Artur Beterbiev v Joe Smith

[TIC]

anthony yarde is going to have to fake an injury to save his life

[Master]

anthony yarde is going to have to fake an injury to save his life

He probably would be wise to ask for step a side money first, if not accepted, then fake the injury.

[ykdadamaja]

Anybody that had Smith to win this fight was on drugs. lol....

Beterbeiv v Bivol was a fight we wanted to see for two years now. Canelo just tried to jump in and disrupt all of that. Glad Bivol beat him.

[Ron Swanson]

Beterbiev vs Bivol, long overdue, make it happen. Pumped for that.

[Primo Carnera]

Beterbiev is a beast, no doubt. But I think Bivol would’ve watched and found some encouraging things. He won’t have to look very far for Beterbiev, he was fairly easy to hit, but if he gets you first…….good night!
Smith gambled by turning into a slugfest, and I applaud that. But it was definitely the wrong choice.
Beterbiev v Bivol for all the marbles would be epic.

[mikeeod]

Beterbiev is a monster- physically strong, hard puncher, great punch selection, and relentless. That being said, Smith was made for him and Bivol is a different animal. Not saying Beterbiev can’t win or is an underdog, just saying it is a 50/50 fight and people may tend to overestimate Beterbiev because he looked so devastating against the tailor made Smith.

Beterbiev is like a less polished but larger version of GGG- great offense with deceptive defense (mainly parrying and smothering punches), but I agree that he will walk into Bivol’s shots. Bivol will be more mobile, more intelligent, and will land consistently harder shots than smith did (Bivol punches straighter and more accurately than smith). Beterbiev will bring that pressure throughout, and I’m really interested to see if Bivol can weather the storm or if he will break down late in the fight. If I had to choose a winner I would choose Bivol- only because I think boxers usually win these types of match ups more often.

[TitoFan]

Anybody that had Smith to win this fight was on drugs. lol....

Beterbeiv v Bivol was a fight we wanted to see for two years now. Canelo just tried to jump in and disrupt all of that. Glad Bivol beat him.

Canelo should forget about anything north of 168. He was able to pick off a timid, exposed, weak zebra in Kovalev and get his 175-pound trinket.

At some point he was even eyeing gimpy zebras at cruiserweight.

Hopefully that's all past history.

Bivol embarrassed him... and Beterbiev would bury him.

[TIC]

Anybody that had Smith to win this fight was on drugs. lol....

Beterbeiv v Bivol was a fight we wanted to see for two years now. Canelo just tried to jump in and disrupt all of that. Glad Bivol beat him.

Canelo should forget about anything north of 168. He was able to pick off a timid, exposed, weak zebra in Kovalev and get his 175-pound trinket.

At some point he was even eyeing gimpy zebras at cruiserweight.

Hopefully that's all past history.

Bivol embarrassed him... and Beterbiev would bury him.

i'd like to see canelo take the dmitry rematch, i'd also like to see canelo take on artur. i might have to reassess my original pick on that when if the fight happens. you can have your opinion on sergey but canelo took on a massive challenge in dmitry. i don't see anything embarrassing about losing to a really good fighter

[TIC]

artur seemed much quicker & his timing was exceptional

[TIC]

can we start to include artur among the biggest hitters of one seventy five yet?