Artur Beterbiev's Weaknesses

Beterbiev's Weaknesses

- is too economical. This isn't the mundane pointscoring amateur system anymore. He has greater scope than virtually all to be able to play dirty, amazingly well - (think Maidana) if he is willing to do so, he could be the one to beat Andre Ward.

- Doesn't use his time efficiently enough. His style buys him time and the capability to set up traps. He only does this on a micro level. I've always stated the professional ranks will suit Lomachenko because of this very facet that Loma increasingly is utilising (now you're starting to see it in great effect vs Gamalier Rodriguez).

- The neck based push knockdown that Page Jr landed on Artur is no surprise, Artur tends to retreat from sharp linear attacks in a very predictable and slightly irresponsible manner.

- If baited into a trade, Beterbiev is used to getting the better of it because of his strength and power, but he's taken big shots in return here and has forgone structure to become a little sloppy - something like this can catch up to him in the pros, especially against a Kovalev.

- He can use his strength to wrestle and hold an opponent in place, however, he doesn't set up shots of his own, on the inside. Ward will be too slippery for him on the inside.

- Head can be too static at times

- Not too difficult to turn Beterbiev and make him eat your punch

- He can switch off momentarily at risky times


These weaknesses CANNOT be forgotten.
Kovalev is good at fighting on the outside, is technically proficient and should give Beterbiev some problem, but Beterbiev has a good chance of a KO too, a very good chance (most probably in the latter stages of the fight). It's a hard fight to call that'll need more ****ysis.

As for Ward, I don't expect Kovalev to beat Ward, I think if Beterbiev adapts in the way I stated, he has a decent enough shot to be the guy to beat Ward.

 

That was a very good punch that was landed on a squared up Beterbiev, and Beterbiev took that very well, recovered quickly, and when Beterbiev gets on the clinch, you're not getting out of his Beterbear hug. He can buy time well.

Edit: Beterbiev should have won that fight.

 

Yup. I don't know enough about Marc Ramsay as a trainer, Kovalev however is primed for success. Jackson understands Kovalev very well and is getting the best out of him.

 

No evidence to suggest so. If you're appealing to that video above, it wasn't a knockdown, Beterbiev recovered very quickly and the opponents game is centered around throwing hayemakers.

The Jeff Page Jr phantom knockdown was a neck push.

 

They can, but will they? Is his trainer even working on this, I wonder.

 

His footwork is educated, but with his style and advantages, although he can and must improve this, there's an extent to which this can be done until it may reduce his advantages.