Comments Thread For: Hearn Pushing For Dmitry Bivol to Fight Joshua Buatsi In the Spring

[MulaKO]

seems that way but Bivol has said many times he wants to fight Artur and vice versa - and on other side Bob blocking the fight saying no way Artur can fight on DAZN - the problem here is Bob and Eddie

The only recognizable name on Buatsi’s record is Craig Richards
How does he get a fight with Bivol ?
Eddie playing his own PBC game , trying to keep it in-house
If a fighter pushes , then fast Eddie and the Bobfather become irrelevant
Trust me when I say this , Beterbiev only wants unification and will push hard for it

[Satir]

Good stay busy fight for Bivol, Beterbiev-Smith isnt bad either

[SteveM]

Good stay busy fight for Bivol, Beterbiev-Smith isnt bad either

Why do we need stay busy fights when there is an obvious fight everyone wants to see?

[SteveM]

The only recognizable name on Buatsi’s record is Craig Richards
How does he get a fight with Bivol ?
Eddie playing his own PBC game , trying to keep it in-house
If a fighter pushes , then fast Eddie and the Bobfather become irrelevant
Trust me when I say this , Beterbiev only wants unification and will push hard for it

I guess he beat Richards and so did Bivol so there is that, but I'm with you, we only want the uni fight. The only fight I'd excuse bivol taking is the canelo rematch for the money (and the glory at 168) but he's even said he prefers unification to that fight. Bivol needs to get strict with Hearn or leave him.

[Bronx2245]

"In the same interview, Hearn also said that he wants his other top light heavyweight charge, Callum Smith, to fight the winner of the upcoming title unification bout between WBC, WBO, IBF 175-pound champion Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yard on Jan. 28 in London."

Why would he want Callum Smith to fight the winner of Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde, and not Bivol???

[BlackRobb]

Weasel Eddie is no different than Shady Al or Ole Hawk Nose. They're all cut from the same cloth and care only about their own pockets. The Bivol-Beterbiev fight may never happen.

[Apollo7]

How's that. Beterbiev is fighting in 10 days - they could easily do a unification in late May or June and fight Canelo in the fall.

Winner of Buatsi vs Smith can fight winner of Russian pair or Yarde if he beats Beterbiev.

Buatsi should be the 3rd option for Bivol not the first.

I don't think easily is the right word to use when talking about Hearn and Arum working together.

[Rebelrbg]

Fast Eddie is just making sure he gets paid from both sides in every match up that he's putting together, he doesn't give a damn if we want to see the fights or not. He cares about getting that bread from the fighter AND the opponent, and sprinkles in Beterbiev for namesake, knowing that Beterbiev won't fight any of Eddie's guys but Bivol. Same old Fast Eddie.

[deathofaclown]

How's that. Beterbiev is fighting in 10 days - they could easily do a unification in late May or June and fight Canelo in the fall.

Winner of Buatsi vs Smith can fight winner of Russian pair or Yarde if he beats Beterbiev.

Buatsi should be the 3rd option for Bivol not the first.

Well, it’s unlikely Beterbiev fights until at least July. Ramadan ends in April, it’s unlikely he would do an 8 week camp straight off the back of Ramadan and fight. I would say If a fighter is doing Ramadan ending in April, you would be looking at an August return or later. Beterbiev might not want to go straight into a big fight off the back of that either

id say the reality is Bivol v Beterbiev is not happening until the end of the year at the earliest. So Buatsi isn’t a bad fight for Bivol to keep busy.

[Mammoth]

How's that. Beterbiev is fighting in 10 days - they could easily do a unification in late May or June and fight Canelo in the fall.

Winner of Buatsi vs Smith can fight winner of Russian pair or Yarde if he beats Beterbiev.

Buatsi should be the 3rd option for Bivol not the first.

Because Smith gets the winner of Beterbiev-Yarde