Prime Artur Beterbiev vs Ingemar Johansson

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who wins
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Mar 12, 2026
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  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Artur should win but that Ingo right hand might be the hardest punch he’d ever taken.
     
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    Beterbiev may be the better fighter pound for pound and might win. But we’ve never seen him take a heavyweight punch or at least not publicly. Maybe he has in the gym but who knows. And Johannson could hit very hard.
     
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    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Johansson
     
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  5. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good thing Johannson isn't a heavyweight by today's standards
     
    Cojimar 1946, Mar 14, 2026
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    He may have fought as a CW or even a LHW today
     
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    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Beterbiev should give it a whirl and see how it goes
     
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    Give what a whirl? There are guys the size of Johannson at light heavyweight like Smith and Benavidez

    I am unaware of any 6'0 196 pound contenders at heavyweight for Beterbiev to fight
     
    Cojimar 1946, Mar 15, 2026
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    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    So on fight night they’re 196 lbs ?
     
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    Other than a couple of extreme outliers, no. The average LHW today is mid to high 180's on fight night, which is around 10-15lbs lighter than Ingo would have weighed in the ring.
     
    Greg Price99, Mar 16, 2026
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    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  12. Cojimar 1946

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    I believe Benavidez rehydrated to 196 vs Yarde.

    The heaviest I know of at light heavyweight was Ramirez rehydrating to 204
     
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  13. Seamus

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    Ingo was a very basic operator with overrated power. Artur has his way with him and makes him quit.
     
    Seamus, Sep 11, 2026
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