Bivol fights tall. He proved that yesterday vs the Mexican. Although much shorter, Bivol willed himself the taller fighter. Go back and watch. That is going to matter vs Beterbiev. Betterbivol wins a boxing match vs Beterbiev... But Beterbieiv isnt going to be denied. He will at some point nail Beterbivol. So the real consideration here is; How well does Betterbivol recover from a knock down, because he will have to at some point. If he CAN do that, Betterbivol wins this. And if this happens SOON it favours Betterbivol. Activity, and his recently acquired huge confidence may aid getting him over the line if they fight soon.
As much as i like Bivol, both as a boxer and a person, i don't see him beating Beterbiev. Tactically, both are incredibly skilled, but Beterbiev has a level of knockout power that Bivol doesn't possess, and that will make the difference.
Well she asked him for a cruiserweight fight against Usyk. That would be cool if it would happen before Usyk retires
I think they are getting way ahead of where Bivol is at. Just let him get established, clean up the divisions he is comfortable at (LH and SM?) before he goes looking for 'penultimate' fights like Usyk. A big fight between a Russian vs a Ukraine is going to stir all the wrong **** at the moment.
