Comments Thread For: Artur Beterbiev Drops Callum Smith Twice, Stops Him in Seventh

[edpboxing]

5-0 Wilkens Mathieu vs 3-1 Jose Arias Alvarez @ 168 up next.

Mathieu seems like a solid prospect from the few times I’ve seen him.

[edpboxing]

For the people not tuned in, Moloney-Sanchez will be on ESPN+ portion of the card and not the regular ESPN broadcast , Mbilli-Murdock is co-main

[Regge]

For the people not tuned in, Moloney-Sanchez will be on ESPN+ portion of the card and not the regular ESPN broadcast , Mbilli-Murdock is co-main

Should be around 6pm pt right?

[edpboxing]

Should be around 6pm pt right?

Likely, possibly a little later. 3 more fights until Moloney-Sanchez

[BustedKnuckles]

Fight night is finally here. Word is, Artur signed the deal to face Bivol and vice versa. I wouldn't have picked Callum Smith to be the final stepping stone after Canelo made gimpy noodles of his arms, but here we are.

Let's go!

Dont chop off my head here, but Im just sayin...

If Beterbiev is gonna get a shot at crushing Bivol, after the recent test results (which were not dirty, but only eyebrow raising, to some people), I'm guessing it might come with strict testing ahead of time.

IF that's correct, and IF Beterbiev is juicing like everbody else, I'll be interested to see if his strictly tested self will perform like he has previously.

[edpboxing]

Alvarez showboating on the occasional times he makes Mathieu miss

[BigZ44]

I think Beterbiev comes through hell early in this one, getting hurt and maybe even dropped, to bludgeon Smith into submission late. Think it goes down as a really good action fight, but takes something out of Beterbiev and leaves him a shell of himself going forward.

[Joseph]

Checking in...

[mlac]

I think Beterbiev comes through hell early in this one, getting hurt and maybe even dropped, to bludgeon Smith into submission late. Think it goes down as a really good action fight, but takes something out of Beterbiev and leaves him a shell of himself going forward.

sounds very plausible imo. At first glance i thought Smith gets splattered early in a brutal KO, but the more i think about it the more i see this as a closer fight where Smith has a chance. either way i cant wait, staying up for this one

[4truth]

Both are powerful punchers. Smith is Younger so his reaction time is probably better but Beterbiev's punches are devastating, even those that travel several inches, Smith needs space to not smother himself. If Smith can't keep Beterbiev at a distance, this won't last very long