Bivol’s lack of power…

He's just so boring to watch, it is a safety first approach that means he will never be a major star. The fight with Beterbeast needs to happen 2022 or not at all.

 

Bivol has decent power. He just suffers from the same syndrom as Demetrius Andrade, they are content with doing enough to win. They just don’t give a **** about putting on a show.

 

Canelo beats Bivol

There's only one rhytmn and tempo to Bivol's work and if you can time it, he's gone.

 

I don't think that he is boring. He looks like an artist painting a masterpiece when boxing, has beautiful movements and combinations.

 

Bivol is not only too small, he’s also not good enough. Boxing fans go nuts over a guy who looks technically correct and straightforward. He’s neat to watch. He’s also neat and straightforward for opponents. There’s nothing to him, he’s not elite. There’s nothing to indicate that he is. He was a nothing amateur so we can’t look to elite competition. He’s had no elite competition at any level. Canelo and Beterbiev walk straight through someone like that. Even at his natural weight class (168) I wouldn’t expect anything much from him.

 

Exactly this. He has no creativity and he doesn’t stand out in any aspect of boxing.

 

I think that is a bit of an oversimplification

Bivol definitely has at least elite attributes, but I do agree he has not fought another elite talent - although Joe Smith Jr does have elite power.

IMO he has elite judging of distance, fantastic timing, and really good shot selection - especially in combinations.

I don't think yet we have seen Bivol go through the gears, and in that respect I think he might be a bit like Usyk. in that he can sometimes do 'just enough' in 3rd or 2nd gear, but can swithc up if needed. But there is not any proof of that just now.

Beterbiev v Bivol is the fight I want to see; Artur already answered the questions in whether he could break down top fighter when he dismantled Gvozdyk, an Bivol doesn't have anything close that that on his resume. However, Bivol did get seriously chin-checked by Smith Jr, and came through that round extremely well.

The big question for me on Bivol is whether he can raise his game enough to keep Beterbiev (and Canelo while we are at it) away from his body. That's the real question.

I suppose with Bivol it comes down to the eye-test - he looks elite, and has dominated nearly all his fights without appearing to be in 1st gear. That sounds kinda similar to Crawford to me - Bivol needs something like Bud got from the Porter fight.

 

I wouldn't say he is sorely lacking power in a p4p sense relative to any given championship tier boxer who isn't specifically a KO artist.

Is he a lighter hitter than, say, Ugás at welter? Stevenson at super feather? Haney at lightweight? "Knockout" at straw?

I wouldn't say Bivol sticks out like a sore thumb, and this isn't even a particularly feather-fisted slate of champions. The ones mentioned above may not be known as huge punchers but they still aren't in the Malignaggi or Cuenca mold of extremes...and Bivol packs more of a punch than all of them.

He is a dead average hitter. You're just spoiled by having deadly monsters in his periphery at LHW.

Sort of like how a hot girl looks hotter when standing next to a plain one. Doesn't mean the plain one is herself unfuckable in a vacuum. (and in this analogy you have a couple of stone cold foxes in Beterbiev and Smith)

 

maybe one or two times and not even really bullied. the fight wasn't really competitive. that said, beterviev and canelo both beat bivol. maybe benevidez beats him as well.

 

Bivol's dangerous because of his skills. There's plenty of examples in history that show size and power aren't everything. Guys like Bivol just need to fight more often. Simple as that.

 

Great post as always! I would say about Smith this:he is a true warrior and willing to die in the ring too! and he will always have a punching chance...even against AB!

 

Well for me(ie my opinion btw...not the absolute truth,until the fight get made.) is only Beterbiev KO him inside 6,as for the others two theys have a chance of course(there's legits contenders) well out of those two who they beat that have that kind of defence and skills of Bivol? Benevidez have height advantage and reach and maybe work rate,combination...power advantage? not sure about that.Canelo(i don't hate him btw...for the hater.) got: height,reach,defence,maybe power disvadvantages?

 

Bivol is skilled no doubt. I just think that he ain't gonna KO Canelo and he won't outland him by a wide enough margin to get the W. As for Benevidez, maybe Bivol is a level above, maybe not. If he's not, he'll get covered up with busy.