Barrera-Beterbiev in negociation?

********UPDATE********* Great news this is looking good! I no understand why people no fight beterbiev some good boxers pass on combat with why you think this? @SeanieMono why?— Sullivan Barrera (@sullivanbarrera) 19 janvier 2017

In the USA. Barrera has some kind of legal issue keeping him from fighting in Canada, doesn't he? Why not fight in the USA? It's not the home country of either fighter, so no reason to worry about home country officiating. GYM already said the IBF Eliminator Fight would be in the US ... As for his Visa problems, gossip in MTL says that Barrera as a file as big as the Bible at the cuban police headquarters... But that's just gossip of course ... :)

Barrera isn't a coward like the others. I'm fairly certain he'll be willing to fight Beterbiev. He's been willing to fight him for 2 years now ... :) Sadly I don't give him more chances than Prieto... Beterbiev is just a beast with a perfect Classic Eastern Boxing Technique... Shocking that people still underestimate his defense skills... Even against lesser opponents, you can see he has superior feet movement and that his situation awareness is over-par ... But you know, I'm biased ...

barrera's chin is probably too glass to survive this one what gives you the idea that hes has a glass jaw?????

Beterbiev is just so tough and gritty, i think he is easily top 5 in the division already. Beterbiev will do what Ward couldnt do and prove again that Ward is just mediocre. Beterbiev will dominate, possibly stop Barrera. LMAO this literally made me crack up... have some green k EDIT: Aw dammit it wouldn't let me green you. I owe you one.

iNixus... That one slipped from my radar... Thanks ... :) My dear fans and supporters!To judge from your comments, I know that you are looking forw… https://t.co/nCFlX1enRM pic.twitter.com/CMwfZltNLd— Artur Beterbiev (@ABeterbiev) 17 janvier 2017 So if not Barrera they will pursue Gvozdyk? Dam bro :hail:

Beterbiev is just so tough and gritty, i think he is easily top 5 in the division already. Beterbiev will do what Ward couldnt do and prove again that Ward is just mediocre. Beterbiev will dominate, possibly stop Barrera.

Man 2017 is almost being too good to us I don't have a thought as to who would win yet but god dammit that's a quality matchup

Like the excuses when he destroyed Shambranskyy:lol1: Beterbiev is horrible. It's hard to say how good/bad he is because his competition hasn't really tested him. All we really know is that he has serious stopping power. His lack of head movement could get him in trouble against other punchers, but he's handling his current level of opposition just fine. The matchmakers need to step up his opposition asap.

iNixus... That one slipped from my radar... Thanks ... :) My dear fans and supporters!To judge from your comments, I know that you are looking forw… https://t.co/nCFlX1enRM pic.twitter.com/CMwfZltNLd— Artur Beterbiev (@ABeterbiev) 17 janvier 2017

Beterbiev on instagram also in russian but doubt alot know russian arturbeterbievMy dear fans and supporters! To judge from your comments, I know that you are looking forward to know the name of my future opponent. As expected, Enrico Kölling from Germany followed suit of the last top three IBF boxers and declined the fight. The IBF just sent an invitation letter to the next-ranked fighter, an American of Cuban origin, Sullivan Barrera. He is an experienced and strong boxer whose professional record consists of 18 wins (13 knockouts) and only one loss (by unanimous decision) to the current WBA, IBF, and WBO light heavyweight title holder and a two-division world champion Andre Ward. Sullivan Barrera should give his answer by January 19, 2017. Despite the personal opinion of my promoter Yvon Michel who tweeted (quote) “I have a feeling @sullivanbarrera will find a reason and turned it down also” (unquote), I do believe that Sullivan Barrera will have a final word in his team and accept the challenge to fight me. If not, the IBF will send an invitation letter to the Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Have a good day!

Haven't heard from Koelling yet ... Gossip says he has not declined and that they're negotiating... Koelling has a fight scheduled for February though...

head movement is overrated Agreed and Beterbiev does have a good enough defense Prieto tried to ecxhange and he blocked everyting and countered perfectly even if e barely fought in past year. His timing is in another class IMO

Barrera is way too much for that guy. Stephen Hawking moves his head better than Beterbiev:lol1: head movement is overrated

After the Barrera he should be fighting Ward, Kovalev, or Adonis. Problem is Haymon's relationships with Roc Nation and Main Events are not good. So Stevenson should be the target. I think Michel, who promotes both Beterbiev and Stevenson, has said that he won't match them against each other I'm thinking the difficult Ward-Kovalev II negotiations may lead to the IBF being vacated and Beterbiev or Barrera will end up fighting for that, probably against Kovalev himself if the Ward rematch doesn't get made this year

Hopefully 2017 is the year Beterbiev pulls away and joins the top guys in the division. He's good enough, just needs a few fights at a higher level to prepare him. Barrera is that kind of fight for him IMO. After the Barrera he should be fighting Ward, Kovalev, or Adonis. Problem is Haymon's relationships with Roc Nation and Main Events are not good. So Stevenson should be the target.

Hopefully 2017 is the year Beterbiev pulls away and joins the top guys in the division. He's good enough, just needs a few fights at a higher level to prepare him. Barrera is that kind of fight for him IMO.

mismatch. Prepare for a lot of excuses when beterbiev smashes up barrera. Stop pining your golovtarded small dick asiany psychology onto others

This is a good matchup of good prospects.. Leaning towards Beterbeiv by late KO but Barrera will make him miss a great deal..

Good fight. Right level of competition for each other. Beterbiev has had three terrible opponents in succession since he beat Campillo. And Campillo was shot anyway. Debatable how good Barrera is but he has the physicality to match Beterbiev which is significant. The winner deserves a crack at one of the top 3. beterbievs entire career has been guys on the slide/unknown guys that came out of nowhere. pbc has plenty of guys for him to fight and yet hes not fighting them. im not sure if they are protecting beterbiev or the others