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.