I get what George is saying. Good fight for the purist (like myself) but was it an instant classic, toe to toe, with both men leaving it all in the ring? Probably not.
@@shane123693 you have to really beat a champion though, don’t you? Yes Bivol was a champion too, but Beterbiev had already unified 3 titles so was obviously the A side. To box a Muslim, in Saudi Arabia, he had to do more to get the nod. They use to say you had to knock out a man to get a draw in Germany… I think the same applied here. Any close rounds, were going to go to Beterbiev. In too many rounds Bivol came alive in the last 30 seconds to try steal the round. Judges are wiser to that now. Got to work for the 3 minutes. He looked to work on the back foot too much, for my liking. Arthur and his effective, relentless aggression won him the fight. He really tried to win, where Bivol tried to nick it.
@@AlanHill-hr3nrdon't agree with the comment. Bivol boxed smart and is the better boxer with more skills, even arthur said himself. Close fight had bivol 7-5, a draw would be fine.
@@chriscummings1279 I did BJJ for years, I've had an lcl tear and a dodgy left knee as I type this. I assume you mean the rehab process is terrible, but that would depend on what surgery he had. And he has russian supplements he's another Yoel Romero type of guy.
@@Disinfo321Mate we have seen other much younger boxers struggle and don't look the same. Football player's out for most of the season. It's really impressive what he done the other night surgery and his age unbelievable 👏
Bivol fought the perfect fight but still came up short and beterbiev won it fairly. If bivol opened up just a little more it would have been KO number 21 for beterbiev. Yesterday we saw that you can take beterbiev to a decision if you fight the perfect fight but you will still end up losing the fight.
Brooo. What are you talking about? That was one of the best fights in over 15 years of watching boxing. Both gave everything, every time it looked like ome would drop they would show insane grit, stand firm and trade. Sort your reviews out bro or you will be taken as a joke for a pundit
I thought it was a great fight. It showed high IQ on both sides and insane conditioning especially in the case of Bivol. There were plenty times when the “brawler” was outboxing the boxer. It was a see saw battle similiar to Fury/Usyk minus the knockdown. I loved the fight
Respectfully, imo, the only fights you are going to see objectively better than that are going to be between tiny men in Japan. For two big guys to fight that well and that competitively at the highest skill level and have anyone say it didn't live up to expectations is madness to me.
Damn u lost it .. the skill in display was the highest i seen in years. The speed, technique, finesse, power, the sound of the punches.. Cracking fight i was engaged all rounds
I thought it was an intriguing fight but it didn’t have the drama that people might have anticipated. Maybe that was because of the ability of the opponent made them both a bit wary; Beterbiev with the frightening power and Bivol with his exceptional boxing ability. At the end I thought Bivol would win on a split or a majority decision, but purely for the fact that it’s meant Eddie Hearn has spat his dummy out like the petulant little brat that he is makes this worthwhile. How he has the audacity to sit there and whine that someone shouldn’t be a boxing judge again when HE was the one trying to push ahead with the Eubank Jr vs Benn fight when HIS fighter was busted for juicing is laughable.
Groves come on mate... This was a seriously high level fight. Massive amounts of skill on display. Bivol was a master and definitely won by at least 2 rounds.
Defensive game was on point from both I thought. Bivol looked unreal the first few, late surge from Beterbiev. I had Bivol winning but would love the rematch
I think Beterbiev was trying to show Bivol he was also a boxer by not pulling the trigger and going for the knockout. So many times, we’ve seen Beterbiev go to the next stage and knockout his opponents no matter the counter punching. He didn’t do that and I was also a little concerned with the corner reactions halfway. His age might be catching up to him as well.
You're right about Beterbiev, his feet are good but he's not great at cutting the ring off. He's got fast feet Beterbiev but it's more the guys freezing on the ropes or panicking when they feel the power. Even Callum Smith, as technically sounds as he is, started falling in and swinging wildly.
Great fight, they didn’t under perform, it’s just they were both facing their best opponent to date which demanded a higher level of caution, but the outcome was some highly skilled boxing.
Beterbiev and Bivol in the ring had so much respect for each other that they had no time left to think about the audience. At the end I didn't know who has won. After the winner was announced it didn't matter to me. Am not interested in their rematch.
I thought it was a very exciting fight, but revealed that Bivol lacks enough punching power to seriously shake Beterbiew, and should have had more volume to stop his offense. It would be interesting to see Beterbiew move up a weight class face Jai Opetaia. THAT would be one Helluva figtht! 😍
@@paulelago9453 I like both boxers, but was rooting for Bivol, but to me, he just lacks that one punch power to make a droid like Beterbiev hesitate and bring him out of the rhythm,. After only a few rounds, Bb more or less went straight ahead without being particularly hurt or concerned about Bivol's strokes.
I get what you mean George it never got to the point of Bivol going for it because he though he was "doing enough" which as we all know always ends up being not enough. I think if Bivols corner had said he needed a knockdown at the start of the 11th then it would have maybe caught fire and ended with a stoppage, but they were too complacent thinking he was up far enough on the scorecards to jsut survive the last 2 rounds.
Eubanks biggest mistake was leaving Bomac. The best he’s ever looked was under Bomac. Under banks his hands were low, ill disciplined, not controlled performance. He will never win a world title unless under Bomac
Bivol was on his bike for to many rounds, I thought beterbiev was outstanding considering he’s 39 and come of serious knee injury you would thought he was younger man as bivol was clearly gassed out in last 3 championship rounds and that’s how beterbiev won fight finished very strong
Quite surprised by this analysis, thought it was a brilliant fight. I wonder whether Beterbiev would go up to cruiserweight now, and try and unify that division, age might be an issue though.
Disgraceful take on the fight. Beterbiev's feet ARE incredible. The way he manipulated the fight in his favour and got Bivol on the back foot is nothing short of incredible. You have to be in there with him I think to appreciate his skill. He nullifies opponents strengths. As does Bivol which made it such a great fight. Appalling. Especially from a former fighter 🤦♂️
Your one true comment. "IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE" Stick to the cakes George. Chechen style boxing is something you don't get. You'd last 30 seconds in there with Artur.
Yeah I agree tbh, people saying it had everything, how the fuck did it have everything, not one of them was seriously hurt, no knock downs, some good shots yeah but both there defence was brilliant so a lot of shots was taken on the forearms gloves
Surprised Eubank fell so many times with a push. Benn said he would fight Eubank at Middleweight, this has to be followed through now. Roy Jones has totally messed up how Eubank Used to be and i don't wanna see Eubank at a silly weight which is dangerous.
Good to hear the comments from a champion 🏆. Both elite boxers, bivol is more skilled, even arthur acknowledged that. For me it was a great fight, and expected the styles to play out like that. Bivol is a boxer, he is not going to stand and trade with a puncher for long periods, it would be stupid. He did stand his ground and traded at times with arthur. Even when was moving around the ring, he was looking for opportunity for gaps to counter, not simply running. Landed the more cleaner shots and combinations, hits more power shots towards arthurs body. Had bivol winning 7-5 or a draw, no way arthur won more than 6 rounds. Yes of course we want to see the rematch, this gives a chance see if Bivol can win or Arthur win another close fight.
Bivol fought taller guys and moved the same beterbiev is just physically and mentally tougher than most fighters as is bivol hence beterbiev couldn't stop bivol
Eubank ain’t throwing with the same speed or power as a few years ago . Looked a bit labourered .. I think it’s age an inactivity .. the shots got smothered .. reminded me at times like some of kovelevs last fight where he just didn’t seem to have any snap in his shots and timing was almost always a fraction off .. shame cos the Liam smith win was one of his career best performances and he just disappeared an lost the momentum .. oh well guess we got the Conner Benn fight I can imagine it will be a decent fight .. eubank ain’t at his best Bends a smaller guy who a lot of people getting carried away with but who has he beat His best win is a past his best algeri. He looks like he cud an shud beat some top guys. But he ain’t done it yet. So Eubank is a step up fight in more ways than one
I think George's only one who said it wasn't that good strange. I thought it was very good both did good it was just which style you preferred i guess. Turkee thought Bivol won as well.
Before i rant ! i am a big artur fan. That was a very poor show of standards in saudi, the muslim card was used twice tonight, liam cameron was easily beating whittaker on the score card and a draw or win for bivol was the correct result, i bet the judges would never take a polygraph on whether they have had pressure before the fights on the way they score ! The saudi's have conned bivol with loads of cash into fighting in saudi , just so they can rob the titles from him.
Thought it was a great fight. Similar to Canelo GGG, it was tense all the way through like high level chess. I thought Bivol was better and got the win. I dont think Beterbiev is the champ its Bivol.
I thought it was a great fight , i thought Bivol won by 2 rounds and that giving the even rounds to betterbiev . I enjoyed the fight , but as often happens in boxing , the score cards suspect , ive watched full fight 3 times , with a lot of slow motion , Betterbiev hit the gloves more often than not , he couldnt break Bivol tight defence . If all you need to do is walk forward and punch gloves , boxing is dead , Pugilist boxer might as well not bother ....he showed more aggresion , what a load of rubbish
Fight was a big disappointment, Beterbiev never got going, I had Beterbiev 3-4 rnds ahead, but it was worst we have seen Beterbiev and worst we have seen Bivol. We can understand Bivol being put in his shell, but not Beterbiev. I think they were sapped by the idiotic concert wait. I thought Beterbiev would bypass Bivol's linera movement and jab/straight but he didn't let his hands go enough and was leaving it too late in the fight and too late in the rounds.
That is a 100% spot-on analysis. I could do without the rapping BS. It was a total waste of money and time. It looked like a Butlins show from the 1950s, performed by 90's has beens. The Saudis have more money than sense... As usual, the atmosphere was PANTS, which may be why ALL the fights were underwhelming. The boxers are affected by the silence...
What a strange take. Thought it was awesome
I get what George is saying. Good fight for the purist (like myself) but was it an instant classic, toe to toe, with both men leaving it all in the ring? Probably not.
@@AlanHill-hr3nrBivol was never going to do that haha
@@shane123693 you have to really beat a champion though, don’t you? Yes Bivol was a champion too, but Beterbiev had already unified 3 titles so was obviously the A side.
To box a Muslim, in Saudi Arabia, he had to do more to get the nod. They use to say you had to knock out a man to get a draw in Germany… I think the same applied here. Any close rounds, were going to go to Beterbiev. In too many rounds Bivol came alive in the last 30 seconds to try steal the round. Judges are wiser to that now. Got to work for the 3 minutes. He looked to work on the back foot too much, for my liking. Arthur and his effective, relentless aggression won him the fight. He really tried to win, where Bivol tried to nick it.
Same, I thought it was great.
@@AlanHill-hr3nrdon't agree with the comment.
Bivol boxed smart and is the better boxer with more skills, even arthur said himself. Close fight had bivol 7-5, a draw would be fine.
It was great fight . I don’t know what your talking about?
Good fight
Remember George he just had major knee surgery 5 month's back
Since when is fixing a knee injury a hinderance? Isn't a successful surgery a good thing and that's the point of it?
@@Disinfo321 Mate christ you have never ever had the knee injury before🙈
@@chriscummings1279 I did BJJ for years, I've had an lcl tear and a dodgy left knee as I type this. I assume you mean the rehab process is terrible, but that would depend on what surgery he had. And he has russian supplements he's another Yoel Romero type of guy.
@@Disinfo321Mate we have seen other much younger boxers struggle and don't look the same. Football player's out for most of the season. It's really impressive what he done the other night surgery and his age unbelievable 👏
@@chriscummings1279 Yeah so the surgery wasn't the same.
George Groves still healing from that beating from Froch it seems. That was a great technical fight, one of the best in years.
Bivol fought the perfect fight but still came up short and beterbiev won it fairly. If bivol opened up just a little more it would have been KO number 21 for beterbiev. Yesterday we saw that you can take beterbiev to a decision if you fight the perfect fight but you will still end up losing the fight.
These guys were technically quality. Reminded me of when canelo n GGG fought. High level boxing n toughness . Solid chins n awesome technique
I thought it was a great fight , enjoyed it
Nobody's mentioning how kind it was for HHH to lend out the WWE title to the winner of the fight.
George you’ve learnt the wrong lessons from Carl, no need for a controversial take to get clicks 😂 loved the fight and couldn’t take my eyes off
Brooo. What are you talking about? That was one of the best fights in over 15 years of watching boxing. Both gave everything, every time it looked like ome would drop they would show insane grit, stand firm and trade. Sort your reviews out bro or you will be taken as a joke for a pundit
I think that’s going a bit far wasn’t that good
I think you’re the one sounding a bit weird mate. One of the best fights in 15 years, definitely not. But it was entertaining.
No it was wasn't you are clueless.
I thought it was a great fight. It showed high IQ on both sides and insane conditioning especially in the case of Bivol. There were plenty times when the “brawler” was outboxing the boxer. It was a see saw battle similiar to Fury/Usyk minus the knockdown. I loved the fight
Respectfully, imo, the only fights you are going to see objectively better than that are going to be between tiny men in Japan. For two big guys to fight that well and that competitively at the highest skill level and have anyone say it didn't live up to expectations is madness to me.
The pressure was to much aggression was crazy never once see Artur take a back step that’s what won him the fight
bit critical here Grovesy, i thought it was a great fight, high skilled
Style wouldn't be George's strong point. Footwork off the charts defence and counters insane
Damn u lost it .. the skill in display was the highest i seen in years. The speed, technique, finesse, power, the sound of the punches.. Cracking fight i was engaged all rounds
no, they both underperformed.
I thought it was an intriguing fight but it didn’t have the drama that people might have anticipated. Maybe that was because of the ability of the opponent made them both a bit wary; Beterbiev with the frightening power and Bivol with his exceptional boxing ability.
At the end I thought Bivol would win on a split or a majority decision, but purely for the fact that it’s meant Eddie Hearn has spat his dummy out like the petulant little brat that he is makes this worthwhile. How he has the audacity to sit there and whine that someone shouldn’t be a boxing judge again when HE was the one trying to push ahead with the Eubank Jr vs Benn fight when HIS fighter was busted for juicing is laughable.
Groves come on mate... This was a seriously high level fight. Massive amounts of skill on display. Bivol was a master and definitely won by at least 2 rounds.
Thoroughly absorbing from beginning to end. Great fight!
Normally agree with you but thought it was an awesome technical fight.
Defensive game was on point from both I thought. Bivol looked unreal the first few, late surge from Beterbiev. I had Bivol winning but would love the rematch
That was the best fight I've ever seen at 175.
They both on the same level but the best undisputed fight has gotta be fury v usyk and we will see it again soon
I think Beterbiev was trying to show Bivol he was also a boxer by not pulling the trigger and going for the knockout. So many times, we’ve seen Beterbiev go to the next stage and knockout his opponents no matter the counter punching. He didn’t do that and I was also a little concerned with the corner reactions halfway. His age might be catching up to him as well.
No, don't think was that, he was just lacking energy or something, wasn't letting his hands go.
You're right about Beterbiev, his feet are good but he's not great at cutting the ring off. He's got fast feet Beterbiev but it's more the guys freezing on the ropes or panicking when they feel the power. Even Callum Smith, as technically sounds as he is, started falling in and swinging wildly.
Great fight, they didn’t under perform, it’s just they were both facing their best opponent to date which demanded a higher level of caution, but the outcome was some highly skilled boxing.
Whats Tin Tin talking about
Beterbiev and Bivol in the ring had so much respect for each other that they had no time left to think about the audience. At the end I didn't know who has won. After the winner was announced it didn't matter to me. Am not interested in their rematch.
It WAS BETTER THAN ALL YOUR FIGHTS GEORGE! ONE ROUND WAS MORE EXCITING THAN YOUR WHOLE CAREER😂😂🎉
I thought it was a very exciting fight, but revealed that Bivol lacks enough punching power to seriously shake Beterbiew, and should have had more volume to stop his offense. It would be interesting to see Beterbiew move up a weight class face Jai Opetaia. THAT would be one Helluva figtht! 😍
Bivol has power and it bother Beterbiev, but if he let his hands go more he would get knocked out
@@paulelago9453 I like both boxers, but was rooting for Bivol, but to me, he just lacks that one punch power to make a droid like Beterbiev hesitate and bring him out of the rhythm,. After only a few rounds, Bb more or less went straight ahead without being particularly hurt or concerned about Bivol's strokes.
I had bivol winning.. thought he fouht amazingly
I had it a draw as well. I would like to see Buatsi in there. The KO of Fraser was brutal. I hope he is Ok.
I get what you mean George it never got to the point of Bivol going for it because he though he was "doing enough" which as we all know always ends up being not enough. I think if Bivols corner had said he needed a knockdown at the start of the 11th then it would have maybe caught fire and ended with a stoppage, but they were too complacent thinking he was up far enough on the scorecards to jsut survive the last 2 rounds.
I would like to see Beterbiev vs Benavidez and Bivol vs Yarde and if Beterbiev and Bivol win , a rematch would sell
Benavidez needs to fight Yarde
Eubanks biggest mistake was leaving Bomac.
The best he’s ever looked was under Bomac.
Under banks his hands were low, ill disciplined, not controlled performance.
He will never win a world title unless under Bomac
Bivol was on his bike for to many rounds, I thought beterbiev was outstanding considering he’s 39 and come of serious knee injury you would thought he was younger man as bivol was clearly gassed out in last 3 championship rounds and that’s how beterbiev won fight finished very strong
@@73204 none of what you just said makes sense you obviously haven’t read what I said pal!!!!!
Eh? It was GRIPPING . I literally didn’t turn away for a second and it seemed like the rounds were like 2 minute rounds it was so enjoyable!
George. Be in his corner for the Benn fight and train Eubank!
Quite surprised by this analysis, thought it was a brilliant fight. I wonder whether Beterbiev would go up to cruiserweight now, and try and unify that division, age might be an issue though.
I thought it was brilliant two of the best ever tactical movement ring IQ on another level
I had it a draw or Bivol winning but it was a defensive master class more than anything from both men
Disgraceful take on the fight. Beterbiev's feet ARE incredible. The way he manipulated the fight in his favour and got Bivol on the back foot is nothing short of incredible.
You have to be in there with him I think to appreciate his skill. He nullifies opponents strengths. As does Bivol which made it such a great fight.
Appalling. Especially from a former fighter 🤦♂️
Your one true comment. "IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE" Stick to the cakes George.
Chechen style boxing is something you don't get. You'd last 30 seconds in there with Artur.
They are too technical & high level for that kind of a firefight
Yeah I agree tbh, people saying it had everything, how the fuck did it have everything, not one of them was seriously hurt, no knock downs, some good shots yeah but both there defence was brilliant so a lot of shots was taken on the forearms gloves
Surprised Eubank fell so many times with a push. Benn said he would fight Eubank at Middleweight, this has to be followed through now. Roy Jones has totally messed up how Eubank Used to be and i don't wanna see Eubank at a silly weight which is dangerous.
Bivol some fighter imagine if he had massive punch power aswell
beterbiev was not even 50% him self with injuries plus he is 40 Beterbiev is a monster still
I had 20 quid on a draw fs just missed out on 340 quid 😢
Good to hear the comments from a champion 🏆. Both elite boxers, bivol is more skilled, even arthur acknowledged that. For me it was a great fight, and expected the styles to play out like that. Bivol is a boxer, he is not going to stand and trade with a puncher for long periods, it would be stupid. He did stand his ground and traded at times with arthur.
Even when was moving around the ring, he was looking for opportunity for gaps to counter, not simply running. Landed the more cleaner shots and combinations, hits more power shots towards arthurs body. Had bivol winning 7-5 or a draw, no way arthur won more than 6 rounds. Yes of course we want to see the rematch, this gives a chance see if Bivol can win or Arthur win another close fight.
Think Beterbiev was worried about his leg injury. In the rematch Bivol will get stopped!
Shouldnt expect it to be a "great fight"
I think we all agreed it was the "greatest match up" in boxing.
I really enjoyed the fight
"Bratha.. This is number one bullshit"
Eubank needs to get back to throwing that 354 punch combo he was good at 😝
It was a tough one for 1 leg Beterbiev , but he overtcame adversity in the championship rounds.
Bivol decided to put his running shoes on!!!
Give over
Bivol fought taller guys and moved the same beterbiev is just physically and mentally tougher than most fighters as is bivol hence beterbiev couldn't stop bivol
nah come on
eubank jr has more than one fight in him
also you said jai opetai was too big but he is smaller than Jack Massey just fyi
Yeah after 4th round beterbiev bullied him at least you had it a draw ....and your right they both never fought at there best quality.
Bivol hoping for the draw. He lost the will to win in the second half.
Whaaaat? It was a great fight. Bivol won it 7-5 for me.
One leg 🦵, 39, 2nd gear ⚙️, still won 🏆. Cope.
Eubank ain’t throwing with the same speed or power as a few years ago . Looked a bit labourered .. I think it’s age an inactivity .. the shots got smothered .. reminded me at times like some of kovelevs last fight where he just didn’t seem to have any snap in his shots and timing was almost always a fraction off .. shame cos the Liam smith win was one of his career best performances and he just disappeared an lost the momentum .. oh well guess we got the Conner Benn fight
I can imagine it will be a decent fight .. eubank ain’t at his best
Bends a smaller guy who a lot of people getting carried away with but who has he beat
His best win is a past his best algeri. He looks like he cud an shud beat some top guys. But he ain’t done it yet. So Eubank is a step up fight in more ways than one
It was a fantastic fight!
I think George's only one who said it wasn't that good strange. I thought it was very good both did good it was just which style you preferred i guess. Turkee thought Bivol won as well.
George, did you really watch the fight
Was a class fight dk what he was watching not all time great reminded me of ggg v canelo
Connor has a Mexican look...hair style, the whole disposition ...hahaha arrivaaaaaaaa
Before i rant ! i am a big artur fan. That was a very poor show of standards in saudi, the muslim card was used twice tonight, liam cameron was easily beating whittaker on the score card and a draw or win for bivol was the correct result, i bet the judges would never take a polygraph on whether they have had pressure before the fights on the way they score ! The saudi's have conned bivol with loads of cash into fighting in saudi , just so they can rob the titles from him.
I had it a draw too GG
Thought it was a great fight. Similar to Canelo GGG, it was tense all the way through like high level chess. I thought Bivol was better and got the win. I dont think Beterbiev is the champ its Bivol.
Yes Awesome but not keen to see it again. Good analysis by GG
Read the comments george you're well wrong in your assessment of the fight
I thought it was a great fight , i thought Bivol won by 2 rounds and that giving the even rounds to betterbiev . I enjoyed the fight , but as often happens in boxing , the score cards suspect , ive watched full fight 3 times , with a lot of slow motion , Betterbiev hit the gloves more often than not , he couldnt break Bivol tight defence . If all you need to do is walk forward and punch gloves , boxing is dead , Pugilist boxer might as well not bother ....he showed more aggresion , what a load of rubbish
Hit gloves most of the night
Thought it was top level.
Great fight, great card other than the quitter
115-113 either way
Bivol won that fight
It was a technical fight wasn’t a great fight the whole card wasn’t that good the right man won at least
Swing and a miss Georgie lad
This British guy is a 🤡
I don’t think George has been the same ever since he got chinned by froch in front of 80,000 people at Wembley stadium
You are a casual 😂
Was like a glorified spar session hard to stay awake
Absolute waffle
Fight was a big disappointment, Beterbiev never got going, I had Beterbiev 3-4 rnds ahead, but it was worst we have seen Beterbiev and worst we have seen Bivol. We can understand Bivol being put in his shell, but not Beterbiev. I think they were sapped by the idiotic concert wait. I thought Beterbiev would bypass Bivol's linera movement and jab/straight but he didn't let his hands go enough and was leaving it too late in the fight and too late in the rounds.
That is a 100% spot-on analysis. I could do without the rapping BS. It was a total waste of money and time. It looked like a Butlins show from the 1950s, performed by 90's has beens. The Saudis have more money than sense... As usual, the atmosphere was PANTS, which may be why ALL the fights were underwhelming. The boxers are affected by the silence...
🤔🤔
Robbed.