I'm going to say it now, I don't know if Beterbiev

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  1. Moanamchara

    Moanamchara Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Beterbiev needs a lot more work before he seeks out this fight. He did seem rusty from the layoff and I hope his next fight is against a more capable LHW. It would be nice to see how he handles Chilemba.

    It would be nice to see any of the top LHWs fight. The division is looking really good with Kovalev, Ward, Stevenson, Beterbiev, Alvarez, Chilemba, Pascal, Barerra , and guys like Shabransky warming up.

    Kovalev is fighting Chilemba I believe so that will be an interesting fight though Chilemba is coming off a loss.
     
  2. Peril

    Peril The Scholar Full Member

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    Baterbiev won't be fighting Kovalev anytime soon. He is going to the olympics
     
  3. thejudochop

    thejudochop Active Member Full Member

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    So far I'm not super impressed with Beterbiev. I was hoping I would be because he looks like an axe murderer, but I'm not. Maybe he'll develop more over time. Right now, he looks sloppy to me.
     
  4. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't see him beating Kovalev.

    I need to see more of Ward at LHW before I make a decision, Ward can box on the outside successfully, but I see no way he's gonna muscle a behemoth tank like Beterbiev on the inside,

    Adonis is athletic enough that he can probably stay away from Beterbiev's big shots for a time, of course he can be clipped (probably would). Beterbiev is slow and would have to show a good chin against Stevenson as well. Stevenson is pretty much a one trick pony, but it's a good trick.

    Beterbiev would wreck Fonfara, wouldn't even be a fight.
     
  5. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    He kinda destroyed Cloud and Campillo in his 6th and 8th fights, which kinda tells you he probably would have ran trough the pre Kovalev/Stevenson LHW division.