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“Boxers are role models for a lot of young people. The sporting aspects should always be more important than business aspects.”

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Alexander Povetkin

Alexander Povetkin, born on September 2, 1979, is a Russian professional boxer. He has won multiple heavyweight boxing championships, including titles from WBA, IBF, and WBO. Povetkin is known for his powerful punching and excellent defensive skills. more

“The only thing I'd like to see is to give fighters an option to wear a small headguard, a one-ounce headguard. Some fighters might not want that option. But you know - you're training all the time, you're boxing all the time, and you've got a headguard on, you're using big gloves, and you're getting hit. And you observe that your face is better protected that way. Now they're doing it with ten-ounce gloves and no headguard. I think if they have a one-ounce headguard on to protect some of those brain cells in the head, it would be beneficial to the fighter.”

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Author:Larry Holmes

“I think a trainer is very important at the beginning of a fighter's career. A fighter needs to know how to throw a left, throw a right, how to duck, how to do certain things. Over time, you don't really need a trainer. You've got to train yourself. You've got to motivate yourself. And I don't think anybody can put that in you.”

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Author:Larry Holmes

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