the referee count him out.

But still you are right, confidence might change the whole fight but overconfidence might bring disaster to Povetkin.

Exactly, Whyte is winning on the judges scorecard and even knock down Povetkin and you can say that he was really dominated until he knocks out Whyte cold in the canvass. And so betting public thinks that Whyte will still be dominating Povetkin but this time he won't allow that knock out to happen again. And on the contrary, he will still go for the knockout because every punch is throw with bad intention. If Povetkin though win again, it just prove that the first win is no fluke and Whyte is just overrated.

[freedomgo]

I have updated the title date to March 27, and as per Povetkin he is fine with the new date,

“I feel fine. I’m ready to fight. The team and I are in a good mood. We are ready for the fight, we want this fight. ... Anything can happen. I reacted normally [to the postponement]. What can you do? We made some changes and go on.”

https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/3/2/22308980/povetkin-vs-whyte-2-alexander-not-bothered-delay-ready-march-27-rematch-dazn-boxing-news-2021

So it seems he has recovered already and now ready to fight. We do hope that this is the final push date, everyone wanted to see if Povetkin can pull it off again and upset Whyte.

Couple of sportsbooks, betbtc and cloudbet already listed this match. And the odds are favoring Whyte here - https://www.bestodds.ai/odds/sport-boxing/matchups/alexander-povetkin-vs-dillian-whyte

So yeah, if Povetkin will see the odds, hopefully he will see this as a challenge to outperform Whyte inside the ring.

No one really gives Povetkin a shot in the first match, and now it seem that bookies didn't learn from their mistakes and still favours Whyte in the rematch. Although Whyte is the more powerful puncher between the two obviously, but Povetkin has proven himself already, so no doubt that he will still have that granite chin and he can go and upset Whyte again. I will not be surprised if Whyte pull another upset.

Time to find the truth is approaching. Today after around 10:30pm we have to learn who is the more powerful boxer. You are right,  Povetkin has a concrete chin but his legs are not "quick" and Whyte can use it to win a victory in this 12-round rematch, the age on his side  at least. I'm still favoring Whyte.

So no KO expectation, hence the odds is good for Whyte winning by decision if that's your prediction. Anyway, good luck, this fight will be happening in less than 24 hours from now, so let's hope we will see an entertaining fight, better than the first one.

Whyte has a soft chin I believe, if he is not careful he might get KO again, same spot Joshua beat him in his first loss, he should be more careful with that chin and about a powerful uppercut.

[Baofeng]

Here is a good write up by one of boxing prominent writer with his prediction of the fight.

Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte II: Stats & Stakes

Anything really can happen when good big men square off and Whyte has the size, power, and youth to win this one. Whyte may even have Povetkin down again at some point. The thinking here though is Povetkin won’t have grown ancient since last summer. Having seen Whyte once, Povetkin isn’t going to find the data having changed all that much. Whyte’s defensive liabilities remain. Eventually, Povetkin finds an opening and repeats with another stoppage.

https://www.boxingscene.com/alexander-povetkin-dillian-whyte-ii-stats-stakes--156441

I'm going Whyte here though, so goodluck to all the bettors.

[bisdak40]

Here is a good write up by one of boxing prominent writer with his prediction of the fight.

Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte II: Stats & Stakes

Anything really can happen when good big men square off and Whyte has the size, power, and youth to win this one. Whyte may even have Povetkin down again at some point. The thinking here though is Povetkin won’t have grown ancient since last summer. Having seen Whyte once, Povetkin isn’t going to find the data having changed all that much. Whyte’s defensive liabilities remain. Eventually, Povetkin finds an opening and repeats with another stoppage.

https://www.boxingscene.com/alexander-povetkin-dillian-whyte-ii-stats-stakes--156441

I'm going Whyte here though, so goodluck to all the bettors.

Same here but i'm betting that he would knockout Povetkin early because if the fight prolong, the chances of a repeat is very high.

Whyte should not let Povetkin built the confidence, he should let the latter felt his power early in the fight.

Few hours before fight time, take your pick now guys  .

[Saisher]

This rematch is going to be more exciting than the first one, Whyte will try to even up the fight, it's a huge disaster if Povetkin will repeat that huge uppercut, I hope one of our members here could drop the link to the live feed of the fight many will like to see this fight's live feed, this fight is going to end in a knock out, because of the power both fighters have.

[Russlenat]

Here is a good write up by one of boxing prominent writer with his prediction of the fight.

Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte II: Stats & Stakes

Anything really can happen when good big men square off and Whyte has the size, power, and youth to win this one. Whyte may even have Povetkin down again at some point. The thinking here though is Povetkin won’t have grown ancient since last summer. Having seen Whyte once, Povetkin isn’t going to find the data having changed all that much. Whyte’s defensive liabilities remain. Eventually, Povetkin finds an opening and repeats with another stoppage.

https://www.boxingscene.com/alexander-povetkin-dillian-whyte-ii-stats-stakes--156441

I'm going Whyte here though, so goodluck to all the bettors.

Same here but i'm betting that he would knockout Povetkin early because if the fight prolong, the chances of a repeat is very high.

Whyte should not let Povetkin built the confidence, he should let the latter felt his power early in the fight.

Few hours before fight time, take your pick now guys  .

Thanks for this pick @bisdak40 , I don't know if there will be a KO win by Whyte but you have a point, he needs to win convincingly in this rematch and winning within that rounds will bring back the trust of his fans.

This rematch is going to be more exciting than the first one, Whyte will try to even up the fight, it's a huge disaster if Povetkin will repeat that huge uppercut, I hope one of our members here could drop the link to the live feed of the fight many will like to see this fight's live feed, this fight is going to end in a knock out, because of the power both fighters have.

Hopefully it will be exciting, I'm sure boxers will be more careful especially Whyte.

Also hoping for a free live streaming. please share here.

[bisdak40]

Also hoping for a free live streaming. please share here.

Hey mate, don't have the link but try searching it on Facebook maybe we can see one.

I'm seeing one now but the reception is not so clear, but i can do with it as long as they won't take it down hehe.

[TravelMug]

Also hoping for a free live streaming. please share here.

Hey mate, don't have the link but try searching it on Facebook maybe we can see one.

I'm seeing one now but the reception is not so clear, but i can do with it as long as they won't take it down hehe.

Yeah, usually those Facebook shares are good in the beginning, but come the main event, most of the time the reception will be offline.

Goodluck to all bettors, I'm not going to put some money here, but I reckon that Whyte might be cautious in the first couple of rounds and this fight won't go to distance, 9 or 10 for Whyte KO/TKO.

[aioc]

Well, Whyte got his redemption by beating Povetkin via referee stoppage, it's a solid fight for Whyte he keeps moving in and out and countering very good, compared to the first match where he is passive he is very active this time, bravely looking for an opening and when he sees oner he goes for it, I don't think there will be the third one, Whyte fully dominates the fight.

[AmoreJaz]

Well, Whyte got his redemption by beating Povetkin via referee stoppage, it's a solid fight for Whyte he keeps moving in and out and countering very good, compared to the first match where he is passive he is very active this time, bravely looking for an opening and when he sees oner he goes for it, I don't think there will be the third one, Whyte fully dominates the fight.

wow! finally, i won with my boxing bet! though it is not that much but at least recovered my past 2 losses. lucky for those who bet for whyte, round 4-6. whyte did really redeemed himself and ended it early. maybe povetkin's camp will ask for 3rd one. but let's see. the fight just got finished.

[bisdak40]

I'm short by one round on my bet as it is a stoppage on the fourth round  .

This time Whyte made sure that Povetkin would not beat the referee's count anymore.

Well, Whyte got his redemption by beating Povetkin via referee stoppage, it's a solid fight for Whyte he keeps moving in and out and countering very good, compared to the first match where he is passive he is very active this time, bravely looking for an opening and when he sees oner he goes for it, I don't think there will be the third one, Whyte fully dominates the fight.

I don't think either, Whyte will just wait for the winner of Joshua-Fury until year 2022 or he can fight Wilder or even Ruiz to keep him busy.

[Baofeng]

I'm short by one round on my bet as it is a stoppage on the fourth round  .

This time Whyte made sure that Povetkin would not beat the referee's count anymore.

Well, Whyte got his redemption by beating Povetkin via referee stoppage, it's a solid fight for Whyte he keeps moving in and out and countering very good, compared to the first match where he is passive he is very active this time, bravely looking for an opening and when he sees oner he goes for it, I don't think there will be the third one, Whyte fully dominates the fight.

I don't think either, Whyte will just wait for the winner of Joshua-Fury until year 2022 or he can fight Wilder or even Ruiz to keep him busy.

Let me quote myself, hehehehe

@bisdak40 - My prediction or at least where I'm going to put my bet,

Whyte - rounds 4-6 @5.6
Whyte - rounds 7-9 @4.7

I think Whyte can still pull it off with a KO win within that rounds, still a safe and good bet with that odds.

On their first match, I bet for Whyte rounds 4-6 as well and I thought that I going to win specially when he knock Povetkin twice in the 4th round. Unfortunately, we know what happens after the next round, too bad.

This should had happened in the first fight though, but Whyte redeem himself here, get his revenge and yeah, he should be waiting for the Joshua-Fury but that is too long. Probably will take a fight later this year, there's a lot of name that has been calling him so make it happen.

[Kemarit]

LOL, I was scrambling to find the fight online in hoping to watch the fight live, unless I see some posts here that the fight is over.

That was very quick and it seems that it was really a mismatch? Perhaps I will just wait for some Youtubers to upload so that I can see what really happen. Now we can say that the first win was really a lucky punch?

[bisdak40]

I'm short by one round on my bet as it is a stoppage on the fourth round  .

This time Whyte made sure that Povetkin would not beat the referee's count anymore.

Well, Whyte got his redemption by beating Povetkin via referee stoppage, it's a solid fight for Whyte he keeps moving in and out and countering very good, compared to the first match where he is passive he is very active this time, bravely looking for an opening and when he sees oner he goes for it, I don't think there will be the third one, Whyte fully dominates the fight.

I don't think either, Whyte will just wait for the winner of Joshua-Fury until year 2022 or he can fight Wilder or even Ruiz to keep him busy.

Let me quote myself, hehehehe

@bisdak40 - My prediction or at least where I'm going to put my bet,

Whyte - rounds 4-6 @5.6
Whyte - rounds 7-9 @4.7

I think Whyte can still pull it off with a KO win within that rounds, still a safe and good bet with that odds.

On their first match, I bet for Whyte rounds 4-6 as well and I thought that I going to win specially when he knock Povetkin twice in the 4th round. Unfortunately, we know what happens after the next round, too bad.

This should had happened in the first fight though, but Whyte redeem himself here, get his revenge and yeah, he should be waiting for the Joshua-Fury but that is too long. Probably will take a fight later this year, there's a lot of name that has been calling him so make it happen.

Pasensya bro, just getting to much greedy as the odds is very tempting @8 with Whyte winning in round 1-3.

My thinking is that Whyte will be aggressive once the bell ring (which he did) and will try to knock out Povetkin early because if the fight would reach round 4 and up, chances of a repeat is very likely to happen.

But that speculation just didn't happen though.

BTW, congrats.

[FinneysTrueVision]

That was an impressive performance by Whyte. I don't know if having Covid affected Povetkin because he didn't offer any resistance. With Fury and Joshua signing a two fight deal I don't think Whyte will fight for the title anytime soon. Wilder and Ruiz are with PBC so they won't fight him either. His best option right now is Oleksandr Usyk, which is a good fight because we haven't seen Usyk against this level of fighter at heavyweight.

[ene1980]

That was very quick and it seems that it was really a mismatch? Perhaps I will just wait for some Youtubers to upload so that I can see what really happen. Now we can say that the first win was really a lucky punch?

Even if Alexander Povetkin won the fight because of a lucky punch it is a win as many lost their bet when he lost and so is the reason i stayed away from betting in the rematch. Dillian Whyte won the fight and i was expecting the fight to go to the later rounds but Dillian Whyte was able to knock him out in the 4th round.

The next opponent for Dillian Whyte will be Deontay Wilder if he is ready to accept the fight or he might fight Andy Ruiz Jr.

[robelneo]

That was very quick and it seems that it was really a mismatch? Perhaps I will just wait for some Youtubers to upload so that I can see what really happen. Now we can say that the first win was really a lucky punch?

Even if Alexander Povetkin won the fight because of a lucky punch it is a win as many lost their bet when he lost and so is the reason i stayed away from betting in the rematch. Dillian Whyte won the fight and i was expecting the fight to go to the later rounds but Dillian Whyte was able to knock him out in the 4th round.

The next opponent for Dillian Whyte will be Deontay Wilder if he is ready to accept the fight or he might fight Andy Ruiz Jr.

In the third round Dillian Whyte regain his confidence, he can take Povetkin's power that is why he become very aggressive in the third and fourth round because Povetkin's face is bruised and swollen and obviously he is tiring, he redeemed himself with this win, now he can focus in a title match or a big fight, I hope he fights Deontay Wilder next, they hate each other very much.

[Saisher]

The next opponent for Dillian Whyte will be Deontay Wilder if he is ready to accept the fight or he might fight Andy Ruiz Jr.

Because of this win Whyte has become a serious contender for the heavyweight and can challenge whoever wins in the Joshua- Fury match but a fight with Wilder will generate a lot of interest because these two fighters hate each other, they had fights on the press,. but it will take some time because Whyte will have to take a two to three months rest, but glad he had his revenge.

[Twinkledoe]

The next opponent for Dillian Whyte will be Deontay Wilder if he is ready to accept the fight or he might fight Andy Ruiz Jr.

Because of this win Whyte has become a serious contender for the heavyweight and can challenge whoever wins in the Joshua- Fury match but a fight with Wilder will generate a lot of interest because these two fighters hate each other, they had fights on the press,. but it will take some time because Whyte will have to take a two to three months rest, but glad he had his revenge.

He ended it fast. Covid might have had really great impact on Povetkin's health and performance. But who knows? Don't think there will be part 3 of this. Whyte's promoter, Eddie Hearn,  said that for him, they are eyeing Wilder for the next fight - https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/dillian-whyte-smashes-alexander-povetkin-for-easy-tko-victory-to-reclaim-interim-wbc-heavyweight-title/live/. But a lot will still change. Their goal anyway, is to get world title.

[pilosopotasyo]

He ended it fast. Covid might have had really great impact on Povetkin's health and performance. But who knows? Don't think there will be part 3 of this. Whyte's promoter, Eddie Hearn,  said that for him, they are eyeing Wilder for the next fight - https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/dillian-whyte-smashes-alexander-povetkin-for-easy-tko-victory-to-reclaim-interim-wbc-heavyweight-title/live/. But a lot will still change. Their goal anyway, is to get world title.

I don't think we need a third fight on the first fight Whyte dominated the first fight until he was hit by that uppercut, on this second fight Whyte again dominated the whole fight until he gets that technical knock out, on their first fight Povetkin won by a lucky punch if not for that lucky punch Whyte could have ended the fight, he just finishes the fight where he left of in their first meeting in their rematch, instead Whyte should ask for a title fight to his promoter.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

That was an impressive performance by Whyte. I don't know if having Covid affected Povetkin because he didn't offer any resistance. With Fury and Joshua signing a two fight deal I don't think Whyte will fight for the title anytime soon. Wilder and Ruiz are with PBC so they won't fight him either. His best option right now is Oleksandr Usyk, which is a good fight because we haven't seen Usyk against this level of fighter at heavyweight.

Yes, it was impressive, I watch the first round and every time Whyte will somewhat hit him, even glance shot, his legs are giving in, so it's either the effect of Whyte's punch or Povetkin is really feeling the effect of Covid-19 in his system. In any case, it was a good win, he had his revenge and it's time for him to move on the next fight. Not sure if Usyk will be the best option, but we will see.

[Yaunfitda]

That was an impressive performance by Whyte. I don't know if having Covid affected Povetkin because he didn't offer any resistance. With Fury and Joshua signing a two fight deal I don't think Whyte will fight for the title anytime soon. Wilder and Ruiz are with PBC so they won't fight him either. His best option right now is Oleksandr Usyk, which is a good fight because we haven't seen Usyk against this level of fighter at heavyweight.

Yes, it was impressive, I watch the first round and every time Whyte will somewhat hit him, even glance shot, his legs are giving in, so it's either the effect of Whyte's punch or Povetkin is really feeling the effect of Covid-19 in his system. In any case, it was a good win, he had his revenge and it's time for him to move on the next fight. Not sure if Usyk will be the best option, but we will see.

You have a point:

Povetkin seemed to be a few steps off from the very start of the rematch. He had trouble keeping his balance and executing punches.

He was eventually dropped hard from a big combination in the fourth, with the contest being wisely stopped when Povetkin got to his feet on very unsteady legs.

https://www.boxingscene.com/wbc-prez-feels-povetkin-not-physically-ready-long-covid-battle--156471

Everyone has noticed that too, and yes I would agree that his body might not have fully recovered, specially with his age, nevertheless he has to go and don't want another postponement. But we are not taking anything away from Whyte though, he prepared for this fight but I just think that Povetkin was really at a disadvantage.

[Jating]

As I have previously commented on the subject about the Covid-19 effect, we are not sure, but this time it was evident that Povetkin was negatively affected.

If my memory serves me right, the last high profile fight we have seen with one boxer infected by the virus, recovered and push the fight is Miguel Berchelt. He also lost in this fight and something is odd with him that night as was really off, below average punches and then the eventual knock out from Oscar Valdez.

[Russlenat]

As I have previously commented on the subject about the Covid-19 effect, we are not sure, but this time it was evident that Povetkin was negatively affected.

If my memory serves me right, the last high profile fight we have seen with one boxer infected by the virus, recovered and push the fight is Miguel Berchelt. He also lost in this fight and something is odd with him that night as was really off, below average punches and then the eventual knock out from Oscar Valdez.

Povetkin might retire soon, he looks so old in this fight and it seems like he easily get tired.
Well, the favorite to win was Whyte so its expected but probably the virus still affected him especially his stamina in the fight.

I thought Povetkin would at least give a good fight, but it turns out the first fight was way better than this fight.

[stadus]

Few hours before fight time, take your pick now guys  .

Have you pull the trigger on this one?

Unfortunately Whyte KO'd Povetkin in round 4, so you lose that bet if you bet on that.

I'm curious, does anyone here still remember what's the betting odds for 4-6 KO wins by Whyte ?

[bisdak40]

Few hours before fight time, take your pick now guys  .

Have you pull the trigger on this one?

Yup, ^^ is my bet ticket and unfortunately i lost. Got too greedy upon seeing the x8 odds  .

I'm curious, does anyone here still remember what's the betting odds for 4-6 KO wins by Whyte ?

Below was Baofeng's post two days ago, if i'm not wrong.

@bisdak40 - My prediction or at least where I'm going to put my bet,

Whyte - rounds 4-6 @5.6
Whyte - rounds 7-9 @4.7

[Yamifoud]

@bisdak40, if you bet both on 1-3 and 4-6 KO win, you can make easy profit since the KO happened before round 7.
I didn't realized that though, anyways, congrats to whoever lucky bettors here that predicted on that specific bet, it should give them a nice day.

[Dave1]

As I have previously commented on the subject about the Covid-19 effect, we are not sure, but this time it was evident that Povetkin was negatively affected.

If my memory serves me right, the last high profile fight we have seen with one boxer infected by the virus, recovered and push the fight is Miguel Berchelt. He also lost in this fight and something is odd with him that night as was really off, below average punches and then the eventual knock out from Oscar Valdez.

Povetkin might retire soon, he looks so old in this fight and it seems like he easily get tired.
Well, the favorite to win was Whyte so its expected but probably the virus still affected him especially his stamina in the fight.

I thought Povetkin would at least give a good fight, but it turns out the first fight was way better than this fight.

Yeah, his age really show in this fight, he is already in his 40's and with the effect of covid-19, it seems it will take some time for him to bounce back and recover.

There was a lot of speculation that Povetkin will have a good showing here, but Whyte really come prepared as he is more focus and really very careful not to get hit this time. It was a calculated risk, and then he caught Povetkin and it's over just like that.

[Quintrix]

Yeah, his age really show in this fight, he is already in his 40's and with the effect of covid-19, it seems it will take some time for him to bounce back and recover.

There was a lot of speculation that Povetkin will have a good showing here, but Whyte really come prepared as he is more focus and really very careful not to get hit this time. It was a calculated risk, and then he caught Povetkin and it's over just like that.

It's the end of the road for Povetkin while, while Whyte's journey continues, there is no call for a third match it's obvious Whyte dominated the first two fights, this second fight is just a continuation of the first fight where Whyte dominate, only that deadly hook ruins everything for Whyte, his option now is open.

[madnessteat]

The fight was very spectacular. Of course it's a pity that "Russian Vityaz" was able to stand only 4 rounds and was defeated by knockout. Dillian Whyte deserves respect not only as a boxer, but also as a human being. It was very pleasant to watch how after the fight he came to Povetkin's locker room and congratulated him on the birth of his son.  

[btc_angela]

Yeah, his age really show in this fight, he is already in his 40's and with the effect of covid-19, it seems it will take some time for him to bounce back and recover.

There was a lot of speculation that Povetkin will have a good showing here, but Whyte really come prepared as he is more focus and really very careful not to get hit this time. It was a calculated risk, and then he caught Povetkin and it's over just like that.

It's the end of the road for Povetkin while, while Whyte's journey continues, there is no call for a third match it's obvious Whyte dominated the first two fights, this second fight is just a continuation of the first fight where Whyte dominate, only that deadly hook ruins everything for Whyte, his option now is open.

Probably there's one more fight left in Povetkin, but if ever he decided to quit boxing for good, then that's his decision. I agree that there should be no trilogy, it was not even close and we really know that Whyte will dominate again if ever there is a third fight.

There are a lot of option for Whyte, maybe Ortiz, Ruiz Jr, Hunter, Parker or Usyk.

[Viscore]

Yeah, his age really show in this fight, he is already in his 40's and with the effect of covid-19, it seems it will take some time for him to bounce back and recover.

There was a lot of speculation that Povetkin will have a good showing here, but Whyte really come prepared as he is more focus and really very careful not to get hit this time. It was a calculated risk, and then he caught Povetkin and it's over just like that.

It's the end of the road for Povetkin while, while Whyte's journey continues, there is no call for a third match it's obvious Whyte dominated the first two fights, this second fight is just a continuation of the first fight where Whyte dominate, only that deadly hook ruins everything for Whyte, his option now is open.

Probably there's one more fight left in Povetkin, but if ever he decided to quit boxing for good, then that's his decision. I agree that there should be no trilogy, it was not even close and we really know that Whyte will dominate again if ever there is a third fight.

There are a lot of option for Whyte, maybe Ortiz, Ruiz Jr, Hunter, Parker or Usyk.

Retirement is the best option I think , he is already 41 years old, it's already a big achievement for him to still fight at his age but as they say, he is not getting any younger therefore give this opportunity to the younger generation and he should enjoy his retirement as he has been a sensational fighter once in his life.

36 wins in his career, that's good enough - https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/318081

[pilosopotasyo]

The fight was very spectacular. Of course it's a pity that "Russian Vityaz" was able to stand only 4 rounds and was defeated by knockout. Dillian Whyte deserves respect not only as a boxer, but also as a human being. It was very pleasant to watch how after the fight he came to Povetkin's locker room and congratulated him on the birth of his son.  

Although experts do not see a third match to happen, still Whyte wants one and offered it to Povetkin, he wants the third match while waiting for a shot of the title

Dillian Whyte calls out Alexander Povetkin for a THIRD fight after devastating KO victory with Brit

I don't think it's necessary and the boxing world has no interest in it, it will be better if he fights Usyk or Wilder, these two fighters can give him a better fight.

[stadus]

The fight was very spectacular. Of course it's a pity that "Russian Vityaz" was able to stand only 4 rounds and was defeated by knockout. Dillian Whyte deserves respect not only as a boxer, but also as a human being. It was very pleasant to watch how after the fight he came to Povetkin's locker room and congratulated him on the birth of his son.  

Although experts do not see a third match to happen, still Whyte wants one and offered it to Povetkin, he wants the third match while waiting for a shot of the title

Dillian Whyte calls out Alexander Povetkin for a THIRD fight after devastating KO victory with Brit

I don't think it's necessary and the boxing world has no interest in it, it will be better if he fights Usyk or Wilder, these two fighters can give him a better fight.

I guess this would give Wilder an opportunity to start winning again, I hope he is okay now and will start his medication as he looks like he was brutally affected mentally and emotionally on his lose against Fury. Whyte vs Wilder should attract boxing fans, and if this happen, I would put my bet on Wilder, that's certainly 100%.

[Kemarit]

The fight was very spectacular. Of course it's a pity that "Russian Vityaz" was able to stand only 4 rounds and was defeated by knockout. Dillian Whyte deserves respect not only as a boxer, but also as a human being. It was very pleasant to watch how after the fight he came to Povetkin's locker room and congratulated him on the birth of his son.  

Although experts do not see a third match to happen, still Whyte wants one and offered it to Povetkin, he wants the third match while waiting for a shot of the title

Dillian Whyte calls out Alexander Povetkin for a THIRD fight after devastating KO victory with Brit

I don't think it's necessary and the boxing world has no interest in it, it will be better if he fights Usyk or Wilder, these two fighters can give him a better fight.

Weird though, if he is calling Povetkin for a third fight. The only reason that it make sense for him is that he will have to sit and out and wait for the Fury-Joshua winner and it's a two fight deal so forget about it right now.

He should chase Wilder wherein Deontay is vulnerable, his been calling him for years, now is the perfect timing for the two to face each other, this year is possible.

[Jating]

The fight was very spectacular. Of course it's a pity that "Russian Vityaz" was able to stand only 4 rounds and was defeated by knockout. Dillian Whyte deserves respect not only as a boxer, but also as a human being. It was very pleasant to watch how after the fight he came to Povetkin's locker room and congratulated him on the birth of his son.  

Although experts do not see a third match to happen, still Whyte wants one and offered it to Povetkin, he wants the third match while waiting for a shot of the title

Dillian Whyte calls out Alexander Povetkin for a THIRD fight after devastating KO victory with Brit

I don't think it's necessary and the boxing world has no interest in it, it will be better if he fights Usyk or Wilder, these two fighters can give him a better fight.

I guess this would give Wilder an opportunity to start winning again, I hope he is okay now and will start his medication as he looks like he was brutally affected mentally and emotionally on his lose against Fury. Whyte vs Wilder should attract boxing fans, and if this happen, I would put my bet on Wilder, that's certainly 100%.

Would love to see two punchers facing each other. And they are two loud mouth as well, so it's going to be fun and exciting pre-fight with media coverage.

Yeah and I agree that a third fight doesn't make any sense as there will be no interest and hype as we have seen the Povetkin is no match for Dillian, Wilder vs Whyte should happen.

[bisdak40]

The fight was very spectacular. Of course it's a pity that "Russian Vityaz" was able to stand only 4 rounds and was defeated by knockout. Dillian Whyte deserves respect not only as a boxer, but also as a human being. It was very pleasant to watch how after the fight he came to Povetkin's locker room and congratulated him on the birth of his son.  

Although experts do not see a third match to happen, still Whyte wants one and offered it to Povetkin, he wants the third match while waiting for a shot of the title

Dillian Whyte calls out Alexander Povetkin for a THIRD fight after devastating KO victory with Brit

I don't think it's necessary and the boxing world has no interest in it, it will be better if he fights Usyk or Wilder, these two fighters can give him a better fight.

Weird though, if he is calling Povetkin for a third fight. The only reason that it make sense for him is that he will have to sit and out and wait for the Fury-Joshua winner and it's a two fight deal so forget about it right now.

He should chase Wilder wherein Deontay is vulnerable, his been calling him for years, now is the perfect timing for the two to face each other, this year is possible.

A third fight with Povetkin is a big joke, we all knew that Alex's win on the first fight is a fluke. Besides, members of team Povetkin will persuade him to retire as he is already old and going for another fight might cause him harm.

Whyte is not on Joshua's level as of now and the best move for him is to prepare for the right time and while waiting for that, Wilder might be a good stepping stone and if successful then a rematch with Joshua is probable whatever the outcome of the latter's fight with Fury.

[suzanne5223]

The fight was very spectacular. Of course it's a pity that "Russian Vityaz" was able to stand only 4 rounds and was defeated by knockout. Dillian Whyte deserves respect not only as a boxer, but also as a human being. It was very pleasant to watch how after the fight he came to Povetkin's locker room and congratulated him on the birth of his son.  

Honestly, i respected Dillian for doing that and also willing give rematch but I don't expect him to win the Saturday fight due to the silly mistake he made and his unable to hold his position when they first combat. However, I read his eyes are on the world title fight. Seriously? Cause I once thought his career his over.

[stadus]

The fight was very spectacular. Of course it's a pity that "Russian Vityaz" was able to stand only 4 rounds and was defeated by knockout. Dillian Whyte deserves respect not only as a boxer, but also as a human being. It was very pleasant to watch how after the fight he came to Povetkin's locker room and congratulated him on the birth of his son.  

Honestly, i respected Dillian for doing that and also willing give rematch but I don't expect him to win the Saturday fight due to the silly mistake he made and his unable to hold his position when they first combat. However, I read his eyes are on the world title fight. Seriously? Cause I once thought his career his over.

Just like Joshua, he also loss once but reclaim his belt easily, some thing happen with this fight and it was an easy fight by Whyte. I also thought Povetkin would give a good fight but it did not happen, maybe he wasn't condition properly for the fight because he was infected with covid-19 although have recovered.

[suzanne5223]

The fight was very spectacular. Of course it's a pity that "Russian Vityaz" was able to stand only 4 rounds and was defeated by knockout. Dillian Whyte deserves respect not only as a boxer, but also as a human being. It was very pleasant to watch how after the fight he came to Povetkin's locker room and congratulated him on the birth of his son.  

Honestly, i respected Dillian for doing that and also willing give rematch but I don't expect him to win the Saturday fight due to the silly mistake he made and his unable to hold his position when they first combat. However, I read his eyes are on the world title fight. Seriously? Cause I once thought his career his over.

Just like Joshua, he also loss once but reclaim his belt easily, some thing happen with this fight and it was an easy fight by Whyte. I also thought Povetkin would give a good fight but it did not happen, maybe he wasn't condition properly for the fight because he was infected with covid-19 although have recovered.

Yes, maybe they both know how to study their opponent after the first fight but this need to be change.
Having said that, I don't think the Covid19 issue was the reason why the rematch was an easy win for Whyte because the media talked about how incredible his body was transformed before the Saturday fight and Povetkin claimed he good to fight.

[7788bitcoin]

Just like Joshua, he also loss once but reclaim his belt easily, some thing happen with this fight and it was an easy fight by Whyte. I also thought Povetkin would give a good fight but it did not happen, maybe he wasn't condition properly for the fight because he was infected with covid-19 although have recovered.

I did not remember about the covid situation of Alexander Povetkin and if that is the case it is possible that he might not have recovered properly as the affects could last for months and it will affect your fighting condition but still i believe that Dillian Whyte could have won either way and he lost the first fight because of a fluke punch and i was expecting him to win, may be they will go for the third fight at a later time.

[Fredomago]

Just like Joshua, he also loss once but reclaim his belt easily, some thing happen with this fight and it was an easy fight by Whyte. I also thought Povetkin would give a good fight but it did not happen, maybe he wasn't condition properly for the fight because he was infected with covid-19 although have recovered.

I did not remember about the covid situation of Alexander Povetkin and if that is the case it is possible that he might not have recovered properly as the affects could last for months and it will affect your fighting condition but still i believe that Dillian Whyte could have won either way and he lost the first fight because of a fluke punch and i was expecting him to win, may be they will go for the third fight at a later time.

Very possible that Povetkin still have some medical issue after that covid infection. But with a healthy mindsets and got a good training for his physical condition, overcoming this virus is very possible, athletes do some edge from a regular people as their body conditions are far better and they can adopt and overcome once they'll use to work on it,.

In terms of this fight, both sides are really deserving hoping to see more entertaining actions from both fighters.

[Baofeng]

Locking this thread now, thanks and congrats to those who won!!!