Comments Thread For: Dmitry Bivol: I Believe That I Can Become Undisputed at 175-Pounds

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At the Manchester Arena in Manchester, Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light heavyweight world title via a unanimous decision despite a spirited performance from South Londoner Craig Richards.
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[PBR Streetgang]

Bivol is tricky. He's a very good boxer but he doesn't have great power and he's undersized for LHW. He also seems to do just enough to win.

I'd expect him to defeat Smith again but I'm not sure he would up against Beterbiev's pressure, power and physicality.

[kushking]

Bivol is tricky. He's a very good boxer but he doesn't have great power and he's undersized for LHW. He also seems to do just enough to win.

I'd expect him to defeat Smith again but I'm not sure he would up against Beterbiev's pressure, power and physicality.

He gets hit cleanly a lot but hes gotten lucky the opponents warent big punchers. Same thing can be said even more about Beterbieve though,both guys have tons of flaws & so long as Bivols chin holds up I think he can potentially outbox Artur

[StoptheFight]

He is too undersized for a LH. He got hit a good amount in this fight vs Richards. I think a remtach with smith would be nice!

[mxtali]

Yeah you and beterbiev have to actually fight each other for that to happen.

[ShoulderRoll]

Ring rust was evident. Same as Andy Ruiz.

[eco1]

the problem for everyone is that Beterbiev is a brute. He will just come and tear you apart little by little.

[petegrif]

He gets hit cleanly a lot but hes gotten lucky the opponents warent big punchers. Same thing can be said even more about Beterbieve though,both guys have tons of flaws & so long as Bivols chin holds up I think he can potentially outbox Artur

Smith is a big puncher, no?
Beterbiev is a much better boxer than most people seem to recognize. He had a stellar amateur career.

[Kiowhatta]

I am becoming cynical about Bivol's intentions to take the bigger fights. He has been saying exactly the same thing since he gained attention 5 years ago, even when you factor in COVID, promotional issues, etc he has underachieved IMO.

The expectation that Bivol would fight Beterbiev has long been around. Now that there is talk of a fight with Canelo and Beterbiev, and Beterbiev in his mid-thirties it's looking less likely they will face each other before Beterbiev ages out.

They need to fight before the end of next year. It would be a helluva fight, and the winner could face Joe Smith Jr for all the marbles, which I'm sure Smith would be happy to do.

[Mammoth]

Maybe so but can Matchroom at least make an effort to keep this guy relevant?