
“I don’t even think it should be a trilogy,” Benavidez told The Ring. “It should’ve been over [after] the second one because I thought Bivol won the first. So, if Bivol keeps the same fight, unless Beterbiev does something different with the style, throwing more combinations or whatever, I think it’s gonna be the same thing and the same outcome. I think Bivol comes out winning again.”
Judge Mike Fitzgerald (116-112) scored for Bivol.
From Benavidez’s viewpoint, Fitzgerald got it right.
“I just noticed Beterbiev is more a one-shot type of guy,” Benavidez said. “He’s not like a combination thrower. He’s not gonna throw three-, four-punch combinations at you that you’re not gonna be able to see.
“When he throws a shot, he has tremendous power — don’t get me wrong. So, Bivol, with him throwing his jab and having such a great jab, he can see that from a mile away. I think that’s what it was with Beterbiev — his punch selection wasn’t enough to bother Bivol.
“Bivol’s jab is too good, his ring generalship is too good and I don’t think Beterbiev could do anything to actually shut him down.”
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