Who does better against Roy Jones: Bivol or Beterbiev?

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Who performs better?

  1. Bivol

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  2. Beterbiev

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  1. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Both are matched against prime RJJ, who does better whether they win or lose?
     
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  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Beterbiev, that might be 50/50. Bivol cannot outbox Roy and he's not even a power puncher, if anything Roy has a better chance of stopping Bivol than the other way around
     
  3. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Beterbiev has a real chance of nailing RJJ even though i think RJJ beats him. Bivol is brilliant has no chance.
     
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  4. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bivol may be more competitive, but I voted Beterbiev, because he'd have a higher chance of winning.
     
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  5. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy beats both by UD. Beterbiev is the more difficult fight.
     
  6. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bivol because of his jab and combinations.
     
  7. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beterbiev crushes that glass jaw.
     
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  8. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Artur may pop him like a balloon with a body shot… dangerous bout, I think that’s a helluva fight to watch.
     
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    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Roy's whole thing is countering the jab. Bivol is all jab and a solid right cross. Maybe Bivol could finesse his way to a decision and frustrate Roy like Montell Griffin did but I don't really see it, personally. Beterbiev is a bad style for Roy imo. It would go similar to the Glen Johnson fight except Beterbiev has bricks for hands.
     
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  10. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beterbiev crushes Jones, Jones wasn’t the unbeatable freak of nature he was at 160lbs and 168lbs.

    Beterbiev is behind on the cards, but Jones is forced to work harder than he wants because of the pressure and physical presence of Beterbiev and Jones begins to wilt and Beterbiev crumpled him late on.

    Beterbiev also beats Bivol prime for prime.
     
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  11. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He beat him even when he was past prime and gave him all he could handle in the rematch.
     
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  12. BCS8

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    They'd both give him a hard time for different reasons imho. Bivol because he can match him for speed. Beterbiev because he's just ****ing relentless, and he never gets tired.