{"id":14776,"date":"2011-08-18T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T02:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14776"},"modified":"2011-08-18T22:00:03","modified_gmt":"2011-08-19T02:00:03","slug":"alexander-povetkin-fighting-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14776","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Povetkin: FIGHTING WORDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14776 \" href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14776 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3129\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"atlaspovetkinheader\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/atlaspovetkinheader.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>Unbeaten Olympic gold medalist Alexander Povetkin (21-0, 15 KOs) has had to overcome several setbacks in recent years, including having two fights with heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, first because of an foot injury, and then when trainer Teddy Atlas abruptly pulled him out of the rescheduled fight because he felt Alexander was not ready. In addition, his father passed away.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Friends and family helped Povetkin pull through these disappointments and a renewed Povetkin has been preparing for four months for his next fight against Ruslan Chagaev on August 27th for the WBA regular version of the world championship. \u201cI have great respect for my opponent, but I will win,\u201d promised Povetkin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst the title, then the Klitschkos! I\u2019ve always dreamed of a fight against Wladimir Klitschko.\u201d With a win over Chagaev, Povetkin could get a third chance to face Wladimir Klitschko, who is the reigning WBA super champion, as well as the IBF and WBO heavyweight champion, in the spring of 2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309134704&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/family-secret-ad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/BookDetail.aspx?Book=232300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11989\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxing interviews ad bio\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boxing-interviews-ad-bio1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\" http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RingsideReport1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-ad-link.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11990\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"advertise header2\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/advertise-header2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unbeaten Olympic gold medalist Alexander Povetkin (21-0, 15 KOs) has had to overcome several setbacks in recent years, including having two fights with heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, first because of an foot injury, and then when trainer Teddy Atlas abruptly pulled him out of the rescheduled fight because he felt Alexander was not ready. 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