Beterbiev-Yarde; Excellent Move/Technique (video)

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I've been telling people this since he went pro. Deceptively good boxer. Good footwork, great ring IQ. Very underrated skills as far as getting out of and/or avoiding clinches.

I always recognised how good his feet were on the front foot, what I didn’t realise was how good his feet are on the back foot. I’d never really seen Beterbiev pushed backwards and wasn’t sure how he’d deal with it, but he always looked comfortable. As well as Yarde fought it always felt like he could only keep his head above water for so long before Beterbiev drowned him.

The people that doubt his technical skills are just idiots at this point. They simply can’t look past the KO’s, or don’t want to.

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

But he is a come-forward-slugger.... with over-par technique... I'm from Montreal and I followed him since he made his move to Canada... I don't see him slowing down or get the Father-Time hammer... He just got wiser and more economical with years... If anything he's more dangerous than in his beginning years...

He’s not a come forward slugger. He takes his time and he uses angles and movement and he’s constantly getting good position on his opponents. There are come forward sluggers but that does not describe Arthur at all