Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev vs Dmitrii Yurievich Bivol II & Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Israil Madrimov RBR.

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  1. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    It was a clear change in strategy by Bivol, instead of wearing himself out early by throwing a shitton of punches, to fade down the stretch, he nicked the first three. Then let Beterbiev blows his load, then he came roaring back late with far more gas in his tank. It wasn't that hard to predict, he and his team realized they needed to dose their efforts more effectively, and they did just that.
     
  2. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    Omg. I'd rather a guillotine, Josey.


    That way if the head lands in the right place you have a split second to see yourself fill the pants...
     
  3. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Adames needs to watch some Beterbiev to learn how to cut off the ring FTR.
     
  4. Bustajay

    Bustajay Feel the Steel/Balls Deep Full Member

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    I just dropped $475 on Birthday dinner in ATL with my Mom & Wife and it’s been worth every penny
     
  5. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No he won 7-11 and if you only had Bivol winning 3 rounds after 6th round then I question if you can score a fight properly.
     
  6. tragedy

    tragedy Active Member Full Member

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    Man these Saudi cards are incredible
     
  7. sid

    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    On this card i give Kabayel fight of the night.
     
  8. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed. Bivol took far more damage. Maybe he won 7 or even 8 evenish rounds on some peoples cards, but he still took heavy leather in all of them. The four Beterbiev rounds were dominant.

    Not a satisfying result against a 40 year old ATG. For me the torch didn't pass, and it adds a lot of 'what if' to Beterbiev.
     
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  9. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Currently, this is the 3rd longest RBR thread btw. It's narrowly eclipsed by the Day of Reckoning card which had 4,214 responses.
     
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  10. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    7-11 was an inside job.
     
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  11. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    I'm sure there's more, too, mate.

    Nothing like a team of big heads, big heading ..



    ;)
     
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  12. tragedy

    tragedy Active Member Full Member

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    Beterbiev vs Benavidez is still an excellent fight
     
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  13. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Full props to Bivol. He won IMO and he's the Undisputed Champ. I won't trash him. But I do disagree with your assessment.

    Beterbiev in his prime doesn't blow his load.

    He ran out of gas by going hard in rounds 4, 5 and 6. I didn't expect that because AB typically keeps a hard pace for 12. But tonight, at age 40, he could not sustain that pace.

    He went 10 very hard rounds against Gvozdyk. That fighter is gone.
     
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  14. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    We were really simpatico tonight.:lol:
     
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  15. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Yes Beterbiev is old and a prime version would stop Bivol but it's remarkable he was even able to perform at the level he did at his age against a way younger, faster, top 4 or maybe too 3 P4P super skilled elite like Bivol who is the worst stylistic match up out there for him. Name another 40 y/o who can do that? You're going to have to give that some thought because it sure as hell doesn't happen often at all
     
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