Artur Beterbiev SHUTS DOWN future Usyk fight

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  1. People's Champ

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  2. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Weight bully?
     
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    lobk Original ESB Member

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    I dont subscribe to weight bully. If you make weight you make weight. No one fights at their walking around weight.
     
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    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    I agree. Just asking. People tend to throw that term around to discredit fighters.
     
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  5. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Vargas was not an elite fighter Full Member

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    But they have a height and reach advantage, Beterbiev often doesn`t so there`s that.
     
  6. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Beterbiev is not some huge LHW.

    Bivol is a smallish LHW who has been constantly outweighed by almost all of his opponents and I couldn't see any real noticeable difference in size between them

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    Beterbiev has a lot of muscle on his frame but his frame is not that big and he's not rehydrating a ton of weight
     
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    Mark Anthony Vargas was not an elite fighter Full Member

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    True, he`s only 5`11.5 and has a shorter reach than Bud Crawford, as does Bivol.
     
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    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Yes and even weight wise I don't think he's that heavy
     
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    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    A) Most thought Bivol one
    B. Doesn't matter anyway. If he wasn't convincing, he has no business with Usyk.
     
  10. Shazzar23

    Shazzar23 Demetrius Bivol Full Member

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    Exactly. His fanboys like to forget that he fought at over 200+ lbs when he was a younger, thinner man. He went to LHW because it's a dead division, and Usyk would have demolished him at Cruiser.
     
  11. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He said he never weighed more than 83kg as an amateur.

    He just got thrown in with the bigger guys because of his power and movement but he was never that heavy

    Soaking wet I think he is around 190lb and the weight cut is tough on him in the last few days it would seem
     
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    Shazzar23 Demetrius Bivol Full Member

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    Of course he would say that. I highly doubt the amateur system would allow a participate to fight above their weight class. He's a bully, simple as. He can't hack it at his natty weight.
     
  13. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beterbiev and Bivol, are you people serious?

    Usyk would be committing murder against both of those guys.

    Opetaia is a much better option. Once he gets past Zurdo that is.