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pound per pound wrote: ↑21 Mar 2021, 09:44Beterbiev might be an all time great, thing is he already up there in age.

Perhaps I've misread your intended opinion conveyed in your post.

Are you seriously claiming that Artur Beterbiev is already an all-time-great, based purely on his victory over the mentally-scarred Oleksandr Gvozdyk, coupled with hitting the deck during the course of his win against the European level Callum Johnson, which are the highlights of the Russian's professional career to-date?

Don't get me wrong, because I think Beterbiev is a really good fighter, but he's not even Hall-of-Fame worthy, let alone being an all-time-great.

Even the most passionate die-hard Beterbiev fan wouldn’t have the sheer audacity to pretend he’s got an impressive resume.

ESPN’s Main Event Drew Peak Audience Of 289,000; Averaged 287,000

The about aired around 4pm ET, if I’m correct.

Beterbiev carried Deines, he's [Beterbiev] an extremely strong fighter, he could have finished this one off a long time before the 10th.
He was obviously holding back as early as the fourth round maybe even earlier.

If you told people there was a 36 year old, 16-0 16 KO, WBC and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion, do you think they'd come knocking ?
They should do.

Evander wrote: ↑24 Mar 2021, 00:43Beterbiev carried Deines, he's [Beterbiev] an extremely strong fighter, he could have finished this one off a long time before the 10th.
He was obviously holding back as early as the fourth round maybe even earlier.

Artur Beterbiev conceded, during post-fight interviews, the fact that he was disappointed about his performance against Deines.

The Russian under-performed. Beterbiev “wasn’t good” against Deines (his words, not mine).

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑14 Apr 2021, 10:06

Evander wrote: ↑24 Mar 2021, 00:43Beterbiev carried Deines, he's [Beterbiev] an extremely strong fighter, he could have finished this one off a long time before the 10th.
He was obviously holding back as early as the fourth round maybe even earlier.

Artur Beterbiev conceded, during post-fight interviews, the fact that he was disappointed about his performance against Deines.

The Russian under-performed. Beterbiev “wasn’t good” against Deines (his words, not mine).

He didn't seem like he was going all out, I wouldn't necessarily say it was a poor performance as he looked good when he applied himself.
To be honest Beterbiev looks well hard and appears extremely strong, there's a couple of questions regarding his skill level but he's one of those fighters who's mere strength could take him places.