Comments Thread For: Joe Smith: Bivol Is Better Than Beterbiev; My Big Goal Is To Redeem Myself Against Him

[Superbee]

Joe Smith is telling the truth.
Bivol would smash Beterbiev like a potato.

Can't wait to see that...

I actually ranked Gvozdyk higher than Bivol and I still think Beterbiev is the worst match possible for Bivol... He has a very limited inside game and is a counter puncher by nature.. That won't work with Artur... He will paint himself in a corner sooner or later... Then the inevitable will happen...

[MulaKO]

Sure Joe , sure
Gvodzyk was ranked higher than all three of them and the chant was very strong that he was the one to beat Beterbiev
We all saw what happened there
People got to see Beterbiev box and his capabilities of boxing
Seems to me that many of those people have forgotten how the G man was going to outbox the B man which was the furthest from the truth
Once Bivol puts on his big boy trousers and decides to face Beterbiev , he will be pushed and probably bullied into the corner and pummelled to a ko
Wouldn't be surprised if it happens early in the fight
Beterbiev is a great boxer with power , that’s it
His dedication to this sport is impeccable

[PinkGod]

I've been saying this for years, Bivol stops Beterbiev in 10 rounds. Beterbiev has lost a step since Gvodzyk. Callum Johnson & Jeff Page but him on his @ss + he's been in wars these past 2 years. He's not the guy you remember! Bivol would box circles around him & hurt him bad in the latter half of the fight.

[Haka]

I've been saying this for years, Bivol stops Beterbiev in 10 rounds. Beterbiev has lost a step since Gvodzyk. Callum Johnson & Jeff Page but him on his @ss + he's been in wars these past 2 years. He's not the guy you remember! Bivol would box circles around him & hurt him bad in the latter half of the fight.

He hasnt been in wars at all and is just manhandling every other boxer like they are kids.

[Superbee]

Bivol has great Skills and Ring IQ, but lacks Power... You can't teach Power... Artur will pound him into submission... BTW I think Bivol is a great Fighter who would obliterate the SMW divisions ....

[HandsofIron]

I've been saying this for years, Bivol stops Beterbiev in 10 rounds. Beterbiev has lost a step since Gvodzyk. Callum Johnson & Jeff Page but him on his @ss + he's been in wars these past 2 years. He's not the guy you remember! Bivol would box circles around him & hurt him bad in the latter half of the fight.

Some people are making the mistake of comparing the styles of Bivol with Gvozdyk too much. Bivol is a better boxer than Gvozdyk, better technically and is the more fundamentally sound of the two.

Beterbiev's got tremendous power, but he makes mistakes at times when he comes forward and attacks, he's too hyperactive. Beterbiev's style reminds me of Choco Gonzalez and the new guy, William Zepeda. That type of relentless attack might work on guys with lesser power but a smart guy like Bivol will time and counterattack accordingly.