Tyson Fury Eyes Big Fight With Alexander Povetkin at Madison Square Garden on Saint Patrick's Day
by Waldo Rastel on Nov 15, 2011 2:06 AM EST
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After beating a surprisingly powerful Neven Pajkic in three rounds in one of the forgotten performances on Saturday, Tyson Fury eyes a big fight in Madison Square Garden. According to Kevin Francis of the Daily Star, Fury's promoter Mick Hennessey has already booked the iconic venue for March 17th, Saint Patrick's Day. With his Irish background, Fury is very excited about the potential fight.
Hennessey is looking to match Tyson Fury with WBA heavyweight titlist Alexander Povetkin provided Povetkin can get past Cedric Boswell on December 3rd. Hennessey had nothing but praise for his fighter even though he hit the canvas against Pajkic.
"I have no doubts at all about Tyson’s ability to get right to the top. He is a tremendous fighter and can be world champion within 18 months. He is a phenomenon. He is a full pack- age but he has got to stop getting drawn into a gun fight. He has a lot of work to do, but in 16 months’ time he’ll be more mature and better conditioned and right on the button for the world title."
I would absolutely love to see Fury take a step up against Povetkin and to see Povetkin in a fight against some top-level competition. I see this fight as a Klitschko-eliminator, where the winner would get either Vitali or Wladimir. I'm not sure if Fury is going to be ready for one of the K-Bros just yet, but a fight with Povetkin followed by a fight with Chris Arreola or David Haye, would make him the best heavyweight not from the Ukraine. Also, I would be curious to see how far Povetkin has advanced under Atlas, and the only measure of that would be decent competition. All in all, I really like this potential fight, and it would be one of the few heavyweight fights I can get excited about.
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I love the Fury vs Povetkin fight. As high as I am on fury’s entertainment value, and as low as I am on Povetkin in general, I think you have to favor Povetkin, who isn’t a big hitter but is a better puncher than some guys who have rattled and floored Fury, and who has very solid fundamentals. But who knows? Povetkin’s pro career has been half a sham.
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Fury has a lot more potential
If he can learn to use his size more, and be careful when stepping in, he will be the best of the bunch for sure
He looked terrible on Saturday, imo.
Yeah, it could be that he’s fighting the wrong type of fight, but he’s also been floored or stunned badly in his last two fights.
To even mention the Klits is just laughable, imo. They would absolutely destroy him.
The jury is back out on him after Saturday, for me. He came very close to losing by KO to an average heavyweight and was rocked badly by a club fighter in the fight before.
Both stoppages were premature too.
If he keeps getting into firefights his punch resistance will wane, plus as the opposition gets better, they general start to hit harder and also take a better punch.
It’s not a good sign at all that he’s struggling against this level of comp, imo.
Not when he’s talking Klits in a few fights time anyway.
Agreed Matt
He’s gotta get his head right, too.
by Phill on Nov 15, 2011 6:59 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Agreed
He needs a new trainer to hammer home the mental side of the game such as the importance of staying outside. Manouvering where you want your opponent.
If he can do that, then he will be lethal.
Saturday night, he did not step back at all. When he did he stepped back in a straight line.
He kept his left hand low. He needs it higher because he isn’t going to slip the big right with head movement. Not at his size
by Sweet science on Nov 15, 2011 7:33 AM EST up reply actions
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