Comments Thread For: David Benavidez tips Dmitry Bivol to beat Artur Beterbiev in rematch, keen on facing winner

[BoxingUpdates]

David Benavidez has tipped Dmitry Bivol to beat Artur Beterbiev in their light heavyweight title rematch, which is slated to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 22.
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[Bronx2245]

“I think Turki Alalshikh is pretty good at going in there and making the fights happen. There's going to be a lot of money for everybody when this fight happens so I think there’s something we could do. It'd probably be easier to make it happen because I think the promotional companies are probably going to be willing to work together for this one.” - David Benavidez

Lets Us Pray!!!

[Groin Grabber]

Glad his excellency has haymon on his knees kissing his ring

[Left Hook Louie]

Glad his excellency has haymon on his knees kissing his ring

Yeah, that's not a ring he's kissing.
This is geopolitics involving body parts.

[MONGOOSE66]

I really love Bivols style and intelligence. I just can’t give a round to a guy running away looking panicked. He didn’t go about it like another great boxer did it and I’m talking about Floyd Mayweather. It was rare to see Floyd not breaking people apart as he was being a defensive wizard.
Bivol DIDNT do that. He fought in spots. He RARELY made Beter. Run into shots.
Beter. Looked OLD and flat footed in their last fight. Bivol could get a win out working him but he lacks that Mayweather ability to stay right in front of you and you can’t hit him BUT HE CAN HIT YOU. I don’t see how Bivol can do any better than what he did. I do see how Beter. Can improve but he may be too old now to do that.

[LAchargers373]

Morrel gonna beat him though lmao

[Liondw]

I agree with David, yes, fight was very close but I thought Bivol clearly edged it.

The judges can be a bit dodgy in Saudi too, though mostly been good.

[HisExcellency]

First Morrell followed by the Bivol/Beterbiev 2 winner…hat’s off to Benavidez for challenging himself by only picking the TOUGHEST fights available.

[SouthpawRight]

I really love Bivols style and intelligence. I just can’t give a round to a guy running away looking panicked. He didn’t go about it like another great boxer did it and I’m talking about Floyd Mayweather. It was rare to see Floyd not breaking people apart as he was being a defensive wizard.
Bivol DIDNT do that. He fought in spots. He RARELY made Beter. Run into shots.
Beter. Looked OLD and flat footed in their last fight. Bivol could get a win out working him but he lacks that Mayweather ability to stay right in front of you and you can’t hit him BUT HE CAN HIT YOU. I don’t see how Bivol can do any better than what he did. I do see how Beter. Can improve but he may be too old now to do that.

Floyd was a master of using defensive rolls for head movement

Bivol head movement consists of slips dips pulls and fades. But Bivol perma high guard in fight 1 made his upper body too rigid to use these techniques

For a guy who isn’t slique Bivol’s defense is as good as it gets. I’d rate it 8/10 or 8.5/10. Artur ko streak was broken

Bivol hook buzzed Artur a couple of times. His legs told on him. Bivol knows his hook is harmful to Artur. That hook hurts Artur in the rematch

Bivol will return to form using his long guard and Soviet Step. He’s better offensively with the Soviet Step and long guard

I agree with David, yes, fight was very close but I thought Bivol clearly edged it.

The judges can be a bit dodgy in Saudi too, though mostly been good.

Artur was gifted the decision because judges subconsciously favor finishing strong and coming forward

Bivol lateral movement gameplan had him fighting too cautiously

Boxing is SUPPOSED to only be scored round by round. Bivol didn’t appreciate OPTICS which bit him in the azz in the form of a gift for his beaten opponent

First Morrell followed by the Bivol/Beterbiev 2 winner…hat’s off to Benavidez for challenging himself by only picking the TOUGHEST fights available.

more like David-David rematch

After hurting Artur, Bivol’s 2nd fight in 2025 will be a lighter match

Let see if Turki can get them to fight 3 times per year

[ODLH Chicano Goat]

Beter won on affective aggression the first time around so if Bivol can be more nimble and defensive while keeping up his punch output then he'll walk away with the W.

Benavidez beats both though IMO. He's in his prime right now and in his most comfortable weight class. Now way in hell he's losing to anyone in their late 30's like Bivol and Beter.