Hides a bigger man and can punch, it’s a hard fight for Beterbiev but if he can avoid Hides power he might be able to do something. I think Hide Blasts him out though tbf
Hide starts too fast and is naturally much bigger. Hide's power carried upto HW as well and he rocked Riddick Bowe (basically a Joshua sized HW in his prime) I dont think Beterbiev's power can carry as far as that but I can see him hurting smaller HWs around Jennings size.
Herbie Hide had too much speed and power I guess. Like already mentioned by @UniversalPart, Hide didn't realize how much he hurt Bowe in their seemingly very onesided fight, he even had him out on his feet at one point but just seemed to scared to follow up on it. Bowe even said nobody had ever hit him as hard as Hide did. Fun fact, Hide still holds the record for fastest HW titledefence within a single minute... against a guy who had no business being in there, but that happened fairly often since and still the record stands for about 2 decades I believe. He's more known for his 2 KO losses against huge names like Vitali and Bowe, but he also stopped some decent names and oldies pretty early.
Through the first two rounds, Hide lived up to his nickname of "The Dancing Destroyer", avoiding the bigger and stronger Bowe while occasionally stopping to deliver quick combinations to Bowe and not allowing Bowe to land many punches. As such, Hide was able to easily win the first two rounds on the judge's scorecards. However, Hide's success would not last long as Bowe would begin to take over the fight in round 3. Hide's downfall began with just over a minute to go in round 3 when he inexplicably fell to the canvas. Though Hide was clearly dazed, referee Richard Steele mistakenly ruled it a slip rather than a knockdown. Hide, having just thrown a barrage of punches to the much larger Bowe was visibly exhausted. Upon careful review of the replay, it appeared the knockdown was the result of an unintentional rabbit punch from Bowe's forearm, as Hide was lunging in. Hide was able to get back on his feet but had trouble finding his balance. Bowe quickly went on the attack and sent Hide back to canvas only seconds later. Hide was able to answer the referee's 10 count and continued on with the fight. Hide then tried to fight back but was knocked down for the second time in the round by a Bowe uppercut. He was again able to get back up and would survive the remainder of the round. In round 4, Hide rebounded and was able to stagger Bowe with multiple-punch combination. Bowe attempted to counter with a left hook, but Hide was able to dodge the attempt and Bowe's momentum sent him to the canvas, though Steele ruled it a slip rather than a knockdown. In the round's final minute, Bowe would gain another two knockdowns after hitting an exhausted Hide with several combinations, but Hide was able to recover both times to survive the round. In Round 5, Bowe was able to gain a fifth knockdown with left hook–right hand combination. Hide again was able to answer the referee's 10 count and was able to finish the round strongly. In round 6, however, Bowe was able to gain a sixth knockdown about midway through the round. Not wanting Hide to take any more punishment, his corner threw in the towel in hopes that Steele would end the fight. However, because it was against the rules, Steele simply ignored the towel and allowed Hide to continue on. With 50 seconds left, Bowe was able to knock down Hide for the seventh time. Hide was counted out by Steele after not being able to get back to his feet. As such, Bowe was rewarded with a knockout victory at 2:25 of the sixth round.
