Frank's predicted Beterbiev....he's basically the new Haye when it comes to prediction. Only validates Bivol will win.
A press conference that'll live long in the memory of all boxing fans. Impressed with Beterbiev, he's quite the talker.
I favour Bivol to win with boxing and a little bit of running, maybe im over rating him. granted I thought Callum Smith would make it a hard night for beterbiev so meh. but I'm taking Bivol by a close decision. arent russians allowed in saudi?
I don't see either guy getting schooled - on paper at least - this will be the hardest fight for both in different ways. I think it's definitely more of a challenge for Bivol as he is going to have to execute a near-flawless gameplan, as Beterbiev has fight-ending power till the very last bell! The challenge for Artur is sticking to his plan cut off the ring, and not getting too frustrated if Bivol's movement and distance management manages to make that difficult in the 1st half of the fight, but we have seen Artur be very patient before - especially with a really bad cut in the Marcus Browne encounter. Bivol has some of the best defensive stats, but as we have seen Beterbiev does not need a lot of space to generate thudding power and can discombobulate opponents even with glancing blows. I'm just excited that it's own and we will get to see who the best is - I have a lot of time for both fighters, and I think the whole 'boxer vs puncher' thing is a bit overstated - Beterbiev has underrated skills and a great jab and footwork, and on the other side, whilst Bivol is not a finisher, I think his power is underrated - Benavidez is on record saying Bivol has a really heavy right-hand, I just think he doesn't sit down on his punches as often as he could. Can't wait for this one!
My take on that was more trying to find the right words in English - he must have been learning more as i've seen translator in the past. Face-off both guys were composed and didn't blink - and that's maybe one of the most intriguing aspects - both have innate self-confidence, that doesn't seem forced etc.
Beterbiev to do a demolition job on Bivol who has yet to fight a Champion in his own division even after over 6 years as WBA Champion .
