Comments Thread For: Wilder-Povetkin Likely Happens in May or June, Says WBC Prez

[buge]

hopefully Wilder has this in AL

[MDPopescu]

In case this fight happens (no matter where), I'll be curious to see which PED testing body would be involved...

[Bronx2245]

Big Russian following in Brooklyn, should happen in the Barclay's.

[Deevel916]

I hope it happens but I won't hold my breath. 50/50 fight in my opinion.

[Dean_Razorback]

Hope we get it.

Can't help thinking we get this instead

he might go after martins ibf belt

[Dr Rumack]

he might go after martins ibf belt

As soon as I heard about Martin being in line for the IBF shot I knew things were going to get complicated. Haymon will not want to give up the WBC belt if at all possible.

But you're looking at a notoriously conservative promoter here who will not risk his primary assets unless there's no other option or he miscalculates. Povetkin, a Russian, picking up the belt is not that terrible an outcome for Haymon. It would be different if a rival American who he didn't control was going to start calling himself the heavyweight champion.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

Barclays seemed to have a decent crowd for Wilder-Szpilka.

Probably get the same if not better for a Povetkin fight.

Hope the details get done with as little bullshit during negotiations as possible.

Fight needs to happen.

keep on dreaming homie you know that aint gonna happen.

[Dr Rumack]

Wonder how they'll handle the drug testing issue? Povetkin shouldn't trust USADA and Wilder sure as shit shouldn't trust the Russians. The fairest outcome will be to have no testing I suspect.

[Eff Pandas]

Why the eff does the WBC guy keep talking like a fight promoter or fighter with predicting when fights will happen? Stfu & collect your 3% whenever the fight goes down you f#cking momo.

[fredhopple]

Wilders edge is fighting in the USA not Russia

Wilder as champ has to have the fight with Povetkin in the uSA. Problem is no one in the USA cares about Wilder. If it's a purse bid the fight goes to Russia and turns in Povie's favor. Wilder needs the USA. Problem is, the USA fan base could care less.