Beterbiev-Bivol Revenge: Why Breeding Missing

The Saturday revenge between the undisputed heavyweight champion Arthur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol have failed to generate this spark so far to excite their fans compared to their first match last October in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The battle does not get the same buzz.

There was no drama between Betherbiev (21-0, 20 CO) and former WBA 175-FUNT Bivol (23-1, 12 kos) champion in the upbringing of their rematch this Saturday, February 22, at The Kingdom Arena.

Missing spark

-A enjoyable performance of Bivol in the first match
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– Too many convincing battles of the trimming

The previous match was quite boring because the buffalo would not endure and fight and were in the seventh round. Betterbiev pursued Dmitry around the ring and was kept constantly as he approached. It was a boring battle to watch, but not because of Betherbiev.

Buffalo style

Would be better if Turks Alalshih He had imposed the idea of ​​a Beterbiev-Bivol rematch and instead coincided with Betherbiev against David Benavides or David Morel. Each of these guys would give rise to many more excitement than fans than to use a buffalo again, which struggles a lot like Shakur Stevenson. This is not a style that fans want to see.

Many boxing fans do not like to watch fighters who refuse to engage and behave a lot. Here's how a buffalo has been fighting for the last seven rounds. In interviews for the rematch, Bivol says he wants to move more. Listening to this makes it impossible to get excited about a second match. Some people like to watch defensive fighters, but not enough, unfortunately.

“Even when we were in the national team, we didn't talk too much. We were in different hours by weight, but we weren't like friends or something, “said Dmitry Bivol to Boxing King Media Whether he can be friends with Arthur Beterbiev after fighting on Saturday night. “We had a different group of friends. I respected him because he was # 1 in the national team.

“I watched him train because he was more adult and he was # 1,” Bivol said.