Benavidez v the winner of Bivol v Beterbiev

Bivol`s KO rate is poor, Benavidez has a slightly longer reach than Bivol too, he also has a lovely hook.

 

Benavidez KO rate at 175 (Bivol's division) is 0%. Bivol arguably hits harder since unlike Benavidez he actually has hurt and stopped real light heavyweights before.

 

And who were those fighters he stopped? Lyndon Arthur? lol

 

Yeah but Benavidez is showcasing Maligaggi power at 175. Any proof of Benavidez showing any kind of power you could provide is at 168 and even then its guys he dragged up from 154 and 160. Bivol trumps that easily.

 

Not even going to repond to that.

 

Show me Benavidez doing this to Light Heavyweights

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0:35 my God the power

 

Watching these highlights Benavidez really doesn't do anything better than Bivol at all. Even activity/work rate Bivol could easily do that too if he wanted to but he just chooses not to and prefers to be more defensively minded. But its not like he couldn't do it if he felt like it his handspeed and combinations are absolutely blinding when they get going. Benavidez isn't even taller than Bivol he's just fatter and possibly going bald.

 

So how did he keep Beterbiev off and arguably win? Beterbiev threw more punches at Bivol than Benavidez did towards Morell and Beterbiev has more power than David.

Benavidez couldn't even knock out Plant who was stopped by Canelo a single fight prior.

 

Bivol whips Benavidez after what we saw last night no doubt about it.

 

Bivol would whoop Benavidez who imo is overrated af

 

One of the reasons I was so ticked off about this rematch getting made is if Bivol won it'd mess everything up. And lo and behold it has messed everything up. I wanted to see Beterbiev v Benavidez. Less interest in Bivol v Benavidez and even less interest in a trilogy fight between Bivol and Beterbiev.

 

In what way did Bivol winning mess everything up? A rematch was gonna happen either way.

 

They were originally going to do a fight in between and do the 2nd fight at the end of the year.

 

The first Bivol Beterbiev fight was too close and competitive for them to not do an immediate rematch. Benavidez was already focused on fighting Morrell after the Canelo fight didn’t come through. It would have been less ideal for Beterbiev to win a second time as it would have denied the fans a third and last fight in the rivalry. I personally don’t think Benavidez should risk a career beating at the hands of Beterbiev had he fought him. Stylistically Beterbiev is all wrong for him even at his age.