Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde & Artem Dalakian vs. David Jiménez RBR.

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  1. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I'm not talking about the Kovalev that fought Ward and Pascal, I'm talking about the Kovalev that demolished Cleverly. As far as Pascal going 8, who the **** has KO'd Pascal since?
     
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  2. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    I thought he outboxed Andre Ward. He was robbed of what was by far the best win of the 2010s
     
  3. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    He was already done with the first punch to the chin.
     
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  4. Koli55

    Koli55 Active Member Full Member

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    Callum Smith vs Beterbiev in Liverpool next summer?
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  5. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Oh yeah... Yarde got way better.:lol: He was scared of Kovalev's jab, tonight he was trading with Beterbiev. Maybe Beterbiev just doesn't hit as hard as advertised?
     
  6. MismatchHypejob

    MismatchHypejob Active Member Full Member

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    Maybe but he didn’t go down until the illegal punch
     
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  7. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, idk if I agree with Kirk's post there. Pascal is a tough son of a *****, one of the toughest. Also Bhop like Chilemba is the ultimate spoiler and knows how to survive. Beterbiev is there to go to war and also open himself to being hit. I still have Beterbiev winning but I don't agree with using those fights to say Kov couldn't stop beterbiev.
     
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  8. MagicE

    MagicE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Canelo of 18 months ago against Beterbiev now would be the most competitive them two ever get, even then Beterbiev canes Canelo
     
  9. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Look, power is power. Does he destroy his opponents? Yes. He literally chops them down gradually and they quit eventually. This is not a slapping competition, don't expect him to KO Bivol with a single punch. This is 12 rounds of professional boxing.
     
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  10. Betyabeatyaup

    Betyabeatyaup Active Member Full Member

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    To be expected in the UK, and consider the noise made by the crowd and commentators whenever Yarde hit Beterbiev’s gloves. Even people watching from home inexplicably had Yarde winning the fight. It wasn’t even close and I knew that Beterbiev would break him down eventually, but I had no doubt that Yarde would be up on the scorecards despite getting beaten up and outboxed.
     
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  11. Richmondva804

    Richmondva804 New Member Full Member

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    Yarde turned it around after he gassed through round 3 I had him 4-3
     
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  12. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If you think about the contenders for that title, by intuition, the top few choices would be guys beating guys smaller than them moving up, like Ward vs Kovalev and Wangek vs Choc. I'd say Mayweather vs Canelo was the best of the 2010s.
     
  13. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    That's precisely why I say Kovalev KO's him brutally. He's always been far too easy to hit, Kovalev's insane herky jerky rhythm back in the day would allow him to virtually tee off with one twos, just how many flush rights could Beterbiev actually take?
     
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  14. kirk

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    I picked Kova to beat Ward the first time and also called that he would knock Ward down once. That fight always favored Kova imo, and that he failed to win the rematch (which I then picked Ward to win after seeing the momentum of the first fight) actually underlines his lack of greatness, imo.

    But yes he beat Ward in the first fight barely, imo.

    Beterbiev would have stopped Ward.
     
  15. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    True, but what happens if beterbiev lands flush? Kovalev was never known for being the most durable dude. He's not packing glass, but he's not Marvin Hagler either.
     
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