Comments Thread For: Turki Alalshikh 'no longer interested' in Dmitry Bivol-David Benavidez

[SouthpawRight]

Artur: 21 wins at 175, 20 by a stoppage

David: 2 wins at 175, 0 by a stoppage

It is not that hard to figure out who is more dangerous.

Bivol Ben is good for 2026

what Ben has over Artur

better defense
Longer faster jab and hands
prolific bodypuncher

still have Bivol taking it as he outmaneuvers Ben who will be unable to cut him off

[SouthpawRight]

morrell 2 fights at 175 1 win 1 loss 0 stoppage LMAOOOO


these guys are CLOWNS!!!!!

Morrell 2H 2026 would get Bivol ready for Jai 1H 2027

Ben 1H 2026

[James Hunt]

If Haymon's office is so good at shlt then why no Canelo vs Benavidez for years at 168. WBC has to answer, after encouraging Benavidez to move up to 175 to stop the noise because they would not strip Canelo for mando ducking....this championship order is fake news, BS, if you look back to Canelo fighting Ryder then Mungia back to back Cinco de Mayo '23 and '24 both were no. 1 mando WBO...2 yrs in a row, someone explain that...plus Callum Smith already got stomped out by Canelo at 168 and Beterbiev at 175...he barely survived Buatsi.

Because Canelo's business was more important to Haymon than Benavidez's business.
Haymon was getting $25M gate guarantee from MGM for Canelo fights, not for Benavidez.

Did you maybe expect Haymon to strip Canelo, and then Canelo continued working with him as if nothing had happened?
That's the reason that Benavidez/Haymon never enforced the WBC mando.

[paulf]

This is the problem with having a random rich guy own your sport - it's all based on his whims.

[JakeTheBoxer]

As I said, Benavidez is not a big fight for Bivol. Not any bigger than Ramirez was.

Benavidez has 2 wins at 175. And some casuals here want to pretend like he is more dangerous than Beterbiev or what?

If Benavidez is such great, than ask ginger to fight him at 168, where he belongs.

[dannnnn]

The fight that I really want to see at light-heavyweight more than any other right now is Beterbiev vs. Benavidez. Stylistically, it's pure violence.

Unfortunately I think it's just out of reach given how the land currently lies with the belts, which is a great shame. Obviously I wouldn't be mad at Bivol-Beterbiev III, the first two were masterful displays of boxing at its highest level, but in a perfect world we'd get this fight too before Beterbiev becomes too old.

[PRvazquez]

My farts are more interesting than anything Turki has to say

[PerfectJab]

This is the problem with having a random rich guy own your sport - it's all based on his whims.

This. I don't like this AT ALL
Since when does anyone but a fighter himself say 'no longer interested in a fight'?
I wouldn't mind so much if Turki was staying in the background and we were getting all these great fights but the way he seems to be forcing the hand of boxers now and trying to bend them to his will, I don't care for this at all.

[SouthpawRight]

if u think abuot it u might fighure it out!!!! if he makes one guy happy has to make the OTHER NOT happy if beter wants th rubber match then turki will give it to him and maybe turki just likes to see the decider as WELL not make any SENSE to you????

given Artur’s age and how often he’s only fought one a year these last couple of years

trilogy needs to happen immediately

pushing it out to 1H 2026 this mofo could get injured while training again and delay it to 2H 2026

trilogy when Artur is still 40 not when he’s 41.5

plus Artur took many strikes to the head in fight 1 wear & tear bad

[El_Maldito_Rey]

Bivol probably pleaded with Turkey not to make that fight and instead get the trilogy with old man Beterbiev who will be close to 41 when they fight.