Reconsider this match up. Bivol vs prime Kovalev, Hopkins and Ward

Ward didn't want that smoke from Beterbiev, Bivol and Gvozdyk.

 

Kovalev knocks him out. Bivol UDs Ward.

 

Bivol UD’s Ward, and probably Kovalev too (similar to the Beterbiev fights). Hopkins is tougher one. Awkward style, and it’d probably be boring af to watch. I’d still bet on Bivol winning tho.

 

Yep retired at 34 because he was terrified of losing and knew his hometown refs and judges couldn't protect him forever. No amount of corruption would've saved him from a prime Beterbiev.

 

So much butthurt in this thread. Ward beats them all. He's just smarter than the rest. Pre Ward Kovalev as well.

 

Bivol loses to all three and good luck getting Bivol to fight prime versions of Kovalev Hopkins and Ward !

 

Bivol would make Ward look silly. Bad style match up for the SNAC groper.

 

Bivol beats them all by UD imo. Ward might give him the most trouble with his inside roughhousing tactics, but he still gets largely outboxed.

 

Bivol would get the upper hand against Ward and Hopkins. I think Kovalev would beat him.

 

No, Kovalev was a great fighter, but I don't think he'd knock Bivol down, let alone knock him out.

 

All good fights. Bivol is too much for Hopkins and Ward. I dont know about Kovalev.

 

Depends if ref is fair or if Ward required the fight to be in Oakland lol. Either way, Bivol is too active, changing his angles, and would frustrate and embarass Ward who would resort to dirty, dirty stuff.

 

He'd beat the stuffing out of him. Beterbiev would have stopped Bivol both times if he was a bit younger and didn't have to pace himself as much. Prime Kovalev is faster, more explosive and dynamic. Bad matchup for Bivol. He's dealing with someone who can fence with him on even terms but has way more firepower.

 

Bivol gets far too much praise on here considering his entire career is full of C level fighters and he finally grew a set of balls to face an old Beterbiev he spent years ageing out when Turki showed him some money. The same Beterbiev he is avoid again in a third fight

Hell, he didn't even face a SINGLE mandatory in SEVEN years of being champion, while Beterbiev was knocking everyone out collecting the belts.

Now Bivol is back to what he does best , facing B/C fighters

There's no way he would have picked Kovalev or Ward. He would rather stick to Zinad, Lyndon, Eifert, Richards and the like padding his record on the advice of Vadim Kornilov