Tavoris Cloud vs. Artur Beterbiev RBR

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  1. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Cloud has been off for a year, and took a pretty bad beating from Adonis, And I think Kovalev and Beterbiev is 50/50. But still I think Sergey maybe should avoid him for awhile.
     
    CST80, Sep 27, 2014
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  2. fytelod

    fytelod Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    artur "ALLBACKBONE" vertebrate
     
    fytelod, Sep 27, 2014
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  3. Ol' Bub

    Ol' Bub Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "Stop having fun, you guys!" - You
     
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  4. Hercegovac

    Hercegovac Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This isn't just hype talking, but I seriously think Beterbiev knocks Kovalev out in the first

    Kovalev always takes the 1st round off to measure his opponents, and as we saw Artur comes in to destroy from the first second on. I wouldn't be surprised if Beterbiev catches him early and finishes him off
     
    Hercegovac, Sep 27, 2014
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  5. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Yeah, this really isn't just a knee-jerk reaction.

    I'd be rooting hard for Kovalev.

    Just, stylistically, this guy is all wrong for him.

    UNLESS something lands quick & early for Kovalev to get Beterbiev's respect and give him pause, I really don't see it going well for Krusher.

    ...and yeah, starting fast isn't usually his thing.

    Neither is having anyone drop that kind of ton-of-bricks firepower on him so abruptly like that.

    I think Kovalev has underrated boxing skills, but it wouldn't exactly be like he could pull off a Mayweather type adjustment on the fly and start evading Beterbiev when he saw that assault coming. He could very well be as 'frozen in time' as Cloud was.
     
    IntentionalButt, Sep 27, 2014
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  6. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    It was a KO.

    Cloud didn't beat the count after the 4th knockdown.
     
    freedom2013, Sep 27, 2014
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  7. Champion

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    The first knockdown is the perfect example of what you do when you're being held behind your head - fight your way out of it. Beterbiev looked sensational, still I'd like him to be a little more patient, sometimes he's too wild and vulnerable while coming in. He took Cloud's few shots well though so nothing to complain really
     
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  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    It wouldn't surprise me at at all.

    I've only seen Beterbiev hurt a bit once and that was in his first fight up at a HW, IIRC. Cloud landed a few big ones there and they just bounced of Beterbiev's boulder-sized noggin. I think Beterbiev has a granite jaw to accompany that freakish power.

    I feel bad for Cloud now though. I was actually very high on him four or five years ago. Don King is an absolutely **** for keeping him so inactive at certain stages of his career.
     
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  9. freedom2013

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    Well, there you go.
     
    freedom2013, Sep 27, 2014
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  10. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    :good
     
    chitownfightfan, Sep 27, 2014
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  11. Ol' Bub

    Ol' Bub Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd like to see him fight Fonfara just to show Stevenson how it's done.
    I'll watch his next fight regardless of opponent though
     
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  12. Champion

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    Quote me on it! I'm still in shock
     
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  13. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    What was Beterbiev's weight tonight? LHW division is his to take but I assume he will be a cruiser at some point? :think
     
    lewis gassed, Sep 27, 2014
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  14. john doe

    john doe Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cloud has a broken jaw...

    from GYM yvon michel
     
    john doe, Sep 27, 2014
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  15. RSBonos

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    no way in hell the German fights him.
     
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