Finding an opponent for Artur Beterbiev will be like trying to locate the Loch Ness Monster

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  1. delboy82

    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    catchweight ?
     
    delboy82, Apr 10, 2018
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    DanielDimov Jabbing all night Full Member

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    Beterbiev bulks up 200+ lbs. It will be in HW so Loch Ness Monster can make it below 1000 lbs.
     
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  3. Beyonce Wilder

    Beyonce Wilder Active Member Full Member

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    can we get the chin checkers in on the loch ness?
    how does he hold up? nessie tends to vanish after 1 shot.
     
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    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he lives 2 mins from Inverness in the north of scotland, he certainly aint packing glass !! the only reason that he leaves is because of the midges (like smaller mosquito's only more of them and far more persistent) going under water to avoid em is the smart choice! that and the people of Inverness are pretty much 100% inbred, I would hide from them too !
     
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  5. delboy82

    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    anyone seen the celebrity deathmatch they did with Nessie? think it was against bigfoot or a yeti?
     
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    You're seeing it right now dummy.. He's promoted by Top Rank as of February this year.

    An A class promoter can't get him a title defense , but a B class promoter can get him a title.. Is that what you're peddling ?? lololol :facepalm:
     
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    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    With all due respect the facts are completely different.

    Beterbiev is still fighting to free himself from GYM - the court date is in a month's time. He considers that they failed to fulfill their part of the contract which makes him a free agent now.

    Getting the title had nothing to do with GYM - they were not involved in that fight at all. Instead Top Rank put on the fight by winning the IBF-ordered purse bid.

    They will sign him if he wins the case. Previous reports that they had already signed him were not true, Top Rank denied it explicitly.
     
    KiwiMan, Apr 10, 2018
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Ever consider that it might have something to do with the IBF rankings why Arthur can't get fights?

    Look at the state of the top 10 ... A guy who has left the division , prospects , British levellers , unknown guys and a #1 and #2 slot thats filled by vacant.

    If he wants fights he has to make offers to other names in the division.. Has he tried to fight anybody from the top 10?
     
    dinovelvet, Apr 10, 2018
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  9. jquest

    jquest Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Imagine the fights he could have at cruiserweight. Even a fight against a faded Huck has FOTY written all over it.
     
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    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    IBF top 15 is indeed a mess. They've all turned down Beterbiev, and until the legal proceedings are sorted he doesn't have a promoter to make an offer to anyone else. Hopefully it's resolved soon.
     
    KiwiMan, Apr 10, 2018
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    new IBF ranking :duh

    1 NOT RATED
    2 NOT RATED
    3 Karo Murat Germany
    4 Dominic Bosel Germany
    5 Jurgen Brahmer Germany
    6 Anthony Yarde England
    7 Enrico Koelling Germany
    8 Callum Johnson England
    9 Sean Monaghan United States
    10 Adam Deines Germany
    11 Meng Fanlong China
    12 Robert Parzecezewski Poland
    13 Michael Lee United States
    14 Damien Hooper Australia
    15 Felix Valera Dominican Republic

    I hope Artur will not make the list again. just Felix Valera who is interested and Damien Hooper. Callum Johnson may be.. who is Adam Deines. loll
     
    zorroluffy28, Apr 14, 2018
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  12. The Mighty One

    The Mighty One Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I suggest a fight versus Gennady Golovkin.
     
    The Mighty One, Apr 14, 2018
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  13. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I could see Johnson taking it. Like Artur, his career has also been blighted with too much inactivity. I would rather see him take a couple more fights against quality opposition before he fought for a title but I get the impression that he'd be up for it if it was offered to him, or at least seriously contemplate it. Valera would too.
     
    Serge, Apr 14, 2018
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    He had a chance to fight Kovalev in the past and turned it down. So he isn't exactly avoided.
     
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  15. JannyG

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    WBSS for light heavies is his only option that way he can’t be ‘avoided’
     
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