The_budweiser Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Povetkin vs Rahman fight off due to German TV schedule Written by Richard Maynard Alexander Povetkin's WBA World Heavyweight title defence against Hasim Rahman has been withdrawn from the show at West Ham United on Saturday 14th July. The fight was to feature on the card being topped by David Haye and Dereck Chisora's eagerly awaited WBO/WBA International heavyweight showdown. Due to licensing conditions at West Ham United, Haye v Chisora could not start later than 10pm and with German TV network ARD insisting, due to their Saturday night scheduling, that Povetkin v Rahman must fill that slot and be before Haye v Chisora, that time frame was impossible to work to. The show is being televised in sixty-plus countries, many with more than a one hour time difference, so to get everyone to agree to ARD’s preferred order would be impossible. Read More: http://ringnews24.com/index.php/boxing-news/53870-povetkin-vs-rahman-fight-off-due-to-german-tv-schedule.html#ixzz1ynvBVJhq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Not exactly a loss to the show. Quite a good line-up of prospects - Walsh, Heffron, Saunders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm with Rob, this one had sleeper written all over it, and Rahman has done NOTHING to earn a shot, even for Povetkin's paper title...........in fact, he's done nothing beyond landing a lucky righthand over eleven years ago. By my calculations, Hassim Rahman is in his 5872320th Minute of fame (11 yrs, 2 mo, 3 days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklynbrawler Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Technically, it was the biggest fight on the card....a world title bout and something to get people going for the two winners to fight... That aside, I do agree that Povetkin has looked mince, Rahman shouldnt be anywhere near a ring, and the fight was a proper waste of time, and nowhere near worthy of being called a world title bout. It's still a big disappointment for anyone who bought tickets though. The logistics were too tight, so no you're staging it somewhere brand new at two weeks notice when your fans would probably have bought tickets to the London card already? Poor judgement from them imo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm with Rob, this one had sleeper written all over it, and Rahman has done NOTHING to earn a shot, even for Povetkin's paper title...........in fact, he's done nothing beyond landing a lucky righthand over eleven years ago. By my calculations, Hassim Rahman is in his 5872320th Minute of fame (11 yrs, 2 mo, 3 days). Rahman at onetime seemed to be the American equivalent of Frank Bruno, as he fell apart in a few key fights like against Tua and Maskaev. But, I have to give him plenty of credit for the battle with Corrie Sanders - really good Heavyweight fight. He's certainly done nothing for this shot at a fake belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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