Comments Thread For: Artur Beterbiev vs. Meng Fanlong is Next, Says Bob Arum

[Superbee]

Bivol would be a unification and unifications trump mandatories.

Plus Hearn already said he would let Bivol fight on ESPN.

That should be next and the winner can destroy Fanlong afterwards.

I highly doubt Bivol will want to hear anything about Beterbiev in a near future...

[MDPopescu]

It wouldn’t happen. Ever. Canelo would avoid that fight for life

... at some point Kovalev offered him a fight in Russia, and Beterbiev didn't take it...

... Ward retired without calling him out...

... as about Canelo: he didn't need the 175 IBF strap and called out a washed up / drunk Kovalev...

... Bivol?...

[sicko]

Scan the IBF in every Division they have the worse F#cking Rankings

NOBODY knows where this guy came from or how he became IBF #1 Contender leaving us with sh#t mismatch fights!

[Alan Smithee]

The politics of boxing. Manipulation of the rankings is nothing new. The guy throws some decent punches but was knocked down in an eliminator by Adam Deines? Who? This will be a huge night for China and should help the sport overall.

[Tobi.G]

I#m not so interested in Beterbiev vs. Fanlong either but the Chinese is the mandatory Challenger for the IBF and Beterbiev wants to unify, so he has to get that fight over with or he loses that belt, i'm ok withn that.

[skinnystev]

arum looking to line his pockets with sheckles with this set up

[juandabomb]

Wasap meng

[DuckAdonis]

His name going to be Fanlong Mong after the fight

[The Big Dunn]

Yeah meng won an eliminator and is the mando. The ibf gave bieterbiev an extension for the unification so this is expected.

After the fight you heard on talking about February 22nd.

[BaguMka]

Would prefer Bivol next, but he's also the only LHW who's not on TR.


So another reason to hope Kovalev beats Canelo. Canelo would never fight Beterbiev.

Canelo will avoid all champs in light heavyweight after he passed Kovalev (fight goes the distance where canelo gets gift decision as always) Then he will go back to SMW..under no circumstances he fights Beterbiev, Bivol or Gvozdyk