Like everybody else who watched the battle between light-heavyweights Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night time, all-time nice Roy Jones has an opinion on what the result ought to have been. Jones, like many people, doesn’t agree with the 116-112 card in favour of Beterbiev, with Jones saying “no person received or misplaced the battle by 4 factors.”
Talking on his instagram web page, Jones, who dominated at 175 kilos in addition to at 160, 168 and even heavyweight (successful the WBA belt in 2003), says there simply needs to be a right away rematch between Beterbiev and Bivol.
“We had a really unbelievable battle. A battle I assumed might have gone both means,” Jones stated of the four-belt unification showdown that was received by Beterbiev by way of 12 spherical majority resolution. “Nonetheless it goes, no person received or misplaced the battle by 4 factors, that ridiculous, which is why I say we’d like a right away rematch. Each guys did rather a lot to alter. Beterbiev confirmed me greater than he’s ever confirmed me earlier than about being a boxer. He can truly field, and I used to be stunned. Bivol was an excellent defender which we knew, he was an excellent counter-puncher, which we knew. He jumped out to the early lead I assumed. Beterbiev completed the battle stronger. In order that’s why I believe in my perspective the battle must be a draw, and let’s get a rematch.”
A rematch between Beterbiev, 21-0(20) and Bivol, 23-1(12) is an absolute no-brainer, whereas loads of followers will possible agree with Jones when he says the battle ought to have been scored a draw. It was darn shut, even when some specialists do really feel as if Bivol outboxed Beterbiev and deserved a win by a few factors. Most individuals do say, although, that this one was not a theft.
A battle of two halves, Bertebiev did certainly come on sturdy within the second half of the bout. Hopefully that rematch will occur a while within the first half of subsequent yr. But when so, what makes anybody assume it will likely be something however an in depth, at occasions exhausting to attain, nip and tuck battle as soon as once more? Beterbiev and Bivol are two very good fighters who’re beautifully matched towards each other. Might we even see a trilogy between the 2?
