To hear Beterbiev: “Always something.”
Artur Beterbiev was not happy to hear Dmitri Bivol’s promoter Eddie Hearn disagree with the decision of their previous fight on October 12. Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) seemed angry, saying Hearn always had something he “didn’t agree with.”
Reigning three-belt light heavyweight champion Beterbiev defeated struggling WBA champion Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) to set up a great rematch with Canelo Alvarez, Hearn agreed. How many chances does Bivol have if he loses again and has another fight with Beterbiev?
In the past, when the going got tough and things got heated, he didn’t want to run. While some fans thought that Bivol should have won the first fight against Beterbiev, they clearly made up their minds after the first five rounds because he surrendered the white flag in the sixth round. He had no fight in him and turned tail and ran from the sixth. Hearn helped cloud the waters by constantly complaining about the decision, but Bivol was clearly defeated.
I know there’s a lot of money if Bivol wins because there would be a fight with Canlo. Do you honestly believe that Beterbiev would have given an instant comeback if Bivol had won?
There is no way on earth. It was Canelo and Bivol 2. As for Beterbiev, he had to fight the winner of the fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell to return to the title, because he does not have such a good relationship. Bivol.
Will Beterbiev screw things up?
Hearn holds Beterbiev’s three titles and hopes to use his undisputed 175-lb championship as bait to face Canelo. Beterbiev relentlessly attacked the timid boxer Bivol and chased the ring in the final six rounds, winning a 12-round majority decision of 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114.
I agree with the 8-4 score for Beterbiev, but it was funny, if not predictable, that Hearn threw a good one later, complaining that Bivol deserved to win. does not. The only way to award the victory to Bivol is if the judges stop scoring the contest after six rounds. If this was a six-rounder, Bivol would win easily.
Hearn’s fighter Bivol gets another chance against Beterbiev in a rematch on February 22 in Riyadh. If Bivol can’t win this fight, getting a trilogy is a waste of time. If Bivol wins, Canelo will have titles to draw from. If that fight doesn’t happen, there’s always a trilogy with Beterbiev where Bivol could fall behind.
If he loses on points, Hearn will probably scream bloody murder and complain that Bivol deserved the win.
It will be interesting to see if Turki Al-Sheikh takes heart from Herr’s complaint and instead of giving David Beterbiev and David Morel a chance to win, gives Bivol another undeserved fight.
“Yes, he did a good job. We can say a very hard fight,” said Artur Beterbiev. Boxing Dmitry Bivol when asked if it was the hardest fight of his career so far. “Eddie Hearn doesn’t always agree on something,” Beterbiev said when bivol promoter Eddie Hearn reportedly disagreed with the decision of their October 12 fight. “It’s always something.
“I’m honored to be the main event on this card. They will fight big. It was a great experience. Surprisingly, they did a good job for boxing,” Beterbiev said of the Saudis.
“It was a good fight; Bivol was good for boxing fans. Boxing About his previous fight with Beterbiev. “It wasn’t the best fight I’ve had, and it was a good lesson for me. I learned a lot from this fight, and I need to improve myself. I love fighting in Riyadh because they put on beautiful events, great events. Every fighter needs this, and I look forward to returning.
“Of course, each camp is different, and we’ve made some changes, I’ll talk about these things after the fight. I am happy to have this opportunity,” Bivol said.
Revenge on the mind… 💭
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