Comments Thread For: Sullivan Barrera, After Beterbiev Fallout, Eyes Sergey Kovalev

[tokon]

Beterbiev is a big disappointment guy talks big but scared to step up I was hyping him up too smh

Yes, this latest move is not a good look for beterbiev.

[DuckAdonis]

Beterbiev is wasting his career

[REdrUm0351]

Beterbiev got so much hype and so many boxing fans swore by him. Now, not so much. I think he sees he'd have a rough time vs the elites in the LHW division.... and will likely keep taking the easiest fights available before a final cash-out fight vs someone credible.

He was hyped up into the bogeyman and with his fights falling through people thought fighters were scared of him. It's just not true he keeps making up excuses and ruining these fights. I believed Beterbiev at one point too. I think your assessment is spot on. I would go a little further though. I think he's waiting to make his name on a shop worn Kovalev and avoiding any threats in the process. He and his promoter know that if he beats someone good like Kovalev late in their career he could say that those fights didn't get made because people avoided him. Then he can fights some more cans and ride that wave into retirement.

[PunchyPotorff]

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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
Beterbiev got so much hype and so many boxing fans swore by him. Now, not so much. I think he sees he'd have a rough time vs the elites in the LHW division.... and will likely keep taking the easiest fights available before a final cash-out fight vs someone credible.

He was hyped up into the bogeyman and with his fights falling through people thought fighters were scared of him. It's just not true he keeps making up excuses and ruining these fights. I believed Beterbiev at one point too. I think your assessment is spot on. I would go a little further though. I think he's waiting to make his name on a shop worn Kovalev and avoiding any threats in the process. He and his promoter know that if he beats someone good like Kovalev late in their career he could say that those fights didn't get made because people avoided him. Then he can fights some more cans and ride that wave into retirement.

Yep. A 'name' was what I meant as a cash out fight.... not necessarily someone good.