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

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

Post by Ruthless-RKO »

gregregegg wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 19:59 Trilogy makes sense now. But as porter said… how many of them do you want… but it’s the best option.
When it’s a fight like this.. a 3rd fight is always welcome.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by Miguello »

Did Beterbiev just let slip that he never wanted a second fight, but he'll do the trilogy too if he (his excellency) asks for it
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by Ruthless-RKO »

keithmoonhangover wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:01 Those posters who love to post when Eddie's top guy loses are quiet tonight.
Name and shame them???
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by gregregegg »

squiggy wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 19:58 And they come out of the fight ranked #2 and #3 on here, behind Benavidez. How wild is that.
I swear boxrec algorithm peaked 5 or 6 years ago…
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by Sendo Takeshi »

I don't know if my heart can handle a third fight.
Seems like the most logical thing to do, but I'd welcome other fights for those two.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by margaret thatcher »

what are the odds on bivol vs cal smith, 'amateur bad blood' or some sheeyat like that. does hearn still promote smith
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by Ruthless-RKO »

Sky were on Beterbiev’s dick at the start and now they on Bivol’s :lol:
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by gilgamesh »

I'm glad to finally have DAZN and be back in the game talking about the fights with you's guys. I've definitely missed being able to watch Boxing on the weekends.

Thanks everybody for your consistent RBR, keeping me informed on the goings on of the sport while I've been lost in the wilderness, and not able to follow the sport in real time.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by lefthook82 »

Bivol will stop Beterbiev next time
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by Ruthless-RKO »

margaret thatcher wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:04 what are the odds on bivol vs cal smith, 'amateur bad blood' or some sheeyat like that. does hearn still promote smith
It was discussed few years back.

I remember Bivol said he’d go down to 168
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by gilgamesh »

Sendo Takeshi wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:03 I don't know if my heart can handle a third fight.
Seems like the most logical thing to do, but I'd welcome other fights for those two.
If Canelo gets by Crawford later this year. I'd love to see Canelo vs Beterbiev personally. I'm not sure if Canelo would want that, but I know I'd be down for it.

Benavidez vs Bivol would be great.

Benavidez vs Beterbiev would be great

Bivol vs Beterbiev 3 would be perfectly acceptable, and another close, hard fought battle between 2 excellent fighters. I think I'm personally good on seeing these guys fight each other for at least this calendar year, but ya know...we'll see how it goes.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by keithmoonhangover »

Ruthless-RKO wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:02
keithmoonhangover wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:01 Those posters who love to post when Eddie's top guy loses are quiet tonight.
Name and shame them???
They know who they are. Eddie's a great promoter. some folks don't like that.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by gilgamesh »

Ruthless-RKO wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:05
margaret thatcher wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:04 what are the odds on bivol vs cal smith, 'amateur bad blood' or some sheeyat like that. does hearn still promote smith
It was discussed few years back.

I remember Bivol said he’d go down to 168
Surely that's out the window now that he's the Boss at 175.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by Sendo Takeshi »

gilgamesh wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:06 If Canelo gets by Crawford later this year. I'd love to see Canelo vs Beterbiev personally. I'm not sure if Canelo would want that, but I know I'd be down for it.

Benavidez vs Bivol would be great.

Benavidez vs Beterbiev would be great

Bivol vs Beterbiev 3 would be perfectly acceptable, and another close, hard fought battle between 2 excellent fighters. I think I'm personally good on seeing these guys fight each other for at least this calendar year, but ya know...we'll see how it goes.
I agree. I'd take all these fights.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by golden_labrador »

Ruthless-RKO wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:04 Sky were on Beterbiev’s dick at the start and now they on Bivol’s :lol:
Talksport radio all had Bert winning or a draw. I fell asleep before the final fight but managed to listen to the radio the last few rounds

I think a third is not necessary. 1 each, Bert retires, Bivol has fought enough of this monster
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by squiggy »

samwbr wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:01
Miguello wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 19:54 Does anyone else have no interest in a trilogy? At 40 yrs old, Beeb should hang em up.
Biv needs to move on.
Personally I've seen Bivol outfight Beterbiev both times, in different ways. Not that Beterbiev couldn't still run the table on the rest on the division.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by Ruthless-RKO »

Who else gives Bivol a tough fight.

We see him coast through fights without going up in gears.

Who gets him up for a good challenge.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by margaret thatcher »

at most benavidez, no one else would give him a go and i think he may be able to handle bena comfortably as well, not as impressed with ben at 175 even though he's obviously good

no canelo rematch for me, really do not like all these rematches of clear wins, that fight coulda been scored 118-110

although i guess now that canelo is signed with the saudis we may be seeing it
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by KiwiRider »

gregregegg wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:03
squiggy wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 19:58 And they come out of the fight ranked #2 and #3 on here, behind Benavidez. How wild is that.
I swear boxrec algorithm peaked 5 or 6 years ago…
They now have Parker ahead of Fury and Joshua
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by margaret thatcher »

tbf parker over those two is quite defendable these days
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by Ruthless-RKO »

margaret thatcher wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:20 tbf parker over those two is quite defendable these days
100%

No issue with that.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by Lenny Cravats »

Jimmy2025 wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 19:53
Lenny Cravats wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 19:48 6-6 for me.
You reckon? You are usually very good at scoring. Maybe I saw it a bit wrong - I am at 115-113 in favour of Bivol.
Well, was watching in a pub with my view obscured... It made sense to me, but looking through other scores on here it seems I was a little off.
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Re: Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

Post by SticknMove »

Ruthless-RKO wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 20:15 Who else gives Bivol a tough fight.

We see him coast through fights without going up in gears.

Who gets him up for a good challenge.
The answer is virtually no one. Beterbiev is a relentless monstrous fighter up against an exceptional box mover. Both are exceptional dance partners.

When trying measure either fighter at this weight we will have to conjure mythicaal matchups.
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