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Firstly I have to say that everybody is just guessing how the fight will go. Nobody really knows what will happen. After the fight it will be obvious and half the people on the forum will say "I told you so". In hindsight everybody has 20/20 vision.
Anyway, I too have been thinking about the Gvozdyk comparison. At the time they fought, I though that Gvozdyk was the only man who actually had a chance to bear Beterbiev. He was a good technician with a good chin who just took out Superman. He took the fight to Beterbiev and I thought he had a decent amount of success. He was ahead on the scorecards and the fight did not feel like just another day in the office. Probably the only mistake he made was really trying to hurt Beterbiev. I don't know whether that was because of their history (when Gvozdyk was young and Beterbiev KOed him in the amateurs) or because he just took out another big puncher in Adonis Stevenson, so he was encouraged that he could do it. Maybe a bit of both.
I feel that Bivol will not make that mistake by trying to hurt and take out Beterbiev. I think he will just box him the way he did Canelo. Can he go one better than Gvozdyk and remain disciplined every minute for 12 round? His record indicates that he can. I believe that he can.
On the other hand, Bivol can win 11 one sided rounds and then be taken out inside a round by a couple of heavy shots from Beterbiev. That is what makes this fight so exciting and so unpredictable. I can't wait.
Anyway, I too have been thinking about the Gvozdyk comparison. At the time they fought, I though that Gvozdyk was the only man who actually had a chance to bear Beterbiev. He was a good technician with a good chin who just took out Superman. He took the fight to Beterbiev and I thought he had a decent amount of success. He was ahead on the scorecards and the fight did not feel like just another day in the office. Probably the only mistake he made was really trying to hurt Beterbiev. I don't know whether that was because of their history (when Gvozdyk was young and Beterbiev KOed him in the amateurs) or because he just took out another big puncher in Adonis Stevenson, so he was encouraged that he could do it. Maybe a bit of both.
I feel that Bivol will not make that mistake by trying to hurt and take out Beterbiev. I think he will just box him the way he did Canelo. Can he go one better than Gvozdyk and remain disciplined every minute for 12 round? His record indicates that he can. I believe that he can.
On the other hand, Bivol can win 11 one sided rounds and then be taken out inside a round by a couple of heavy shots from Beterbiev. That is what makes this fight so exciting and so unpredictable. I can't wait.
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