Fall of 2015 could we have Beterbiev vs Kovalev?

[puga]

Lol... no worries about him being a Lemieux. He's fought better fighters than Lemieux in the amateurs for years.

Why is there always a comparison? Kovalev was just another Pavlik, now Beterbiev is another Lemieux. Anyway, Artur is the biggest threat to Kovalev now. I believe he's the best fighter in Montreal as is.

Honestly dont know the man's amateur's background..and i was not taking shots at beterbiev either...just skeptical and dont want to jump the gun and conclude he's the complete package with only seeing 15 minutes of him including a replay,lol...

But so far, he.is looking like a tank with rate of fire of an assault rifle...will keep an eye on him for sure..

[Build That Wall]

Provided Kovalev can defend and keep his titles, is there any chance we can see these two slug it out?

I see crazy potential in Artur and I believe he will be much much scarier than Kovalev, probably stopping him inside 10.

Your thoughts please.

I got Beterbiev, He has serious potential and wicked power.

[Foreign Soil]

Honestly dont know the man's amateur's background..and i was not taking shots at beterbiev either...just skeptical and dont want to jump the gun and conclude he's the complete package with only seeing 15 minutes of him including a replay,lol...

But so far, he.is looking like a tank with rate of fire of an assault rifle...will keep an eye on him for sure..

Has wins over Kovalev in the amateurs, I think Kovalev beat him once too. Brutally KO'd Sillakh, moved up to HW and most likely would've won gold if he didn't face Usyk, who he dropped and had close fights with anyway. He can be outboxed by a really good boxer but he's a GGG type puncher for his division. The only question mark for him at this point is "deep waters", but he fights at a comfortable pace that I doubt stamina will be so much of an issue.

[Cuban Linx]

I don't think Kovalev would go for him before he gets a crack at Stevenson or Pascal.

[_original_]

Can somebody fill me in on Beterbiev, is this kid another Lomachenko?

[Foreign Soil]

Can somebody fill me in on Beterbiev, is this kid another Lomachenko?

No. More in common with GGG than Loma. Hits harder than most a weight class above.

[_original_]

No. More in common with GGG than Loma. Hits harder than most a weight class above.

Oh I see, I only made the comparison because I saw he only has a few pro fights and he's already being discussed against champions at his weight class. Thought he was another amateur phenom like Loma.

[gingerbreadman]

Didn't Beterbiev have a win over Fury in the junior worlds as well? tbh I expected him to be a career amateur, was a pleasant surprise when he went pro and he's certainly blossomed.

[Dr Rumack]

Oh I see, I only made the comparison because I saw he only has a few pro fights and he's already being discussed against champions at his weight class. Thought he was another amateur phenom like Loma.

He was a standout amateur, just not on Lomachenko's level. Gold and silver at the world championships and a controversial loss to a Chinese fighter at Beijing.

[djif]

He used to start fighting late. Usyk, for example, nearly outclassed him in the begginning of their 1st am. fight, but then ran out of the gas and took the beating on close distance.
Beter is not a 1st number in the ring, he lost to Usyk the 2nd fight too - due to work by 2nd number, in my opinion. Furthermore, if you see the Cloud bout, he managed with this. Just came closer and broke him down. Further fights will show the picture..

And he's definitely a close range fighter. He would have issues to get on his distance fighting Sergey..