Artur Beterbiev vs this list of classic heavyweights in their prime

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  1. ZablieJudahnoff

    ZablieJudahnoff Charleston White 2024 Full Member

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    Beterbiev goes undefeated and probably catches a body on the way with them smaller gloves.
     
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    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Training? You know how Marciano trained? Woke up, ran 10 miles, spared 30-40 rounds, swam 2 miles, then ran another 5. Did that 7 days a week. Everybody talking about modern training. Rock kept it simple. Practiced his craft everyday through sparing and made damn sure his had the endurance to go a hard 15 rounds.
     
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  3. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Active Member Full Member

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    Beterbiev went life and death with anthony yarde and was knocked down twice by cans. Now he beats Shavers?These threads are embarrassing.

    Go look at the size of Shavers in the ring and Beterbiev who looks scrawny in comparison. He could not even beat anthony yarde convincingly.
     
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    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali was just about stopped by Henry Cooper and mostly saved by Dundee ripping his glove to buy him recovery time. **** happens in a ring, no matter how tough the man is.
     
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  5. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He stopped Yarde wdym. It was competitive but he beat him convincingly
     
  6. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    The Warsaw Pact hype is strong.
     
  7. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ali proved himself vs other greats and took tremendous punches vs some of the biggest hitters in Heavyweight history.

    Beterbiev has not proven himself in that regard and I thought Beterbiev looked quite ordinary vs Bivol and his offence for the most part was completely neutralized.

    Bivol certainly separated himself against Beterbiev in their 2nd fight winning handily IMO.
     
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  8. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The fact that 40yr old Beterbiev has stayed put at 175 his whole 22 fight career shows how he feels his chances are against bigger men...
     
  9. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The guys he's being compared to are not quality bigger men though
     
  10. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    They are still cruiserweights, many of whom have plenty of power. I would like to see Beterbiev test himself vs cruiserweights before picking him over a lot of these guys.
     
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    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beterbiev eats all of them for breakfast.
     
  12. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    There`s no way he could take Shavers power and Shavers would have a big reach advantage so would probably catch him first, Beterbiev has never felt that kind of power.
     
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    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe Shavers can't take Beterbiev's power either.
     
  14. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Active Member Full Member

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    You live in cartoon land.
     
  15. peter_uk

    peter_uk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was shaken to his boots by Callum Johnson's left hook; lord knows how he would cope with some of the greatest HW hookers. Not that there is any shame in that, but the old maxim weight classes exist for a reason rings especially true here.