Comments Thread For: Beterbiev-Smith Main Event Drew Average Audience Of 912,000 Viewers On ESPN

[Oracle01]

those numbers are crap

[The Big Dunn]

Agreed.

Except it's Bob Arum that's blocking this from happening. He's already on record saying that Bivol is boring and has no pizzazz.

I didn’t see that. Notice every time Bob is connected to a massive fight this garbage happens.

In other words, his matchmakers suggested to Bob that Bivol likely wins so Bob delays the fight from happening.

Geez. Let’s hope Beterbiev dusts Yarde off quick and we get the fight we all want.

[The Big Dunn]

Yarde did not earn the Kovalev fight and has not earned this mando. Frank Warren and CORRUPTION $$$ is the only reason he is in the picture.

I wasn’t really aware of that. I don’t think he shouldn’t get a title fight. Just get it after the unification.

[_Rexy_]

I didn’t see that. Notice every time Bob is connected to a massive fight this garbage happens.

In other words, his matchmakers suggested to Bob that Bivol likely wins so Bob delays the fight from happening.

Geez. Let’s hope Beterbiev dusts Yarde off quick and we get the fight we all want.

Considering they just announced Bivol/Butsai I'm wondering how they're going to stretch themselves out to blame Bob and blow Eddie

[The Big Dunn]

Considering they just announced Bivol/Butsai I'm wondering how they're going to stretch themselves out to blame Bob and blow Eddie

I saw that thread after I posted this.

Was that fight announced or was that just speculation it was next?

Do you know if they made it because media reported Beterbiev v Yarde is next?

[_Rexy_]

I saw that thread after I posted this.

Was that fight announced or was that just speculation it was next?

Do you know if they made it because media reported Beterbiev v Yarde is next?

I have no idea. It's weird because I had read last week the WBA ordered Zurdo/Bivol so I wasn't upset that the WBO had ordered Yarde/Beterbiev because Artur stays acrive and the fight is in less than four months. But Bivol/Butsai seems out of ****ing nowhere. I remember Hearn saying he wanted to do it, but not since right after the Canelo L so I figured the WBA announcement superseded it.

In other words, boxing is a confusing mess as always.

[The Big Dunn]

I have no idea. It's weird because I had read last week the WBA ordered Zurdo/Bivol so I wasn't upset that the WBO had ordered Yarde/Beterbiev because Artur stays acrive and the fight is in less than four months. But Bivol/Butsai seems out of ****ing nowhere. I remember Hearn saying he wanted to do it, but not since right after the Canelo L so I figured the WBA announcement superseded it.

In other words, boxing is a confusing mess as always.

I had missed most of this. Thanks for the info.

Looks like Hearn and Bob are going to make some money before they make this fight.

I just hope neither loses or is cut/hurt such that the fight is delayed.

[CasperUK]

There's industry-wide demand for unification between Beterbiev and Bivol but of course we won't get that fight.

Instead we'll get Beterbiev vs Yarde which there is practically zero demand for.

It will sell well in the UK and probably be PPV too. Beterbiev will get his biggest career purse from that fight to date.

[ShoulderRoll]

Considering they just announced Bivol/Butsai I'm wondering how they're going to stretch themselves out to blame Bob and blow Eddie

If Beterbiev's side won't fight Bivol then Bivol is certainly free to go fight someone else.

[CasperUK]

If Beterbiev's side won't fight Bivol then Bivol is certainly free to go fight someone else.

Both fighters want it but they have mandatory defence obligations.