Comments Thread For: Canelo Alvarez Enlists Oleksandr Gvozdyk as Sparring Partner for Bivol Bout

[BigDramaShow!]

The same guy who was losing on the cards vs a 40yr old Stevenson? Bivol is on a different league than Gvozdyk.

[Verus]

Before more folks get all a dither this is sparring folks and not a real official boxing match. As most folks on mother Earth know, sparring partners are brought in to work on certain skills, conditioning, and strategies. Sparring partners are not as accomplished as the world-class or elite opponents that champions face.

[STREET CLEANER]

Although Gvozdyk relies on lateral movement; Bivol is an in & out mover. Bivol has better handspeed, ring IQ, fluidity and defense.

Well, he is not a clone but getting used to the height, jabs and 1-2s is something he has to get ready for.

[anonymous2.0]

its interesting. Bivol clearly has good power despite not stopping his last 7 opponents. I think its more down to his lack of aggression and killer mentality rather than lack of power. He has it when he needs it. Benavidez sparred him and said he has a very strong sneaky right hand, and he spent 4 years sparring a prime GGG. No way Canelo walks Bivol down like Plant. That is fantasy land.

If Bivol didn't have pop someone would've walked him down and through him. I think Bivol settles into cruise control and that's why he doesn't score knockouts.

[Verus]

Now that these illustrious posters have given their expert opinion on Saul Alvarez's choice of Gvozdyk as a sparring partner....any thoughts on Bivol's choice of Alexis Espino as his sparring partner? This kid is 22 years old with an 11 and 6 with one KO amateur record and is 9 and O with 6 KOs as a pro. Is he going to get Bivlol ready for Alvarez? Let's hear from the experts!

[jackkeane6]

I remember hearing rumors that he wanted to come back for Smith Jr-Vaslov winner, but not a peep since. Teddy Atlas said on his podcast they had a April fight date planned & then the March 2020 COVID pandemic happened and that’s what pushed him to retirement or something along those lines.

Covid pandemic lmao

[dondan]

Bivol needs KO to win.

[Silence]

Hulknelo will walk into Bivol

[NachoMan]

Ginger Vegan sparring a retired fighter In the lead up to another one of his farce fights. Not surprising. Nothing he does is real anyway...

Is that you again, Nacho?beristain.jpg

[HeadShots]

A lot of similarities with Bivol except more power.

a lot slower. he's a walker in the ring kind of like Callum Smith.

Bivol's footwork is like Pacquiao's. it's hard to imitate at LHW