It's important to point out that Beterbiev also up levels his game in the biggest fights. IMO his two best performances were Gvozdyk & Joe Smith Jr,.....both title unifications. Should be a great fight, cant wait.
I have a feeling Beterbiev is gonna be going for those straight right hands into the lower left side of Bivol's torso, thats what broke down Gvozdyk, and with Bivol's tendency to high guard he'll be open for it.
I don’t know a single UK boxing fan who picked Smith. The UK media was backing him but they are generally shills with zero integrity and I suppose there were some vocal idiots on Twitter.
Fair enough, it may have been the UK media that skewed my perspective. But i saw a shit load of regular UK fans on twitter and in comment sections backing Smith to KO Beterbiev.
This takes me back to 2019, thats exactly what they said Gvozdyk would do. People forget how highly touted Gvozdyk was. Excellent boxer.
Didn’t say you said that. But many people did. Gvozdyk was a -121 favorite before that fight, people forget that now.
Bivol bamboozles his opponents but people forget that Artur has already seen this style before many times and dealt with it. He knows exactly what a pendulum step is and how to time guys using it when they enter & exit. Lyndon himself caught Bivol to the left flank with a right hand on the exit and he's certainly no Artur.
Age is a concern but Artur only has 20 pro fights so, on paper at least, he's a well-preserved 39 (his birthday is on Sunday). Of course he did have an extensive amateur career prior but he's a devout Muslim and lives a very healthy lifestyle. He didn't look old at all against Callum. That was one of his best performances to date. Top 3 anyway.
i guess that's what makes it such a compelling match up. the least hit fighter vs the guy who mows down everyone.
I started one thread and I’m obsessed? Lol ok.
But keep in mind, Beterbiev knocked down Joe Smith Jr twice while moving backward. He also was able to lure Yarde into a corner by moving backward and then turning him into the corner. In fact the kill shot against Callum Smith was a counter right while he was backed up against the ropes. So he’s still very dangerous moving backward. But yes he’s much more effective moving forward, a lot of that is because of the mental stress he puts on his opponents when he’s marching forward.
And what makes you the expert on British fans? We live in a global boxing world where social media connects us, i don't have to live in the UK to have an opinion on this, and it's an opinion many people share. You're just butthurt buddy. I stand by everything i said, UK fans are the biggest homers in boxing. Go cry about it.
