Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev vs Dmitrii Yurievich Bivol II & Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Israil Madrimov RBR.

I had it a draw but 115-113 Bivol is also fair. One thing is for sure though. Bivol isn't cut from the same cloth as Betebiev. Running in the 12th like that. At the end of the day he couldn't beat a 40 year old man decisively across 2 fights. a trilogy is probably the best move, but it would probably be just more of the same. a competitive decision. The fight would have been decisive had it happened a few years sooner.

 

Why did Eddie grab Bivol's head like he was that Spanish coach about to lay a smooch on the winner

 

Nice to see the general forum still popping for the RBRs.

Need to get my ass back in here more often. Brings me back to my teen years with you guys

 

Yeah honestly Beterbiev looked old as hell

 

A draw at worst for Beterbiev.

 

How are people scoring this a draw? Bivol won this more clearly than beterbiev won the 1st one

 

Regardless there's no way Beterbiev won 6 rounds in this fight.

 

Beterbiev has clearly lost a step and should gracefully retire imo,first time ever I have seen him look tired at times in a fight .

 

R1: bivol
R2: bivol
R3: Beterbiev
R4: Beterbiev
R5: beterbiev
R6: beterbiev
R7: bivol
R8: bivol
R9: bivol
R10: beterbiev close
R11: bivol
R12: beterbiev

114-114 draw

Scored it a draw but a bivol win is fine. Excited to see the rubbermatch

 

Bivol was perfect the first 2 rounds then the rest of the fight was a strange performance from me.

 

What did I learn today?
Beterbiev and bivol are high class operators who fights are joys to watch. Congrats Bivol

Maybe Bakole should not have taken that fight after all, however it was an odd shot on the top of the dome that stopped him so who knows. Congrats Joseph Parker

Agit Kabayel has the best body attack I can remember from a heavyweight, he's making these giants quit from body shots

Shakur Stevenson somehow, some way, came out more unlikeable after this but not even in a Floyd I want to see you lose way, more of an xpac get off my TV way. Somehow his late replacement came out a winner despite getting stopped

Sheeraz way too passive in there, I thought Adames should have won but a lot of negative rounds early on

Callum Smith dug down deep and deserves another payday.

Bautsi is ridiculously tough my God

Don't care for Madrimov, can't wait to see Ortiz again

The Saudi curtain jerkers are going nowhere fast

 

Don’t care. Beter was the ring general and landed better shots, but blew too many rounds with inactivity.

 

Especially if you're getting lynched .

 

Neither fighter changed their strategy in the rematch. They both fought the exact same way. Except Bivol executed better this time and Beterbiev executed worse. Beterbiev ran out of gas in the middle rounds which we haven't seen from him before. It's pretty clear to me that a prime Beterbiev just keeps the pressure on for a UD or late KO. But it is what is. I do think Bivol won the fight.

 

Such a shame Beterbiev didn't get his career going earlier.

He's such a brutal force, even at 40.

I don't want to see the third fight. Give him some other opponents so he can give us some more vicious, maulfests before he retires.