Bivol vs. Ward

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  1. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Ah cool thanks man. :beer-toast1:
     
  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I wouldn't say unbeatable. He would struggle greatly with an ATG level fighter than can use their reach advantage and make Bivol lead more. But Bivols skill set is some of best I've seen ever. I think H2H he's top 5 at LHW
     
  3. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    This is a little disingenuous. We know Ward is not a puncher. He schooled Barrera easily.
     
  4. Austinboxing

    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    Bivol out points him. Ward was the Larry Holmes’s of the light heavyweight division. A good fighter but dominated a weak era and wouldn’t be prepared for a fight against someone like Bivol.
     
  5. BCS8

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    LOl i read that as saying you would personally beat Ward by SD.
     
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  6. PittSteel

    PittSteel Member Full Member

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    Ward takes him on points.
    I credit Bivol for coming up with an impressive against Canelo, but I am 100% certain that Ward would have schooled Canelo aswell. Bivol has a good resume, but it is not nearly as impressive as Ward's.
    Ward coming up with dominant wins against the likes of Kessler & Froch, and managing to edge Kovalev (& stop him in the rematch), suggests to me that he could handle Bivol. While there is nothing in Bivol's resume that allows me to speculate that he could beat a Ward-level boxer.
     
  7. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Bivol getting alot of credit for beating Canelo by alot of the same people who will do anything to avoid giving credit to fighters they don't actively root for
     
  8. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would be more interested in Beterbiev vs Ward.

    Actually I would be interested in Beterbiev vs Anyone.
     
  9. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Canelo is better than any fighter Ward fought though
     
  10. Boxing Gloves

    Boxing Gloves Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True but boxing isn't as simple as that is it?
     
  11. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If the fight happened in America, Ward wins by decision no matter what happens in the ring.