his power got neutralized once bivol started boxing him. so he's not a mayweather. I believe bivol will be more aggressive this time but smart aggressive. I got bivol winning again but this time it will be official.
I know you're lying but I love to hear you say it!
Lol I’m not lying at all…if Bivol couldn’t get the decision in a fight a lot of people (including Turki) thought he WON then I can’t see it happening second time around either.
Also, Beterbiev is a very difficult fighter to beat because if he doesn’t knock you out with his 99% KO ratio, his constant stalking and high punch volume throughout the ENTIRE fight is enough to sway most judges. In comparison, Bivol’s productivity notably dropped in the championship rounds although I still thought he edged the fight (or at worst a DRAW).
Therefore, I predict Beterbiev will do the double on Bivol just like Usyk against Fury recently but ‘we’ll see!’ (squeaky Beterbiev voice).
first fight was close in terms of rounds but even if you think bivol won enough early rounds you have to admit he was battered, broken down, gassed and running from beter the last 3 rounds and beter looked extremely fresh late for a 40 year old still stalking bivol down.
i dont know what they think bivol will do different. he DID open up last fight and he got hit and stunned and he backed off the pressure from that point on.
first fight was close in terms of rounds but even if you think bivol won enough early rounds you have to admit he was battered, broken down, gassed and running from beter the last 3 rounds and beter looked extremely fresh late for a 40 year old still stalking bivol down.
i dont know what they think bivol will do different. he DID open up last fight and he got hit and stunned and he backed off the pressure from that point on.
Well said although I think saying that Bivol was 'battered and broken down' is a bit of an exaggeration! However, he was definitely gassed out and backpedalling during the championship rounds which is why ALL 3 judges scored those rounds for Beterbiev. That leads me to believe that the damage sustained from Beterbiev's punches and from moving around the entire fight finally got to him and he was SPENT.
Therefore, I also question what he can do differently as he literally fought the perfect fight so unless he can somehow summon some extra energy or power (highly unlikely), I don't see the rematch playing out any differently.
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