Beterbiev vs Kovalev in their prime

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  1. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    He seemed thuddingly heavy handed against Clev, I felt sorry for the welsh man. For me he really did put venom in to his shots in that fight noticeably
     
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  2. lufcrazy

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    Gvozdyk has an even thinner resume than Beterbiev, but it was a good victory.

    However to claim its a better victory than any belonging to Floyd, Hoya or Canelo is absolute trolling.
     
    lufcrazy, Dec 28, 2020
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  3. lufcrazy

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    I fear we'll never actually know if he is the real deal or not.

    For all we know he loses to Bivol in a unification and gets stopped and dismissed as shot by Canelo.
     
    lufcrazy, Dec 28, 2020
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  4. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    I've never seen either of those guys stop an elite technician with power in his prime. Beterbiev doesn't have the deepest resume, but he has capitalized to the fullest on his opportunities.
     
    tinman, Dec 28, 2020
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  5. lufcrazy

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    Doesn't matter what you've seen or what he's capitalised on.

    He's a massive unknown at world level. Could be just another title holder, could be one of the best ever, we're never gonna know.
     
    lufcrazy, Dec 28, 2020
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  6. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Gvozdyk has done even less in the sport than Beterbiev. Take their posters off your bedroom ceiling and be objective it's not that hard
     
    Richmondpete, Dec 28, 2020
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  7. Somali Sanil

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    Kov has good legs prime also, he could negate a lot of beterbievs inside work with that
     
    Somali Sanil, Dec 28, 2020
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  8. MrFoFody

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    Didn't Beterbiev decline an offer to face Kovalev when he was Krushing guys left & right?
     
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  9. 22JM

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    And that's why I think he's a bit overrated
     
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  10. El Gallo Negro

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    OMG travoris cloud has a better resume then Beterbiev
     
    El Gallo Negro, Dec 28, 2020
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  11. BCS8

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    I think I'd pick an absolute prime version of Kovalev over Beterbiev. His ability to create space and long jab would be problematic for Beterbiev. Of course, a man as physical as Artur also always has a chance.
     
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  12. MarvelousMarvinGolovkin

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    Holy crap he debuted in 2013 and only has 15 fights??????????? Why lol
     
    MarvelousMarvinGolovkin, Dec 29, 2020
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  13. Serge

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    Radivoje ''Hot Rod'' Kalajdzic should've been unbeaten and had a win over Marcus Browne when he fought Beterbiev because he was robbed blind in that fight by not only the ref but by the judges too. That's the same Marcus Browne who beat Badou Jack and who many were hyping as the future of the division and to ''expose'' Beterbiev and co. Hot Rod>>>Browne.

    And Hot Rod, like Gvozdyk, Callum Johnson, Cloud, and Prieto is a big puncher and at the time had as many first round finishes (13) as Beterbiev had fights. Even though the ref allowed Browne to octopus hug Hot Rod to death all night he still managed to drop him once, hurt him badly at least one other time, and Browne hit the canvas twice in the later rounds that could've easily been scored KDs, especially when you consider that the corrupt ref had called this ''KD'' in Browne's favour in round one.

    Not only did the ref manage to see a punch that never landed he managed to miss one that clearly did land, on a downed opponent :lol:

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    Hot Rod would've had a KO win over Browne going into the Beterbiev fight had the ref not been in the bag

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    Serge, Dec 29, 2020
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  14. UniversalPart

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    ....Kovalev wanted the fight in Moscow. They also lowballed Beterbiev.

    You think a Chechen Muslim would get a fair shake in front of a pro Kovalev Russian crowd?
     
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  15. UniversalPart

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    Promotor issues with Yvon Michel

    Shoulder surgery in 2016

    Covid19

    Now he tested positive to the coronavirus

    Easily 3 years wasted.
     
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