Comments Thread For: Bob Arum Says He Will Not Pursue Beterbiev-Bivol Unification Out of Respect for Conflict In Ukraine

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Boxing fans can apparently forget about seeing an undisputed light heavyweight title fight between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev anytime soon--or so long as Russia's onslaught against Ukraine persists.
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[jas]

what a joke .

[Tibburon245]

How much longer will the old Trump hater Arum be with us? Too bad about the fight--I would pick Bivol for his speed and defense.

[Liondw]

That's probably not even the real reason, it's more likely about the money and networks split.

I don't think Bivol even lives in the Ukraine anymore. I don't know, it seems like he's more in America anyway, from what I saw last year when they featured him before he fought Canelo.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Nevermind that Bivol had the balls to criticize the war. That kind of attitude should be getting encouraged, instead of lumping all Russians together. If you're just going to get treated like a warmonger, even when you're risking the gulag to speak out, you might as well just fall in line with *****. Just an excuse for Arum to protect Beterbiev, and nevermind that Beterbiev wants the fight too.

[4truth]

That's probably not even the real reason, it's more likely about the money and networks split.

I don't think Bivol even lives in the Ukraine anymore. I don't know, it seems like he's more in America anyway, from what I saw last year when they featured him before he fought Canelo.

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It was weird, in one fight soon after Russia invaded the Ukraine. They announced Bivol as being from Indio, CA

but no, living in Saint Petersburg

[JuniorTorres720]

Prime example of a promoter holding back a fight from happening.

[Kannabis Kid]

Politics should never play a part in boxing, what a shame Beterbiev vs Bivol is the fight to make at 175.

[steeve steel]

Moral principles from Arum is like a ********** saying she won't do **** because it's Sunday.

[-DSG-]

Wow we need to get this guy out of boxing! Al Haymon delivered Spence vs Crawford but arum can't make Fury vs Usyk or Beterbiev vs Bivol smh. This proves arum is scared cause he knows his guys will lose.