Comments Thread For: Photos: Artur Beterbiev, Adam Deines - Face To Face in Moscow

[_Rexy_]

Facts man, you stated it the best. Let me put it this way. Most boxers work for their promoters and networks. Beterbiev works for Bob Arum and espn. Beterbiev doesn't have the power to pick all of this fights so I'm not gonna knock him for it.

Canelo Alvarez, the promoters WORK FOR HIM. The networks WORK FOR HIM. The WBC WORKS FOR HIM. Whoever he wants to fight, they go along with. So when a fight gets made that we don't wanna see, there's nobody to blame but Canelo Alvarez.

The quote I always try to bring up is when Larry Merchant criticized Bernard Hopkins for a mandatory opponent, and Bernard just said "Come on Larry, you know what would have happened. There are guys out there that can get out of a bad mandatory, I'm not one of those guys." - paraphrasing, pretty sure it was a slight at Roy lol

[TernceBudCharlo]

The quote I always try to bring up is when Larry Merchant criticized Bernard Hopkins for a mandatory opponent, and Bernard just said "Come on Larry, you know what would have happened. There are guys out there that can get out of a bad mandatory, I'm not one of those guys." - paraphrasing, pretty sure it was a slight at Roy lol

Hah I remember that, great interview. Definitely true today, Beterbiev would be stripped if he fought Bivol.

[ShoulderRoll]

You guys are on a ROLL !!!!!

OK... Should be an easy one for Artur, but Deines is a sturdy LHW with some pop... So Artur must be careful...

As for what's next...welp... Beterbiev, as he said, wants belts, not names ... I guess Bivol will be next ...

I'll bet you $1,000 that Bivol won't be next. We can arrange payment through PayPal.

Deal?