{"id":18335,"date":"2012-02-22T15:46:27","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18335"},"modified":"2012-02-22T15:46:27","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:46:27","slug":"alexander-povetkin-marco-huck-ready-for-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18335","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Povetkin &#8211; Marco Huck: READY FOR WAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18335\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18335\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-566\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"alexander povetkin header\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alexander-povetkin-header11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetin (23-0, 16 KOs) and WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) faced the media today at the final press conference ahead of their showdown in Stuttgart on Saturday night. \u201cI\u00b4m ready to become heavyweight champion,\u201d Huck said. \u201cI would not have taken the fight if I didn\u00b4t believe in myself. Povetkin is good, but I can beat him. We once did sparring together and he has bad memories of me. On Saturday I will be the new champ. He is going down!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Huck tried his best to provoke Povetkin, the 32-year-old Russian remained calm. \u201cAt first I was surprised about Huck\u00b4s challenge because he has never fought at heavyweight before. But I am happy to defend my title against anybody out there. I am in great shape and I will win.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--more-->Huck\u00b4s coach Ulli Wegner expects a hard-fought battle. \u201cThis will be an exciting fight,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u00b4s time to bring back some excitement to the heavyweight division and Saturday will be the first step. We believe that Marco has a better stamina than Povetkin but we will find out about that in the ring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Said Povetkin\u00b4s coach Alexander Zimin. \u201cWe had a very good preparation. Alexander has improved physically, I would say he is 20 to 30% stronger than in his last fight. But the best is yet to come. He has got great potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Promoter Kalle Sauerland said the clash will be a real treat for fans. \u201cThis is what the heavyweight division needs,\u201d he stated. \u201cIt will be very exciting. Both are fast, aggressive, strong and full of confidence. And both do not always have the best defence. 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