Roy Jones Jr. says he believes Dmitry Bivol will beat Artur Beterbiev of their undisputed gentle heavyweight championship as a consequence of his mobility and boxing expertise.
Beterbiev has overwhelmed movers prior to now, so it may not assist Bivol if he chooses to make use of his in & out fashion of combating towards him.
Toe-to-Toe or Outboxing?
Jones Jr. feels that IBF, WBC & WBO 175-lb champ Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) can win if WBA champ Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) fights him “toe-to-toe,” but when he makes use of motion & packing containers, then he’ll win as a result of will probably be unimaginable for Artur to plant his ft to load up on his photographs to generate energy.
Roy Jr. says that if Beterbiev doesn’t get to Bivol within the first two or three rounds, he’ll lose the struggle as a result of he’ll get outboxed. Jones Jr. factors out that nobody within the 175-lb division is combating Beterbiev toe-to-toe as a result of in the event that they do, they’re going to sleep.
Beterbiev and Bivol are anticipated to fulfill this summer time in June or July in Saudi Arabia for the four-belt undisputed championship.
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh desires the winner to maneuver as much as 200 lbs to struggle former IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia. Nevertheless, Beterbiev’s coach, John Scully, dominated out that concept, saying that’s not of their plans.
The Essential Early Rounds
“You already know I’m an Ali-George Foreman kind man. I’m going to go Ali over George Foreman as a result of Foreman had huge energy, however Ali had the IQ, the pace, and footwork to avoid the ability,” mentioned Roy Jones Jr. to Fighthype, choosing Dmitry Bivol to defeat Artur Beterbiev this summer time for his or her gentle heavyweight undisputed championship.
“So, if Bivol can keep away from him for 2 or three rounds, then Bivol will beat him. Nevertheless, if Bivol goes out and fights him toe-to-toe, Bivol is not going to beat him as a result of nobody at 175 will struggle Beterbiev toe-to-toe proper now.”
Bivol isn’t as nice of a mover as Roy Jr. thinks he’s. He’s extra of a straight ahead, straight again kind of fighter, and he fights scared when dealing with punchers. He virtually misplaced to Craig Richards, who put strain on him.
The Query of Beterbiev’s Mobility
“In the event you struggle Beterbiev toe-to-toe proper now, you’re going to sleep,” mentioned Jones Jr. “That’s fairly apparent, however having the footwork that Bivol, you make him transfer earlier than he punches, then it turns into somewhat tougher for Beterbiev as a result of he can punch standing there, however can he punch like that when he’s transferring?
“Can he be cell and have that a lot energy? That’s an enormous query. So, in an extended struggle, and Bivol bought previous spherical two, I’d undoubtedly say Bivol can win the struggle. But when Bivol goes and fights the fallacious struggle, then Artur wins.
