Boxing: Artur Beterbiev vs Anthony Yarde

[inthelongrun]

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.


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.

[fortunecrypto]

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.

[Slow death]

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

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.

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

[robelneo]

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.

[Jating]

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.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

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.

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.

[Baofeng]

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.

[Vaculin]

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.

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.

[deathcode]

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.

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.

[Baofeng]

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.

[harizen]

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.

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).

[Jawhead999]

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.

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.

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.

[Saisher]

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.

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.

[coin-investor]

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.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

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.

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.

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.

[Vaculin]

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.

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.

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.

[coin-investor]

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.

[o48o]

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.

[btc_angela]

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.

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.

[crzy]

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

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.