Oleksandr Gvozdyk recommends that Dmitry Bivol “run away” from Artur Beterbiev, not let him hit him, and keep off the ropes subsequent Saturday of their mild heavyweight undisputed championship combat in Riyadh.
The previous WBC 175-lb champion Gvozdyk was the favourite when he fought Beterbiev 5 years in the past on October 18, 2019, however was knocked out within the tenth spherical.
Gvozdyk was forward on two of the judges’ scorecards by the scores 87–83, 86-85 whereas the third had it 87-83 on the time of the stoppage within the tenth. Gvozdyk confirmed that Beterbiev might be outboxed for lengthy stretches, nevertheless it doesn’t take a lot for him to show the combat round together with his energy.
Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) is extra cellular and a greater mixture puncher than Gvozdyk was again then, however not as highly effective or as sturdy within the chin division. For this combat, Bivol should abandon his mixture punching as a result of that would go away him weak to Beterbiev’s counter-punching. He’s like a shark that preys on his meals recreation to return to him, trying to land.
“He’s very good, has good footwork, and has an excellent and exact jab,” stated Oleksandr Gvozdyk to Round Eight Boxing, speaking about Dmitry Bivol. “These are two completely different kinds of fighters. Beterbiev is a brawler; he’s coming and relentless. He’s very robust and in addition very good. Folks underestimate his boxing abilities.
“Yeah, due to his model, he’s simply coming and breaking everybody down,” stated Gvozdyk when requested if folks underestimate Beterbiev’s technical capacity. “Folks assume he’s solely able to doing that, however he may field.”
Beterbiev is generally boxing, however his energy is so robust that it leads to him knocking out his opponents. He has heavy fingers, and even his jabs have energy behind them. Bivol is clearly going to be boxing and making an attempt to stay away from Beterbiev your entire combat. That’s not going to be straightforward.
“He was an novice world champion the place you may’t actually make the most of your energy for everybody. There’s quite a lot of technical guys on the market. You’re restricted by three rounds,” stated Gvozdyk.
“Clearly, you’re making ready to keep away from his punches. You’re not supposed to dam you close to the ropes as a result of that is the place he’s getting actually harmful,” stated Gvozdyk about Beterbiev. “When he begins touchdown his punches in your [guard], you continue to really feel them, and it’s not straightforward to combat this man.”
Bivol received’t let Beterbiev catch him in opposition to the ropes, however that doesn’t imply he received’t get hit exhausting within the middle of the ring. Beterbiev doesn’t must lure his opponents for him to land exhausting pictures. Lots of his knockouts come within the middle of the ring.
“He is aware of the way to combat these varieties of men,” Gvozdyk stated about Beterbiev realizing the way to take care of cellular fighters that use footwork. So, I feel it’s going to be a extremely exhausting process for Bivol.
“It’s exhausting [to prevent Beterbiev from trapping you against the ropes]. While you’re combating this sort of man, you’re operating your engine at excessive revs on a regular basis, which actually burns you out. In addition to the technical and tactical half, you need to deal with your conditioning half very properly to have the ability to combat Beterbiev,” stated Gvozdyk.
It’s going to be troublesome for Bivol to maneuver your entire combat to elude Beterbiev as a result of he’s going to catch him with quick punches. Even when Bivol pivots away to flee, he’ll get hit with pictures. Not like different energy punchers, Beterbiev doesn’t load up on his pictures. He throws quick, high-pack pictures that do quite a lot of harm.
“Don’t let him punch you and work your [backside] exhausting,” stated Gvozdyk on what recommendation he has for Bivol to defeat Beterbiev. “Run away as a result of it’s not a good suggestion to remain in opposition to the ropes in opposition to him,” stated Gvozdyk.
It would require Bivol to emphasise throwing single punches and jabs to forestall Beterbiev from hitting him continually together with his punches. Motion is vital for Bivol, nevertheless it received’t win him the combat with out him standing and combating at occasions.
The judges aren’t going to financial institution Bivol rounds robotically based mostly on three minutes of motion and nil scoring punches in opposition to Beterbiev. That works for some fighters after they’re the A-side, combating of their hometowns, however Saturday’s contest in Riyadh is on impartial floor for each.
