Headline : Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitrii Bivol – Keys to Victory

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THE biggest light-heavyweight fight of our generation is here and it one which has near enough split boxing fans down the middle. Artur Beterbiev against Dmitrii Bivol, who clash in Riyadh on Saturday for all four 175lb belts, seems like a classic case of boxer vs puncher – but is it more than that? We take a look at where this showdown for the ages could be won and lost.

No prizes for predicting that Beterbiev, a man with 20 wins and 20 knockouts, might just be able to win this one inside the distance but when all is said and done it might just be the fact that the unified WBC, WBO and IBF champion simply hit too hard for Bivol to handle. The worrying thing for WBA champion Bivol is that his opponent does not even have to land clean to knock you out, and he can do it with his left or right hand, to head or body. Facing him is just about the most dangerous task in boxing right now.

Yes it is the power in his hands which takes people out, but it is his feet which pile the pressure onto his opponents, draining their energy and teeing them up perfectly to be put to sleep. We all know how Bivol likes to box, on his toes, in-and-out, first-and-third, but will he be able to adopt that style with Beterbiev relentlessly walking him down? That is perhaps the most important question in this entire showdown and foot pressure could well be key to a Beterbiev victory.

In the likes of Anthony Yarde, Callum Smith and Oleksandr Gvozdyk you can safely argue that Beterbiev has faced a higher calibre of light-heavyweight puncher in his time than Bivol has across his 23 fights. Yes, he was famously dropped by Callum Johnson in the second round of their 2018 encounter but he roared back to win two rounds later. Bivol has never been a huge puncher and if he can’t get Beterbiev’s respect by landing something early, the 39-year-old might back his chin and walk through everything coming his way.

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