Thread: Bivol v Beterbiev next!

I would LOVE to see that. I think this is the real fight at LH and is one I hope is made. What do you think?

it is the fight to make at one seventy five. they have both been champions in the division long enough now & have established themselves as the two best in the division for me. both these guys won their belts in twenty seventeen, terence only moved to one forty seven in twenty eighteen & we get all the errol v terence talk about the fight not happening but artur & dmitry are in the same boat

Obvious fight to make so knowing boxing we probably won’t see it. Let’s hope

I have always believed that Beterbiev is the best light heavyweight and hope he beats Joe Smith to force Bivol to face him next.

In fact Canelo should insist that Bivol does that otherwise he will not rematch him for the good of boxing.

I know it is a diva move but in this case I am in favour of it.

so the fight at seventy five

I hope Bivol accepts the fight and not wait for Canelo or do somthing stupid like go down to super middleweight.

Originally Posted by Master

I hope Bivol accepts the fight and not wait for Canelo or do somthing stupid like go down to super middleweight.

Agree- this is the fight the sport needs and both fighters need. This should happen soon- Beterbiev is 38 and his style is the type that once he slips out of his prime, the fall is drastic and not incremental.

If ever there was a mega fight so obvious and needed this is it. And frankly given the 'diva' nature of a lot of top guys today, these two don't strike me as adverse to big challenge or protecting a meaningless 0. All the nonsense..imo..with Bivol melting down for the convivence (and dollar) of Canelo is in some part what is really wrong with boxing today. Who even wants that fight fan wise . I can see Bivol having uncharted trouble with Beterbiev style wise and Beterbiev may just benefit to it happening as some are writing him 'on the other side' after Saturday. Great style clash and all on the line. But the writing is on the wall for politics to possibly fark this up. Inside they'll shovel Smith to Beterbiev as mandatory, or step aside ? and outside both may catch roadblocks with Nationality or residence stuff happening.