Bivol v Beterbiev next!

[ykdadamaja]

artur is injured. fight has been postponed. the 5v5 will still go on

shit. artur may be scared. lolol...

[Alpha]

Bummer. The good thing is that there are a lot of decent opponents already in training camp that could step in against Bivol.

[Master]

Beterbiev is getting old and delayed his last fight against Smith before beating him. Hope he does the same thing and gets himself right and beats Bivol.

[TIC]

artur is injured. fight has been postponed. the 5v5 will still go on

shit. artur may be scared. lolol...

artur's injuries leading to a fight being postponed seems to be the norm

[Spicoli]

Sucks all around this one. I’m wondering if it’s full surgery and all things considered if Sept is being a bit optimistic tbh. Recovery at 40 and mobile style opponent etc, does Beterbiev march right back into the mega match legit 100 percent or need a quickie feel out first. Feel bad for both of these fighters. Two humble elite fully prepped to lay all cards on the table for sport is rare today. Replacement opponent for Bivol will be interesting.

[Spicoli]

One Malik Zinad 22-0 from Libya is in at the replacement . He shot from #14 to #2 last month in an ibf eliminator. Good ol ibf with the constant "vacant" top slots.

[Big J]

It's already been over 6 years since Beterbiev & Bivol have been champions in the same division together at the same time
Why not make it 7 years
Beterbiev's inactivity & injuries are hurting his legacy

[Master]

It's already been over 6 years since Beterbiev & Bivol have been champions in the same division together at the same time
Why not make it 7 years
Beterbiev's inactivity & injuries are hurting his legacy

Beterbiev has a better legacy than Bivol at the weight. I would rather see a fully fit Artur fight than him taking on anyone half fit. That would be cheating the fans of a historic event in boxing.

[Primo Carnera]

It's already been over 6 years since Beterbiev & Bivol have been champions in the same division together at the same time
Why not make it 7 years
Beterbiev's inactivity & injuries are hurting his legacy

Beterbiev has a better legacy than Bivol at the weight. I would rather see a fully fit Artur fight than him taking on anyone half fit. That would be cheating the fans of a historic event in boxing.

Debatable I would say. Not much in it really.

[Big J]

It's already been over 6 years since Beterbiev & Bivol have been champions in the same division together at the same time
Why not make it 7 years
Beterbiev's inactivity & injuries are hurting his legacy

Beterbiev has a better legacy than Bivol at the weight. I would rather see a fully fit Artur fight than him taking on anyone half fit. That would be cheating the fans of a historic event in boxing.

I also think Beterbiev has a better legacy than Bivol at 175 right now
I also want to see a fully fit Beterbiev fight than anyone half fit
I'm not saying Beterbiev should have fought injured
I'm saying that these injuries are hurting his personal legacy
He's nearly 40
He's only fought once a year at this point since 2022
If he loses to Bivol he only has the Gvozdyk win as an elite victory
If he beats Bivol it's another elite win
But are 2 elite wins enough to bring him into the ATG talk?
Without the injuries he might have had another half dozen fights
His legacy could have been so much better