Comments Thread For: How expectations of Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol muddied the perception of the action

I was largely disappointed in Artur Beterbiev's performance against Dmitry Bivol on October 12. After the second round, in which Beterbiev looked reluctant to let anything go but his jab, I texted a friend: "I think this is going the distance, Beterbiev has barely thrown a power punch." Click Here To Read More] Um, you don't know boxing. You right well though.

Another butt hurt article please let it rest Bivol accepted the decision sure the Saudi will finance the bout again.

Crazy fight really and one which will rarely come around again - watching the fight in its entirety your eyes tells you that Bivol deserved to win the fight. However every bit off success Beterbiev had was very effective in the sense that the punches were packed with power and were damaging to the point where Bivol could've been in control for 2mins & 50 seconds of the round but that small 10 second spell of Beterbiev's hurtful dominance were enough to steal the round. Scoring the fight according to the 10 point must system and not the overall illusion of what the eyes saw should lead you to a very close, narrow win for Beterbiev. I scored it 115-113 in favour of Beterbiev but this is a fight we absolutely need to see again. Both fighters will take experience from what happened in this first fight into the second fight which could possibly lead to a KO. Hopefully Beterbiev wouldn't be significantly impaired by age by the time the rematch becomes around.

They will always be those of us who come to boxing children of other endeavors. I came from a martial arts background. For some of us we don't so much dig the sporting aspect as much as the strategy, and aspects of professional prize fighting that show the ability to deal with real attrition and real aggression without any sort of a point system to artificially impose order. It is for that reason I leave scoring fights to others. I will occasionally go back to look and score a fight. But even to someone as dense as I, when you looked at this fight you could see that effective aggression one the day for Beter. Jimmy Young in my opinion is the most unappreciated heavyweight in history. The reason for this? Like Whitaker Young could fight you countering, while hanging in there and not simply back pedaling, escaping a great puncher like foreman while also tagging him effectively. I don't think Bivol accomplish this going back against Beterbiev.

I was largely disappointed in Artur Beterbiev's performance against Dmitry Bivol on October 12. After the second round, in which Beterbiev looked reluctant to let anything go but his jab, I texted a friend: "I think this is going the distance, Beterbiev has barely thrown a power punch." Click Here To Read More] Stopped reading at Bivols finest performance of his career. Still wasn't good enough to beat Beterbiev. Another fan bitter about the result.

I comend the author, I think a lot more people had a similar predicament, but not all will be able to acknowledge it.

Reminded me in a way of De la hoya vs Ike Quartey, it never quite produced.

Beterbiev is smarter than his casual fans that predicted him to KO Bivol in the middle rounds. He understood how good Bivol was. So Artur`s aggression was well controlled, he put on his opponent a constant but controlled pressure. Bivol gassed out in the last 3 rounds but Beterbiev still didn`t go for a KO, because he could have got countered. Well done, I am impressed with Beterbiev`s ring IQ, skills and endurance.

Beterbiev was a clear winner 7-5 & there shouldn’t be any confusion over this or references to a narrative muddying the waters.

I like many thought Bivol would win hell I wanted him too but Beterbiev was the clear winner he put Bivol on his bike and fought better just how it went down hopefully they rematch but it will probably go the same way and then all the same fools will cry robbery and blah blah blah Beterbiev won.

Bivol won that fight, he even hurt Beterbiev, who has been knocked down before, don't forget. It was close though, not arguing on that.

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Correct in the assessment that beterbiev should have been favoured to win I’ve said this in other threads it was a good betting trap lol