Bivol should outbox Zurdo easily BUT…

[Jacobson]

Bivol’s hands and feet are waaaay too fast for Zurdo, but one thing I noticed about Bivol is that when he gets hit he likes to try to return the favor immediately. The danger here is that Zurdo rehydrates 30lbs and will be Heavyweight by fight night and the dude can hit, if Bivol isn’t careful he could get hurt and dropped if he makes a mistake in there.

I hope Bivol plays it safe and I think he wins but his heart could get him in trouble. Bivol by UD or Zurdo by KO.

[HeadShots]

people keep talking about Zurdo's weight.

But he does not have 1 punch KO power. lol what good is that weight if the punches are not even that hard. he needs you to be in front of him and take 100 punches. Joe Smith hits twice as hard with 1 punch. Joe Smith dominated Jesse Hart too.

[Haka]

Zurdo has virtually no chance in this fight

[lopetego]

Bivol will take Zurdo to the school. You cant go straight from beating bums and struggling with the likes of Jesse Hart to beating elite fighters like Bivol. It just doesn't happen. ..

[dan_cov]

Bivol will take Zurdo to the school. You cant go straight from beating bums and struggling with the likes of Jesse Hart to beating elite fighters like Bivol. It just doesn't happen. .. Hey Diego, el Canelo es tu padre

It happens all the time.
People said the same about Fury going into the Wlad fight, Rigondeaux into the Donaire fight not only did they prove that wrong they wiped the floors with their opposition and pitched shut outs. I think even a few were saying it about Bivol when he fought Canelo.

We can't assume in boxing because we've not seen a guy do something or have to pull something out that he can't do it.
Resumes and such are merely a fair indicator.

You could argue that Zurdo is actually more experienced and battle tested.

[dan_cov]

I think this is a difficult fight for both.
On one hand Bivol has the better basics and much faster hands and feet but Zurdo is huge, imposing, throws a lot of volume and mixes it up very, very well, probably his best quality. I can't envision Zurdo not imposing himself and having decent success &/or hurting Bivol at some point
I think it will be possibly a fight of two halves.
Bivol tooling him but slowing down a touch and Zurdo getting back into it in the second half. Bivols stamina looks fantastic but its different when you're fighting a much, much bigger guy that is pressuring you and touching you.

I think its certainly a much more bigger challenge stylistically than Canelo presented The toughest of Bivols career but that probably isn't saying much as he has been so damn dominant..

[al-Xander]

Ridiculous comparing Bivol vs Ramirez to Rigo vs Donaire, who was at that time a counter puncher and whose style was as boring as Rigo's. He became a pressure fighter in that fight, because otherwise nothing will happen. So this Donaire/Ramirez comparison is BS.

[jmrf4435]

it's a mismatch..

bivol wins every second

[lopetego]

It happens all the time.
People said the same about Fury going into the Wlad fight, Rigondeaux into the Donaire fight not only did they prove that wrong they wiped the floors with their opposition and pitched shut outs. I think even a few were saying it about Bivol when he fought Canelo.

We can't assume in boxing because we've not seen a guy do something or have to pull something out that he can't do it.
Resumes and such are merely a fair indicator.

You could argue that Zurdo is actually more experienced and battle tested.

You're forgetting some crucial factors in those examples

Wlad was old, past prime and unfocused in that fight because he was going through his marriage breakup. Not saying Fury isn't a great fighter himself, but he caught Wlad at the lowest point of his career

As for Rigondeaux, it was his 12th pro fight when he faced Donaire, but he had a vast, and brilliant amateur career (heck, before losing to Loma, many considered him the GOAT amateur). With a 247-4 record, two gold olympic medals and a ton of other awards, he was considered an outstanding talent with lots of boxing experience, even if he was green at pro

In the case of Zurdo-Bivol, the one with the brilliant amateur background is Bivol, a whooping 302 fights with only 15 losses, he's also faced better opposition despite only having 20 fights at pro, Canelo is better than anything on Zurdo's resume and so is Joe Smith Jr

Who is Zurdo's best W? a washed up Abraham a couple fights away from retirement? never-was Jesse Hart? 40yo Sullivan Barrera?

I just don't see how can Zurdo win, with his practically non existant amateur background and lack of experience against top opposition at pro, against a seasoned elite fighter, who is in his prime, and also seems to be laser-focused on winning and achieving greater heights on his career

but yeah, it's boxing and anything could happen. I just wouldn't put any money on it

Odds are Bivol is going to unleash another boxing clinic

[dan_cov]

Ridiculous comparing Bivol vs Ramirez to Rigo vs Donaire, who was at that time a counter puncher and whose style was as boring as Rigo. He became a pressure fighter in that fight, otherwise nothing will happen. So this DonaireRamirez comparison is BS.

Its merely an example of fans using the flawed logic of ''so and so can't win because he's not fought anyone''.
Their styles and what happened in the fight has about as much to do with the point I am making as tomorrows weather.