Beterbiev vs Bivol will be a repeat of Mike tyson vs spinks

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  1. BrainyBoxer

    BrainyBoxer Active Member Full Member

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    I think Bivol will outbox him to a decision.
     
  2. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Do you ever reply to any of the responses to your trolling or are you only here for the lols?
     
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  3. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    But he is.
     
  4. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bivol is too disciplined, skilled and cautious to be knocked out early.

    Still, I think Beterbiev will be able to chop him down slowly and KO him in round 11 or 12.
     
  5. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    LOL When Ward retired AB only had 11 fights. Not really known and to be honest, if Ward had fought and won, how much credit would he have gotten fighting an 11 fight pro? Remember, Canelo was green when Floyd beat him. CA had 43 fights, pro for 8 years and was an undefeated champ at the time, so I'd wager that Ward would have gotten little to no credit. Great fight if it would have happened. Would have been interesting how Ward's rough tactics would have played out with the strength of AB. Perhaps he would have boxed and moved.
     
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  6. Keldan

    Keldan Member Full Member

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    Two very different boxers, both elite level. It's a shame that one of them has to lose. Heart says Bivol, head say Beterbiev. Bivol is gonna get hit and I can't him see being resilient enough to last all 12 rounds. If Bivol had knockout power I'd pick him to win but that isn't the case.
     
  7. venbox

    venbox Active Member Full Member

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    While it's very doubtful that Bivol will be able to escape Beterbiev's onslaught for 12 full rounds, it is also highly unlikely that it'll take Artur less than a round to figure out and destroy Bivol, that is just not happening.
     
  8. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Right,Ward would have schooled him at that point.
     
  9. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Schooled? I'm not going that far. At the time, I would have picked Ward and Kovalev to beat both AB and Bivol. Now, I'm not so cinfident.
     
  10. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Agreed. I think Beterbiev is going to destroy him
     
  11. kdyehs

    kdyehs Member Full Member

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    When it's a tight call, it's a basic rule to favor the boxer with technical skills over the puncher, particularly if the puncher is older, like this 40-year-old fighter.

    Prime Tyson was an A+ puncher at HW : Spinks was a former LHW and if you guys remember he was trying to mix up with Tyson as early as the first round and he got KOed. Bivol is way better technically and more intelligent than that.

    This should go the distance, and we all know that if it does, Bivol wins the UD.
     
  12. kdyehs

    kdyehs Member Full Member

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    Prime Roy Jones Jr.'s speed and erratic style would be the perfect matchup to expose Bivol's vulnerabilities. Beterbiev is not the man for that job.
     
  13. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    Beterbiev fights nothing like Tyson and doesn`t have the same weight advantage Tyson had over Spinks, Tyson would have finished Beterbiev in the first round too, he`s nowhere near tyhe level of a prime Tyson.
     
  14. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'm pretty sure that WON'T happen.

    This fight is almost a pick'em.

    I'd give a very small
    edge to Beterbiev.
     
  15. John Robin

    John Robin New Member Full Member

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    No chance, if Beterbiev wins it will be between rounds 10-12.