Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-31, good finish between Alexander Povetkin and David Price: it gets three stars.The 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a record of 33-1-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Joshua). He suffered his only loss when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2013 (Klitschko vs Povetkin), since then he has won seven bouts beating Andriy Rudenko (Povetkin vs Rudenko) and Christian Hammer in 2017 (Alexander Povetkin vs Christian Hammer).
His opponent, the former Olympian David Price, has a boxing record of 22-4-0 (18 KOs=82%) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Christian Hammer (Christian Hammer vs David Price) and defeating Kamil Sokolowski. Povetkin vs Price is valid for the WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International heavyweight titles; undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2018-03-31
Where: Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Division: heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg)
Title: WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International heavyweight titles
Povetkin’s previous fight: Alexander Povetkin vs Christian Hammer
Povetkin’s next fight: Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin
Price’s next fight: Sergey Kuzmin vs David Price
Povetkin vs Price full fight video:
Official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukMsARMIdiI
(Alternative free embeddable video hosted on Dailymotion and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
That was way better than I expected! Thanks to Price’s lucky counter punch! But the fight just went a little longer than I thought, but the result is there. Price was out on his feet when he got hit by that final and brutal blow. Highlight KO of the night!
What a fight! This and browne whyte were two short and sweet jewels recently. Heard aj parker was a stinker, was it rly that bad tho? Havent seen it yet!!!
This was a way better fight than Joshua Parker was! Povetkin landed some unbelievable shots on Price and finally stopped him with that left hook to the jaw he landed all night! i give Price credit he was game and he hurt Povetkin but unfortunately his chin let him down once again!
Povetking brings the show most of the time. The most vicious knock outs. Then ppl ask who should Joshua fight next? Well Povetking deserved the shot long time ago like nobody.
imagine him last night against aj, he wouldnt have smothered himself on the inside like parker did panicking and holding and then the boxing fans blaming it on the ref who was only doing his job to stop a klitschko style hugfest *sigh*
miller ortiz and povetkin all great fights for aj next. Whyte and ugonoh stylistically better matchups for wilder.
So a punching bag that should give up boxing years ago risking his life against that criminal Drug cheater that could have killed him , and it was a great fight…..(?) SMH ….
Awesome k.o.
The blueprint for price to beat these shorter guys has already been made by Vitali . Jab, jab right hand and tie up. You don’t turtle up with your hands pinned to your head when the other guy starts to throw. You tie him up. Price needs a new trainer or needs to retire.
He had all the trainers , Lennok lewis tried to train him but couldnt…pro boxing is not for price.
Drug criminal? Pal you just don’t know don’t follow the sport and your an average Joe :) last time he tested positive it got forbidden right then and they tested him. Like you an ate yogurt and they would outlaw it then and you would just tested positive while it just got outlawed. Good enough for average American joe not to fight someone with real talent. Excuses excuses. Let the best fight the best. When someone is scared yells about drug cheating. For a small guy Povetking is he has more vicious knock outs then the great American hope wilder. He is raw and it will catch up to him soon. Go Povetking go!
Brutal knock out, the second power punch was totally unnecessary and may be just thrown in the heat of the fight. Povetkin is fast and skillful but a little bit short for this category. However, he perfectly managed the existing reach difference (big one) controlling the fight with good combination and very good body work.
Good fight, but I don’t understand that standing 8… seems like Price had an opportunity to finish and the ref interfered. Interesting call.
Hope Price is ok … But dude , don´t quit your day job.