Beterbiev is not the celebration before winning type of person. That is not a valid argument in this case.
Bivol won a fan in me tonight. Tough mofo with sublime skills.
I agree, people keep saying AB only hit gloves, but his guard was solid and Bivol was hitting the guard too. That being said, some of the key head...
You do not score points for dodging punches. That is a myth made up by Mayweather fans who gave him rounds for a single punch and then locking up...
Beterbiev didn't look as good as usual, but he was fighting someone who is clearly a top 5 p4p fighter. Admittedly, I can also see father time...
That could also be true.
Not 10-8. I remembered clearly the commentators saying round 10 was a Bivol round and thinking, these guys are ruining boxing. Fairly clear...
Bivol was hurt in 11, he hid it well. He was also grabbing arms and pushing Beterbiev's head down to avoid engaging during the last 2-3 rounds in...
Beterbiev also said that his corner say he needs a KO during every fight.
Have they done a heat map of boxer positions during the fight? Bivol was running a lot and did not stand in the centre for most of the fight.
Probably the dementia.
I was going for Beterbiev, watched the entire fight intently, but that was no robbery. A robbery is Haney Loma. I didn't see 8 rounds for AB, but...
I'd love to have a boxing match with that pos sitting on the right opposite turban dude. He could do live commentary, "I'm winning this easy, so...