Dmitry Bivol believes he has the facility to knock out undisputed mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev of their rematch on February twenty second in Riyadh.
It could make for an fascinating battle if Bivol selected to battle extra aggressively within the rematch, as he was principally operating and holding the final seven rounds in his loss to Beterbiev two months in the past on October twelfth in Riyadh. Therefore, the judges gave Artur victory. It regarded like Bivol was attempting to get an inexpensive victory by doing the minimal.
Bivol shouldn’t be an enormous puncher and will put himself in danger if he makes an attempt to go on the lookout for a knockout towards Betrbiev, who ranges above him within the energy and toughness division. Dmitry is extra of a health fighter who makes use of his boxing expertise to win fights. He tried that strategy towards Beterbiev however wilted when underneath assault.
Bivol’s New Method
Former WBA 175-lb champion Bivol should change his preventing fashion 100% to knock out Beterbiev. The Matchroom-promoted Dmitry was too defensive and didn’t present any need to face and interact with Beterbiev.
Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) says he’s been finding out the video of his 12-round majority resolution loss to Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) from October twelfth and on the lookout for areas the place he can enhance for the rematch in 75 days. The scores had been 115-113, 116-112 for Betterbiev, and 114-114.
“I’m attempting not to concentrate to what individuals say. I’m attempting to concentrate to what I really feel after the battle and what I must do,” stated Dmitry Bivol to Secondsout about how he’s tuning out followers’ feedback as he heads into his rematch with Artur Beterbiev on February twenty second.
“After all, I felt I’ve sufficient energy. Now we have a saying, ‘Even a stick [gun] every year can shoot.’
“It makes you weaker for those who discover some excuses. He needs to battle him,” stated Bivol about Terence Crawford desirous to battle Canelo Alvarez.
It’s arduous to take Bivol critically along with his discuss believing he can knock out Beterbiev as a result of he regarded too frightened to do something however survive as soon as Artur ramped up his offense into full gear after spherical 5.
Conquering Doubt
Bivol had a glance in his eyes of an individual being chased by an indignant bear, and he had no battle in him. It was pure terror. To even win the rematch by resolution, Bivol have to be keen to threat getting knocked out, by standing and fascinating with Beterbiev, as a result of he failed to try this final time.
Furthermore, we noticed the identical factor from Dmitry when he fought Lyndon Arthur final yr on December twenty third. Bivol bought damage by a tough physique shot from Arthur within the eighth and was on the run from that time on. When Dmitry will get hit arduous, he offers up the battle and appears nothing like a world-level fighter.
What was hilarious and off-putting was how Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, was complaining afterward in regards to the resolution, feeling that Dmitry had received. Hearn selected to not take the excessive highway by being gracious in defeat and yapping in regards to the scoring.
He ought to have admitted that Bivol gave away the battle by operating from rounds six via twelve. After all, if Hearn confessed that Bivol confirmed no coronary heart underneath the warmth of battle, there would have been no level in a rematch.
Hopefully, the Beterbiev-Bivol rematch will shut the chapter on this rivalry as a result of it’ll be extra entertaining for the followers to see Beterbiev battle the winner of the February 1st battle between David Benavidez and David Morrell. These two have way more fan-friendly types than Bivol, who has a Shakur-esque fashion.
