Consensus is that Beterbiev will utterly destroy, bludgeon, and obliterate Yarde, anyone taking some odds on Yarde to win? Should be handsome payoff if he pulls it out
Let's put it this way: of the four guys Yarde has faced who have a wikipedia page, he's lost to two of them. He's ONLY a 4.5-1 underdog against a man who is one fight away from being a top 10 ATG at 175. I think Beterbiev can be beaten two ways: by a master boxer with INCREDIBLE footwork like Bivol, or a guy who will swing for the fences with no fear and has legit KO power. I don't think Yarde has elite KO power, and I don't think he will still fight with no fear like Callum Johnson did by round 2. I see no value in betting Yarde. Frankly, if you want to make money in boxing sports betting, pretty much always bet against the UK fighter unless it's a complete setup type of fight.
wiki capping. unless you know what you are looking at in the ring. you are not doing yourself a great service by doing zero taping. Yarde has the right style to beat Beterbiev, he has to enforce the center of the ring and fight for control, he has the size and the power to do it and win judges over. Anyone thinking it's an easy fight for Beterbiev because of his record has done little research and doesn't understand the science of fighting in general.
Easy is relative, but sometimes the wiki gives you all the info you need. If Yarde tries to enforce anything he's getting knocked out.
I give Yarde no chance here. If he can land body punches like he did against Kovalev he can make it interesting to watch, but much like that fight I think he fades due to Beterbievs pressure and gets TKO'd in 10
Ill go for the underdog. Yarde is currently +650 so $50 pays $350. Im placing a 2 leg parley and adding the under 5 1/2 at +126. $50 pays $791.00.
Yarde could win. He's got faster hands and Beterbiev can be hurt. Yarde is dangerous when they fight on the inside.
I can't see anyway for Yarde to win against Beterbiev. But.. there is a slim chance that the Beterbiev we all know won't turn up. Some fighters age overnight and at 38 that will happen to him at some point over the next year - who knows, maybe it happens tomorrow.