Nope, Beterbiev knows that Gvozdyk usually has a bad first round or two, because he likes to feel out his opponents. so Beterbiev will try to take advantage of this by coming out very aggressive. Teddy Atlas will of scouted this already, and probably has had Oleksandr being bumrushed by sparring partners and timing them with his straight right, and told him to be ready for this from the opening bell.
Well, Gvozdyk used to deal with "bum-rushers" quite successfully even before Teddy. This fight, for example (yes, I know that Beterbiev is not Cummings): This content is protected By the way, the second round is the blueprint for your KO1 prediction. Gvozdyk catches the opponent with his short left hook, sees that he's buzzed and starts to unload bombs on him.
Yeah, I know, I've seen that match about five times. I love it. Sadly since the Karpency knockdown, he's been safety first, which is the right thing to do, but a little less exciting. Regardless, I don't think Beterbiev will give him a choice. Both are going to have to be guns-blazing from the opening bell.
That's true! But, at the same time, after Karpency, how many opponents tried to aggressively attack Gvozdyk? Well, maybe Gonzalez did a little bit.
The odds for this should be insane... Gvozdyk is known as a slow starter unfortunately EDIT: Just checked, the odds are 1/67 !
This is potentially a fantastic bout. Following on from 2 great 12 rounders in the welter and middles, here is another in one of the traditional weight divisions. Leaning to Gvozdyk, who has been active, while Artur has been tied up in legalities. Unfortunately, as far as I know, there is no UK coverage, so hoping some kind fan will be downloading on You Tube, omitting the result in the listing!
