Greatest match-up Ever of TWO Eastern Europeans in a title bout

[Willow The Wisp]

Greatest match-up Ever of TWO Eastern Europeans in a title bout.
Beterbiev versus Bivol is certainly high on the list.
Both superb, undefeated champions with stellar amateur backgrounds, to unify an historically important world title.


Who can name some other great clashes?

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I can’t think of a better one tbf.

[SouthpawRight]

Does winner become the greatest boxer out of Russia

I’m only talking about pros

[drablj]

bivol is not eastern european. he is born in asia and his mother is korean.

[SouthpawRight]

bivol is not eastern european. he is born in asia and his mother is korean.

Bivol is more than eastern european

his pop is an ethnic Russian. The most power of the Eastern Europeans

Bet background is as fascinating

an ethnic Chechen

guys from the Caucasus had the white race named after them

but so many Chechens have the Crescent religion . They aren’t European in culture

[SouthpawRight]

Biv in the West would get this reaction

why does this Asian sound Russian

Central Asia is not a thing out here

[famicommander]

Bivol is more than eastern european

his pop is an ethnic Russian. The most power of the Eastern Europeans

Bet background is as fascinating

an ethnic Chechen

guys from the Caucasus had the white race named after them

but so many Chechens have the Crescent religion . They aren’t European in culture

Bivol's father is not Russian.

Bivol's father is an ethnic Romanian born in Moldova.
Bivol's mother is an ethnic Korean born in Kazakhstan
Bivol is therefore a Romanian-Korean born in Kyrgyzstan

Bivol moved to Russia when he was 11, lived there for many years, then moved to California where he now lives and trains.

[famicommander]

Greatest match-up Ever of TWO Eastern Europeans in a title bout.
Beterbiev versus Bivol is certainly high on the list.
Both superb, undefeated champions with stellar amateur backgrounds, to unify an historically important world title.


Who can name some other great clashes?

Bivol is not Eastern European.

His father was a Romanian born in Moldova, his mother was a Korean born in Kazakhstan. Bivol is Romanian-Korean born in Kyrgyzstan. He was born in Asia to an Asian mother and a Central European father.

[Smash]

Bivol is not Eastern European.

His father was a Romanian born in Moldova, his mother was a Korean born in Kazakhstan. Bivol is Romanian-Korean born in Kyrgyzstan. He was born in Asia to an Asian mother and a Central European father.

says on bivols wiki

"Dmitry Bivol's father was an ethnic Russian born in Moldavian SSR"

[Joseph]

Well... The fight hasn't happened YET. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. It could very well be a snoozer.

Nah. It'll be fire. Carry on.