David Benavidez insists that former WBA mild heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol deserved to win his combat towards IBF/WBC/WBO champ Artur Beterbiev on October twelfth final 12 months in Riyadh.
Bivol’s Superiority
WBC ‘interim’ 175-lb champion Benavidez says Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) threw the higher mixtures and managed many of the combat. He feels that if Bivol, 34, fights the identical approach as final time, he’ll defeat undisputed champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) of their rematch on February twenty second in Riyadh. Their combat will probably be proven reside on DAZN PPV.
Some consider that the explanation that Benavidez is choosing Bivol to win the rematch is his want for him to be victorious as a result of he may lack the boldness to defeat Beterbiev, who’s a large puncher. The ‘Mexican Monster’ Benavidez’s combating type includes him placing each ounce of vitality into each punch he throws to get most energy on his pictures.
David will not be an enormous puncher, so he hundreds up on every part he throws to enhance his energy. That type gained’t work towards Beterbiev as a result of he throws brief punches with large energy, and in contrast to Benavidez, he doesn’t need to wind as much as generate his power.
If Benavidez fights Artur, will probably be a depressing night time. He couldn’t load up on his pictures as a result of he’d get tagged. Furthermore, David’s rapid-fire mixture punches would depart him open to being countered by Beterbiev and knocked out.
Though Benavidez takes good pictures on account of his thick cranium, which has a slight acromegaly-like look, his skill to take pictures to the physique isn’t nearly as good. He may be damage there. Within the twelfth spherical, Oleksandr Gvozdyk landed a tough proper hand to Benavidez’s midsection, shutting down his offense totally for the rest of the spherical.
He didn’t throw one punch after being damage to the physique by Gvozdyk within the closing spherical. Beterbiev is a greater physique puncher than Gvozdyk, and he can have seen that weak point and concentrate on that space relatively than losing punches on Benavidez’s thick cranium.
Rematch Prediction
“I thought Bivol won that fight. It was a close fight. It couldn’t have gone either way,” mentioned David Benavidez to the media, speaking in regards to the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol combat on October twelfth final 12 months in Riyadh.
“I feel that Bivol won most of the rounds. He was controlling most of the rounds, and his combination punching was better,” Benavidez continued. “I feel he [Bivol] does [win the rematch on February 22nd].
“Both of those fighters are high-caliber fighters. So they can make adjustments. I don’t know if it’s going to be the same fight or not, but if it’s the same fight, I feel Bivol wins.”
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Publish date : 2025-01-11 06:01:51
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