He did & it was a good test, but he came back stronger after every knockdown & pushed forward, seemed to upset him which made it worse for both guys.
Thank you for some needed perspective here. I like Beterbiev , he's a tough guy who comes to fight and not dance but he's not unbeatable. The Joe Smith KO was impressive but honestly Joe appeared tailor made for a guy like him and Smith seemed to panic after he was hit hard and lost his composure , swinging wildly trying to get back at him which opened him up for more big shots. I think a fight between him an Bivol could be a classic puncher coming after the boxer encounter. I do wish he had fought more often though.
He's joined the Wagner Brigade fighting for Russia in Ukraine. (not really). Dude needs a boxing match, not a shooting match.
Yarde better avoids him or his career will he over. Beterbiev will retire anyway in a few years, so why fight him and get destroyed? Go after someone like Craig Richards or Buatsi.
You're comparing a three-weight world champion to a domestic level who won the British title whose best win is Seanie Monaghan Johnson was nearly sparked out in a round by a cabbage This content is protected Beterbiev was scared of Johnson
Johnson hasn't ever beaten anyone above domestic level You're comparing him to a highly skilled three-weight world champion with some of the quickest hands in the game and who is one of the most naturally gifted boxers in the game
Linares is one of the most skilled boxers in the sport, but has been cursed with a communist Venezuelan chin. Like all other commies, he is more fragile than wet paper.
Well he got extremely far and achieved a hell of a lot despite that. Johnson hasn't even got beyond domestic level
He wouldn't even get a chance to there are just too many levels separating them and Linares' speed, power and skill levels are on a completely different level to his Even with big gloves on Linares would ice him out on his face This content is protected This content is protected
I hope Bivol finally makes the fight with Beterbiev that we've waited on, i believe his confidence now after defeating Canelo will get him there now i hope...........