Comments Thread For: Bivol on Beterbiev: I See Him as a Great Fighter; Biggest Puncher in Boxing Today

[Inoue Body Shot]

The 3 fights that I most want to see in 2024 are:

1. Canelo vs Benavidez
2. Bivol vs Beterbiev
3. Joshua vs Wilder

[4truth]

I don't know if he's a bigger puncher than Stevenson was but he generates his power in about 1/4 of the distance.

[MulaKO]

Who thinks Beterbiev will get past Callum Smith? Is it my imagination or is Callum Smith a bigger puncher at light heavy than he was at super middle?

Don’t get what your trying to say
According to the Brits he’s supposed to be but I’m not buying it
If he was timid with Canelo , just imagine with Artur
Unless you believe that Canelo hits harder than Beterbiev

[Cypocryphy]

Don’t get what your trying to say
According to the Brits he’s supposed to be but I’m not buying it
If et was timid with Canelo , just imagine with Artur
Unless you believe that Canelo hits harder than Beterbiev

Absolutely not. I'm favoring Beterbiev. However, it does seem to me that Smith is doing a hell of a lot better at light heavy. He's hurting guys up there, stopping them, and I don't remember his looking so dangerous at super middle. I thought he lost against Ryder. But he stopped Rivera and Bauderlique early.

Actually, he stopped George Groves, didn't he ... and he stopped N'Jikam. Maybe he's always had power. Do you think he's hitting harder at light heavy or do you see no difference?

[MulaKO]

Absolutely not. I'm favoring Beterbiev. However, it does seem to me that Smith is doing a hell of a lot better at light heavy. He's hurting guys up there, stopping them, and I don't remember his looking so dangerous at super middle. I thought he lost against Ryder. But he stopped Rivera and Bauderlique early.

Actually, he stopped George Groves, didn't he ... and he stopped N'Jikam. Maybe he's always had power. Do you think he's hitting harder at light heavy or do you see no difference?

My honest opinion is he was killing himself to make 168
So naturally he should be hitting harder but wouldn’t go about it by his fights with Rivera or Bauderlique
Two guys who have fought no one of note
Once he tastes Beterbiev’s power he will turtle like he did with Canelo imo
Only difference will be Artur getting him out of there ko or tko

[Cypocryphy]

My honest opinion is he was killing himself to make 168
So naturally he should be hitting harder but wouldn’t go about it by his fights with Rivera or Bauderlique
Two guys who have fought no one of note
Once he tastes Beterbiev’s power he will turtle like he did with Canelo imo
Only difference will be Artur getting him out of there ko or tko

Yeah. The only thing I'm concerned about is Beterbiev's age. He's been getting injured in training lately before his last couple fights. And Bivol went the distance with Rivera, so that's the only reason why I was impressed by Smith's KO.

I think it just comes down to whether Beterbiev has aged too much. That's really the big factor in this, from my point of view.

[Apollo7]

It's nice to see the respect and honesty. Beterbiev is/was a beast but time waits for no man.

[MulaKO]

Yeah. The only thing I'm concerned about is Beterbiev's age. He's been getting injured in training lately before his last couple fights. And Bivol went the distance with Rivera, so that's the only reason why I was impressed by Smith's KO.

I think it just comes down to whether Beterbiev has aged too much. That's really the big factor in this, from my point of view.

He’s a gym rat
Yes Father Time hits with no heads up but I really doubt that’ll be the case here
Even an old Beterbiev won’t have problems with Smith
The guy is literally gym and family

[Cypocryphy]

He’s a gym rat
Yes Father Time hits with no heads up but I really doubt that’ll be the case here
Even an old Beterbiev won’t have problems with Smith
The guy is literally gym and family

That's a fact.

[Spray_resistant]

Its almost too late for this to be meaningful, maybe it is. This fight has taken too long to make and who knows if it will happen at all.