Comments Thread For: Artur Beterbiev-Callum Smith Mandatory Title Defense Ordered By WBC

[paulf]

Thoughts and prayers to the Smith family

[Rebelrbg]

Fast Eddie doing his usual, aging Beterbiev, while still getting paid by forcing the WBC to mandate him with one of his fighters. Smith has to heal from the injury before there's even a training camp, so this fight probably won't be until September or October, which means the real fight between Beterbiev and Bivol won't happen until next year when Artur is 39. Meanwhile, Bivol, Edward's fighter, will face Buatsi, Edward's fighter, and Bivol, Edward's fighter, will face Cinnabon, promoted by Edward on a fight to fight basis. See how that works, Eddie continues to get paid and Beterbiev continues to age.

[Rebelrbg]

you just described Wilder and Tyson's careers. you can still gauge KO power.


Joe Smith and even Artur himself has fought their shares of tomato cans yet they don't put them away like Callum.

Not at all, Tyson and Wilder knocked out champions, as well as Wilder knocking down Fury, a man that naturally outweighs him by 40 or 50 pounds, four times, good try though. Joe and Beterbiev have also knocked out champions, I'm not catching your point. Smith hasn't knocked out anyone other than the Euro-boxers and crash dummies that he's used to beating up.

[HeadShots]

Not at all, Tyson and Wilder knocked out champions, as well as Wilder knocking down Fury, a man that naturally outweighs him by 40 or 50 pounds, four times, good try though. Joe and Beterbiev have also knocked out champions, I'm not catching your point. Smith hasn't knocked out anyone other than the Euro-boxers and crash dummies that he's used to beating up.

low IQ point

Callum knocked out champs too.

[Rebelrbg]

low IQ point

Callum knocked out champs too.

Lol, good one, I know which ones, but you got it.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Or Beterbiev retires, and Bivol never becomes "Undisputed" at 175! He'll always be seen as the guy that beat a "smaller" man, who wasn't in his weight class, and he'll be the guy who didn't fight the WBC, IBF, and WBO, LHW Champion, the "True Champion!" Now if Bivol drops to 168, and beats Canelo, and becomes "Undisputed" at 168, then he can call all the shots!

Do you even watch boxing? Bivol is undersized at 175, he fights bigger men the whole career. How much bigger was Ramirez?

If Beterbiev retires, Bivol takes vacant belts.

[Bronx2245]

undisputed means nothing.


Charlo was undesputed.


but Bivol's career already > Charlo.



Names > belts

Names are great, when they are in your weight class, or YOU move up (or down) and take a champion out! It's not the same when your opponent moves up. If Fulton beats Inoue, watch how many people say "he was the naturally bigger guy!" It's not the same as Mayweather, Pacquiao, Crawford, Canelo, Lomachenko, and Usyk, who moved up and took scalps! It is what it is!

[Bronx2245]

Do you even watch boxing? Bivol is undersized at 175, he fights bigger men the whole career. How much bigger was Ramirez?

If Beterbiev retires, Bivol takes vacant belts.

Is Bivol a Light Heavyweight? Was Zurdo a Light Heavyweight? Is Beterbiev a Light Heavyweight? He fought Canelo, and he fought Zurdo, but he has not fought Beterbiev, who owns 3 titles at Light Heavyweight...period!

[HeadShots]

Names are great, when they are in your weight class, or YOU move up (or down) and take a champion out! It's not the same when your opponent moves up. If Fulton beats Inoue, watch how many people say "he was the naturally bigger guy!" It's not the same as Mayweather, Pacquiao, Crawford, Canelo, Lomachenko, and Usyk, who moved up and took scalps! It is what it is!

incorrect.


Hagler's entire HOF career is just names from lower weight classes. not to mention Canelo was already a champ at LHW.

[A.B Counterhooks]

Good clash of punchers. Still not official tho.