Roy Jones Jr. continues to be siding with WBA mild heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol to outbox IBF/WBC/WBO champ Artur Beterbeiv of their four-belt contest on October twelfth in Riyadh. Jones Jr. believes that the 2 knockdowns that Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) has suffered throughout his profession counsel that he’s acquired a weak chin and might be susceptible to Bivol’s punches.
Roy doesn’t care that Beterbiev’s knockdowns had been the flash selection towards Callum Johnson and Jeff Web page Jr. He feels that Beterbiev dropping in these two fights means he’ll be susceptible to Bivol’s punches, though he’s not an influence man.
Some would say that Jones Jr. is choosing Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) as a result of he has a bias in the direction of him attributable to him being a pure boxer like he was throughout his lengthy profession. That could possibly be the explanation. Former fighters naturally desire guys which have the same model to how they fought.
“I believe Bivol has a greater likelihood entering into as a result of he’s a boxer who may punch. Beterbiev is without doubt one of the greatest punchers this world might be going to see for his weight class. So, he’s all the time harmful, however he’s been down just a few occasions in boxing. Individuals say ‘He was ‘off steadiness.’ It don’t matter. You had been down,” mentioned Roy Jones Jr. to Fighthype, leaning towards Dmitry Bivol beating Artur Beterbiev on October twelfth.
Bivol will not be a puncher. He’s a boxer, however when he does rating knockouts, it’s by touchdown an accumulation of photographs towards largely fringe-level fighters. He’s solely knocked out one opponent since 2018, Malik Zinad, a bottom-tier fighter who was chosen for him. Earlier than that knockout, Bivol’s final stoppage got here towards Sullivan Barrera within the twelfth spherical in March 2018.
“If a fighter is aware of you’ve been down and he can probably put you again down, he can hit you in the best place. However he’s [Beterbiev] so arduous to cope with,” mentioned Roy.
It’s a mistake for Jones Jr. to confuse flash knockdowns that Beterbiev suffered towards Callum Johnson and Jeff Web page Jr. with him having weak punch resistance. Beterbiev acquired up off the deck to knock out Web page in spherical two in December 2014 and stopped Johnson within the fourth spherical of their struggle in October 2018.
“Bivol has to verify he will get to the third, fourth, or fifth spherical, or he’s acquired to try to get him out instantly. I don’t assume he’ll do this as a result of Bivol will not be that sort of man,” mentioned Jones Jr.
It will be fascinating to see Bivol attempt to slug with Beterbiev to knock him out as a result of that might put him susceptible to getting clipped. Beterbiev is the much better puncher of the 2, and he can be completely satisfied to see Bivol select to trade with him.
Jones Jr. could not have watched sufficient of Bivol and Beterbiev’s fights to precisely predict this struggle. It appears like his data of each guys is sketchy, as a result of Bivol will not be a puncher and Beterbiev isn’t chinny like he makes him out to be.
“If Bivol can use his toes and keep away from the ability for the primary three or 4 rounds, Bivol ought to win the struggle. But when he will get caught, we don’t know as a result of I by no means seen him get caught by a man that punches with the speed that Artur Beterbiev punches with. Simply due to his boxing abilities,” mentioned Roy Jr. when reminded of him giving Bivol a 60-40 likelihood of defeating Beterbiev.
Some would say that Jones Jr. is choosing Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) as a result of he has a bias in the direction of him attributable to him being a pure boxer like he was throughout his lengthy profession. That could possibly be the explanation. Former fighters naturally desire guys which have the same model to how they fought.
