Artur Beterbiev vs. Marcus Browne | Sky Sports - 17 December 2021

[Ruthless-RKO]

Thanks was hoping a bit earlier because of Canada. Will likely catch in morning

It’s Montreal, same time zone as New York I believe.

[ThereByTheGrace]

Yeah was thinking maybe 3am on that basis. Never seen him want to see his boxing skills

[Ruthless-RKO]

Date: Friday December 17, 2021
Location: Bell Centre - Montréal, QC
TV: ESPN+ | Sky Sports Main Event

Start Times
ESPN+ | Sky Sports Main Event: 8 pm ET | 5 pm PT | 1 am GMT (Main Card)

Promoted by: Top Rank

Main Card

Unified WBC and IBF Light Heavyweight Championship
Artur Beterbiev vs. Marcus Browne

Vacant IBF Super Welterweight Championship
Marie-Eve Dicaire vs. Cynthia Lozano

10 Round Super Middleweight Bout
Steve Rolls vs. Christopher Brooker

Vacant WBO NABO Cruiserweight Championship
Yan Pellerin vs. Francisco Rivas

8 Round Super Lightweight Bout
Movladdin Biyarslanov vs. Alan Ayala Crisosto

6 Round Super Lightweight Bout
Batyrzhan Jukembayev vs. Juan Jose Martinez

Prelim Card

8 Round Super Lightweight Bout
Mazlum Akdeniz vs. Arturo Bustamante

8 Round Havyweight Bout
Brandon Moore vs. Abraham Pascual

[mickey1975]

I scored the first couple for Browne, but he was losing them! Artur barely threw a punch. He closed distance brilliantly and made Browne work without doing anything himself. I knew he'd get to him. He looks a beast to fight.

[margaret thatcher]

As soon as Beterbiev's work rate got going (about right when he was cut) browne wanted none of it and rarely came out of his shell. He needed to fire back more to keep his man off, as it was Bert could basically tee off and for me won everything after the 2nd

browne has talent but not hard enough, bert manned him there

[skanksta]

I scored the first couple for Browne, but he was losing them! Artur barely threw a punch. He closed distance brilliantly and made Browne work without doing anything himself. I knew he'd get to him. He looks a beast to fight.

I agree.
TIL will accuse you of predicting what's gonna happen in later rounds, but even tho' Browne was landing more, I felt he was still losing them.

[margaret thatcher]

I scored the first couple for Browne, but he was losing them! Artur barely threw a punch. He closed distance brilliantly and made Browne work without doing anything himself. I knew he'd get to him. He looks a beast to fight.

I agree.
TIL will accuse you of predicting what's gonna happen in later rounds, but even tho' Browne was landing more, I felt he was still losing them.

why would i accuse him of that when he scored the first couple for browne?did you really pull your futuristic judging again lol

[skanksta]

I scored the first couple for Browne, but he was losing them! Artur barely threw a punch. He closed distance brilliantly and made Browne work without doing anything himself. I knew he'd get to him. He looks a beast to fight.

I agree.
TIL will accuse you of predicting what's gonna happen in later rounds, but even tho' Browne was landing more, I felt he was still losing them.

mickey scored the first couple for browne, which he both clearly won. did you really pull your futuristic judging again lol

Well no, I was 20-19, but kinda - because I was probably that only due to your nagging.

It's Ring Generalship,
The body language as they walk back to the corner. SMB WAS doing well, boxing and moving and landing more, but it didn't for a second look like he was winning the fight, or bothering KAB, so...

[margaret thatcher]

cool , sounds like a guy just has to walk forward looking confident to win the rounds then

[skanksta]

oh stop it !

[handsofstone]

Beterbiev just too hot to handle when he smells blood, Browne started off well sticking out the jab and constantly moving but by the 4th Beterbiev started coming on, walking Browne down, whipping left hooks to body and then bringing it upstairs, lovely knockdown in the 7th, body shot then straight right had Browne taking the knee, actually thought Browne had his best round in a few in the 8th but Beterbiev took his soul in the following round, again it was left to body this time followed up by a left uppercut to put Browne away, knocked the fight out of him

[Ruthless-RKO]

[NoScoutingReports]

As soon as Beterbiev got that bad cut he seemed to up his intensity hugely and the output followed, Artur looks like he punches very very hard with both hands and once he got to Browne it was curtains, he got through to the body when Marcus went into his shell and didn't let him off the hook. Browne did seem to freeze under the pressure once he got backed up, failed to throw any meaningful counters and paid the price.

[Monzon83]

Good win, he beat the fight out of Browne. You could see by the 9th Marcus didn't want any more of that pain.
Beterbiev is a tough man.

[JamesPhilips]

Was the cut a head or a punch?

[NoScoutingReports]

Was the cut a head or a punch?

Heads, both got cut from it but Artur had the bigger gash.

[THEBUTCH]

For all the bitching & moaning Tyson Fury spewd out after getting cut against Oto Wallin, Artur Beterbiev shows how a real champion handles matters.

Beterbiev is a class act and a formidable boxer.

By the end of round 2 the fight was his, but how he'd get the win I was unsure. By round 5 the beat-down was well & truly underway

Hats off to Browne for rising after getting sickened by Beterbiev's crippling body shots. When Artur thumps home those hurtful body shots, look how quick he whips in a shot to his opponent's face before they touch down. Pure class !

Beterbiev has a strange habit of leaping in with punches sometimes that should end up being clumsy, but the opposite is true. This weird move pays dividends almost everytime.

I've loved every minute of Beterbiev's career. The punch power, the pressure, the split second head movement, the strength, the skill...17-0 (17)

[margaret thatcher]

beterbiev can land hard shots from like an inch a way, few fighters can punch so short

[THEBUTCH]

And maybe just one of the reasons why Canelo doesn't look in Beterbiev's direction.

[dr_devious]

Bert's got too much firepower for Canelo

[NoScoutingReports]

And maybe just one of the reasons why Canelo doesn't look in Beterbiev's direction.

What a tremendous fight that would be stylistically, if it was to happen it would have to be fairly soon due to Beterbiev's age but a nailed on classic no doubt.

[THEBUTCH]

I agree. Not sure how long Beterbiev will be able to keep up his outstanding form.

Could be wrong, but I sense Canelo is waiting it out....or simply not interested at all.

[DrDuke]

Canelo always goes for the misleadingly greater achievements. To unify at the less threatening SMW, to challenge CW against the less threatening Makabu, etc. I won't pick him over the current Beter.

[THEBUTCH]

I'm not rubbishing Canelo's attempt to win a title at Cruiserweight which is impressive, but he's completely leapfrogged two super champions at Light heavyweight

There's a fight with Beterbiev &/or Bivol right there for the taking and even the most ardent of Canelo's cynics would have to acknowledge what a tumultuous challenge that would be on top of everything else Àlvarez has achieved.

[skanksta]

He could easily - ahem - outpoint Bivol.