How would you rate a beterbiev win over barrera?

[BrometheusBob.]

Barrera is a solid, top 10 LHW fighter. Barrera was knocked down by both Ward and Shabranskyy but it'd still be pretty dam impressive to beat him especially if he gets another KO. I think it's safe to say it would be Beterbiev's best win.

[The Akbar One]

Considering how much praise ward gets on this site for beating barrera,does a win over barrera mean beterbiev is considered one of the top dogs in the division? If beterbiev does a better job on him than ward did, how significant a statement would that be? Will he get credit for it or will people say that barrera was never the same after ward beat him?

It would be Beterbiev's best win to date, and a win over a top 10 guy. The manner of the win in comparison to someone elses win has no bearing, on how Beterbiev would do against Ward, though.

[DoktorSleepless]

Why are you so deadset on Barrera being some type of bum?

[j0zef]

First, he has to beat him. Second, it depends how he wins. Barrera is skilled but very slow. If beterbiev wins but it's close and he eats a ton of jabs, my opinion of him won't change too much.

Should be a damn good fight though.

[b00g13man]

he didn't give ward any problems. Even if Beterbiev stops him you shouldn't be impressed at all seeing as how ward and shabransky already floored him, just didn't have the power to finish the job.

Or if you want to renege and go that route then why aren't you impressed with Errol Spence? Going by your same standards Ruslan knocked Algieri down but couldn't finish, Manny did the same thing, Khan struggled to get a win, but Spence tore right through him.

So if you would be impressed by Beterbiev, surely you have had nothing but great things to say of Spence? I mean that is if you aren't biased, right?

[buge]

Oh, and I just noticed you said Ward gets praise for bearing Barrera. Ward gets praise for beating Froch, Kessler and Kovalev across two divisions. You know, actually fighting live bodies. You people want to give praise to Golovkin for fighting lemieux's and jacobs's. Gtfo

Froch & Kessler = Jacobs & Lemieux

and Ward lost to Kovalev, despite what the 3 blind mice said

[The Hammer]

Barrera is a very good top ten light heavyweight and would be Beterbiev's best win so far.

Shabranskyy is also a very strong fighter, and Barrera earned respect with that impressive win.

This is the fight I'm most looking forward to. Light heavyweight has the most talent of any division.

[gauze]

this fight fogs for nuggets in a blanket and then and then

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We need to rebump all the Barrera vs Ward threads to really get an idea of what posters thought of Barrera, to begin with...

most said hes a good opponent but i said hes slow as fk and overrated

still true

[Madison Boxing]

LOL OWNED!

This the same dude that picked Shabransky to demolish Barrera then changed his mind after the fight.

no that was jubei and you know it...