Beterbiev Injury Problems

He eats clean, never smokes, never drinks, praying and living a peacefull life.

I was always thinking that lifting weights will be the problem for him, but until recently, he never had some problems, unlike other great boxers.

I still think he can become undisputed and then fight one more fight at CW, then retire.

 

He doesn't have too many fights left at 175lbs IMO

He is tight at the weight and trains like a maniac to keep the weight as low as possible but to also be as strong as possible.

If he moved up his power would also travel up but he would be outsized by most CWs.

He would then have to rely on experience and IQ to get the job done but that is also limited by your physical body too.

 

He is old
We live, we die.

 

Also, its important to remember that Artur does get hit often. He's not chinny but at CW he would have more damage going back at him too...and at 40 IDK...

 

You've forgotten mentioning about the PEDs.

 

Inoue looks suspicious to you but this guy doesn't. This dudes MO it's always the same, fight once and then pull out of the next fight citing injury. He's not injured he's on a PED cycle.

 

He didnt test positive

 

Very injury prone now as he’s getting to an age where tendons and ligaments struggle to play catch up with muscle mass after prolonged PED use. Not a criticism, just talking from experience.

 

To be expected as you age, your body can't recover like it could in your 30's and 40's like it did in your 20's. A ruptured meniscus can be a career ending injury, I just hope his rehab goes well and it gets rescheduled for this year or early next year.

 

He's 40+ and the specific injury he has he won't be able to come back until at least next summer. I again stress, "at the very least". I don't think he comes back from this unfortunately, sad too because we and he were robbed at the chance to see him become undisputed.

If he were 28-30, 2 years off wouldn't destroy his career, at this age though..........

 

Yeah a very anti-climactic ending to a very solid career. Gives Pirog vibes except he at least got to accomplish more than Pirog

 

Did Bivol battle the wife?
I bet it went to the judges score cards after a stinker

 

Hes also 39 years old...and doing it all in ONE weight class. Was GGG (MW) juiced too? Or Hagler (MW)? Hearns (WW)? When it happens in one weight class its doable and thats supported by history of the sport. Things get a little funny when KOs keep happening as fighters climb weight classes.