Whose Gonna give Beterbeef his shot?

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  1. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    kovalev is a bum.
     
  2. BoxingPurest

    BoxingPurest Active Member Full Member

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    These are true 50/50 fights between all of them!
     
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  3. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Butterbeef Unstoppable
     
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  4. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Reported for dishonesty.
     
  5. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Bivol is too small. He can make 168lbs without too much effort.

    Beterbiev fought as a HW as an amateur...there is a natural size difference between them that would become apparent if any inside fighting is involved. I also think they have sparred together.
     
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  6. Holler

    Holler Doesn't appear to be a paid matchroom PR shill Full Member

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    I know there's an appreciable size deficit but Bivol is a good boxer and I tend to subscribe to this line of thought:

     
  7. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Now let me see. What are you????
     
  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Since he outboxed Ward & Hopkins, what's that say about them then?
     
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  9. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    I hope it happens.
    I have him KOing current Kova, nailing The Nail, and losing a close decision to Bivol. But of course I can be wrong about all of those fights.
     
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  10. Birmingham

    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Kov's at the stage where he can be upset, im worried about Yarde to be fair. I think Beterbiev v Gvozdyk are the top 2 and its tight between them
     
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  11. oldcanvasback

    oldcanvasback Active Member Full Member

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    But Kova's style ages better. He's still agile and uses his feet for great distance control with long hard 1-2's. In his rematch with Alvarez I was kinda holding my breath all the way through, thinking Alvarez could crack him on the chin and it would be all over.
     
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  12. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Imo he smashes Kova...

    Just wish hed get meaningful fights already. Crazy how stale his career has been relative to his hype and talent.
     
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  13. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Especially compared to the start of his career.
    Within 8 fights he had knocked out both Campillo and Cloud inside a couple rounds... then his career stalled dramatically after 2015.
     
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  14. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    He KO's Bivol and Kovalev. Gvozdyk is the question mark. Gvozdyk could outpoint him if he can survive the onslaught.
     
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  15. silencio

    silencio Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I;d like to see all dour fight for unification.