AB has Fought no one on EA's level. EA is seasoned & ready for AB. Meanwhile Beterbeaver fighting Callin Johnson?? Beterbiev should fight Pascal that's a fight more his level right now. EA by stoppage!!!!
Beterbievs beaten nobody and looked vulnerable at times in the process. All he has going for him is power, hes a slow, crude plodder with zero defense. A KO waiting to happen against a decent counterpuncher. Alvarez by KO.
They're stablemates I'm sure they would've sparred many times with each other. They actually share numerous common opponents in the pros (and obviously they've both shared a ring with Kovalev, albeit Artur fought him in the ams) Alexander Johnson Rayco Saunders Alvaro Enriquez Isidro Ranoni Prieto Beterbiev did much better against all of them WTKO7 Johnson WRTD3 Saunders WTKO1 Alvarez WTKO1 Prieto Now Alvarez's WUD10 Johnson WUD8 Saunders WUD4 Alvarez WUD12 Prieto Obviously that doesn't mean Beterbiev beats Alvarez but it does give you an indication of the kind of power Beterbiev possesses and we're talking absolute wrecking ball power which is generated from very short distances. This content is protected The tough, hard punching Argentina based Paraguayan Isidro Ranoni Prieto gave Alvarez a real tough fight and he hurt him numerous times. He hurt him at the end of the first and had him in big trouble in the 6th round. Alvarez hit Prieto with everything but didn't come close to budging him. Here's the fight This content is protected Here's Beterbiev vs Prieto has only lost to Alvarez and Beterbiev and AFAIA he'd never been off his feet before he ran into Beterbiev. He's a very durable guy and a good fighter. This content is protected Look at the expression of bewilderment etched across Prieto's visage as he's kneeling on the canvas after being dropped seconds earlier by a vicious Beterbiev right. Beterbiev was also a much better and much more decorated amateur than Alvarez was (the later was a good one too, though) and unlike both Kovalev and Alvarez he doesn't have any KO loses on his ledger in the unpaid ranks either. Alvarez is a very good all rounder but Beterbiev's more sturdy and durable than Kovalev, has a much better gas tank, and what with him being a devout Muslim he doesn't have any of the bad habits Kovalev has out of the ring either. He trains like a Spartan and there's more chance of a toddler being able to stand up to a flush right hand of his than there is of him slacking in the gym.
Hey Callum Johnson is pretty damn good for a fighter who has been at the domestic UK level for his whole career. If Beterbeaver has a shaky chin, we could see the same type of upset from Johnson who does pack a punch himself.