2004 Olympic champion, former WBA regular champion and former WBC interim heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin speaking about the boxing performance of representatives of other types of martial arts, “” said that boxing has always been more prestigious.
Povetkin began his professional career on June 11, 2005, before the boxer won the Athens Olympics in the heavyweight division in 2004. As a professional, he became the WBA champion, boxed for the WBO titles and IBF. Povetkin announced his retirement in June 2021. He has won 36 times in the professional ring, lost three times and brought one fight to a draw.
– What do you think about such a trend that representatives of other types of martial arts try their hand at boxing?
– I always knew that boxing is even more prestigious. It is said that mixed martial arts have become more popular than boxing… To which I reply: “Look at the full stadiums in the USA, in Great Britain. Well, I went out to fight with Anthony Joshua, the whole of Wembley was full. Can you compare it with fighting without rules? I don’t know. I do not want to say anything. After all, in that (MMA) sense there is definitely good, there are a lot of strong, worthy guys. But what’s better – I do not undertake to answer. But boxing is definitely not losing popularity to fighting without rules, Povetkin told .
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Source : MatchTV
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