Anthony Yarde declined an IBF title shot against Beterbiev

[BodiesInFlight]

No had nothing to do with that.

Team Yarde wanted to go straight into a fight with Buglioni but Bug didn't want to know as he knew he'd get steamrolled.

Yeah i've heard that narrative.

[TheCell8]

I can't blame him. He's about 1-2 years away from a title shot. He needs to fight better opponents.

You can't go from fighting C guys to A guys.You have to gradually build up.

[dan_cov]

Good move he's still developing and noway near the finished article. How on Earth he's even ranked so highly is beyond me.
It'd be absolute ******ity to fight a Beterbiev at this stage.

[SinderellaMan]

It’s as if Beterbiev is too good for his own good. He can’t get anybody to fight him

[Motorcity Cobra]

Good move he's still developing and noway near the finished article. How on Earth he's even ranked so highly is beyond me.
It'd be absolute ******ity to fight a Beterbiev at this stage.

He's not ranked high. It's just that everyone else kept declining so they got dropped out of the rankings and Beterbiev has to go down the list until someone accepts he fight.

[Chrismart]

He's not ready for a step up in class like that.

Burton, Buglioni, Johnson are good fights. He needs to be fighting and beating guys like that before moving up a level. The Hearn/warren factor comes into play though.

[NEETzsche]

He's not ranked high. It's just that everyone else kept declining so they got dropped out of the rankings and Beterbiev has to go down the list until someone accepts he fight.

His WBO and IBF rankings are absurd considering who he's faced so far. He hasn't even fought a decent British fighter yet

[daggum]

wow ducker fraud coward etc...you get it

[Motorcity Cobra]

How is this even a story?

Why the F U C K would Yarde fight Artur Beterbiev after only 15 Pro fights and 12 Amateur Fights?

Give him another 18 months and he'll be ready for any Light Heavyweight in the world but right now, he still needs another 5 fights to get some more experience.

I'm not saying he should fight him. I'm just the messenger bruh

[tonysoprano]

He is rumoured to be chinny as **** which is why they have wrapped him in cotton wool. His fake shoulder roll Floyd impression is going to get massacred by the first decent puncher he faces.