Why are Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev ducking each other?

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  1. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    Underrated post.
     
  2. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Easy answer...the money isn,t there ( 50/50 fight in my book )
     
  3. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    But you are
     
  4. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    It's a fight no one outside of hardcore boxing fans cares about
     
  5. BCS8

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    I'm one goodlooking hunk then ;)
     
  6. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Well that's true about any fight they take, not just against each other.
     
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  7. Jackman65

    Jackman65 FJB Full Member

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    High risk, low reward for both guys. They would be smart to avoid each other and try to get a money fight with an American or Canelo if possible. People aren’t going to pay to watch two Russians fight. I’d pay to watch either fight Canelo. Plus, Bivol can make 168 if the money is right. Don’t hold your breath, Canelo doesn’t want any part of either guy. Too tough.
     
  8. split_decision

    split_decision Electronic information tampers with your soul Full Member

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    maybe because Beterbiev works less days a year than Santa Claus
     
  9. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Canelo the only one fighting everyone while they wait for a pay day
     
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  10. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    If that's the case then their mentality is one of the major reasons of what is ruining the sport. I swear I wish more fighters had Canelo's mentality.
     
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  11. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Same as Crawford-Spence wanting Pac instead of each other. They want Canelo, not a quite possibly riskier fight with much less reward.

    And I can't really blame them, since a fighter is an over hyped nobody to many fans as soon as he loses.
     
  12. Fuzzykat

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    I don't have any sense that they're ducking each other. Things have not been progressing normally in boxing the last year due to covid. So there are a lot of fights we'd like to see that have been delayed. Even in the best of times, however, I don't think there's much public pressure to see Beterbiev- Bivol. I'd watch it, but I'm a hardcore boxing fan. None of my friends would even know who I'm talking about.
     
  13. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "govodznykov" hahaha. Now that was funny. The problem with your theory is that while they're sitting around they are not getting PAID in the meantime regardless of how many lemmings worship them.
     
  14. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Fair enough but the only way to change that is by fighting often which neither seem to be inclined to do
     
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  15. Jackman65

    Jackman65 FJB Full Member

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    Canelo is carefully cherry picking his way up and down the weight classes. He’s making tons of money and I can’t blame him. If Canelo was on their shoes (Bivol, Beterbiev) he would do the same thing.

    Your original post is funny and a little pathetic. You just want these guys to beat each other so Canelo has an excuse to avoid two dangerous fighters. He can continue to cherry pick weaker guys at higher weights while his fans like you wet their pants with excitement. Maybe Canelo can get a Rocky Fielding rematch!