Bivol-Beterbiev Is NOW 60/40 In Favor Of Bivol...

This could well be the key of the fight...

 

Reid has the classic body type for a hard puncher. Long arms and broad shoulders. He was very fast with his punches too. Reminds me of an old friend of mine who albeit wasn't the biggest guy but could hit as hard as someone twice his size. He too has a blockish build with broad shoulders. Now that I think of it, Shavers had long arms and broad shoulders. I think there's something there with how their body mechanics work. Just thinking of another guy, Deontay Wilder has long arms and broad shoulders. So too does Thomas Hearns. There's definitely something there with the body mechanics of broad shoulders and long arms. Adonis Stevenson.

I think Beterbiev has a different kind of power, the kind of power that George Foreman had in his time.

 

I don't remember Bivol ever saying that. In fact, I heard Bivol say that when he competed, it was at a different time than Beterbiev, that they weren't on the same circuit or something to that effect. But he did say that he was aware of him, just they they were like to ships passing in the night (to paraphrase).

 

I’d he as crisp & fluid as Bivol though?

 

No.

He is, however, a good athlete and a quality boxer with superior punching power.