Bivol v Beterbiev Thread

Hey, kidnapping Ukrainian children is hard work. The guy needs some downtime.

DAZN team all had Bivol ahead for the whole flight, and as soon as result is announced they are all "yeah Artur won that? WTF

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Ya barely a scratch but I'd imagine the stats will surely show he ate far more clean shots. Bivol with lights out power would be phenomenal.

I felt a draw or a very tight Bivol win was the call but I didn't attentively score it rd by rd.

Saudis showing themselves up for what they are letting that **** in the country, never mind in the ring at the end.

Yes, but I mean his body shape. He is all compact and wiry.

Interesting that all 3 judges gave beterbiev that last 3 rounds, that's quite impressive for a man who has never gone 12 rounds.

Stats were almost identical in terms of total and head punches landed. Obviously beterbiev threw far more.

They had bivol landing more "high impact" punches which is always subjective as, while far from a powder puff puncher, he doesn't have the same power in his fists that beterbiev does.

I'll not go back over it round by round tonight but a draw or a round or two either way fine for me. Think 116-112 definitely too wide.

No complaints with giving Beterbiev the last three at all. Bivol was completely out of puff.

Had Bivol by 2. He landed the far cleaner work and was landing at will when he opened up. Close fight all the same and a brilliant fight from both men.

116-112 Beterbiev I find far too wide though.

Problem is he didn't really open up that much at all, particularly in the second half of the fight, apart from the 9th.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Chechen dictator and warlord.

Given the US military's use of Shannon and some lickspittle politicians cosying up to Putin, Ireland not really in a position to get too high and mighty about "those awful Saudis" though.

It’s irking me a bit that not one of the three judges gave that fight to Bivol. I think he’s been so hard done by. I think there is a good argument for a draw but Beterbiev won a lot of those rounds due to the fact that he is a very tough man and can really take a hit. I’m not too sure what more Bivol could have done. I think experienced judges should be able to look at the whole round. Plenty of rounds Bivol outlanded significantly and then defended. I wouldn’t quite call it a robbery but very harsh judging on Bivol.

Close fights don’t have to be split. Maybe all three pro judges saw similar. 116-112 is being argued about, but some very tight rds that you could argue for either man. Twas a very close fight. Bivol getting the win would have been fair as Artur getting it

you know, I don’t disagree. I enjoyed the fight, but it never really caught fire. It was like 12 amateur rds of boxing, as in the style and feel off it. I also thought Arthur looked a bit too relaxed and lacked real fight/urgency in parts. Bivol lost because he was giving away too much ground. He seemed to try steal here and there and then rest/move away.

That and the fact he really faded the final few rounds. Considering his age and the questions about his knee and training camp, the shape Beterbiev was in and his tank were remarkable.