Weaknesses in Beterbiev.

[creekrat77]

He's pretty sluggish, it'd be interesting to see how his stamina is. I want to see how he will look against an offensive machine or at least someone who can up the pace and exchanges

[A.K]

He has natural Russian power and technique, but like some said before he lacks speed, kov and ward have their way easy.

[yngwie]

I haven't seen him fighting on the back foot, that could be his biggest flaw in the future, because even the great punchers found someone that made them take a step back (Jackson, Shavers, Foreman, McClellan, etc...).

[THC]

He's a beast at mid-range or when he's in your face so a speedy opponent who has enough pop to keep the fight on the outside might pose problems for him. I don't he has the footwork or defense to beat Stevenson or Kovalev.

[i'm a fun haver]

Do you see any weaknesses in Beterbiev's game? I see that he has a habit of swinging punches. I think a good counter-puncher will give him some trouble.

Well, some dude named Jeff Page Jr scored a legit KD on him

[KingHippo]

I haven't seen him fighting on the back foot, that could be his biggest flaw in the future, because even the great punchers found someone that made them take a step back (Jackson, Shavers, Foreman, McClellan, etc...).

He doesn't fight on the back foot at all. He just backs off and waits for the ref to stop the action.

[yngwie]

He doesn't fight on the back foot at all. He just backs off and waits for the ref to stop the action.

That's the problem, in a fight of punchers, the guy who hits harder won't necessarily win the fight.

[Scipio2009]

I predict Beterbiev will look less than impressive against Barrera, and threads about how he was "exposed" will pop up.

If that's the story, so be it; real fight fans won't buy the nonsense. Beterbiev has a style that maximizes the things he does well, while not bothering all that much with the things that he doesn't do well.

Barrera has the frame (though his style really isn't fluid enough) to ask certain questions, but any "exposed" talk would simply come from the style matchup being bad.

[dirty fingers]

....Too white

His white privilege triggers me.

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Age, you just can't keep up that aggression for very long. Boring styles age much better. He has to get all of his accomplishments done in a small window and he's taking too long.