Hot take: Stevenson would have stopped Beterbiev.

[dan_cov]

Beterbiev had all kinds of problems vs Alexander Johnson (a southpaw journeyman who took it on short notice) and was getting hit a ton.

Just throwing that out there.

[dan_cov]

Beterbiev beat Gvozdyk, a guy who is not a big puncher that put adonis in coma. Beterbiev with that power and solid chin would have done worse, unimaginable things to adonis. Beterbiev is not just a come forward guy. He is a smart boxer who imposes his will on his opponents.

Triangle theories don't work.
And what are we basing this solid chin on? Him getting put on his butt by light hitting Jeff Page & Callum Johnson? My memory fails me but I am sure some other journeyman had him down also or certainly shook him up also.

[Lance98]

Triangle theories don't work.
And what are we basing this solid chin on? Him getting put on his butt by light hitting Jeff Page & Callum Johnson? My memory fails me but I am sure some other journeyman had him down also or certainly shook him up also.

Styles make fights. I don't see adonis beating beterbiev. Just because he had issues in those fights that you mentioned doesn't mean he is going to have issues with adonis. Like I've said, he is not some come forward fighter. He has a better boxing IQ than people give him credit for. Yes, he has a solid chin and he is just a tough dude physically. He has been dropped, yes, but he was never out on his feet and showed great recovery.

[Zaroku]

Superman would have gotten hurt.

[youbeight]

She will say anything but that’s why she’s not around anymore thank god. Lol jk. Where has she gone ? Has anyone seen Kathy Duva lately ?

Back to obscurity where she belongs.

[Apollo7]

I truly believe Adonis Stevenson would have brutally stopped Beterbiev. A come-forward fighter with leaky defense is tailor made for a hard-hitting counter-puncher like Stevenson. Beterbiev would walk into left hands all night, going down at least once, until the ref mercifully stops it.

Do you really though?

[TheCell8]

The Stevenson of 2014 would beat the Beterbiev of 2019.

But the Stevenson of 2018 would lose. Stevenson was already past his prime at that point.