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俄罗斯的亚历山大·波维特金（33-1，23KO），与英国拳手大卫·普莱斯的战斗是3月31日给约书亚VS帕克打垫场赛。虽然奥运会铜牌得主普莱斯在这场比赛中被认为是一个巨大的失败者——但波维特金并没有忽视他。
比赛被放在3月31日的原因是因为波维特金是WBA对约书亚的强制性挑战者，他们各自的推广人已经讨论过在今年夏天开战的想法。当然，如果帕克或普莱斯获胜，所有这一切都可能改变。
波维特金告诉谢尔盖·斯塔里科夫说；“普莱斯是一个有力的竞争者，我有必要为他的战斗做好准备，面对高个对手的战斗是我的弱点，必须在近距离内与他作战。普莱斯并没有准备好与哈默的战斗（上一场被KO），他打得很好，但是他很累，很明显，他并不是被拳头击倒的，而是因为疲劳，也许在备战中有些问题。
在重量级，每一拳都可以是决定性的，我从不考虑自己处于劣势或优势，与普莱斯的战斗是与战约书亚的跳板。我认为约书亚和维尔德之间的战斗现在还只能是一个传说，要达成协议是非常困难的，据我所知，我的推广人和约书亚的代表已经有了某些方面的协议。我们现在还没有与约书亚开战，所以我们以后会谈论他的优点和缺点。”
Povetkin Confident He Will Get Joshua Fight Before Wilder Does
By Luke FurmanRussia's Alexander Povetkin (33-1, 23 KOs) is really looking forward to his upcoming fight with British contender David Price.The fight was finalized last week for the undercard to the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight unification between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker, which takes place on March 31 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.Price, an Olympic bronze medal winner, is a huge underdog in the fight - but Povetkin is not overlooking him.
The reason that contest was placed on the card, is because Povetkin is the WBA's mandatory challenger to Joshua's title.Their respective promoters have already discussed the idea of matching their boxers in the summer.Of course all of that could change if Parker or Price come out victorious. is a tall contender, it is necessary to properly prepare for the fights with him. Fights with tall opponents is my weak point. It is necessary to work on fighting him at a short distance," Povetkin told Sergey Starikov.Two fights back, Price was knocked out by Christian Hammer. And Povetkin dominated Hammer over twelve rounds last December."Price was not physically ready for the fight with Hammer. He had a good fight, but he was very tired. It is clearly seen that he did not fall from the punches [but from fatigue]. Perhaps there were some problems in the preparation," Povetkin said."At heavyweight, every punch can be decisive. I never think about whether or not that I'm the favorite or the underdog."WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, who returns against Luis Ortiz on March 3rd, is also pushing to get a crack at Joshua. The Olympic gold medal winner, Povetkin, believes he will get there first."The fight with Price is a springboard for a fight with Joshua," Povetkin said."I think the fight between Joshua and Wilder is still just a rumor. It will be very difficult for them to reach an agreement. As far as I know, there are certain agreements between my promoter and a representative of Joshua. Right now I'm not fighting against Joshua. Therefore, we will talk about his strengths and weaknesses later on." |
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