Predictions for the card on February 22nd?

BETERBIEV V BIVOL - BETERBIEV POINTS
DUBOIS V PARKER - DUBOIS UD
ADAMES V SHEERAZ - SHEERAZ KO mid rounds
ORTIZ JR V MADRIMOV - MD for Ortiz and Madrimov complains about it.
STEVENSON V SCHOFELD - STEVENSON POINTS
BUATSI V SMITH - BUATSI POINTS
ZHANG V KABAYEL - KABAYEL TKO

 

Is Madrimov still fighting Bohachuk? If so, then fighting Ortiz 2 months later seems a bit much.

 

Don’t know to much about the small guys
Dubois v parker ? Dubois Jab is a ram rod both guys suprisingly getting their careers back on track / Dubois very hit able but that ramrod jab is heavy … Dubois 7 rd tko
Zhang v Kabayel .., because of zhangs age and lack of endurance lately and loosing a few I’m gonna say kabayel stops old zhangs around rd 10 !!! If kabayel it into the 5 rd he will take over and put the old man away

 

Bivol - points if he can keep the jab going for longer, Beterbiev by points if not.

Dubois/Parker - both with big momentum atm very interesting to see what happens, can't pick.

Sheeraz - KO

Ortiz - points

Stevenson - points

Buatsi - points with a scare along the way

Zhang - KO, you can't stand in front of Zhang you have to move at least for the first few rounds.

 

Beterbiev KO
Dubois KO
Sheeraz KO
Ortiz Jr KO
Schofield Points
Smith Points
Zhang KO

 

Now that Madrimov has pulled out of the December fight I now see his fight with Ortiz as more of a 50/50.
I still think That Oritiz will force him to fight at a harder pace than what Crawford did but at the same time I can see Madrimov landing a lot more cleaner shots on Ortiz. This is a very intriguing match up now that the playing field is level.

 

I thought Bivol won the last fight easily so hard to see him winning if he loses that one.

 

BETERBIEV V BIVOL - Bivol decision
DUBOIS V PARKER - Parker decision
ADAMES V SHEERAZ - Adames late KO
ORTIZ JR V MADRIMOV - not happening
STEVENSON V SCHOFELD - Why is Shakur on this card??
BUATSI V SMITH - who cares
ZHANG V KABAYEL - Kabayel late KO

 

Beterbiev KO
Parker KO
Sheeraz KO
Madrimov KO
Shakur points
Smith KO
Kabayel KO


Shakur will say sorry after the fight, as he often does.

 

I like how the general consensus among the hardcore fans is to take a bathroom break during the Shakur fight

 

BETERBIEV V BIVOL - Want Bivol to win and think he can but I'm going with Beterbiev. Will probably keep changing my mind leading up to the fight though.

DUBOIS V PARKER - Got nothing but respect for Parker. He has fought everyone. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he finds a way to win but for now I'm going with Dubois by stoppage.

ADAMES V SHEERAZ - Sheeraz is going to stop him early.

ORTIZ JR V MADRIMOV - Hard one to call. Going to go with Ortiz Jr.

STEVENSON V SCHOFELD - Stevenson. Either by late stoppage or Unanimous Decision.

BUATSI V SMITH - Buatsi wins by a comfortable UD

ZHANG V KABAYEL - Zhang wins by KO. Kabayel is only hyped about on this forum. Zhang is going to knock him out and show all the people who (over)rate him he's nothing special.[/QUOTE]

 

Prediction? Pain

 

BETERBIEV V BIVOL - BETERBIEV UD
DUBOIS V PARKER - PARKER SD
ADAMES V SHEERAZ - ADAMES KO
ORTIZ JR V MADRIMOV - MADRIMOV UD
STEVENSON V SCHOFELD - STEVENSON UD
BUATSI V SMITH - BUATSI UD
ZHANG V KABAYEL - KABAYEL UD

Only confident in Shakur but thats because I don't know the Schofield kid and think Shakur is legit
Buatsi and Kabayel semi confident, think Smith has seen better days and do think Kabayel wins rounds if he doesnt get KO'd

Other fights is just a guessing game.

Beterbiev seemed to have figured Bivol out a bit, thats why I sided with him but only just
Dubois might have to much belief in his power and come in under done,
Adames is pretty good, will be Sheeraz toughest test to date
Madrimov made Craword look beatable which is a change, Ortiz isnt that guy but I could be wrong

 

OK, you convinced me.
Looking forward to Buatsi V Smith!