Point blank. With respect to Usyk, who is as brave as they come. And Terence Crawford who is a skilled switch-hitting virtuoso with a mean streak. This guy AB is bringing the heat. I mean, just banging 'em out like Foreman. Everybody wants to be the next Mayweather, shoulder rolling, potshotting, waiting till they get old, etc. None of that with Beterbiev. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. No trash talking. Just a square ring and you getting destroyed.
He's as hard as nails. He would beat vulnerable heavies like Joshua, Ruiz, Ortiz and I'm not even joking.
Beterbiev's gotta make every effort to get Bivol in the ring. He doesn't seem keen on that fight and to be fair, neither does Bivol. One of them's gotta be aggressive about making it happen.
There are rumors that Beterbiev and Bivol are brothers from very credible sources but I can't divulge too much detail right now on that
Wont happen unless Hearn is willing to let the fight happen on ESPN, WHICH looks highly unlikely. This **** will get drawn out, or worse...NEVER HAPPEN!
It's a shame he's already way past his prime and doesn't have much time left in the sport. I have no doubt he would be one of the ATG at LHW if his career wasn't plagued with inactivity and mismanagement.
True, fighters past the age of 35 (very rare exceptions can be made for Heavyweights) are in decline. It's biology. It's science and there is nothing you do to stop it. I will say, that Beterbiev is a very preserved 38 and has not lost as much off his top form as your average 38-year-old fighter, but he is clearly not the same fighter who retired Gvozdyk anymore.
In just 18 pro fights Beterbiev won the IBF title away from home,then won the WBC title away from home,and then won the WBO title away from home,mark my words Beterbiev wants the Bivol fight for the WBC belt and I believe Bivol wants the fight as well. Wether Hearn will allow the fight is yet to be seen however …
The only negative for Artur is having that attention seeker in John Scully on his team once again acting like he is sole responsible for Beterbiev's success & work while his real day one trainers are in the background doing the actual work, once he dispenses of him the better.