I'll trust what Bivol has to say about Bivol being hurt instead of trusting what tragedy on boxingnewsforum24 has to say.
I dont think Bivol can fight any better in a 2nd fight than he did in this fight, I think Beterbiev wins a similar, clearer fight next time
Bivol concussed Artur around the ring and effectively turned the boogeyman into the speedbag expert, since speed bagging dimitrys gloves is all he did for 9 rounds. Arturs knee is done, Bivol rematches and makes artur look even poorer than the first fight
Stop running like Ray Leonard did v Hagler and thow 2-3 punches every 8 seconds, he simply didn`t throw enough, poor performance.
If Bivol can not fade late but at the same time be more active, he has a chance. That's a difficult task because it opens himself up to potentially more punishment. Watching the back fight for a third time, Bivol was overly concerned about the power. Whether that was because he was sticking to the game plan or he felt the power. He claims he wasn't hit with anything that really hurt him but at the same time he fought a super safe fight. If the power wasn't an issue, I think he opens up more. I believe it was.
Bivol needs to come in better shape. If he was in condition to box and move and counter for a full 12, he would have won the fight. Beterbiev looked a tad slower than usual, and at 39 is clearly not the same guy that beat Gvodzyk a few years ago.