Joe Smith Jr. Says Artur Beterbiev Is One Dimensional...

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  1. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Beterbiev can box and move effectively when he wants to. He might look like a brute but he's not the crude caveman plodder some will have you believe he is.

    “I’m not a guy that normally leans towards a puncher,” said Ward. “I’m a guy that wants a fighter to have multiple things he can fall back on in case that punch doesn’t bail him out. But Beterbiev is a little bit different. I’ve called his fights, watched him, and studied him. He’s different.

    “He throws his body into every punch. He’s physically a hard man, and he’s strong. He hits extremely hard, and he doesn’t even have to hit you clean. He can graze you, and you can have problems. But he’s also an underrated boxer.

    “He [Beterbiev] has over 300 amateur fights, and he comes up from the Soviet system. He’s a lot better skillfully than people give him credit for him, and he’s going to be a hard guy to beat,” said Ward on Beterbiev.

    --Andre ''Have Gloves, Won't Travel'' Ward


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    Serge, Mar 19, 2021
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  2. fcb1068

    fcb1068 Active Member Full Member

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    This would be one hell of a fight, I rate Smith Jr.
     
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  3. johnny_o

    johnny_o Member Full Member

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    I like Joe Smith Jr, but this really is the gold standard of the pot calling the kettle black.
     
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  4. DanielDimov

    DanielDimov Jabbing all night Full Member

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    With that tempo, Beterbiev will retire with a total of 20 fights and we will never actually find out if he can dominate the division or not...
     
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  5. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Joe Smith Jr calls someone one-dimensional :eusa_dance:

    To be fair, he kinda is. But technically one of the best and adaptable one-dimensional fighters I've ever seen.
    Is that really still one-dimensional one might ask.
     
    Robney, Mar 20, 2021
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  6. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    I’m surprised he’s giving him such credit, I think Beterbiev would’ve been his kryptonite also. Imagine Ward trying to maul a man like AB :nonono
     
    Somali Sanil, Mar 20, 2021
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  7. LondonRingRules

    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Doesn’t really matter because that one dimension he has is enough to send everyone else into another one.
     
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  8. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    Beterbiev isn't one-dimensional, but he does like to stick to doing a few things well. When he needs to adapt he does so. Even if he is one-dimensional there's nothing wrong with that if you do that one dimension better than anyone else, and no one can hang with you.
     
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  9. jaytxxl

    jaytxxl Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Like really Joe Smith Jr of all people is calling somebody one dimensional. It’s like Andy Ruiz calling Chris Arreola fat or Joe Joyce saying Luis Ortiz is slow. A guy who was immediately confused when Sullivan Barrera didn’t stand in front of him and play sock em boppers.
     
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  10. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    Projection? Could have been describing himself too...
     
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  11. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They both are one dimensional in the large part. Smith a lot of fun to watch though, love his fights.
     
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  12. Jackman65

    Jackman65 The fatigue is real… Full Member

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    Hes had some bad luck over the past year with injuries and Covid delays. I suspect we will see him beating that drum soon enough. Bivol will fight him, but Canelo will avoid him like the plague. He will avoid him like a VADA drug tester.
     
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  13. 22JM

    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rigo was in another level compared to Betervi
     
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  14. Quina74

    Quina74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    .... For three rounds
     
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  15. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But at that level, size DOES matter. Percentage wise, the gap between a tiny 106lb fighter and another tiny 126lb fighter is bigger than the gap % gap between 160lb to Cruiserweight.

    Someone like Rigo could get squashed in a street fight where Beterbiev could genuinely kill someone who is 250lb in a street fight.
     
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