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

Yarde's face was pieced up and then the British commentary: "best punch of the fight for Yarde". This is why they can't win anything.

 

It was a competitive fight and Yarde made a very good account of himself. That said, Yarde shouldn't have been up on any of the judges scorecards.

 

He nearly won and was ahead on two of the scorecards.

 

I missed the fight because I was training a kid I train.

Did Yarde do much better than expected?

 

If Yarde had actually won the fight we would have never heard the end of it from the whole Yarde orbit.

Meanwhile Beterbiev barely even knows who Yarde is.

 

He did not "nearly win" he was systematically beaten down and had his face broken, and was up on Frank Warren scorecards, which also had Dubois up on Joe Joyce. Anyone who puts any stock in those is a fool.

 

He did alot better than most thought he would do and alot better than some of his haters will give him credit for. His cardio or should I say his ability to manage nervous energy is questionable but he put up a valiant effort regardless

 

Anyone who thinks that Bivol vs Beterbiev is easy for either fighter is not paying enough attention to either fighters strengths IMO.

It's the old immovable object (Bivol's distance, footwork and defence) vs the unstoppable force (Beterbievs concussive power and strength) argument in a way, and I find it very hard to separate and give either a clear edge, because I've not seen any evidence to write the other off.

IF it happens, I would bet that each will push the other harder than they have ever been pushed - and that will be all to the good for us fans. I just hope it happens this year!

 

I didn't comment earlier because I was watching the fight with my friends but that was one of the best wars I've seen in years. Credit to Yarde, he put up a great performance and of course credit to Beterbiev for gritting out yet another tough victory against a dangerous opponent.