Where would you rank Beterbiev in an all time Light Heavyweight ranking? Did his win against Bivol, and becoming the first undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion since Roy Jones, cement his place in the Top 10 or even Top 5?
Top 5, but he doesn't have long left. Beterbievs reflexes are waining he will encounter a power puncher who can box just good enough to land that bomb.
What was RJJ doing at 40? Getting his chin shattered for the 18th time lol.. Beterbiev is every bit on that level & then some
RJJ started off as a Middeweight and went all the way up to Heavyweight and had over double the amount of professional fights as Beterbiev when he started losing.
He'd just become undisputed sooner and move to cruiserweight. He'd have lost to Opetaia, Gassiev, Briedis, Lerena etc. Those guys
Beterbiev is below the likes of Moore, Charles, Spinks, Greb, Tunney, Conn. I would say Beterbiev is ranked alongside the likes of Foster, Muhammad, lower end of top 10.
I've never seen Beterbiev destroy a hall of famer with a single body shot and break their ribs aka Virgil Hill. I've never seen Beterbiev school a great fighter and top 3 P4P fighter aka James Toney. But I guess people like to jump on bandwagon based on recent results and forget many great results of past fighters.
Borderline or fringe top ten all time. Beterbiev is clearly a great fighter he just happens to be in the deepest division in boxing, historically speaking.