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This is now official. Lineal and unified IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will travel to OVO Arena Wembly in London, England on January 28 to defend his belts against local hero Anthony Yarde. This fight is supposed to happen earlier but was canceled due to Beterbiev suffering an injury. Earlier this weekend, Anthony Yarde won his tune-up with an easy 3rd round KO.

Professional win-loss-KO records
Artur Beterbiev:  18-0-18 KOs
Anthony Yarde:   23-2-22 KOs

Earlier quotes from the 2 protagonists in courtesy of Fightnews.com.
https://i.imgur.com/wDib7IX.jpg (https://fightnews.com/beterbiev-yarde-officially-announced/140705)

While Artur Beterbiev owns 3 of the major sanctioning belts, the IBF, WBC, and WBO, the other remaining WBA belt was held by another undefeated Russian, Dmitry Bivol. Both fighters are confident to become the undisputed champion. They already mentioned that they want to unify their belts but it seems like TV networks are making it difficult for this mega fight from becoming a reality. Artur Beterbiev fights at ESPN and is promoted by Top Rank while Dmitry Bivol is with DAZN and promoted by Matchroom. But we fight fans are still hoping that this division will have its first undisputed champion in this 4 belt era.

My personal take on this fight. Despite Beterbiev being 37 years old, he should be able to land some of his bombs on Yarde and score a stoppage. I think Beterbiev will be a 3-1 to 4-1 favorite here. Despite fighting in front of Yarde's popular British crowd, these former Soviet fighters are mentally tough. Rival promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom was quick to say that Yarde is a good guy but Beterbiev is a different beast and this fight will turn into a mismatch.

It really is a mismatch, no one in the light heavyweight division can match Beterbiev's power but Bivol, Yarde can describe him as slow but he will not be too quick to duck Beterbiev's powerbomb, I expect Beterbiev to knock this guy out if Kovalev who beat Yarde can knock him down with a jab what more with Beterbiev's combination, of course, Beterbiev is a harder puncher than Kovalev.

this will be a fight in which Beterbiev will win without having many problems, the difference between these two fighters is big in my opinion, this Yarde should have looked for someone else to fight, he is making a very risky move in the sense that he will lose because he chose one guy who's much better than him, he even said that January 28th will be his night, he'll lose in his city, the fact that he's fighting at home won't make him win that fight and I even believe that the odds for this fight will give Beterbiev a big advantage, I even venture to guess that the odd for Beterbiev could be between @1.18 to @1.30


I won't even be surprised if Beterbiev submits the fight in a short time, I don't see this Yarde having much chance of winning or even resisting for a long time, this fight is already won by Beterbiev. I'll bet on Beterbiev if this fight is available at stake to place bets, even if it has a low odd I'll bet, I just add this fight in a multibet bet and I'll make a profit, this type of fight is good because the person can make some profit, since the difference in power between fighters is large so it is easy to predict the winner

So far voting in the poll is 4 in favor of Beterbiev knocking out Yarde it will be a big surprise if Yarde gets a vote even one vote, nobody will believe that he can take Beterbiev's power, so far old age has no impact on his power, Yarde's only achievement here is to last the whole fight, he will be battered here by a lot of combinations, this is a good tune fight for the Bivol unification match which is what the boxing community wants.

I also voted for Beterviev to win this fight by KO/TKO. No offense to Yarde, but I don't think him and Beterviev is on the same level. Yes Beterviev is 37 years old but this dude is one scary boxer. So I wouldn't be surprised if he wins by KO/TKO here and Yarde's chin not holding up against Beterviev's power.

Yarde might give some test on Beterviev early on, but when Beterviev got his groove and combination, he will be hard to stop as he throw everything with bad intent.

And probably sports bookies will favor Beterviev by a huge margin as far as the odds.

Yes, probably just to hype the fight even more for casual fans and give them to think that Yarde might pull an upset and so this is a must watch fight. But, seeing how Beterviev fight and destroys his opponent and knocking them down, we doubt that Yarde can give a fair and even competition.

Probably Yarde will be just a gate keeper and B-level fighter. The 2 headed Russian right now, Beterviev and Bivol is the king of division. Even Canelo will have a hard time cracking this two champion in 175.

Yarde looking for his death wish, although Beterviev is recovering from his operation, for sure it's nothing that serious as per his team that's why they are going to push for this fight.

And it's obvious that the LW is very weak as the two Russians is the only champion that we have right now and they are cleaning this division very quick. And if Arthur wins here, seems that there are no worthy opponent except for this two to face for unification. But we should wait, again, with different promoters and network affiliation, it might be a hard road ahead, as there are many stumbling blocks.

I certainly agree! There is nobody in the lightweight division who can destroy the current Artur Beterbiev and crack him open, fellow Russian boxer Dimitry Bivol who holds the WBA title might have a chance but Anthony Yarde? He can bark all he want but nobody would agree with him especially after the fact that he already have two defeats in his record. Barking about slow and all yet he cannot even defeat Kovalev.

Beterbiev is getting old, it's a shame to waste time and lose his prime more and more.
We want to see Beterbiev and Bivol but of course we have no power to deny this match.
We all know Beterbiev is a terrible problem for any boxer at light heavyweight.
So, let's see what Yarde will do against Beterbiev.

Just for the record, Anthony Yarde just blasted Stefani Koykov in 3 rounds last Sunday that's why this fight has been set up.

And so this is the big KO win: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA7cN665pG0

Good body puncher though, but he has the tendency to put his hands down and Beterviev could exploit that in their fight. For sure Yarde is ready, he looks sharp here, but Beterviev is a different fighter, he is the top dog in this division.

Same thought here. If ever Artur Beterbiev will win here, there's currently no other fighter in the light-heavyweight division that can still be a close match to him other than the WBA Light-Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol. It will be crap if these champions will still need to undergo another title defense before having a unification match.

Well then, since Bivol just recently defended his title against Gilberto Ramírez, Beterbiev should do the same too for boxing fans to see their possible clash in the future (hopefully next year).

Although Anthony Yarde's result looks convincing, but his biggest fight was only against Lyndon Arthur and Sergey Kovalev, he lose against those both boxers. I think this is an another easy fight for Artur Beterbiev, he can knocking out Yarde.

Nope, there's an another good boxer in light heavyweight division, it's Callum Smith. He was catch every belt on super middleweight division but after he already get 3 belts and he need to fight with Canelo to get one more belt, he lose all of his belts.

Arthur Beterbiev knows what's coming after this fight a possible unification bout against Bivol which is long time coming, compared to Bivol who beat a fighter considered to be tough, easily, Beterbiev needs to show something different here by knocking out Yarde, Beterbiev has a perfect knock out record, and for him not to knock out Yarde will give an impression to Bivol and the boxing community that he is getting old, he should not only be dominant here but end the fight with a spectacular knock out to show Bivol and the boxing community that he still has it.

Yarde's chances are slim to none and I'm not the only one who has this opinion all the voters, who voted Beterbiev will win by a knockout
Beterbiev by KO/TKO   - 8 (100%)
Beterbiev by decision   - 0 (0%)
Yarde by KO   - 0 (0%)
Yarde by decision   - 0 (0%)
Draw   - 0 (0%)

It's not who will win but on what round will Beterbiev knock out Yarde, you have a guy who has a perfect 100% knockout percentage facing a guy who got knocked out by one jab from a fighter not known to be a knockout artist, I'm talking about the Yarde - Kovalev where Kovalev knock out Yarde with a jab, I wonder how Yarde can carry Beterbiev's punches.

It could not be different for Beterbiev though, he has been knocking out his opponents.

But Yarde is though, but I don't see him having a chance against Beterviev, is only fighting the left over in this division. One thing that we have to look at Beterviev age, but it doesn't matter unless he become old because of his operation but I doubt that.

No odds yet out from sports bookies as the fight is next year, but as we have mentioned, Beterviev will be the odd favorite no question about it.

Beterbiev will be always the same, it's just that there's no boxer right now who can fight him toe-to-toe and can shake off his punches like it's nothing. The man is a pure heavy hitter and just this year, he defeated Joe Smith in just mere 2 rounds by a way of TKO. That just shows how strong he is and here's Yarde talking big that he will defeat Beterbiev, nobody would buy that because his chances against the 3-belt holder is really slim.

Bivol can and they have to unify the title to end the comparison on who is the best fighter in the light heavyweight division, I just hope both fighters will find it easy to deal with their fight and don't try to be like Crawford and Spence or Ryan Garcia and Tank Davis, they keep releasing statements that they will fight their respective nemesis, only to end fighting low-level fighters, this is taking the community for a ride.

My instinct said that Beterbiev would as he is undefeated and scary as hell. But having watched Yarde fight against Koykov, i don't know anymore. Both of them have insanely powerful and fast punches and this is obviously going to end out by knock out. But being faster could actually be a key factor in this. It's hard to defend either of their punches with just arms very successfully, but if you are fast enough, you might not have to.

There's no telling how much Beterbiev can handle before getting knocked out, as he hasn't been knocked out yet, but looking how Yarde moves, he can't just rush forward and dominate the ring this time. If Beterbiev wins, it won't be easy for him.

Would be very difficult to make the Bivol vs Beterviev fight, both are with different promoters and obviously they have different networks as well. Not just the Crawford vs Spence fight, there are a lot of great fights that didn't push through because of this issues. Hopefully, Arum and Eddie Hearn can sit down and talk on how they will deal on the network, who is going to cover or something that both networks will be involved in broadcasting it. So we shall see, Beterviev should win this fight, up to Bivol then whether to rematch Canelo.

This could be a big threat for Beterbiev and a possible first loss for him considering his age, but when it comes to good record and good skills, he still have a chance here. The recent KO win for Koykov is a statement of a great fighting skills, and that’s why they come up into this match up. This one can be more exciting, and for me despite of the KO win for Koykov, I still see Beterbiev to win here, he can still throw deadly punches for sure.

Artur Beterbiev is the reason why the supposed fight against Anthony Yarde last August was not pushed through.

What's the status of Beterbiev regarding that injury? Since this fight becomes official, of course, he is cleared to fight but I'm sure that injury might still give an effect and change his performance even slightly.

This will be Yarde's biggest break in his career although Beterbiev is really a tough boxer to beat.

I also have the feeling that Anthony Yarde especially fighting in front of his fans will give Artur Beterbiev some problems. Beterbiev is not young anymore so the speed and strength will favor Yarde here. Both of them are heavy-handed. Beterbiev's 100% KO ratio and Yarde's 96% KO ratio, we better not blink during fight night as this would end anytime.

I still give Beterbiev the edge because he has world-class experience. Beterbiev can always brag as the guy who put down and hurt the legendary and our current heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Beterbiev might be slower now but he's got a good ring IQ which enables him to cut the ring and land his bombs. Beterbiev also seems capable of absorbing power punches while Yarde might not be able to receive well a powerful Beterbiev bomb. 


I believe Artur Beterbiev is fully healed since they already accepted the fight date. This is indeed the biggest break for Yarde's career. What more can he ask for? A title fight in his own backyard. And Beterbiev is not just bringing 1 belt but the 3 belts and the lineal recognition as the best in the division, something WBA titlist Dmitry Bivol should envy.

Yes, he is recovering from his injury but he should be ready with the Yarde fight and no more delays. Yarde also take a tune up fight and win comfortably with a knockout. And so is he really prepared for a Beterviev fight.

For sure fighting in front of his fans, Yarde will have some kind of momentum, nevertheless, I don't see any upset in the making here. Beterviev might have some ring rust, but when he shakes it out, Yarde could be in trouble.

As other users here have mentioned, he won't be allowed to fight if it is lethal the night they will fight. Also, Beterbiev has nothing to prove towards Yarde so for sure he won't sacrifice his own self (condition) if it will affect his career for a long time. Artur is a beast; even if he only has 18 fights in his weight class, he dominated with winning only by means of TKO/KO which is difficult to achieve if you are an average boxer.

I'm definitely betting for him on this one. Although Yarde is the underdog, ofcourse he won't be on his place if he's just a nobody. I don't know, but it seems that this would be a one sided match but hoping for the best for these two.

It will add for more aggression when hearing fans cheer for you. It will be an additional pressure and the mentality of fighters when they want to impress their fans.

We will see more skills set from Yarde, a test with his capabilities if fate gives him that lucky
punch he may upset the defending champ.

Injury is no longer a reason since doctors already clear Beterbiev, though mentally it can still be
a factor, but it will be a test for the champ about how he will going to defend his belt.

Yes, it is safe to assume that Artur Beterbiev is already healthy and safe to fight Yarde this coming January because Bob Arum won't sure approve the announced timeline if his boxer is not yet capable to fight in the next few months. Surely, Bob won't take the risk to get Beterbiev at the disadvantage and somehow give Yarde an advantage to defeat his boxer because that will mean that he won't be having the pleasure of making some business worth millions when the undisputed fight of the LHW begins.

Or Bob Arum wil not give the go signal if he thinks that Beterviev might lose this fight. So the risk is there, but it's just minimal so this fight will happen next year.

Yarde's only advantage is that he have the crowd behind him and Beterviev being a Russian, could get a lot of boos from the crowd. But this is professional boxers, he can block it out and just focus on the job at hand that is to beat their home town boy.

That will be the only advantage of Yarde as the fight will happen in his country but that is not really a big deal for Beterbiev because he is already accustomed in fighting his foes in their backyard and give them their most embarrassing moments in front of their own countrymen. Soon, Beterbiev will give those moments to Yarde soon because I don't really think that he is the one who can stop the Artur Beterbiev nor pull a KO.

And judging Yarde's skillset, yes, he does have a decent tools in his belt that might give some troubles to the champion but can he also sustain the damage of Beterbiev's heavy punches? I hope his defense is not that vulnerable so that we can see a much entertaining fight.

Yes, including that fact. Once the doctors have cleared Beterbiev then that means that he is already safe and healthy to prepare for his upcoming fight with Anthony Yarde but the funny thing is that Beterbiev was the one who got injured but Yarde is the one who takes a tune-up fight before their fight this coming Jan. 28 .. Not sure if this will take a toll on Yarde and give him some hardships because the tune-up fight and his fight with Beterbiev is too near with each other.

The record shows it all.  If Yarde is capable, he could have won one of the titles that is being kept by Beterbiev.  Besides, the Beterbievs punch does not move slowly.  I bet Yarde will be taken into surprise if ever his chin catches Beterbievs punch.  Imagine 18 victories all in KO.  That simply shows that Beterbiev is the strongest puncher in his weight division so if Kovalev KO'd Yarde, there is very huge possibility that Beterbiev will do the same.


And that will be one motivating factor of Beterbiev to end the fight with a KO.  Knocking out your opponent in front of his supporter is a good enough reason to make a statement that Beterbiev is the best boxer in his division.  So the advantage of Yarde is even out with the motivation that probably is on the mind of Beterbiev.


Skill set is nothing as long as Beterbiev can withstand the punches of Yarde and be able to land big bombs.  If Beterbiev can willfully land his Big Bombs, Yarde's play style will be affected to the point of all Yarde will do is just evade because he is very concious to not hit by those power bombs forgetting to do atacks.

Technically speaking, it's not that Beterbiev won't sacrifice his own self but just in case you are not aware, if the champion becomes inactive for long because of a medical condition or some sort, the boxing organization will likely considering to stripped the belts. This fight is rescheduled to January 2023 from the original date, August 2022 because of Beterbiev's injury that's why if there will be another delay, that will put his status in question if he's really capable to defend his title.

But anyway, that's not the situation today and Beterbiev is surely prepared for this fight. Also, it's not about Beterbiev having nothing to prove to Yarde but a mandatory fight really needed to be done and it should be followed.

I seldom see something like this

Beterbiev by KO/TKO   - 13 (100%)
Beterbiev by decision   - 0 (0%)
Yarde by KO   - 0 (0%)
Yarde by decision   - 0 (0%)
Draw   - 0 (0%)

but with this specific fight, this is 100% possible, a guy with a 100% knockout percentage against a guy who got knocked out from an aging warrior and with a jab to deliver it, Yarde talks about how things change and he is not the same Yarde that fought Kovalev, but what's the difference, he will still get busted.

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Or simply that the boxing fans knows that Beterviev will continue with his reign of terror, perfect record with all of them by KO/TKO. So most likely this will be the case against his fight with Anthony Yarde. Although as we have said, Yarde just won his tune up fight, but he still has a lot to look forward on how he will beat a guy like Arthur Beterviev.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8B9s9z4OFE

Just watch his highlights, his jabs and then follow up with a huge knock out punch.

Watching Artur Beterbiev's highlights again reminds me how terror this man can be when it comes to tormenting the boxers in the light-heavyweight division. His punches are sure so sticky that it will always find its way to pierce through his opponents defense and leaves them helpless for the follow-up punch. And not just that, he seems to like a toe-to-toe punches and exchanging heavy blows until one of them gets down. Anthony Yarde should be prepared at all cost in this fight if he wanted to survive.

Better to keep watching those old tapes and examine all the potential lapses if ever that there are something that he can find, Yarde need to work it out and find the best strategy to execute when engaging with Beterbiev.

Else, he will suffer the same fat with all those past opponents who did try to removing the
belt with Beteviev, if he wanted to push his career on top better to look for good strategy
that may allow him to snatch a win against the champ.

Yes, his power can pierce through his opponents defense, and in the unification fight, you can see that he was also hit with power, but he keeps on coming, meaning that he also has a good chin and that's why he can just walk and take punches at the same time, his power is really tormenting his opponent that they don't know what to do, either to take a knee and try to survived or getting knockout or knockdown. And that is the style of Beterviev, and it makes us wonder if Yarde has what it takes to go toe to toe or just cover up once the taste that power.

Yarde need to play with high technical hit n run strategy, he can't take all damage from Beterbiev since his hands would be damaged and his power will decrease. But a light heavyweight is quite heavy and you wouldn't be quick as was in lower weight. I think only few boxers on light heavyweight or heavyweight that has decent speed, most of them only rely on their chin and power, they will exchange their punches and wait until which one knock down first.

I will go with Beterbiev here, his record is very impressive so I don't see any reason betting against him. Anthony Yarde is definitely a good boxer as well, but as a bettor, I only need to choose one and I would choose the better fighter for me IMO.

We have the betting odds already https://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/artur-beterbiev-v-anthony-yarde/winner, Beterbiev is the heavy favorite, so there's no double he will win here, with 2/15 odds  the chance of winning is very high.

Beterbiev is the best option for most of the boxing fans. Because his game was always ultimate one. His game was impressive one, his footwork was stylish one. Most of the people do follow of his footwork. Footwork is important one in boxing, using it any one can win the experienced person. Yarde was good boxer with some own game, but as compared to Artur game. He is not a well settled player. In this both Artur was my strongest position for sure. But the fight day will show us who is in good form and who is not in form. When the game was started, the support was towards the good player.

Yes, and maybe I will say Bivol is the quickest amongst the LHW that we have right now, he has the footwork as well and then the volume punching. But Beterviev has lean more of his destructive power and it is same with Yarde. However, Beterviev has the better tools, and his chin has been proven to be really hard nut to crack. And so I doubt that Yarde will have enough power to do damage against Beterviev and that is why he is the outstanding odds favorite to win in their match.

Seeing this kind of poll is indeed rare but, in this fight, it is somehow expected that Beterbiev will have a landslide vote here in this forum just like how he will have a landslide victory here over this bigmouth Anthony Yarde who is talking that he can do this and that or how he improved throughout the years since he was defeated by Kovalev. I mean, really? It's unbelievable to see that he is still boasting despite of that fact.

That is the challenge right there, many people believed that fighting in front of your own people will give you delight and boost your confidence because you know that they are there to support you. But in most cases, it is indeed the opposite thing because they will be pressured to give a good fight which will give mental stress in the midst of the fight. That is why most boxers prefer to fight outside their country or in a neutral place so that they can be more focused without thinking about the crowd.

So everybody is expecting the defending champion Artur Beterbiev with a 100% KO ratio to stop Anthony Yarde.

About Yarde's earlier loss to Kovalev, I think he would've performed better if he didn't dare to visit the former champion in his own backyard in Russia. Kovalev was already vulnerable at that time but he was fighting in front of his own countrymen. And Kovalev is heavy-handed too, so his jab is probably more powerful than just the normal jabs.

When I hear these 2 names, I always wonder what would've happened if Kovalev and Beterbiev met each other around 7 years ago. Maybe one of them failed to become a big star since the loser will probably suffer a big KO/TKO. Nonetheless, Artur Beterbiev wasted many years and opportunities when he was fighting in Canada. He never tried to enforce and seemed contented not fighting then Canadian and fellow Canadian-based champions/superstars whom he is very capable of winning.

If ever Kovalev and Beterbiev met 7 years ago and the latter was the one who failed, chances is that Dmitrii Bivol is already the undisputed champion in the light-heavyweight division. You might wonder why? If they indeed met few years back and Kovalev was victorious then there's a good chance that this scenario might happen. First is Kovalev will be the 3-belt holder but then Canelo will replace him and eventually Canelo will lost his belt to Bivol which will mean that Bivol will end up holding all four belts in this division. Just a wild thought tho ;D

I mean, the time when Beterbiev was still not a champion and Kovalev was still undefeated and was holding the 3 belts, WBO, IBF, and WBA. I heard it before that Beterbiev wants a shot at those belts but it never happened. I think Kovalev would've won. But if Beterbiev won that one, maybe he's got a better shot at Andre Ward who controversially stole all the belts from Kovalev.

Meanwhile, the first face-off between unified champion Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde. Although Yarde started a little trash-talk earlier, he did offer his handshake which was accepted by the champion. Anthony Yarde seems huge and muscular, interesting to see if he can outmuscle the champion when needed.

https://i.imgur.com/ybQqiOK.jpg

So, Anthony Yarde did a little play again towards Beterbiev and hope that he could trigger/provoke the champion. Cannot blame him for that little act because he's at the advantage as the fight will be fought in front of his own countrymen, that will be funny afterwards because there is a big chance that he will get himself embarrassed in front of his own countrymen whom he boasted that he can outbox the champion. I sure do hope that his buffed muscles will help him from Beterbiev's heavy attacks.

Thanks for this image mate, yeah Yarde is like Joshua though, a body builder type of boxer. And we all know that in boxing, more muscle doesn't mean that you are the stronger fighter. There are a lot of factors to consider and also the training and strategy.

Beterviev is not that a trash talker as well, at least not what we typically see in American boxer.

This Russian just mean business in the ring, just like Bivol and then after the fight that's where you gonna here them talk about how fighting the other boxer feels like. And probably the best trash talking that you can hear is that they didn't feel the power, hehehe.

Yarde indeed has some similarities to AJ's build although I prefer the former's, it is more toned but yes, this isn't bodybuilding, this is boxing. It's scientific that fighters with more muscles will have less stamina although they should be stronger in the earlier rounds and then fades out in the later rounds unless they will fight in a conservative way.

Beterbiev's a nice guy similar to Khabib Nurmagomedov and both are from Dagestan, Russia too. Prime Beterbiev's chin is at a different level, he was hit many times by Usyk during their amateur trilogy but he seemed to take it well and was the one hurting Usyk on several occasions. And let us not forget that the Ukrainian champion hurt AJ a big heavyweight. But with Beterbiev's age, it is interesting to find out if he is still capable of handling Yarde's power punches.

That's true! Just look at Beterbiev, he really do behaves a lot like Bivol, Kovalev and his other fellow Russian boxers. Always smiling in front of the camera without giving some nasty words to their foes but when it comes inside the ring, they are indeed straight as an arrow to finish what needs to be done.

In this fight, Anthony Yarde is so confident that he will be the one to stop the Russian's KO streak and will give his first defeat, for which I'm curious to know how will he do that because I don't think there's someone right now who can really defeat the current Beterbiev. If there's someone who can give at least hardship to Beterbiev, it might be his other fellow, Bivol.

The videos are quite illustrative, you can see very well the strategy that is used, however Yarde cannot rely only on those videos, it is obvious that Beterbiev will change his style a bit when he has to fight him. It is a lot of study, I would focus on Yarde having enough strength to be able to resist him, I think it is better to study and reinforce the resistance, I would also focus on being able to do strength work so that each blow he gives weighs enough , it is imperative that Yarde have or show that there is more strength in him, the stamina to work with the punches, because Beterbiev hits really hard.

Well, regarding the muscles, yes, you're absolutely right, sometimes bodybuilders create muscles with a lack of resistance and lean strength, in boxing all that goes away, I think that if you dedicate yourself to boxing a lot more Those muscles, at least those of the arms, begin to decrease but they will be formed with more resistance, this is because the sport demands that if there is muscle, it is forged under a strict Strength + Resistance training, and that is something that goes well above from just looking very good to really having a well-worked bone formation, with respect to who can win there, sometimes there are many boxers who talk too much, without going very far, the case of Casimero is one, and even Canelo (With Messi).

Every boxer that will fight for the title should show confidence that he can beat his opponent even if his opponent happens to have a 100% knock-out ratio on their face both fighters did not engage in thrash talks we all know Russians boxers just want to the all the talking in the ring and there's no need to hype the fight with thrash talks because Beterviev always comes to fight, and you know what to expect when Beterbiev steps into the ring, Yarde is a good warm-up for a future Bivol fight, the light heavyweight division belongs to the Russians because no other fighters from other countries can challenge them.

This is just a normal fight for Beterbiev and I don't think he will going to be having a hard time with this one. Maybe they set him up for an upcoming big fight he really needs to be prepared and he needs to have a real fight before facing someone like Bivol. Maybe they just want him to get into a fight in the early months of next year so that he can be prepared and get ready if someone will send them an offer for fighting a big fish. either way, he still needs to make this one important fight like the others because if he messed up, he gonna be having a hard time recovering his title again.

And why you're drag Messi in boxing discussion ;D

It's not a problem if the boxer is trash talkers, as long as they can prove their words, it will make the fight will be fire and hype. Canelo isn't really a trash talker and he's already proving himself to become the best on super middleweight division, now he's more clam since he was beaten by Bivol.

Casimero in his recent fight is actually he won, but the Japan's organizations and referee are favor on Japan's boxer, so they're cancelling the fight rather than continue the fight.

Maybe what could have impacted Beterbiev here is ring rust and we will see if he has recovered enough from his injury. And maybe this is one angle that Anthony Yarde is looking.

If Arthur is somewhat slow because of his long inactivity, he might start with the wrong foot and maybe Yarde will go fast and hard and throw everything he got in the first couple of rounds. The thing is that it might back fire on him later as he might get tired and gas out later and let Beterviev takes over the fight.

I often watch Beterbiev in the ring, he is in my opinion a reliable & top boxer, this is based on the facts that I have seen, I really like to see some of the great punches and boxing techniques that Beterbiev has, he has good knowledge in the boxing arena.

As far as I remember several opponents who had dueled with Beterbiev in IBF and WBC boxing, all of them fell, I'm also a little curious whether the upcoming Anthony vs Artur duel, how many rounds Anthony can withstand Artur's punches, As far as I can remember, Yarde rarely fought boxers like Beterbiev, as far as I know Yarde only fought an elite boxer, Kovalev, several years ago.

But if fist between Anthony vs. Artur bets professionally, of course I will choose Artur to win for the duel this time.

everyone is saying that Yarde had a lot of courage and deserves respect for accepting to fight against a true monster and honestly I don't know what Yarde can do in this fight to avoid a defeat that even before the fight starts is already given a certain defeat against Yarde , maybe the Yarde went to some mountain to prepare for the fight? Or is he just trying his luck? anyway Beterbiev is on another level, he will win this fight without much difficulty, at least I believe in that and I'm going to bet on him, I don't see Beterbiev losing in this fight

Yet Yarde fell on his challenge against the WBO champion, Sergey Kovalev and was defeated by a stoppage at the 11th round. Although that fight was already 3 years ago, still that's a good basis for me that he cannot really defeat Beterbiev or should I say, he is not the one who can stop Artur's streaks. I admit that Yarde did improved in the past year, but against the current champions in the light-heavyweight? Seriously not.

Not me ;D can't call a man courageous enough if he cannot at least give Beterbiev some struggles, which I don't see him pulling that kind of luck on this fight. Anthony Yarde is just way out of Beterbiev's league, surely I'm not underestimating him, but I just can't really think of a good reason that he can pull an upset to the Russian monster whom is also a KO specialist with no scathe.

Arthur game was the unique for the recent games. It’s essential to check the old matches of both the players. Without the old games we can’t find, who will win the game. Yarde is not option to make a bet, because I had good hope on Arthur Beterbiev. No one can stop the Arthur strike for now. He had good stamina as compared to the Yarde for now, it’s only reason of most of people support on Arthur. But Arthur was most defensive player and most of the people don’t know this till their first match to the game. Same was know by his fans and he can change the game at any time for the defending to offensive.

So still nobody voted for Anthony Yarde to win this fight. Honestly, I also think that Artur Beterbiev despite his age and fighting in front of Yarde's hometown fans will deliver another KO. But, I won't take Yarde lightly, the guy is huge, strong and has the power to hurt Beterbiev as well. A total of 40 knockouts in their combined 23 wins, I guess we won't hear the final bell here. The experience though is clearly too much on Betebiev's side. The guy even hurt the current heavyweight champion Oleksandyr Usyk multiple times in their 3 amateur fights.

And this is what Yarde has to say:


https://www.boxingscene.com/yarde-on-beterbiev-showdown-this-time-opportunity-come-it-feels-right--171117

Yeah, I do agree that it has been a journey for him, fighting Kovalev in Russia when he doesn't have that much experience.

Now 3 years after, he will have to face Beterviev, he has the experience right now, however, I don't think that it will be enough against a hard punching in Beterviev, and probably this is the reason why no one has voted on Yarde in this community. They know that it will be tough for Yarde to overcome the champion.

It's not enough to fight someone who has beaten all of his opponents by knockout, it's a long shot for Yarde but he is just a cherry-picked fight, the real challenge for Beterbiev is Bivol, I've seen how Beterbiev seriously hurt his opponents with a barrage of punches I hope he will not suffer injuries, he should not engage and use his head to frustrate him and pile up points, we all hope that after this fight there will be a Light Heavyweight unification between Bvol and Beterbiev.   

Same here, I seriously don't think that Anthony Yarde can actually give a difference on this fight against the flawless knock-out artist who don't have any matches that was finished by a way of decision or even draw. All of Beterbiev's fight ended with either a TKO or KO and whether Yarde want it or not, he will be a part of Beterbiev's record. The most interesting fight will happen right after this fight, sorry for Yarde's fans out there, I'm not underestimating your man but he's biting more than he can chew.

So maybe this fight becomes a one-sided affair just like the Inoue-Butler fight a few days ago. Well, at least this fight is probably a guaranteed KO fight, Beterbiev cannot lower his awareness too since Yarde is a KO artist too.

And we also have another title fight in the undercard, Artem Dalakian defending his belt against David Jiminez. Both are also undefeated. Maybe these guys will be more competitive than the main event, both guys are also capable of scoring KOs which makes it more compelling.

https://i.imgur.com/8A4ygC9.jpg

Yes, it will be interesting on who is Beterviev next opponent after this fight. We want Bivol, and if I'm not mistaken, Bob Arum, Beterviev's manager said that he is willing to negotiate to have this unification fight between this 2 Russian monsters.

As for Yarde, yes, I do agree that it will be hard for him to win because Beterviev is known to have knocking down all his opponents and possibility he will the next victim. Maybe he can so much experience, but it won't matter if his chin can't take the power of Beterviev.

A big possibility that Yarde will just be an another trophy for Beterbiev that he will add to his record, it's also interesting to see this fight because Yarde made a few remarks that he will be the one who will scathe the Russian monster's record. I have doubts of course, but let's see how he plans on doing that because that won't be an easy attempt.

Yes, Bob Arum have said that he is inclined and interested to promote the undisputed fight between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, given that Eddie Hearn will stay on the sideline because they aren't on the A-side.

Well I also think the same, I don't know but when establishing a possible fight between Canelo and Bivol I think that Bivol's power will end Canelo very quickly.

I don't know about Canelo, but he himself said that he had an injury to his hand and that he would like to have it operated on, this is something that you should pay attention to, because the most complicated operations, apart from the one on the brain, are the ones on the hands, and he, like boxeaodr needs to have very good hands, because when he misses, the gloves can't do the job for him, and for that reason I think that if it hits or if Bivol says yes to him it won't give him much of a chance.

Interesting:

Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde - Undercard Information

https://i.imgur.com/erDTZta.png


Source: https://www.boxingscene.com/artur-beterbiev-vs-anthony-yarde-undercard-information--171176 (https://www.boxingscene.com/artur-beterbiev-vs-anthony-yarde-undercard-information--171176)

Just make this fight more exciting as Yarde is throwing like trash talk against Beterviev this early on their fight. He really need to pysche himself up though, we all know that Beterviev is a monster so maybe this is a way for him to motivate himself because he will be facing the biggest fight of his career..

As for a possible Bivol fight, let's see, if Arum hinted that he wanted Beterviev to face Bivol then he can go and sit down with Hearn.

Probaby a good offer from him and Bivol and Hearn will accept it because it's going to be a unification fight as well.

I always love to see boxing events that involve multiple championship fights or at the very least 50/50 fights. So this event is like a double-header already since we have 2 championship fights. Artur Beterbiev may be a huge favorite but he is in hostile territory and Yarde may take advantage of his youth in order to survive. I seemed to forget Dalakian already after he beat the former champion, Brian Viloria. I actually thought that he lost his belt already. Now Dalakian is facing an undefeated foe which makes it interesting to see.

If Yarde can shut down everyone mouth by knocking out Beterbiev, it will become one of a biggest upset in the next year. Looking on the bookies, some people still consider Yarde can pulll an upset since the odds for Beterbiev is 1.13x. Maybe the betting option of Beterbiev win via KO the odds would be around 1.30x-1.50x which is still worth to bet.

I think Artem Dalakian will able to defend his belt against David Jiminez, it's true Jiminez might become a threat for Dalakian, but Dalakian is a Ukraine boxer, usually an Ukrainian or Russian has a strong chin.

Yes, there are chance that the Dalakian vs Jimenez. Perhaps Dalakian is not known because he seldom travel outside of his native Ukraine. Defeated Brian Villoria in 2018 when obviously Villoria is no longer in his prime.

Jimenez though is the underdog in this fight, but it doesn't mean that he is a push over as he had a good skills and defeated Sandoval in their eliminator. Now he will face Dalakian in the underdog. Could be the best fight, I agree as compare to the main card.

Ah, I just remembered that incident that went viral, it's even so much that even in Mexico a minister or someone with such political power asked before the Mexican court that Messi be classified as persona non grata in Mexico, which I think an exaggeration and at the same time I consider it a great lack of maturity, that has exploded in a series of controversies that in turn Ibrahimovic also threatened him, and boy is Ibrahimovic a very rude soccer player, his fighting style is quite strong, and Mike Tyson himself also urged him to do so, that he himself took care of it. As for Berterviev, I see that he is in very good shape, I think that what little I have seen of him I have liked and Yarde is a good boxer, but I think that Berterviev has a better lineup for now.

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I was curious, I didn't know this about Beterbiev:

"I WANT TO HELP TYSON FURY PUNCH USYK" | Artur Beterbiev On Anthony Yarde Clash, Uysk Rivalry

https://i.imgur.com/FJGiF28.png


Source: https://www.saddoboxing.com/56890-i-want-to-help-tyson-fury-punch-usyk-artur-beterbiev-on-anthony-yarde-clash-uysk-rivalry.html (https://www.saddoboxing.com/56890-i-want-to-help-tyson-fury-punch-usyk-artur-beterbiev-on-anthony-yarde-clash-uysk-rivalry.html)

^^ I speculate that they could have been a rivalry between the two, Usyk is just one weight class above Beterviev and possible that they could be talks for them to fight. But we all know that Usyk when as high as HW win the belts against AJ and the rest is history.

And I think Usyk though can still drop to CW and then Beterview can go as high as that weight so maybe a superfight is also possible in the future between the two.

I don't think that a fight between Beterbiev and Usyk will happen because of money issue, i mean the big money fights is at the heavyweight division which Usyk is now comfortably fighting and a champion on that division. Beterbiev vs Usyk will only happen if there is someone who will promote/sponsor the fight and sell it as a resemblance of a war between Ukraine and Russia but i don't think that many fight fans would but to that idea.

That is a good and epic fight worth to be watching if both camps can materialize it, although just like what @bisdak40 said, there will be some issues that will make it hard to happen. Otherwise, they can always both meet at the middle, at the Cruiserweight division to make the fight happen and to end the speculations of their rivalry.

The question if he can and actually, I don't really some that as a possibility because that's a tough challenge to begin with. Knocking-out Beterbiev? I know there's the slightest possibility available but it's just too good to be true, maybe a win over a decision. Not really underestimating Yarde but I'm just stating what he is up against and his situation because he will be facing the Russian knockout specialist who happens to have a clean streak when it comes to knocking opponents and also, an undefeated.

Yes, maybe in the catchweight? that could be good as Usyk is very small for a Heavyweight, he is just very talented and has the movement to stay away fro Anthony Joshua's punch and he is very technical as well to be able to win the 2 fights that he had against AJ. But if he faces Tyson Fury, it will be very difficult match for Usyk.

So who knows, after that fight with Tyson Fury, he can go back or meet Arthur Beterviev in the middle for a good money fight and it could be added some narrative of a Ukraine (Usyk) vs Russia (Beterviev), that will be huge.

And who do you think that Usyk will fight in the heavyweight next after Tyson? That is the only money fight for him in the heavyweight. Yeah, it could be Deontay Wilder or Andy Ruiz but I do agree that they could sell even bigger when they used the Ukraine vs Russia storyboard for him, so let's see.

I recently check my favorite sportsbookies and we are right all along, Yarde is 5:1 underdog in this fight.

Everyone expects that Beterviev will ran over him and score another great knockout.

Maybe after Fury, and it my chance he lost, then maybe there will be a rematch. And then Wilder as well calling for a Usyk fight and if I''m not mistaken, Wilder vs Ruiz for a title eliminator against the belt that Fury has. So still plenty of fights for Usyk in this division that can make him a lot of money instead of going go down in weight again. He seems to be very comfortable already in the HW.


Yes, I think the sports bookies got it right. Yarde's resume, is not enough to overcome a knockout machine like Arthur Beterviev.

Could Yarde pull an upset? that is the biggest question but at this point, it's hard to see that happening.

That might be the case but let's see about that soon if both camps can truly materialize it and pave a way for their rivalry. Catchweight or not, as long as both stated names will meet inside the ring and will adjust themselves to fit in the cruiserweight division. That will surely be an attraction that will make the fight more marketable because of the fight's narrative.

From the 18 vote including my vote is for Beterbiev by KO/TKO . no one choice another option for this . i am also believe in this result . But it's normal when something weird happens in the game so I don't guarantee it.  But I am very confident that this will be the case

It's already expected that Artur Beterbiev will have the favor and have a landslide vote against Anthony Yarde, that doesn't surprise me anymore considering the record of Beterbiev and I don't even expect that the opposite will happen here. But yes, even though we already know what might be the scenario, still that doesn't guarantee anything that Yarde won't show any resistance that will upset the favorite. As per chances, that's just unlikely to happen.

And the gap has widen now to some sports bookies, Yarde at 6:1 underdog, previously he was 5:1 and probably there are some whales putting huge money on Beterviev for that swing on the odds.

Nevertheless, they might not be wrong though, even our community thinks that Beterviev is going to win base on our votes.

So no surprises for the odds, but at 1.09, you have to put good enough money to felt your winnings here, hehehe.

It's just like the fight of Inoue and Butler at the bantamweight where the underdog, Paul Butler has the same ratio over the heavy favorite. Only the people who have massive cash on their pockets can afford to bet in times like these because just like what you've said, you need to put a huge bet to feel the profits in return. But for the likes of us, we can only afford to watch and enjoy their upcoming fight rather than betting on it.

Yarde is obviously the underdog here but we shouldn't still feel confident because most of the time, the underdog is more determined to win. I'm thinking of betting on Yarde but would still observe about his preparations for this match. It seems like Beterbiev also wants to maintain a good record so I must say that this is another exciting match.

Yes, not underestimating Yarde, but it will take everything for him to win this fight, and we can say that he needs to be lucky as well to hit that one punch that will knockout or knockdown Beterviev. But Arthur has a solid chin as well and has been in many wars with great fighters and still win despite being outpointed or outpunch. He just keeps on coming back and that is one trait why Beterviev is still unbeaten and perfect, because of that kind of mentality and will to win despite having some problems maybe in the beginning of his every fight.

The underdog has always a chance to win despite the slim probability, a chance is still a chance as it's not yet guaranteed as long as the fight is not yet finished or started. But it's just really hard to go against the favorite this time who got an unscathed record and a flawless knockout victories, you know that it's not really simple stacking that kind of achievements in a single career. That just mean that Beterbiev is whole different monster in the ring, he's weaknesses are not yet revealed, so that will be tricky for Yarde.

So Anthony Yarde is getting pointers and advice from the legendary multiple-champion Oleksandyr Usyk. We will see if Yarde will be able to utilize it. I watched all the 3 amateur fights between Usyk and Beterbiev a long time ago where the former has a 2-1 standing. Iirc they were all close fights and Usyk was hurt several times including getting knocked down once or twice. So Usyk may not be the perfect guy to solve the Beterbiev puzzle but at least he was able to give the heavy bomber some problems with his superior movements. But can Yarde emulate the lateral movements of Usyk or is he capable of moving for a full 12-round fight? 

Yarde Says Usyk Gave Him Advice Ahead of Beterbiev Showdown  (https://www.boxingscene.com/yarde-says-usyk-gave-him-advice-ahead-beterbiev-showdown--171376)

I hope that advice will help him, if I were Yarde, I would not stick completely to that advice and just have my own strategy to beat Artur Beterbiev. If Usyk is having trouble beating Artur Beterbiev, then it should not be easy for Yarde. Bettors would have a massive payout if this will turns out to be an upset win by Yarde.

Probably just a piece of advise, but hey when you are all alone in the ring with Beterviev, it might be a different story and all that advise might not work. So it's better to have your own plans and strategies with your team. Have a talk and sit down with them, review Beterviev's previous fight and try to look for some loopholes that they can exploit and they try to work it out in the gym. That's how old school boxing works, just hard grind in training and so when the time comes, Yarde will be prepared, and yeah, who knows, maybe if he pull the biggest upset of his career and someone here bet on him, it will be a big win.

Yes, I'd say that Yarde should stick to the original plan that he and his camp organized because that's much better rather than listening to an advice from a boxer who haven't yet got the chance to face Beterbiev. Usyk should just wait for his turn and do the talk when it's his time rather than giving some advice that is not yet proven because up to this date, no boxer have yet revealed any weaknesses of Artur Beterbiev.

Beterbiev and Usyk met 3 times mate although in the amateurs. Usyk won 2 times while Beterbiev got the other 1. But all their encounters were close and Usyk was knocked down once or twice or even thrice and he was hurt several times. It shows the superb power of Beterbiev capable of hurting Usyk who later on became the undisputed cruiserweight champion and now our heavyweight champion holding 3 belts (1 more belt away to become the first ever 2 division undisputed in the 4-belt era).

The Ukrainian is a boxing genius so personally, if I were Yarde, I will listen to Usyk's advice and impart some of it in their training. It is obvious Yarde cannot copy Usyk's movements and stamina so they just have to try implementing the possible. Beterbiev is older anyways, so the strength and reflexes aren't the same as the previous years. 

Yarde's camp needs to work on this one. If they can find the best strategy to take this little advantage against Beterbiev, then he might have to get an opportunity to take down his opponent.

Though most of the time experienced fighters also take this as their advantage, knowing that they
can be exposed so they will find the best counter and try to dominate using old school strategy
to work on with their opposing challenger.

Definitely, if they can find some loophole on Beterviev then good, take that advantage, maybe the way he throw his punch or his defensive stance that they can counter and who knows, maybe he can pull an upset.

The thing is that it's going to be hard to get a sparring partner similar to Beterviev's stance, so not sure how can they do that. The best thing is to really prepare 100% on this fight on the side of Yarde, no stone unturn and make the best of this training and strategy with this team.

Yarde needs to be in his best form during this fight if he wants to handle Beterbiev. Yarde needs to have stamina enough to last for a 12-round fight because I believe the strategy is to move and fight smart in order to avoid getting hit by Beterbiev. Beterbiev is now a little slower with less strength so I guess Yarde will try to outbox, and throw counters, and if cornered he needs to hold and use his strength to avoid a close-quarter fight. 

I am rooting for Beterbiev to win so I hope that he still has enough to survive a possible early lead from Yarde who's also a big puncher. Yarde will probably get tired of running in the late rounds and Beterbiev will go for the KO.

Yes, he should bring his gas tank in this fight, because Beterviev is known to have not just the punching power, but also to carry the fight if it goes to distance. But if we look at Yarde's physical and body composition, he has a lot of muscle and this could affect him in the later round if he don't know how to preserve his energy. If he doesn't want to do it, then they will have to find a way for him to breath and have a deep lung. So it's either for Yarde to go for broke early because it will be very dis-advantageous for him, as the longer it gets, the more he will gets tired. So it's going to be very hard fight and what is the perfect strategy for him.

Yes, Beterbiev is quite older now as he will turn 38 years old before this month ends and compared to his prime years, he's really viewed as an unstoppable monster and a threat to the whole light-heavyweight division. But now, Yarde might be able to handle the older King Kong if he got a smart plan about it but if doesn't got any then it's safe to assume that Yarde will be adding a KO loss in his record. And going for a head-on collision with Artur is just a bad idea if that's his plan, that seriously won't work as his defense won't be hanging for long with him.

I'm just saying something, if someone like Usyk gives Yarde advice, that's something very good and also privileged, as far as I'm concerned receiving advice from legends is something that is quite important, I don't know, but Beterbiev is a very good fighter. big and has a lot of technique and strategies to the maximum, that is something that can happen, according to what I have seen Beterbiev is a fighter who sometimes when he fights is seen as very violent, almost as if he lost control, so I think that for Usyk's advice can go there, of course this is something that I personally speculate about what could happen, however I know that it will give you advice much further.

Beterbiev working like a Trojan in preparation for Yarde


Source: https://wbcboxing.com/en/beterbiev-working-like-a-trojan-in-preparation-for-yarde/ (https://wbcboxing.com/en/beterbiev-working-like-a-trojan-in-preparation-for-yarde/)

If he will be engaged to a toe-to-toe exchange of punches, then he needed to work well with his stamina. If he survives with that encounter, the next few rounds will be tough for him.

like what you mentioned, Beterviev is not just a heavy puncher but also capable to stand till the last round,
and Yarde needs to work on it to make sure that he also has that stamina to fight, else, Beterviev will take
this fight from him.

Dangerous for Yarde to stand toe to toe and exchange with Beterviev, and I don't think he will do that. Look at Butler when he face Inoue, we thought that he will go after Inoue in first couple of round but he folded.

So I think Yarde is smart to do that, he will really need to have a lot of stamina and hopefully he will not be caught with Beterviev power punches. Otherwise it will be over and this fight is not going to distance. Just probably maintain his distance and play defense throughout the fight, although this is also very hard to do as well.

Yarde probably knew that already as it's really not wise for him to stay in-front of the Russian monster who had a vicious knockout punch, but we don't know, maybe Yarde and his camp do have a concrete plan how to engage properly with Beterbiev without backing so much. As per Yarde's words, he will defeat Beterbiev, so I bet they really have some plans unlike Butler who didn't have some words prior the fight because he already knew that he's just participating to give Inoue the belt he's lacking.

Yes, Yarde is lucky and privileged to receive tips from someone that is in the future Hall-of-Fame and someone that fought Beterbiev 3 times in the amateurs. Although there were changes already as Beterbiev improved. But somehow they didn't fight like kids since they were already in their 20s at that time. Anyways, we will soon find out since the fight is already in 3 weeks' time.

I find it weird for the article comparing Beterbiev to a Trojan. Didn't the Trojans lose to the Greeks as they were being outsmarted? :D

Yarde seems too prepared to face Beterbiev so I think it he will be more determined to win this fight this time. It will be a challenging fight for Beterbiev and he should also be well prepared and never underestimate his capability of Yarde.
Yarde should practice countering all the punches that Beterbiev might throw him because we all know that he has fast hands. 

I don't think Yarde can counter Beterbiev's punch, it's quite similar about a fight between Canelo vs Bivol, Canelo is fast but his evading skill doesn't really work well against Bivol. Yarde should be lucky if he can still survive for complete 12 rounds lol, he ever get knocked out by Sergey Kovalev, so it mean he doesn't have a tough chin. Beterbiev is on another level than Kovalev, this should be easy for Beterbiev to win via KO.

He needs to take the risk. His trainings should be more focused on how he can tight his defense while trying to throw counters that will not allow Beterbiev to control the tempo of the fight.

If he can play like Bivol who continues to read what Alvarez will try to do and just do the counter and make sure that
he will not engage to avoid being box, knowing how Beterbiev when he will get the chance to corner his opponent
it will be tough for Yarde to avoid those solid combinations.

Looking at the votes ? Artur seems to be the dominant in this fight but looking at their stats? I'm not sure there are something special when they both have that long list of winning and also via knockout .

so I assume that this would be fairly judged and I don't wanna give my votes to anyone but Draw lol. because I am not interested in betting in this match but I will watch the replay .

Definitely he will have to risk everything here, this is his chance to be a champion, but sometimes, it's better to play it smart as well by altering some of this training method and as I have said, stamina will be the key here if he will have a chance to win against a power puncher like Beterviev.

Beterviev has a lot of close fights, but his workrate is very high that his opponents gets tired and the total accumulation of punches takes a toll of them that they can't survived the full 12 rounds. If Yarde can match that, and not get tired as well if the fight goes, then maybe he can caught Beterviev and test his chin and who knows, he gets lucky with one punch.

But so far the odds are not in his way, Yarde is 6:1 underdog in this fight.

Not seems because Artur Beterbiev has always been dominant throughout his fights and based in stats, he's the one who got the prettier record as aside from being an undefeated, he also got a 100% KO rate which makes him the KO specialist among all KO specialist in the boxing industry right now. Not to underestimate Yarde because I know he's a decent boxer who got a good record too but against Beterbiev? I doubt he can make a difference. And don't worry, I'm quite positive that this fight will be fair and square.

fair point mate , But what I do believe is that as long as the fight still not happening each boxer has the chance to improve and find the weakness of opponent .
and yes have just watch Artur's fights last night and it is impressive wins so there is a  big possibilities that he will dominate this fight and put Yarde on the ground .

Beterbiev is a Monster in this division , though Yarde is also a good boxer but this not complement him of anything if the fight is against Artur so Maybe this is just a one good match for him at least to try His best defeating this dominant boxer , have seen this knocking  Down all his opponent for years so I think there is no best interest for Anthony to win this match.
my bet is obviously for Artur Beterbiev and good luck to those who will oppose betting to Yarde.

It's really hard to beat Beterbiev as this point, although there is a chance, Yarde will have to be perfect in this fight. He should have a good defense to stay away from the power punches, and his body should be ready to take that beating. Most of the time, the opponents of Arthur can take that. But after several rounds, their body can't take all the punishment + you become tired defending it. So maybe this is how the fight will play, Yarde, strong early, but then faded around round 5 and then getting knockout after that.

95% of votes favoring Artur Beterbeiv and the only other vote is for DRAW meaning the whole community treat him as already a champ , well who can disagree as taking a look at their stats and their recent fights? we can see how Beterbeiv beating His opponent with high power of punches and perfect timing .
I am not a fan of betting in Boxing (only doing that if my countrymen is in the ring)  but for this maybe I will add some small bets assuring artur will win on this fight .

Just look at the record of Beterbiev. 18 wins, 18 KO's. 100% Knockout rate.
Not as many as Wilder's, but they have one similarity. Their power punches are just too strong for opponents to stay in front of them.

Nothing to say but good luck to Yarde. Had watched Beterbiev's highlights on Youtube and his power is just extraordinary. I mean he doesn't punch that many but when he punches, it's full of power. Well, many if not all of us know Beterbiev's power that's why we are choosing him to be the winner here. On the other hand, though, I will not remove the fact that we might see an upset but the chances of it to happen are very low.

Have you seen the Davis - Hector Garcia fight? Hector is doing great until caught by those vicious combinations by Gervonta, if Yarde is consistent he will have to be consistent in every second and minute of the fight because once Beterbiev's combinations get in that could be the end of the fight, big punchers can always end the fight in any seconds or minutes of the fight.
It's hard to deal with a puncher you need to be totally consistent and should have a strong chin and body to absorb those big punches.

Yup! He needs to have that consistency in order to compete with Beterbiev, though as a fighter, that's the first thing that they needed to establish each time they are preparing for their opponents.

Learning the strategy and creating counter while performing or executing your own fighting style,
Yarde needs to have that combination and the determination not to give Beterbiev a chance to
control and dominate, things that really needed while still have time to prepare for the fight.

Not a single person that has voted here share your opinion. In boxing everything can happen, specially when fighters are heavy. Just a slight touch and the winning fighter becomes loosing fighter. The fight against Kovalev is great example. But this time Yarde is an underdog. It will be hard for him to defence against heavy punches. The only hope for Yarde to win this fight is that the home arena will help him plus proper tactics, as Yarde usually spends to much stamina on early rounds and is near to death in champions rounds.

That's an insane record and there's no doubt you will never see this kind of record every day and especially since the big dude is fighting some strong boxers throughout his career. Though Yarde has some nice records in his bag, I don't think it will be enough to give Artur a problem because he is used to fighting the likes of him. Man! I just wonder how will he gonna end up because it seems like this one is another Knockout win for him. Artur Beterbiev has some powerful punches at multiple angles that's why he keeps that amazing record until now.

Earlier all the votes were uniform since we predicted Beterbiev to win by KO/TKO and then later we have 1 vote for a draw. All I can say is Yarde has the balls to challenge the beast from the east. Beterbiev though is getting old so he is not the same beast that seemed vulnerable in the past. But what is left of Beterbiev right now is enough to demolish anyone, so we will see if Yarde can take advantage of probably a slower and less strong version of the champion. And Yarde is fighting in his backyard too so hopefully the officiating will be fair.   

Odds are one-sided since Beterbiev remained unbeaten over the years. The champion is holding 3 belts and is only 1 fight away from becoming an undisputed champion. Here are the odds look like from BK8.

https://i.imgur.com/F1NkRlH.jpg (https://96bol.7775277.com/DomainNames/96bol/home.aspx?date=&sportType=&groupId=&mType=&oddsType=)

I would rather bet small on a Yarde KO/TKO and Yarde by decision since the fight is happening in England and who knows the referee might allow Yarde to hold a lot and the judges might give the close rounds to the home fighter.

Truth is that 99.9% of the boxers will really come prepared in the day of their fight, but even if they are that prepared and ready, they couldn't still remove the fact that their chances are still slim. Artur Beterbiev is a champion in the light-heavyweight for a reason and held three belts for a reason, even his record are saying that he might be too much for Anthony Yarde.

With Beterbiev background and record (add an amateur 295-5 record to 18-0 in pro), it is highly doubtful that this fight will end with a decision. Even if a miracle would happen and 12 rounds passes without a knockdown or knockout, Yarde, as a contender, must have jumped out of his trunks to win it by decision even in his homeland. To be able to win undefeated 3 belt holder by decision... I dont know what level of boxing you must show and how bad a champion must be. I would suggest you to save money on "Yarde by decision" and better add them to "Yarde KO/TKO" if want to place such bet.

That's correct! Both of them has an equal chance to prepare for this fight and they still have a lot of room to process everything so that they will be battle-ready at the day of their fight. Also, we aren't that sure enough that Artur Beterbiev will really have his way because upset can happen anytime even if he's the heavy favorite although the chance is just slim. But since we're here in this thread discussing some possibilities and to give some of our speculation then, I'd give mine and I'll side with the champion, it's really hard to go against him here because he owns the division, literally.

Yarde views this bout as his biggest fight but Beterbiev just see the opposite thing because for him, this is just a regular title defense. The latter's big fight is yet to come because this is not yet the unification fight.

Yes, in fact all the other boxing fotos I've seen don't say it directly, but they see Yarde as a loser, of course Yarde is a boxer who can show many weaknesses, and a boxer's technique is what he should hold on to. , and above all to his plan, if he does not have a good plan he can hardly work with respect to speed, resistance, moment in which he must save strength, all of this must stick with his technique as the only option, the case of Beterbiev is different, I think he has a better alignment and more confidence, in fact he has shown that and it is possible that they can generate more things or more surprises, but not everything is written, for now they can generate a surprise in the case of Yrde that nobody expects .

Artur Beterbiev Not Bothered About Being on Yarde’s Home Turf

https://i.imgur.com/T3izVFS.png


Source: https://www.boxingscene.com/artur-beterbiev-not-bothered-about-being-on-yardes-home-turf--171709 (https://www.boxingscene.com/artur-beterbiev-not-bothered-about-being-on-yardes-home-turf--171709)

That just means that he's not seeing Anthony Yarde as a threat because he knows that a much stronger opponent will face him in the unification fight. Be it in Wembley Arena in London or anywhere inside the USA, Beterbiev just don't care because his eyes are already fixed on the price. Excuse me but this is not to disrespect Yarde and his fans but, I don't see this fight to last much longer or end in judge's decision.

no doubt this will be a very difficult fight for the yard, Beterbiev has already done more than 200 street fights and 18 professional fights, so Beterbiev is on a completely different level than the yard, but for luck or I can say for the yard still has some hope left that would be the fact that Beterbiev's age becomes Beterbiev's biggest weakness, maybe even this factor of Beterbiev's age is his only weak point, yard is much younger, he is 31 years old so in that part he could have a slight advantage, but that's not so optimistic when fighting a guy as strong as Beterbiev

my choice and bet for this fight is very clear that it will be Beterbiev to win the fight, but without a doubt the odds will be very low so maybe I'll wait for the fight to take place to place a bet or if I can't I simply won't bet on this fight

And that's what Beterbiev also said in an interview that I read, both will trained very hard in this fight 100% of hard sweat in the gym. But at the end of the day, it should only be one winning.

Yarde though says that Beterbiev is too slow and he is fast, so we will see how fast Anthony is against a supposedly slow Beterbiev. In response though, Arthur said that he is training differently, so I assumed that he is working with his speed as well. So I guess majority is win Beterbiev in this fight, the dude is absolutely monster knocking out his opponents. And unless he becomes old overnight, it will be very hard for Yarde to win this fight even if it is going to be held in his home court.

Definitely, this boxers trained very hard with every sacrificed, blood, sweat and tears because they want to accomplished, specially for Yarde who wanted to become a champion. But we all know that training can do as much for the boxers, when the bell rings, its the two of them inside the boxing arena and that's where they training comes. However, there is only one winner and it seems that the community favor Arthur Beterbiev. We see it in his records and his previous fights that he can knockout everyone including Yarde, so this is very hard fight for Yarde, even the screaming fans of his can't help him when Beterbiev lands that big shot.

Surely both Yarde and Beterbiev will have an intensive training to prepare for this fight and watching some of their recent fights to see their movements and their style of fighting in different scenario. But that's the thing, Yarde is already barking and showing that he got a lot of balls to face the knockout monster, so we will see what kind of fast he's talking about. Maybe he's fast when it comes to running around the ring ;D joking aside. Yarde may be fast but does he got what it takes to defeat a monster because speed won't be enough as Beterbiev is also known to eat punches just to get a big swing in return.

Yeah I think in light heavy or heavyweight, most of the great boxer is the strongest and has an iron chin, not the fastest one. Knockout isn't a new thing in heavyweight, so they must survive to take a strong punch, unlike in light weight where the punch usually not too strong and easier to dodge.

It would be interesting if Beterbiev is want to move to the next weight, because in heavyweight only Usyk and Joshua are the best boxer on that's division. But Beterbiev is quite old too since he's currently at 37 years old, maybe he only have around 3 years left to have his best perform.

Artur will surely win in this fight , Yarde is good but not enough to defeat a monster like Beterbiev , just watch the past fight of him and the answer is already given,

I agree, it really took some of the biggest punchers in history to just knock out everyone in HW division because boxers here have tougher chin and probably it's due to their weight as well that's why their body can hold.

I think Beterbiev's goal is to unify the belt, he still has one hurdle and that is his fellow Russian, Dmitri Bivol who holds the lone belt that he needed. So hopefully they can set up the fight this year for a unification at LHW.

Perhaps the right term is that his chances are high, because he has a immaculate record and has been knocking down his opponents lately, so he possesses a power in this division that no one can take, even Anthony Yarde. But just like any boxing fans, Yarde chance is very slim and maybe what we call a miracle can make his win this fight. That one punch that will chance the outcome. But we will see, both seems to be very confident of their talent to win here.

Well, yes, the respective camps won't surely waste some of their precious times because every minute counts as they also know that the other camp is also doing everything they can to prove a point and to find such weakness to improve their boxer's chances to win the said bout. Already excited to see this fight soon and to see if Yarde can really prove what he is trying to say all this time.

Here's what Yarde has to say about the fight, he wanted to go for a knock out:


https://www.boxingscene.com/yarde-looking-points-beterbiev-fight-he-wants-ko--171850

So meaning he want's to go 100% and look for a knockout in this fight. He doesn't want to go full 12 rounds because he knows he might get the short end of the deal again just like in his amateur fights and some on the professional ranks.

Let's see if he has want it takes to knockout the Russian here, no one has done it before though, just saying. So it will be very different for Yarde to do that unless he hurt Beterbiev very hard and then he goes for that knockout.

Well, he said it himself and provide facts indeed. The Kovalev fight didn't go his way and his amateur fights didn't go his way as well, so, the big question here is, what makes him think that defying a Russian-Canadian monster will go into his way? And why this time when he faced a much weaker opponent but still fate didn't go his way? Things are getting funnier while the fight date is getting nearer and nearer.

Anthony Yarde may hold the commonwealth light-heavyweight title but thats compared to Artur Beterbiev and his WBC, WBA and IBF light-heavyweight belts. Yarde himself said that he seeks redemption against Artur. But I doubt that will be enough motivation and will-power to actually defeat Beterbiev. The only people that say Yarde is going to be victorious are saying so out of nationalistic pride. Its quite clear to anyone that Anthony stands no chance against Artur.

We will probably see a nice KO. Easy winning bet, in my eyes.

This match is really going to be a tough and very interesting one and we're having just 11 days left.
Actually I don't watch matches especially any match involving combat taking sides, what I do basically is to support anyone fighting interestingly to me.
From the comments made by the both rivals, I feel Anthony Yarde despite holding the the commonwealth light-heavyweight title spoke with a lot of fear and it seems he's not even confident in himself while on the other hand, Artur Beterbiev spoke with so much confidence and was ready for the match despite his recent injury.
There speech alone for me has spoken so much about ehm and the fight already.

Yup, the right term would be that Artur Beterbiev's are better and higher compared to Anthony Yarde who only got slim chance because the outcome is not yet guaranteed as the fight hasn't yet began. In my perspective, I'm seeing this bout like the Inoue-Butler unification fight where the latter's chance are also slim just like this one and even the odds are suggesting that Yarde isn't that likely, but only difference is that Yarde chose to speak some spicy words rather than being silent.

Yeah and that will bring more interest in the side of Beterbiev. Having that kind of words being circulated will push him to showcase more of his skills as the challenger is really doing such kind of stuff.

Fans will love to see both being aggressive once they meet inside the ring, it's more on
who's the one who prepared the most and how they will execute their strategy in winning
the fight.

Surely, it will be an honor for Beterbiev to make Yarde shut up and eat his own words after saying that he's the one who will give the champion his first loss because he's much faster while the champion is much slower. That line really gives me some chills because I bet Beterbiev is really challenge after knowing the latter's wise words towards him.
Anyway, we will see it soon if Yarde can truly stand his ground and surprise the world of boxing because he managed to upset the Russian monster who had an undefeated record.

Yarde is too ambitious to defeat his opponent after winning 3 consecutive wins in his last fight, I support his ambition because he has to train hard to prove his words which have been covered in various sports media, he will try hard to get victory in that fight. But Beterbiev will not give anyone a chance to win because he has to defend his belt and will not mess up his undefeated fight record.

We all know that the favorite he is artur beterbiev because as we all know how he fight inside the ring he has a record of 18- 0 while Anthony yarde has a 22 - 2 record but one thing is for sure this fight will be a good fight for both fighter their experience of fighting. Will lead them to be more tough in defense and a good open punch. So for this fight ill go for Artur Beterbiev and for sure until the end of the last round they will give us a good fight.

Probably just his self-confidence though, I mean every boxer has this idea that they can defeat anyone in the ring, even if it has a 0 lost and has been knocking down his opponents.

And it could he could larger and boost his psychology that he can defeat him because the fight is going to be in his country, so he has what we call homecourt advantage but not sure if this is true in boxing. So yeah, we will see if he has what it takes, I mean accepting it shows that he has big balls already, but facing him in the ring could be different for Yarde when he taste the first punch of Beterbiev.

Probably there's a little percentage of advantage when you're fighting at your own soil because you know that people are there to cheer for you and backing you for your win, but the visiting boxer is not that new in this kind of setting as well especially to veteran boxers as at this point, they are already accustomed to the situation already. But the thing is, Yarde may have the homecourt advantage, but the pressure is also quite big because you're representing your country at your own soil and people are expecting some positive results for it.

Homecourt advantage, so is the home crowd, might really be an advantage but that was all useless if a boxer is really up against a tough opponent.

Artur Beterbiev is not new to pressure and seems won't really be affected much fighting against a crowd.

Yarde on the other hand should take advantage of any advantages in this fight. A boost of morale because of the crowd is a big help but that is nothing if he can't perform well in the actual fight.

A fist to fist confrontations can't be boosted by anything if you are not prepared with your opponent's attack. Maybe the cheers will add something to your morale, but facing a tough opponent needs more good preparations.

Like what you said, Beterbiev is not new to this and he can dominate if Yarde will give him a chance,
it's better for Yarde to read well with how Beterbiev will do his combinations and avoid being box
it will be safer for him to make some distance while trying to read Beterbiev's strategy to avoid being
caught unguarded.

But knowing Beterbiev, he's not the type of boxer that will look for an opening that's why even Yarde will try to avoid being caught unguarded, that's not the case there. If Yarde will always remain in his defensive phase just to not allow for an opening, Beterbiev will surely try to crash that defense by giving several strong punches until Yarde feels he can't keep his guard now, and eventually his defense will be weakened.

Although I know that Yarde's camp already has some plans on how to take down Beterbiev, good luck with executing it in the actual fight. Yarde's camp considers this fight against Beterbiev as the key to a much big break in Yarde's career that's why they will surely do everything to win.

Beterbiev on the other hand should not feel comfortable as even though this fight is not yet happening, he always keeps saying that he wants to face Dmitry Bivol even. Better finish this job first then call on Bivol after winning.

Most likely this is a good fight since both fighters are explosive and capable of knocking out each other. Unless both of them will try to fight safely knowing a single mistake can put them to sleep. Everyone is expecting Beterbiev to have an easy fight here but we will see. I am also expecting Beterbiev to have an easy destruction on Yarde. Unless Beterbiev's age stops him from doing what his mind wanted to do. Let's not forget Beterbiev's age is past the prime for a normal fighter. And if not Yarde, Beterbiev will lose sooner or later if he won't retire.

Another factor for Yarde to take advantage of is the fight happening in his own backyard. Lucky for him that a 3-belt champion is the one traveling on his home turf. The last time Beterbiev fought in the UK was when he lost to the current unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in London Olympics. I am just hoping that the officiating will be done fairly.

Yes mate you are right these two fighters are very good in offense and it will make them very comfortable enough to throw thier punches and I think both of them has a good capabilities to knocking down thier opponent so this fight maybe. Call a defense fight as if they do a right defense with a good timing then this fight will end up to the last round but if someone will got a mistake and hit by a solid punch for sure a big chance of loss are weaving.

That's right but again, a boost from a crowd is an advantage that can only be considered as "passive" where there is no direct effect on the physical strength of the boxer. The support from the crowd and playing in its own backyard just added some will to win but in boxing, will alone is not enough as it should be also accompanied by real physical strength.

With this fight as Yarde's biggest break of his career, I believed he won't allow this opportunity to slip away and will do everything, as it should be, to win and upset the heavy favorite Artur Beterbiev.

Roughly 1 week before the fight, the current Moneyline odds for both boxers don't change a bit.

We can clearly conclude that bookies consider this match, not to expect a close fight or a competitive fight. Either way, I like to see if Anthony Yarde will be able to change that speculation and upset the champion, or Beterbiev on the other hand will just have a smooth win.

Artur Beterbiev @ 1.11
Anthony Yarde @ 6.00

No other betting options are available but as usual, we can maybe expect more of it once the date of the fight is approaching.

It will be a struggle for Yarde finding that advantage because I'm sure that the 3-belt champion, Beterbiev, won't show any weakness in this fight that will make Yarde's journey much easier. I know that Beterbiev's not that perfect despite of his perfect record but somehow it's hard to believe that Yarde can truly make a difference.

I'm just under the impression that Yarde is saying this stuff and that because he wanted to market the fight and he wanted to show in front of his people that he is not afraid facing a boxer that is touted like a monster but I really doubt that he can stand his ground.

I can't argue you with that as I'm also seeing that Yarde has become almost overconfident just because he got 3 good streaks in his recent fight, well, he should know that what's he up to now is a much different than what he did face in his previous battles because Beterbiev is on a different league, even stronger than Kovalev which gave Yarde his first loss in his professional career. Apart from that, he should be concern as well why Beterbiev is silent all this time despite all the words he said.

True, that's all he can do right now, since the fight is his backyard, he needs his fans to attend and watch the fight. So he is hyping and trying to sell it to them obviously so that they will get a lot of money thru live gate splits and PPV numbers.

But in any case, Beterbiev is too good for Yarde in my opinion. There is a disparity as far as power goes, and so we all know that he will be in a very tough situation in front of his crowd and then losing via knockout, hehehe.

Well, we cannot really blame the man if he is speaking big words as if he can really do it and prove that he's not all words. At least he will garner a big amount of money after the fight even if he's going to lose at the end of the day, I'm sure that deep inside he knew that his chances aren't that good. Anyway, fight schedule is already approaching and I'm still waiting for other betting options to open as the current odds aren't that great for us regular bettors.

If Yarde will not speak for himself, then who’s gonna do it for him? I think that’s one way of showing the public that he’s also capable to beat Beterbiev, although his own words are quite exaggerating when it comes to the public’s opinion. But let’s see if he can really prove his words, Beterbiev is a dangerous boxer, so he should outperform him so he can make an edge in the ring.

I think that Yarde is going to win the most here, not only because of the money he will receive and he will be able to say many things, perhaps he says them to gain more fame and attention, but I honestly believe that things can be done in a more appropriate way for Both, if Yarde plans to do other things after this fight, I'm sure they will be given to him without much effort, I think it can be that way, however I know that Beterbiev is a boxer with a lot of experience who will not give up, much less give him away the fight is something that can be very scary for him, plus the majority of the world is biased that he will win.

Intersting:

Tommy Fletcher aims to extend KO C.V. on Beterbiev vs Yarde

https://i.imgur.com/iBIo3fd.png


Source: https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2023/01/20/tommy-fletcher-aims-to-extend-ko-c-v-on-beterbiev-vs-yarde/ (https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2023/01/20/tommy-fletcher-aims-to-extend-ko-c-v-on-beterbiev-vs-yarde/)

Beterbiev is also my favorite in this , I'm not sure that there are chance or bigger chances for Yarde to beat this monster but of course in boxing? there are no assurance unless the fight is over.
will be looking for the Odd to take before the fight .

Well there are boxers we better keep quiet and then let their fist do the talking, regardless if the fight is going to happen in their homesoil or not. And for me that is the sign of a great boxer, not to fall for this kind of mental battle. Or at least have the edge because they are not going to talk in public and yet in private they will train very hard.

And so if Yarde lost this one in his home soil and with that all trash talk or self motivation, he might look very hard. It's one thing to trash talk, but to fight and back up your words is very different. On the other hand, Beterbiev just the regular boxer and don't want to engage in this kind of public spat.

He can speak for himself and provide opinions, then add more stuff from his words, but accompany on that words are the capabilities of doing it and proving that you are not just throwing words but you can do it.

It's really tough beating a champ, but if those words will push you to be inspired and do your best,
to show to everyone that you meant what you said, then it will be better for both fans and those
who criticizing you.

Few more days to go and we will finally see this explosive fight. By the way, Artur Beterbiev just turned 38 years old a few days ago. He is damn old. The power though won't age, it's a gift but it remains to be seen if Beterbiev still has enough strength, stamina, and speed in order to land his bombs on Yarde. Yarde on the other hand is not known for his quickness either and was already stopped before by a past-prime Kovalev which makes most people believe that Beterbiev can also handle him.

Meanwhile, it seems like we are not seeing Beterbiev-Bivol next for the undisputed title. Bivol might temporarily go down in weight for Canelo's 168 undisputed belts. Yarde though mentioned his willingness to face Bivol if he wins this one. But the WBC earlier also stated that a mandatory is next and it will be another British in Callum Smith. Callum just last weekend believes that Beterbiev will win over Yarde and he likes to fight him in a huge football stadium in the UK.

Not really biased because Beterbiev has also worked his way towards the top until he managed to possess 3 of the 4 belts availabl and that's why majority of the world are more inclined to see him win because his records speaks loudly and can vouch him for that. But yes, I do agree that Yarde can really have his way if ever he will be proclaimed as the winner here because defeating Beterbiev will really lift his name towards the top and people will start calling for a fight of unification versus Bivol, but that is if Yarde can actually do that and upset the heavy favorite.

I like Beterbiev to stop Yarde.

I've never been sold on Yarde.

I backed Kovalev to beat him and Yarde doesn't like to be pressured.

I'm confident Beterbiev with his aggressive and high pressure style stops Yarde late.

Well Yarde is seen as a strong boxer, I don't know what kind of training he has taken, but it seems to me that he is a person who should not be underestimated, I know that Beterbie is a bold boxer, he has many things he can offer and he is also a boxer that he can make a difference at any time, perhaps we are used to seeing the best of him and not focusing on a Yard that probably has everything against him, I think that the reputation of every boxer here weighs a lot when it comes to having several references, but there is still a long way to go, it is a matter of waiting to see how the facts and details of this fight continue to develop.


Well, in that aspect you are absolutely right, I think Beterbiev will not get involved in public disputes, this is a boxer who is only interested in emerging in the sport, he is looking for whatever he can to fill with victories, titles, belts to be able to fight the fights more relevant, in itself he is also looking for what everyone else is, fame, good money, getting into the best businesses, that is what he aspires to, and I don't see it as a bad thing, he is a hungry boxer, on the other hand, Yarde is a boxer He also wants to be more recognized, for that reason I think Yarde is going to put on a good show, from what I have seen, many do not have much faith in Yarde.

Welcome to Beterbiev vs. Yarde fight week


Source: http://www.boxingtalk.com/Welcome-to-Beterbiev-vs-Yarde-fight-week (http://www.boxingtalk.com/Welcome-to-Beterbiev-vs-Yarde-fight-week)

The British are younger, but he is not very hardy and if the fight drags on until the later rounds, then he will not have any chances there, so Yard will try not to drag out this fight, although in this fight it will most likely not depend on him. Both fighters are strong knockouters, but Beterbiev is stronger and more enduring, so I think that he will win by ending this fight with a knockout.

They fight in a weight class, where age is not a major factor to win. Mike Tyson is like what, 56, and still have heavy hands. If they were lightweight to middleweight, then speed and endurance would play a huge role. But if you a light heavy, where 1 punch is like being hit by a truck, age does not matter much :D Age advantage will only give more time to sprint in the ring :D I expect a 19th KO in Beterbiev career. Yarde's time to be a world champion does not come yet. Imho, he will have to wait several years more.

What is more interesting here is if Yarde will try to become the aggressor early or he will try to fight smart and outbox Beterbiev. Yarde may be a little faster here since Beterbiev is aging. If only Yarde is used to fighting full 10 and 12-round fights, maybe he can just focus on outboxing Beterbiev. But Yarde had been knocking out nearly all of his opponents in the past which leads to an assumption that he might be gassed out in the late rounds. Whereas Beterbiev may have KO'd all his previous opponents but his style is conservative and he is smart as well which may enable him to continue fighting at a high pace even in the late rounds.   

The same goes for Beterbiev, he is not the kind of boxer who should be underestimated and I strongly think as well that it's not that we are so used seeing the best of him, it's just that he is actually good no matter what angle we try to look at. Moreover, it's Yarde who is underestimating his foe while Beterbiev has been silent all these days. Yarde should watch out for that because there's a big chance that he will eat his words back.

Yes, that is going to be an issue with Yarde, if the fight goes to distance, and we all know that with that kind of body, regardless if you are a boxing, sooner or later you will have to tire and gas out. And that is going to be a problem for him as he will be vulnerable to Beterbiev's power punching. And to be fair, Beterbiev is also not known to last full 12 rounds because he usually knockouts his opponent early. But in his last fight he was extended but still deliver a win for him. So it's going to be a big test for Arthur to last longer rounds as well.

Both needs to find ways to execue their strategy the right way, we never know who's going to win as both are good though for sure bookies will favor Beterbiev as he was a known executer.

Yarde needs to find a way to avoid solid combinations that Arthur will going to throw on him
the more he avoid it the better chance that he will extend his chance, just need to have
a better style to surprise Arthur and snacth this fight from him.

This will be a good moment for Yarde to prove what he is made of and to end the speculations that he might not be that consistent in the late rounds that is why he is ending most of his fights in a much earlier phase. Although, it won't be an easy job to pull off because he is fighting one of the smart and strong boxers in his division, but if he can make an exemption in this one and pull off an upset, then it will really lift his name up high and will open the doors of opportunity.

I say something, if Yarde wins this fight, what will Beterbiev and all his fans think then? How could he face this? It is known that he is a boxer who has quite a reputation and is highly respected in this world, I don't know if Yarde is enough of this opponent, some say that Beterbiev will knock him out quickly, some put them in 2 rounds and so it is the maximum that he He will be able to hold on, I think the fight could be extended, I don't think it's that easy Yarde, I also see that in many forts they have underestimated him and that is not good, underestimating a boxer at this point is not good, everyone knows their strategy, but if something like not being capable is added to it, it can be a big surprise.

An interesting prediction:

Artur Beterbiev vs Anthony Yarde: preview and prediction

https://i.imgur.com/ytGNB9Q.png


Source: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2023/1/26/23572551/artur-beterbiev-vs-anthony-yarde-preview-and-prediction-boxing (https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2023/1/26/23572551/artur-beterbiev-vs-anthony-yarde-preview-and-prediction-boxing)

^^ Yes, that's what we all wanted to see and Beterbiev says that he is willing to face his fellow Russian for all the belts in LHW. I'm not sure what is interesting though in that prediction, I mean we all know that Beterbiev has steam rolled every opponent although there are fighters that really challenge him in the beginning but they didn't last because of Arthur's punching power.

Still the favorite here is Beterbiev and Yarde is almost 6:1 underdog even if the has the home crowd behind him in this fight.

Well, I think nobody here is underestimating Anthony Yarde, really and I understand them because I know that they are just basing based on facts and not just because they have a hunch. Moreover, saying that this fight would only take two rounds because Beterbiev will defeat Yarde by then is a bit extreme and haven't yet read or talk to someone that they're indeed predicting the same scenario.

This is gonna be a good matchup as we all know how this both fighters aiming for victory and Yarde will do his very best to win cause wr all know that artur Beteebiev is undefeated and proven that he js a strong ang smart fighter in his division so Yardee muat be vigilant and double his moves to have a good angle and have a good shot. And the favorite here is Beterbiev  and without adoubt  .

The pressure is more on Yarde because there's already lots of people who are thinking that he can't really make any difference and defeat Artur Beterbiev on the process, but I'd like to see how Yarde will prove himself that he's not someone who is complacent enough because he also got some skills that can give some struggles to the favorite champion. It may be hard for Yarde but the reward are so fruitful to ignore if ever he can upset Beterbiev.

I think the pressure to win is more on Beterviev because most of the fans are rooting for him to win and not just win easily but win via knockout as all his wins were via knockout that is why the odds for Beterviev to win by decision is attractive @5.60 but i don't know if Yarde could withstand the onslaught tomorrow.

Have at least ten hours to place my bet so i'm gonna ask the betting experts here on where to place my money  ;D.

@inthelongrun, Baofeng, what's your predictions on this fight bro? Do you think this will last more than five rounds?

You are a betting expert in this sport. Trust your analysis, bro. :)

As much as the hype on Beterbiev here to win here is really strong, I can't disregard the fact that Yarde will last for long. This is Yarde's biggest break in his career, therefore, he will try not to be overwhelmed by Beterbiev's strength. This match is not just a regular match but this is a big title fight and winning this match for Yarde will make him an instant celebrity overnight.

I pick Beterbiev winning this match over Yarde but I do see that the latter will survive for over 5 rounds and possibly finish the entire match.

For me Yarde has enough experience to prove that he can defeat Beterbiev or make the fight closer. Even if he will loss then its okay if he did his Best but if he win then for sure yarde will be more popular and as I said above Yarde must train harder and study the movement of Beterbiev in order to prevent such mistakes that lead him to loss. And in the fight date we will see if yarde can or can not.

Here is the official weigh in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijs4WL6IWic

Both make weights, Beterbiev officially weighed 174 ½ pounds, whereas Yarde came in at 174 ¼ pounds.

So most likely everyone is hype on this fight, and this is a must watch because who knows, this could end up very quick for Beterbiev, or Yarde found a way to make it a hard and grind fight and goes full 12 rounds.

The Over/Under is pegged at 5.5 rounds. And Beterbiev by KO @1.31.

Very close weight  a 1/4 difference  and I think this weight are very recommended to Beterbiev as we all know that this is suit for him and for Yarde he must control himself and find a way out if Beterbiev have the momentum cause we all know how Beterbiev play in the ring he is unstoppable when the momentum is in him. But I assure that  Yarde will make a way to counter and have a good timing for his every punches.

Yup, Beterbiev is unstoppable when he got the momentum but with this fight i'm hoping that Yarde could survive the full twelve rounds as my bet is for Beterbiev to win by decision @5.60. Very risky bet but with us small times, it is the way to go to somehow win big with a small amount.

Uncle Bob is already looking forward to a unification fight with Bivol so this must be an easy fight for his ward as far as he is concerned hehe.

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Artur Beterbiev successfully defends his title against Anthony Yarde.

The early rounds were tough for both boxers and Yarde is able to keep up with Beterbiev. He was even able to connect some good shots on Beterbiev. But the champion is always a champion and after being fairly outscored at some point, he came out aggressive in 4th round and that's where the trouble on Yarde started.

I thought Yarde, that fully turned serious during the period of his training, will last a whole fight but ended up short.

It was really a war and I applauded Anthony Yarde, and I will tell you that I have him ahead on my unofficial score card and so is the two judges if I'm not mistaken. But the power of Beterbiev really caught up on him, that jab and then the chopping right. Once you are hit for sure you will feel dizzy and off balance as we have seen in Yarde.

Unfortunately, he just fell short on Beterbiev, if only he could have more power to hurt Beterbiev early, and then fight till the 12 rounds.

Yes, props to Anthony Yarde in this fight, he really trained very hard in every aspect, but there's only one winner here. And good stoppage by his corner, maybe they have seen the Yarde is slowing fading and this could end in a bad knockout.

And not only power in his punch but if Yarde is more accurate, he could have made more damage.

But base on the early punch stats, Beterbiev connected more. He showed a big heart, but really outclass by the best man tonight and that is Beterbiev.

Fight with Bivol next?

Congratulations for Beterbiev to secure his belts again and majority users in this forum aren't wrong for guessing Beterbiev will win via knock out.

It's not the first time Yarde got knock out, but Yarde already give a good fight, it's not like other boxers who already get dominated by Beterbiev from the first round. It's really hard to stop Beterbiev, he seems doesn't feel hurt after received a lot punches by Yarde.

I think we can expect Beterbiev next fight will be Bivol, whoever win will become an undisputed champion at light heavyweight division.

19/19 for Beterbiev.
That right hook at the 1:30 mark of the 8th round stunned Yarde causing him to wobble, knocked down and eventually lost.

That's how Beterbiev is. Yarde might be faster, but it's useless if he can't throw punches to his opponent while as to Beterbiev, he is a power puncher, but at the same time he is also a good counter puncher. Congratulations to him as well. An expected win I guess?

This is where Beterbiev might be tested if this happens.

Beterbiev's punches are strong. On the other hand, Bivol's punches aren't the same as Beterbiev, but he's faster and his reach is long as well. Bivol isn't the same as Yarde as well because Bivol is a good counter puncher and we've seen it against Canelo. I'll wait for this match to happen. :)

Yarde's courage is admirable this is one of the times I've seen Beterbiev getting hits and rocked by solid punches but every time Yarde hit him he always comes, those short crisp punches to the body and head take its toil on Yarde's defense
We all know that Beterbiev will beat Yarde but never expected that Yarde will give Beterbiev a hard fight.
There's no use in Beterbiev fighting other fighters he needs to prove that he can take someone as strong as he is and this is Bivol, they need to finally unite the title in the lightheavyweight.

In the post-interview, he never brags that he can easily beat Bivol and he just wants to see the fight happen and take it from there, but even if both fighters do not talk about what to expect in the fight, we boxing fans and the boxing aficionados know that it's going to be one hell of a fight between the two, we only need confirmation in a few months, they need to settle now on who is the best, they don't need to look for any other fights except their match and the unification of the light heavyweight division.

I believe Bivol would win if the fight will happen. I saw the weakness of Beterbiev in this fight, it's just unfortunate that Yarde was not able to capitalize on his advantage, if he was good, then most likely Beterbiev will struggle due to a big cut above his eye. I know that Beterbiev has powerful punches, but I believe in terms of strategy, Bivol has the edge.

Beterbiev have slowed down maybe because of his age but the power is still there, no doubt about that but against Bivol who is so very disciplined on his defense i think he may struggle but let us see if the unification will happen because as what they said in boxing that "you have a very good game plan but that will change once you will be hit with power punches".

The good thing about on Beterbiev's promoter is that they were already saying and hoping that Bivol's promoter will sit down with them to discuss this huge fight in the LHW division that all of us is wanting to see while they are still in their prime.

BTW, congrats to those who bet that this will end via KO on round 8.

Beterbiev shows intention that he is willing to fight his compatriot for all the belts in LHW. The only obstacles is obviously the Arum vs Hearn negotiations. Although he have fights before and cooperate with each other, not sure if Arum is willing this time specially if they are going as who will be the A side in this fight.

And Bivol also targeting Canelo for a rematch either 168 or 175, so this fight might have to wait then as this will be Bivol's priority for sure. And if he won against Canelo again then go for the unification, that will be the perfect scenario.

True, Yarde has more heart that we expectation, and I think he is just one few boxers who gave Beterbiev a certain amount of beating, if we can say that. And it took rounds after rounds for Beterbiev to finally land just one good punch and it was over for Yarde and he was really hurt and the thing with Beterbiev's powerful is that it remain consistent even if we get past the 6 rounds which he is not used to. Next stop for this two Light Heavyweight is to unify in a single fight this year, maybe at the end of the year, it will be one of the biggest as well.

Bivol targeting Canelo? Maybe that's the other way around and Canelo is the one targeting Bivol for a rematch.

Bivol doesn't target a big name without a good return. He will only fight those boxers with hold titles regardless of their popularity.

There is also no way that Bivol will move down and fight at 168 lbs. If Canelo wants a rematch, he's the one to need to adjust.

Not only more heart, but Yarde actually might win this fight. It was a very close fight. Until round 8, it was unknown who is winning the fight. If Yarde wasnt knocked out in round 8, Beterbiev would have take it and so far it was a draw (https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21202236/artur-beterbiev-anthony-yarde-judges-scorecards/) according to judges.

I could only say that I have cheered for Yarde and he has totally lived up to expectations. In current topic one believed in Yarde. If he would be more cautions , he could have made one of the biggest upsets of this year.

I will say that Yarde performed better than I expected, although Beterbiev dominated the whole fight, there was a moment when he gave Yarde a place in the center of the ring, but he did not take any advantage from that. Yarde took too many punches and most of them were very hard, it was clear that he would not last long. Yarde also had very good moments and painted Biterbiev's face well, but I repeat that he missed too many punches.

Usually, the one who loses in a match is the one who'll want a rematch, I don't think Bivol will go after Canelo when there is a huge demand for a Beterbiev fight, Canelo's name will pop up after the Bivol - Beterbiev match, whether Bivol wins or lose the match, the light heavyweight division on all organizations are dominated by the Russians they may not want to fight each other but as long as the two are beating all contenders the demand will always be there, and they cannot ignore it.

If you look at the score cards, Yarde is leading on 2 of the judges and I myself score the same, I have him winning by a point entering round 8. He said that he paces himself in this fight so that he won't get tired and have more gas in the tank because he is expecting a long fight.

Unfortunately that right hit him so hard, he became dizzy and the second one was the finisher.

It's just that he was really caught and there's nothing that he can do with that. And the good thing is that he has accepted his defeat and maybe move forward, perhaps he will get another change to fight for the belt in the future.

Sorry for the late response bai. I am not an expert anyways. But I will never bet on a decision in this fight. You should have stuck to either inside or over 5 rounds which were 50/50 for me because it depends on Yarde's plan to be aggressive early or box smart and do the counters. Either way, Yarde won't have the gas to survive a 12-round fight with a world-class KO artist so it was either he can catch Beterbiev or he's the one getting caught.

Yarde was throwing too many bombs that could've hurt Beterbiev. But the champion is not that easy to hit despite not being quick, he is a smart-thinking champion who knows when to clinch and when to retreat even if he's got a 100% KO ratio.

Huge victory but it shadowed the controversial scorecards of the judges. 2 of the judges gave Beterbiev only 2 and 3 rounds. Punch stats were close in the 1st and 2nd rounds but it was clear that Beterbiev won rounds 3, 4, 5, and 7. It seems that it is getting harder to score a round in the UK just like what happened when Usyk was taking AJ to school yet someone scored it like it was a close fight.

Hopefully, Bob Arum will sit down with team Bivol to negotiate for an undisputed fight this year. It's noted that the WBC last year already banned Russian fighters from competing in their belts and it was also declared that the winner between Beterbiev and Yarde will face a mandatory which is Callum Smith.

That's something I already expected because both Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev came from a humble household with full of values and probably was told since they were children not to talk trash with someone they didn't know and in terms of fight, they will just do and showcase their skills rather than talking nonsense with risks that their words will bounce right after them.

Also, a unification fight between these two champions is possible but not that literally easy to happen as both promoters have their own issues with each other and Bob Arum as well already told before in an interview that this fight will only happen if he's the one who will organize it and not Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.

He's quite lucky because his camp decided to stop the fight before Yarde mops the ring with his face and somehow, I'm confidently sure that Yarde is now embarrassed after all the talks that he did, all those big boy words from him saying that he can literally take-on Artur Beterbiev who got a flawless record with a non-stop KO streak.

I reckon the fight was already decided from 5th round onwards because Yarde was taking much damage and already having troubles to breath thus, he was very different from what we saw from him in the first 3-4 rounds where he's well composed and seems like he can really manage.

That is always humiliating when you talk shit heavily and someone shuts your mouth with a KO :D With this lose, Yarde has pretty much spoiled his record. His next opponents can be either Smith, either Ramirez, either Bivol. Among them it does not look he has much chances or be obvious favourite. Beterbievs perfect scenario would be fight and knockout Bivol, and he could finish his career with undefeated, with all belts and perfect record of a knockout in every fight.

Yarde doesn't really a complete trash talker, Mayweather, Lopez, and McGregor are really a true trash talkers, it's really satisfying to see they got beaten, except Mayweather which hasn't losing any single match.

It will be a sweat winning if Beterbiev will win against Bivol via knock out, it's just like beating the last boss and get the most excellent/highest result. I'm not sure if Beterbiev can retire after that, I think it's high likely there's will be a rematch.

But if you saw his post fight interview, it seems he has accepted his faith with the KO or stoppage lost. He said that his team saw something that they need to wave the white flag.

However, he might have a chance against Smith, but might face a different fight with Ramirez, very difficult for him and most likely going to lose against the version of Bivol. The fight though that we all wanted is the all Russian brawl between Bivol and Beterbiev.

Beterbiev dominated the rest of the fight, wearing down Yarde with his power punches. Yarde showed heart and tried to come back, but Beterbiev's relentless pressure was too much for him. In the end, Beterbiev won by TKO in the 8th round, successfully defending his title.

Yarde put up a good fight against Beterbiev, and it's not easy to knock out Beterbiev, who is known for his toughness and granite chin. He absorbed Yarde's punches and continued to march forward, ultimately wearing down his opponent and securing the victory. The fight was a testament to Beterbiev's skills as a champion boxer.

I forgot which round when Yarde started to open his mouth but that was clearly the signal that he is about to be done unless he catches Beterbiev first. I am surprised he survived that long. Yarde without a doubt has a warrior's heart as it reached round 8 before he finally got hurt and down. When he was knocked down he was clearly out, his facial reaction showed it but he was undecided whether to quit or not so the referee signals the fight to continue. Good thing his corner stopped it before Beterbiev could unleash more punishing blows.

Hopefully, Bivol is next for Beterbiev as we all want to see undisputed champions in all of boxing's divisions.

It is this type of advantage that Yarde needs, many are of the opinion that the winner will be Beterbiev, however I think that now as things have turned out, we cannot say much, we do not know what type of training Yarde has, or how he is Facing him he looks very positive, for him he will be the winner of this fight, I don't know how to make a bet, on the one hand there is a Beterbiev who has a lot of experience and who can do many beautiful things and can give us a show of boxing technique and strategy On the other hand, there is Yarde who is hungry to be one of the best and beat this great one, I could not be partial for now.


Well, the truth is, as the Yarde fight was, I saw it as a disappointment, particularly I expected much more from him, that is why I have always said that "he who talks a lot does little," is a very wise saying that is said where I live Well, Yarde spoke more than normal, and that is something that is not good in boxing, although for publicity reasons I don't know if they force him to say that or they simply do it to boast themselves, and that is an attitude very bad, it is better that others tell you that you are good, but when there are people who say they are very good, this type of thing happens and then they have nothing more to do than bow their heads.

Mauricio Sulaiman threatens to block Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol due to Russia sanctions

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Source: https://www.badlefthook.com/2023/1/31/23580557/mauricio-sulaiman-threatens-block-artur-beterbiev-vs-dmitry-bivol-russia-sanctions-boxing-news-2023 (https://www.badlefthook.com/2023/1/31/23580557/mauricio-sulaiman-threatens-block-artur-beterbiev-vs-dmitry-bivol-russia-sanctions-boxing-news-2023)

Well here things start to get a bit ugly with this type of threats, I don't like these things, because they are tempting against the sport, and since I have never been in favor of bans or that they have to discredit a athlete for being from a country X, because I totally disagree with these things that what you do is tarnish the sport and damage everything.

Bivol in his statement is willing to go down to 168 lbs, Canelo's fighting weight, and with that we can say that he is the one chasing Alvarez if he is willing to go to that weight. And remember that he is a natural 175 lbs, he started his career at this weight already.


Definitely at this point in his career, he has a title and beat Canelo.


That's exactly my point, so he is targeting Canelo now to get his belt at 168 lbs.

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but it seems that there's a new stumbling block for the Bivol-Beterbiev unification fight.


Although, this news is not yet a final because I think Bivol can somehow ask for an exception just like what is stated above but I don't think the pressure is lifted yet for the entire Russian nation, which includes Bivol.

With that news, what we can do from now is to wait for further updates if Bivol will take his option to fight Arthur, for the fans, knowing that both champs are willing to take one another is something that will really delight them.

Waiting to hear more about this potential fight to take place, else, we will be seeing them fighting different opponents.

Right, but we should consider already that Beterbiev has to fight other boxers in the meantime while Bivol is doing the necessary the stuffs to make the unification fight happen but first I think he deserve to have a couple of weeks of rest and have some bond with his family as he was busy lately for preparing about this fight. Also, the link I've provided also contains that WBC are rooting for Beterbiev that he will fight Callum Smith.

When money talks there is always an exemption.  If the regulatory board that forbid russian boxer for a title fight saw a huge amount of money to pour in a fight, they will make lots of excuses for the fight to happen. 

I am really curious how will the find ends if ever Bivol and Beterbiev fight.  Though I like Bivol to win, it looks like Beterbiev has a better chance to win the fight.  Looking at their previous opponent, Joe Smith Jr., Beterbiev put an impressive performance knocking out Smith Jr., while Bicol won against the same opponent via unanimous decision.

Yes, I have to agree with you. After Yarde's impressive moves in the early rounds, Beterbiev comes out and unleashes the beast inside him.

From 5th round, Yarde might get shocked after noticing the change in Beterbiev's performance, and that resulted in him crashing his focus and ability to execute their plan during their training session.

Beterbiev is really a tough monster at that weight and I hope that no mandatory challenge will be given to him anymore.

Instead, he should fight Bivol as no other boxer in that division is a best match for Beterbiev.

Beterbiev has also a different mindset, as compare to Yarde. I mean he keeps on grinding eventhough he says post fight that Yarde punch is hard and he had felt it. But he keeps on coming and although Yarde was very successful early, Beterbiev didn't see that instead he still believed in himself that he can knockout this big dude in front of him. And then Yarde's run out of gas as observe by @inthelongrun which is a bad sign for a boxer. It means that he has difficulty in breathing. And we all says that Yarde's problem is that he gas out in later round which could have been the case here again.

I wouldn't actually say the Beterbiev dominated the rest of the fight, Yarde has some rounds under his belt and at the time of the stoppage he is ahead on points on 2 judges.

It's that that he is slowing down and getting tired as the fight goes on. Although he said that he is reserving his energy because he wanted the fight to go into distance so that he will have a chance. However, Beterbiev has other plans and just like that, one punch and changes the complexion and he secure a big victory in front of Yarde's home crowd.

Fair enough, Yarde isn't really turned into a free punching bag. He did great at the early rounds and Beterbiev even admits he feels those.

However, a champion is a champion and we clearly see that stamina plays a big role here. While Yarde is giving Beterbiev some hard punches, that wasn't able to keep up the entire fight. Beterbiev surely feels that those hard punches in the early rounds become lighter in the later rounds to the point that he can now withstand it even not in pure defense mode.

Beterbiev is really to the highest level and Yarde isn't the one who can bring this guy down.

Yes, Yarde did try to make the best of this fight in his favor and winning early.


This what really separate the champions for the rest of those challengers, they know how to level up their performance if they know that they might be behind in the fight. And as the fight goes on, Yarde is fading while Beterbiev is getting stronger and punches are harder. That's why when he hit Yarde, who is already tiring, the toll on his was great and he went down. And then Beterbiev pouncing his prey for another knock down and the corner can't take it anymore seeing Yarde getting more damage.

Wow I remember when Usyk beat Beterbiev, the truth seemed very unfair to me, I saw Beterbiev much stronger and with more potential, but in the Olympics things always happen that make us angry, however, going back to the fight between these two big, it's as you say, apparently the big favorite to win is Beterbiev, and at the same time it makes me feel a little pity because Yarde has a lot of confidence in himself and thinks that he will beat up Beterbiev, this is something that he doesn't I know at what point there could be a clear advantage in the fight, but since the favorite for many is still Beterbiev, I think that Yarde must already have something in mind, perhaps 1.2. 3 plans just in case.

Ring Ratings Update: Anthony Yarde gains in losing, Liam Smith crashes middleweight

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Source:https://www.ringtv.com/649102-ring-ratings-update-anthony-yarde-gains-in-losing-liam-smith-crashes-middleweight/ (https://www.ringtv.com/649102-ring-ratings-update-anthony-yarde-gains-in-losing-liam-smith-crashes-middleweight/)

I read about the conclusion of the fight, not everything was so clear, at the time the fight was stopped, according to the records of two judges, the Briton was in the lead, but Biterbiev decided not to be satisfied with dubious refereeing decisions. ) Who knows, I read the opinion of experts, some of them think that if the fight lasted all the rounds, then perhaps the judges could even give the victory to Yarda (but this is just an assumption).

Beterbiev obviously expected to finish this fight ahead of schedule, he put a lot of effort into every blow, even with his left hand, it takes a lot of strength, and perhaps if Yarde had lasted until the end, the ending of the fight can be completely different, but we won’t know this anymore, Beterbiev’s strategy worked.

Could've if ever the fight will be on the hands of the judges, but judging their fight before it was stopped, Yarde was already having some troubles breathing and he's somehow wasted already as if he can't keep up with Beterbiev anymore. So, there's a big chance that Beterbiev will score a KO victory and not a TKO. Yarde was just lucky because his team are already keeping an eye for him, even if it hurts for them to do it, they have to just to save Yarde from further injury from receiving Beterbiev's vicious punch as the champion was just starting to get heated.

Yarde did really well in fighting against Beterbiev and I admit that I'm surprised about his style against the champion because he really owned the first few rounds before he almost gassed out from all the effort he did because apart from doing offense, he still need to be keen about his defense as he could be sleeping on the canvass if he's not careful enough. But I guess that was Yarde's main and only option because I bet he knew that he can't keep up in the late rounds if he will wait for Beterbiev to adjust.

You could say "Yarde did really well" only if he would win that fight. How can did well stand together with loosing? I can accept he did well if he would lose by decision, but he had lost by a knockout.

Yarde looked good in that fight coz Beterbiev allowed him to look good, while he was aiming his punches and searched for breaches in Yarde defence. Beterbievs fighting style is knocking people down. He is not a technician. Yarde or anyone else might lead in every round by two point, but it does not matter, coz the fight they will end with a flash.

Re-watch Beterbiev fights. His opponents were always "doing well", but they end with one more one in Beterbievs knockout record.

Well, what about Bivol sounds excellent, I cannot deny that the Russian has a great level and that he is a very serious boxer, since he also responds with good results and is not playing games, he also has Canelo on edge, because he sees Canelo perhaps as the last option, however in this fight it could be key for him, if Spence in this case can lose, something that seems quite improbable for some, because it would be something new, all those fights that are pending in case he wins would fall, and The one who would have new offers to be able to stand out is Thurman, it seems to me that it is a great opportunity for him to be able to do something great.

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Interesting:

Beterbiev-Bivol – When the best unbeaten forces collide who prevails?

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Source: https://www.britishboxers.co.uk/2023/02/beterbiev-bivol-when-the-best-unbeaten-forces-collide-who-prevails/ (https://www.britishboxers.co.uk/2023/02/beterbiev-bivol-when-the-best-unbeaten-forces-collide-who-prevails/)

For Bivol, I have no doubt against that man's dedication and talent because he is so humble that he just lets his performance wins do the talking for him. It's just too unfortunate for him because the pressure towards Russia is not yet lifted and fighters like Bivol are heavily affected even if they have nothing to do with war as that was their president's sole action. That's why now, there's a very high chance that the unification fight between Bivol and Beterbiev won't happen anytime sooner.

Yes, that is really likely to happen in this supposed bout because there is still a tension up North where Russia is not yet done invading Ukraine. But there is still an option for Bivol right? It says in the news that he can still convince the governing bodies to approve their fight as long as he will change his citizenship. Now, I know it sounds simple but what's the use of his current citizenship if it's blocking his way towards greatness.

Well Beterbiev is a world class boxer, like many I thought Yarde was going to give more, I don't know if he overtrained, but when I saw him do his combinations he didn't look so good, like something lost, however it was in those moments when Beterbiev brought out his full potential and defended everything, his reputation, his titles, he is a great boxer, this time the special boxing forums were really spot on with their predictions, this is something he likes and that could be better For a show of World class like this, now Beterbiev must prepare for new challenges, this is an appetizer for everything that comes his way.


This is already something that I don't like at all, it's not his fault for being born in Russia, nor are the Russians to blame for what Putin does, these things that have to do with politics are what have always seemed dirty to him . I, because they shouldn't tarnish the sport, honestly for me in a sport if I take into account if they are from other countries, because they are new cultures, other ways of thinking, but we shouldn't rate some so badly for that fact, neither should they. They can force you to change your nationality, everything is done to please politicians who don't even go out to fight, they just send young people to fight for no reason. That's why when these things happen they damage shows and even more so boxing, which is a very large business model. Bivol is a boxer like everyone else, nationality is what identifies him, nothing more.

and now:

Dmitry Bivol back in gym training: Will it be Canelo or Beterbiev?


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Source: https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/02/dmitry-bivol-back-in-gym-training-will-it-be-canelo-or-beterbiev/ (https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/02/dmitry-bivol-back-in-gym-training-will-it-be-canelo-or-beterbiev/)

^^ It's good that he is back in the gym, boxers need to really try and keep their body moving so to speak. So that if a fight presented itself, then they can go full steam ahead of that training and go 100% on it.

As for his next fight, I doubt that it will be Canelo. Alvarez is still undergoing rehab and there are news that he will fight Ryder next in his next fight. Beterbiev shows intention, but still up to Bob Arum. So it might be Joshua Buatsi, maybe this is just a get busy fight for Bivol, just make him active and not have a long layoff.

Even if the opponent is not yet determined, boxers are already expected to make their own preparations and trainings to get their bodies in shape as they already have a schedule and before going into a much extensive preparation where the opponent is already known. For Canelo Alvarez, we may get another news from him in the next couple of months after his tune-up fight with Ryder, after that, I guess there will be another evaluation to see if his wrist is ready for chasing title fights with heavy opponents.

Well, Beterbiev has shown that he still has power and that he is willing to have all kinds of challenges, that is something obvious, but now, if we start to think that they can do something, how could we think that he can face his share of the ball, we will Bivol is something that we will see, I know that this fight must happen, but read the truth, I see Bivol very reluctant, he does not want that fight, it annoys him to see Canelo again, I think he will comply only because of that clause, but rather In another case, I think he would not accept another fight with Canelo and I think it is because of his way of being that does not fit with what Bivol is looking for.

More about Canelo vsd Beterbiev:

Eddie Hearn: "Canelo vs. Beterbiev Is A Helluva Fight"

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Source: https://www.boxingscene.com/eddie-hearn-canelo-vs-beterbiev-helluva-fight--172365 (https://www.boxingscene.com/eddie-hearn-canelo-vs-beterbiev-helluva-fight--172365)

That just shows how unfortunate these boxers are because even if they are getting paid Millions of dollars in every fight, the fact is still the same, they are still under a master puppeteer who controls the situation and even their fate are somehow given as they have almost no control about their career. And speaking of Millions paid for the boxers, I wonder if Bivol already got his share for fighting Canelo Alvarez. Last time I heard was he wasn't given yet because the fight has happened in the US soil and the war should cease first before he can get his share and that is also why Bivol fought Gilberto Ramirez in the Middle East because in that soil, he can cash his share.

This bout is good but honestly, this will be too much for Canelo and it sounds impossible too as Canelo already have a packed schedule with no certain dates when will he fight the boxers that are already queued for him. First is Canelo will fight Ryder in a tune-up fight to see how his wrist will react the enormous pressures given in a fight and then, he also has Bivol or the winner of Caleb-Benavidez fight. Adding Beterbiev? I don't think Canelo can seriously battle that beast as we already saw how Canelo performs against a natural LHW.

I think it's better for Beterbiev to fight Bivol first before hunting down Canelo. Career wise, it's a better move since he will be going for the unification fight as Bivol has the only belt that is not in his position.

But then again, there is one stumbling block here which is the two parties have different network affiliations, Beterbiev and Top Rank are in ESPN, while Match Room and Bivol is tag with DAZN.

So that will be the biggest issues with Bivol/Canelo/Hearn vs Beterbiev/Arum.

Hopefully they can settle down, I think Hearn and Arum has work before in the past and maybe they could settle on this own, let it be in ESPN for me, I think it has more coverage as it is already a established name not just in boxing but in any sports.

And then have Hearn cover the PPV/live gates or even the split of the purse.

At least in the middle so that we will see a unification in the Light Heavyweight. I don't know when is the last time that we have a unified champion in this division.

They could make arrangement like that, but the thing is that Beterbiev has 3 of the belts and I would say that he will be the A-side in the negotiations if ever they pursuit this fight, all Russians, although it's more of the issue with Bivol because there were news that his money was put on hold when he beat Canelo because of the pressures of the Russian invasion against Ukraine. As for Beterbiev, he has been living in Canada already prior to the war.

But in any case, fans wanted to see all Russian fight for all the belts in the LHW.

And both fighters have shown intention already specially Beterbiev because that is one belt that he needs to become of the best LHW in this generation.

Eddi Hearn shouldn't budge in and demand like he and Bivol is the A-side, just let Bob Arum handle things differently because ESPN is much more established and has more affiliate than Hearn and besides, Bob Arum and Beterbiev is on the A-side because they have much to offer as his boxer is the unified 3-belt champion of the Light-heavyweight division. Bob has said before that this fight has no struggles if he will organize it.

But then again, here comes the UN pressuring all Russian athletes even if they have no direct connection with Putin's invasion towards Ukraine. Why couldn't they let the entertainment industry have their own way ??? Now, the governing bodies want Beterbiev to fight Callum Smith instead of Bivol just because of the issue.

I think Beterbiev is a technician too. I doubt straightforward fighters can qualify for the Olympics without skills and brains. And Beterbiev had a 1-2 trilogy with Usyk which means something. It's just that Beterbiev is an aging fighter which is why his speed, reflexes, and strength are not the same anymore. Power is a gift though so it won't leave and once Beterbiev connects, his opponents will either do survival modes or go for broke and Yarde chose the latter. Many say Yarde did well because he was able to catch Beterbiev with his own powerful hooks. But I agree with you. Yarde is not really built for greatness. Huge muscles limit his stamina but since he is gifted with power too, he might be able to become a champion soon if he avoids Bivol who's still young and might continue to stay in this division.

Thank you everyone for participating in this discussion. I am locking this thread now and let us focus more on the scheduled upcoming fights.