Dmitrii Yuriyevich Bivol vs. Joshua Buatsi

No undisputed fight in 2023 then, it will be the Canelo rematch after.

 

Good points made but our friend Chris has his favourites which colours his opinions and his view of the outcomes irrespective of what actually transpires. In a funny way the thing I love about Chris is his consistency to his objects of desire despite when he is objectively wrong. It can be endearing.

 

I think they all improved especially Barrios, Khan and Berto but ultimately they fought better guys. Virgil really tried with Khan’s IQ but Khan won’t really commit outside of preparing for a scheduled fight which was a big problem so it was always like starting from scratch. You have to live the life.

 

No need for corrupt. His jab has to be better than Bivol’s on the night that will be the key to victory alongside body attacks. He needs to channel his inner Andre Ward.

 

When has Buatsi shown anything remotely close to the quality, ring IQ and mental fortitude of Ward? If your hope for his victory is a fanciful notion he can suddenly become a completely different fighter to anything we've witnessed so far, you're tacitly accepting he has little to no chance of winning. And in that regard, you're right...

 

I am not at all. He has the best chance and tools but needs to put it together consistently. I rate Bivol highly but I have identified Buatsi as the guy who May potent be able to beat him. I am glad he is with Virgil now.

 

I disagree. I looked into this topic a while back and there really wasn´t anything there besides change in tactics. No one actually improved their technique.

You are spot on with Khan tho. I think he and Virgil would have meshed well if Khan had been training all the time. Just look at how well Khan boxed vs Paulie and Maidana. Virgil managed to bring that back, at least to some degree.

 

Bivol will school Buatsi more convincingly than he schooled Zurdo...

 

Bivol is building a very good book of names. If he gets Beterbiev after this, it'll basically be a who's who list of the era, with all of the fights being won easily.

 

Why are you copy-pasting others posts?

 

It will be an interesting fight and a real challenge for Bivol who I rate highly and in my opinion the best Light Heavyweight in the world. Buatsi as you say is really talented and he also has a warriors spirit and with him being developed by Virgil he definitely has a real chance but needs to put it together. It is a tougher test than Canelo for Bivol. Personally I would be okay for this fight to happen after the undisputed fight giving Buatsi more time with Virgil. You don’t want to just fight for the title you want to win it.

 

I like Buatsi a lot but Bivol schools him.

 

Bivol may stop him

 

I don’t know who Chris is but we all have our biases that influence our perception, there’s no such thing as a purely objectively right or wrong anything.