Hot take: Stevenson would have stopped Beterbiev.

HAHAHAHA. No.

 

I'm a fan of both Adonis and Arthur, but Adonis is not durable enough to win against Beterbiev. It'll come down to who can take more punishment. Stevenson has more one punch power but I see Beterbiev getting up each time he gets knocked down. Where as it will take only one or two clean shots from Beterbiev to make Stevenson wilt.

 

He has, but by big punchers (and one was a flash knockdown/balance issue), but always got back to his feet, and recovered strong. Beterbiev is granite, he is very durable. The punches Gvodnyk hit him with would have really affected any other opponent.

 

I could see Beterbiev touching the canvas but, the instant that Beterbiev gets Adonis in even the slightest bit of trouble, it's all over. Beterbiev is like the ****ing Terminator!

 

Stevenson had one of the strangest careers I have ever seem. In his prime he fought nobodys once a year to keep his title and then when turning 40 he all the sudden started fighting quality opponent after quality opponent.

 

That straight left would have found its home way too easily, Beterbiev would struggle to get into the range where he’s effective. Horrible style match for him.

 

easy fight for beter. Adonis would have had a better chance against prime sergey, that would have been a great fight.

 

Just like he brutally stopped Badou Jack? Common man, Beterbiev is not one of those journeyman type fighters that Stevenson was sparking out. There are levels to this game and it took Stevenson way too long to start fighting top level competition. By the way, Beterbiev is not just a come forward fighter with leaky defense. You haven't paid enough attention to the subtle skill of Beterbiev.

 

Okay, I respect your opinion but you are selling Beterbiev quite short. Granted, he does have a bit of that basic European style but he actually does a lot of things well in the ring.

1. Beterbiev throws his punches nice and tight and he does not load up to generate power because he so damn heavy-handed.

2. Beterbiev is excellent at feinting his way into punching range and jabbing to the body. He broke down Gvozdyk by doing these two things.

3.Beterbiev has very good timing. At times, Beterbiev was actually outboxing Gvozdyk because he has the superior timing.

4. Beterbiev does not move his head much but he has a good sense of distance to avoid most oncoming fire plus he has a solid guard. Beterbiev would most likely get caught in exchanges due to his mediocre head movement.

If this thread was about Joe Smith Jr., you would certainly have a point and I would have agreed with you.