After watching Beterbiev knocking out Smith in round 7, I would like to suggest Bivol to avoid fighting him.
It’s crazy people don’t know still how good Bivol is. The guy is elite, why would he think twice? He’d be fighting to become undisputed. He’d probably get more than he got to fight Canelo, so a career pay day.
I think Bivol wins by decision. His defense and distance management is world class and that’s what you need to beat a fighter like Beterbiev.
But much smaller too. Once Beterbiev attacks his body, Bivol will lose the bounce in his feet and his attack pattern will be neutralised. He will then either run all night or get KOd