Following his majority determination loss to Artur Beterbiev over the weekend, Dmitry Bivol sits down with Marcos Villegas of Struggle Hub TV to debate his ideas on the combat and he breaks it down matter of factly whereas making comparisons to his expertise with Canelo Alvarez. Try some excerpts beneath.
Bivol on how he’s feeling after the shut loss to Beterbiev
“I really feel good now. I slept. I went by arduous coaching camp and now I’m simply enthusiastic about my future. As we speak we’ll see His Excellency, I hope he has some plans for me — a rematch or one thing else. I’ll see, I simply need to look ahead.”
On what most stands out in his thoughts in regards to the combat
“It was good combat. It was good, good expertise. I used to be preventing in opposition to one of many harmful fighter and I really feel like I did some good efficiency however I may very well be far more higher and I’ve some ideas about the place I can enhance extra.
“I need to enhance extra with my motion. I didn’t transfer sufficient, I felt I needed to transfer extra. I needed to extra counter punches. I simply want so as to add extra. I felt some moments the place I may do it however I used to be little bit cautious.”
On if Beterbiev was what he anticipated him to be within the ring
“Yeah, he was very comparable what I used to be anticipated from him. You recognize, loads of fighters who’s preventing with him, with Canelo, their feelings was in opposition to them. Plenty of issues relies on your feelings, on our feelings which we’re feeling, as a result of feelings couldn’t allow you to notice all of your potential. And the aura round Beterbiev is like ‘he’s monster’ and this and that. Some individuals shall be afraid of it however I used to be excited, I used to be attempting to make use of proper feelings about it.”
On being excited to face Beterbiev
“As a result of you’re going in opposition to this like monster. Yeah, ‘who’s going?’ Solely me, and I may cope with him. It’s thrilling, you realize.”
On how he’d charge Beterbiev’s energy
“Exhausting punch, nothing else. You recognize, he’s not about ‘he’s has heavy punch and it’s very harmful.’ No. He’s about how robust he’s and he’s not just one punch. When he’s attempting to [throw] mixtures, all punches within the mixture are heavy. I may examine with like Canelo, yeah. He put all his vitality, all his energy on single punch. And, yeah, possibly someday single punch he’s more durable, Canelo, than Beterbiev.
“Beterbiev was extra shut and compact. However in case you ask them let’s do like 5 punches, Beterbiev each punch shall be arduous. With Canelo possibly the primary arduous after which not. Each of them are robust however Beterbiev is greater and he’s born robust.
“Canelo, to land his punch he was doing like from the space, he was attempting to place all his vitality on. Beterbiev will not be doing this within the ring. But when we ask him to do it possibly his punch is more durable, however he isn’t utilizing it…Beterbiev will not be attempting to land hardest punch with filled with his energy, however Canelo is attempting.”
On what his sport plan was for Beterbiev
“My favourite fighter is Sugar Ray Leonard. I like Ali fights. And naturally my plan was shifting lots as a result of I used to be watching loads of Ray Leonard fights earlier than this combat, repeating. Hagler vs Leonard. Duran vs Leonard, second combat. And I used to be impressed how Leonard was shifting all twelve rounds with out stopping. Typically if he cease, he do mixture, and he transfer once more. He wasn’t stand[ing] in opposition to Hagler.
“And if he stand in opposition to Hagler, it’s not cheap. You can’t combat in opposition to man who’s stronger than you. You simply have to just accept it. Sure, he’s stronger, however that is boxing, this isn’t Kyokushinkai the place you’re standing in entrance of one another and also you’re simply hitting. You may transfer. And in our boxing gyms in Russia we’re often saying ‘in case your opponent is fighter, you need to field with him. In case your opponent is the boxer, you need to combat with him.’
“With Beterbiev now we have to agree that he’s the strongest puncher and man in gentle heavyweight division. I agree with this. But it surely doesn’t imply he’s the perfect one. We have now one other key how you can cope with it, that is boxing. For this reason I really like the game. If someone is powerful, you may you his velocity in opposition to him. Is someone has good velocity, you need to use your mind how you can cope with it, have to make use of your timing. As a result of typically I see boxers, they’re so quick, however I can use my timing and his velocity won’t be his benefit.”
On his impression on how the combat was going throughout in actual time
“I felt I used to be touchdown good punches. I felt that I used to be pressured by him however I didn’t perceive how individuals may see it, how they may [perceive] it…for me I didn’t really feel an excessive amount of at risk however typically I felt that now I may very well be in hassle, ‘I’ve to be targeted far more, transfer ahead, don’t let him an excessive amount of strain you, simply present him that his punches will not be affecting you a lot, use your guard.’ I felt I had good episodes, I felt he had good episodes, however I didn’t counting what number of I did it, is it sufficient for win or not.
“And in my philosophy, I’m a warrior and every little thing ought to be excellent. The whole lot what I’m doing, I’ve to do it nicely or I shouldn’t do it in any respect if I’m not doing it nicely. And this combat I didn’t do nicely. Perhaps it’s sufficient to be winner, possibly it’s not sufficient to be winner, however I didn’t do it excellent, how I need to do it.”
