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last night in Berlin, took two fights with the Russians. Alexander Povetkin, boxed eight rounds with a broken arm but defeated Nicholas Firth, and Denis Lebedev could not become a world champion, lost to the judges' decision Marco Hook.

“The list of candidates included the two famous boxers – Belarussian Alexander Ustinov, British Tyson Fury. The choice of 31-year-old Firth was made because of his size – a tall (198 cm) and a powerful weight (108-110 kg ), as well as manners of warfare “- Alexander Povetkin said manager Hryunov. “Firth and the style and size of a Wladimir Klitschko” – specified boxer.

With style, of course, an exaggeration. Firth just a big guy, at this its similarity with Klitschko ends. From a boxing standpoint, it was not a serious threat to Povetkin. Teddy Atlas is preparing his charge to the big fights and does not hide that rivals Alexander picked up for specific purposes. In general, it is usual sparring, only in the formal status and a large gathering of people.

“Teddy Atlas is preparing his charge to the big fights”

In the first round of the Firth repeatedly missed right before the second Atlas said that Nicholas was just another fighter, and the third in a corner of the Russians sounded anxious question: “To beat you?”. Povetkin injured, but as it turned out later, broke his right hand to strike. By the middle of the battle, Alexander beat only the left and with all of this looks much better.

Firth was too sluggish and brought no opponent has many problems. It seemed the American was not aware of injuries Povetkin. Alexander attacked a lot of hooks, uppercuts, and sometimes the eighth round of Nicholas organized a very serious cut, after which he finally wilted. In the remainder of the Russians drove a bit around the ring and Firth heard regular judges' decision: 100-90, 99-91, 98-92.

“The battle went well, everything was under my control. I feel good. But in the first or second round, I seem to have broken his right hand and never could beat her, had just left work” – said after the fight Povetkin. I wonder how long it will take to recover. “Big Fights” Hryunov promised in the next year.

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Beautiful German Russians against the ugly – so you can apply fight Hook and Lebedev. Marco is surprised when Dennis was denied a visa: “I am surprised as to why my team is capable of much, could not provide visa ugly Russian. Lebedev have nothing to lose from my punches, he can become only more beautiful”.

In response

manager Lebedev Vladimir Hryunov Hook gave the flowers, “because it is very beautiful.” Hook at the press conference also found, than to please your opponent, handing the plastic to the champion's belt: “I do not want Lebedev left after the battle of Berlin empty-handed, especially at Christmas.” Here's a kratenky funny, poignant but a performance.

Before the battle

experts noted that the advantage of the native ring can determine the result, and so nothing to worry Lebedev need to try to end the fight early. The more likely that Huck will strive to reach the latter rounds. That's his style, to the same experience in protracted fights with the Germans much more.

“The advantage of the native ring can determine the result”

Hook began passively, Dennis repeatedly hit on the body and took the first round. Hardly from the angles of the boxers went outside people, as for Lebedev was scary. Hook struck the strongest the right, and Russian was about to swim, but managed. Explosion happened and the beginning of the third segment, although there were no hits.

If at the beginning of the battle was more or less clear for whom is round, from the middle of the winner was virtually impossible. Marco hit straight, Denis was better on the right jabs and. Lebedev almost sent the Hook was knocked down, he said the same in the tenth round. Russians have held a series, a German single sighting shot.

Eventually something happened which had feared before the fight. The judicial decision was in favor of the Germans. Two referees gave the victory to Hook 115-113, a 116-112 Lebedev. “I do not consider myself a loser. But there was something that had happened. I thought it was win, and perhaps because of it not so actively carried out the final rounds,” – commented Denis. Take the champion's belt failed.

Vasily Bogachev, Down-the-line.com

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