What will be the main excuse when Beterbiev loses to Bivol?

[JakeTheBoxer]

1. he is old
2.past his prime
3. knee injury...

Always the same story. Bivol never gets any credit.

Bivol 10-2 in rounds or late stoppage.

[j0zef]

Uh.. those aren't excuses. Those are facts (1&2 are the same btw). And I have no idea where you're getting this victim mentality - Bivol got a ton of credit for schooling Canelo.
Bivol's the odds favorite as well.

[BodyBagz]

''Biv waited him out ....''

[Raggamuffin]

1. he is old
2.past his prime
3. knee injury...

Always the same story. Bivol never gets any credit.

Bivol 10-2 in rounds or late stoppage.

Always…!!??? Beterbiev has never lost to give an excuse, lmfao…

[elfag]

Bivol will get knocked out in the 10th round

[Elheath]

Which makes me wonder out of curiosity what will be the excuse to discredit Beterbiev when Bivol loses?
1. Bivol was an overrated featherfist to begin with
2. Ref gave an early stoppage (if it is a TKO) to help Beterbiev who was losing on the cards
3. Beterbiev must be on roids so it doesn't count
4. The judges were paid

[AKAcronym]

We know you're a Bivol groupie but goddamn, this type of preemptive complaining is so ****ing annoying.

[BodyBagz]

Which makes me wonder out of curiosity what will be the excuse to discredit Beterbiev when Bivol loses?
1. Bivol was an overrated featherfist to begin with
2. Ref gave an early stoppage (if it is a TKO) to help Beterbiev who was losing on the cards
3. Beterbiev must be on roids so it doesn't count
4. The judges were paid

Pretty much the script for whenever a guy a fan doesn't like wins.

[gamesworn]

The only valid excuse i can think of is Beterbiev being old, which he really is. More than that are just fanboy excuses.

I still do favor Beterbiev to win because he already fought well schooled boxers like Gvozdyk and done pretty well, and there is a really low chance for Bivol to get a knockout win. Bivol needs to be at the top of his game and not get caught at full 12 rounds.

Two possible outcomes
Beterbiev KO/TKO Bivol
or
Very close Desicion Bivol over Beterbiev

[moochi]

Well the guy turns 40 in January. Not an excuse but surely nobody believes Beterbiev is in his prime.