Commentator Teddy Atlas believes Dmitry Bivol has the psychological toughness to beat the punching energy of Artur Beterbiev to defeat him on Saturday night time. The previous coach Atlas thinks Bivol will deal with the steam Beterbiev might be placing on him. Beterbiev vs. Bivo conflict might be proven reside on ESPN+ this Saturday, October twelfth, at 6:00 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
Atlas didn’t point out Beterbiev’s torn meniscus knee damage from which he’s returning. That’s much more necessary than the psychological stress bit that he was harping on in his interview in the present day as a result of if he’s not totally recovered from that, Bivol will take benefit.
Atlas feels that Bivol will use his motion and expertise to outbox IBF, WBC, and WBO mild heavyweight champion Beterbiev of their undisputed championship this Saturday, October twelfth, in Riyadh.
Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) defeated considered one of Atlas’ fighters, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, in October 2019, sending him into retirement after knocking him out within the tenth. It’s unclear if Atlas continues to be bitter about what Beterbiev did to him. If Atlas continues to be upset at what Beterbiev did to Gvozdyk, you’ll be able to perceive why he’s choosing Bivol to win; he had an excellent factor going when he was beneath his wing.
“I feel he’ll match Beterbiev in psychological toughness. Regardless that he doesn’t have the look that Beterbiev has, don’t sleep on this man so far as being mentally powerful,” stated Teddy Atlas to Fighthype, speaking about Dmitry Bivol. “I feel he’s simply as mentally powerful in his personal approach, and I feel he is not going to evaporate.”
Bivol can have all of the psychological toughness on the earth, but when he can’t deal with the facility and stress from Beterbiev, it received’t assist him. Can Bivol take the pinnacle and physique photographs that Beterbiev might be hitting him with for 12 rounds with out folding?
Bivol can’t run all the struggle, and his in-and-out fashion will end in him getting caught by a giant shot from Beterbiev.
“He’s a man that has slightly warning to him. That’s a part of his DNA; that’s a part of his fashion, his make up that he’s not a reckless man,” stated Atlas to Probox TV, speaking about Bivol. “Beterbiev will not be considering he’s getting reckless, however he’ll roll the cube extra. He’ll go to locations the place there may be extra danger concerned.
“Bivol will not be arrange that approach. He’s set as much as field in a reasonably cautious in a calculated approach on a regular basis. So, I don’t see that altering that a lot. Bivol has at all times been respectful of energy as a result of he’s a defensive-minded fighter, interval. When you’ve got no energy, he may stroll you down slightly bit extra like several fighter that might alter to his surroundings.
“He’s going to struggle his struggle, and that’s a strategic, technical surgeon on the surface the place he’s in search of your cooperation. If he can use your aggression in opposition to you, he seems to be for that too,” stated Atlas.
“He’ll assault you. He places his punches collectively in numbers,” stated Paulie Malignaggi about Bivol. “He airs on the facet of warning, however he by no means relinquishes management of the struggle.”
The mix punching that Bivol has finished up to now has been in opposition to lesser fighters who didn’t have the facility, dimension, or youth to make him pay for that fashion.
Bivol should use a whole lot of fixed motion to keep away from getting caught by Beterbiev as a result of he’s going to be pressured nonstop on this struggle.
Bivol’s opponents throughout his 10-year skilled profession haven’t been on the extent of Beterbiev when it comes to means to stress, energy, and talent. Bivol’s finest wins have been in opposition to light fighters Canelo Alvarez, Sullivan Barrera, and Jean Pascal. He nearly misplaced to Craig Richards in 2021 and struggled in opposition to Lyndon Arthur. These guys aren’t on the extent of Beterbiev.
