Two flush left hooks right to the noggin landed in round 2. Left not the slightest dent in Beterbiev. Had absolutely no respect for Smith's power. I wouldn't say Smith is a banger, but he's no featherfist. Far from it. Beterbiev will not respect Bivol. When Beterbiev fought Gvozdyk it took him a while to gain steam and get going. Because Gvozdyk had power. Watch Beterbiev swat Bivol like a fly. Power matters. This isn't the lower weight classes. If you can't bang or get rough and physical you will bet steamrolled by Beterbiev.
Yeah he had respect from gvozdyk + gvozdyk hurt him once. But beterbiev kept his composure. He got only dropped by really big ko artists at light heavy. Page Jr and callum, if I remember correctly
He walked through Smith, while he's not feather fisted his power was overrated at 175 . I thought he looked weak also.
