Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

[Sammy Scaff]

Fought povetkin and usyk.

Not for top honours.

Fought Usyk for the cruiserweight world title.

Yep
Apologies

[jameswilson]

I had piles in Parker by KO.

Why the fornicate did anyone think someone who hasn’t trained can win a 12 rounder ffs.

[golden_labrador]

Bop

[MightyWarrior]

Well, that was a Fookin disaster

[gilgamesh]

I'm a bit surprised the referee waved it off so easily, but I think the conclusion was obvious. Parker had this one. He was ready for a fight. Bakole wasn't.

[Ruthless-RKO]

What round??

[Fearful_Freddie]

Bakole marmalised.

[gregregegg]

When you have bakole power I think as a trainer you gotta let him continue there and show some bombs back. (Not saying the ref would have let it continue as he was facing away at 10).

[a force]

I thought Bakole had hurt Parker & then Bakole dropped. He came & had a go. Can’t really ask more of him. Just a shame he wasn’t in better condition but I can’t blame him for taking the pay day.

[golden_labrador]

top of the heeed. bell rung

[MightyWarrior]

Shalom and Nelson looking a bit daft now. Folowing a sensational life changing win, they threw him in there for a humiliation

[jameswilson]

I'm a bit surprised the referee waved it off so easily, but I think the conclusion was obvious. Parker had this one. He was ready for a fight. Bakole wasn't.

Billy Nelson was on the ring apron asking him to stop it I think.

[Boxerbeetle]

Fair play to Bakole for taking the fight at this notice. This might actually help him get more big fights in future.

[dempseyfire]

I had piles in Parker by KO.

Why the fornicate did anyone think someone who hasn’t trained can win a 12 rounder ffs.

It's not like Bakole is 7 feet . . .he's 6'6 and weighing over 300 lbs in-between fights. In his mid 20s he weighed as low as 229. Zero discipline.

[Miguello]

where did the bakole hype start from? He's the same age as paker and parker has got a much better CV.

Taking the fight at such short notice is also just disasterous.

[jameswilson]

Shalom and Nelson looking a bit daft now

Shalom taking home the moola and could now use this as an excuse to cut himself loose from Bakole.

[Grilling Machine]

I actually thought Parker was beginning to look slightly vulnerable there, targeting the head too much when at 19st he'd have needed to slow Bakole down for the later rounds.

In hindsight I'd have favoured Dubois tonight. Still, a good shot to finish and congrats to Parker.

[Lenny Cravats]

What round??

2

[Boxerbeetle]

What round??

Aren't you watching? You've made about 200 posts on it tonight

[gilgamesh]

I wanna see Bakole vs Zhang on the next big Heavyweight card. Battle of the Giants. It's the end of the line for one of 'em on the World Stage, but it'll be a spectacle whatever the case.

[handsofstone]

Jesus, bit of a shocker that, surprised Billy Nelson pulled him out, suggests Bakole shouldn't have been in there in the first place, delighted for Parker, huge right caught Bakole high on the top of the head

Or was it the ref who stopped it?

[jameswilson]

I had piles in Parker by KO.

Why the fornicate did anyone think someone who hasn’t trained can win a 12 rounder ffs.

It's not like Bakole is 7 feet . . .he's 6'6 and weighing over 300 lbs in-between fights. In his mid 20s he weighed as low as 229. Zero discipline.

I waited to see what he weighed in at. When I saw 315 I was like there’s no way in hell he has trained. 2.6 on a ko win for Parker was licence to print ffs.

[keithmoonhangover]

Awesome performance by Big Joe. Hopefully he gets DDD next.

[gilgamesh]

As for Parker I think he should be next in line for Usyk off of this.

[MightyWarrior]

Nelson threw in towel