Artur Beterbiev’s skills are very underrated

Arthur has a lot more than bone crushing power. I see good technique , accuracy and variation. This man is very hard to beat

 

Yeah and that sad....people realising he have skills only when beating an american fighter...Gvodyk who? anyway.

 

He's understated and not flashy. This may lead some to underestimate his excellent technical skills.

 

He's a little slow and wastes some of his punches. But overall he's good

 

I can't wait for it.

They are both special fighters. Although, I think Bivol will win a VERY close points decision.

 

He is more talented than Rocky Marciano.

 

His defence and management of range was so good tonight that I think he could brush off quite a bit of Bivol's offence

 

To me, he is hard to outbox, atleast in his weight division, and that's rn the only way to beat him. He was outboxing Gvozdyk. Don't know how the Judges had Olek leading before the stoppage. Beterbiev is an exceptional boxer as well, besides his exceptional physicality.

I also have an apt nickname for him. 'Stonehands'.

 

Yeah his skills are underrated, everyone just sees the power and ignores all the little subtle things he does so well.

His foot work for example, he's no plodder, he's actually very light on his feet when he needs to be. Yes he's often planted for power but when he needs to dance, he moves very lightly and smoothly on the back foot. Whenever he's cornered he gets on his toes and can easily evade an opponent.

He counters well and like Crawford uses the intercept type counters which is riskier as you are throwing a counter when your opponent is also throwing rather than making your opponent miss and then counter. But this riskier countering style is also more devastating and in part why both Crawford and Beterbiev are such lethal punchers. Yes it means both tend to get hit more as well but they are both adept enough at it that even when they do get hit, they are rolling with the punch to mitigate it's power. It was his counter right hand that hurt Smith that led to the stoppage, make no mistake Beterbiev is one of the best counter punchers in boxing.

His punch variety is impressive as his selection, the way he throws fast, light shots to manipulate an opponents guard to create openings which is so effective against the high guard Smith utilises and no doubt will be a factor in his fight with Bivol.

He very skilled on the inside. I don't mean punching on the inside but how he controls his opponent inside and sets up those punches. Whenever Smith got inside, he used his forearm like Mayweather used to to create space, he posts with his lead hand and frames with it too as well as using it to control his opponents head. Many people don't see these things when watching a fight, they are just concerned with punches landing, but it's the use of these skills that mean a fighter can land punches and dictate the fight on the inside.

 

everyone of his skills is boosted by hgh and peds so yea not surprissing lol