Ward showed a lot of good speed in the fight. He showed a lot of good movement, a lot of body movement in the fight, and possibly this is some of the things I would like to use in the fight as well. I'm not lining up to necessarily knock him down or send him down in the first round. I'm going to assess the situation to see how the fight is going." The hard-hitting Light-Heavyweight won his first six fights by knockout before picking up the WBA Interim belt in his next bout. Last year, he was elevated to full Champion status when Badou Jack vacated. Despite having just 12 professional fights (with 10 knockouts), Bivol has already gained plenty of fans for his destructive fighting style. "When I come out to fight, I always try to fight with a high IQ. I want to make sure that I'm responsible for the movement that I make and I understand what's going on," he explained. "I'm always thinking on my feet. But, of course, after the fight, I want to make sure that the fight was also entertaining for the fans and the fans would like to see me fight again and are excited about me fighting."
Bivol trains in Cali and Ward is giving him some advice. Good on Andre, who I've always liked outside the squared circle
Ward was specifically sent down by HBO for the feature they did on Bivol for his against Barrera next week. They obviously thought seeing how Bivol is an upcoming fighter who is a champion in Ward's division that it would be fitting to send Ward down to interview him. He didn't give Bivol any advice or tips on how to defeat Barrera. This content is protected
I'm not lining up to necessarily knock him down or send him down in the first round. I'm going to assess the situation to see how the fight is going." Wrong tactic dmitry barrera is a very slow starter, he should jump on him from the get go.
