Former unified lightweight champion Nate Campbell says Dmitry Bivol will only last against Artur Beterbiev so long as he can absorb the punishment that he’ll be allotting on October twelfth in Riyadh.
Campbell is picking IBF, WBC, and WBO light heavyweight champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) to win by knockout over WBA champ Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) due to his power. Nate goes with Beterbiev as his alternative until someone proves him fallacious, and he doesn’t imagine that Bivol is a large enough puncher to do this.
The oddsmakers still have Bivol as the favourite despite increasingly more fans siding with Beterbiev to win. It’s easy to see why the bettors are picking Bivol, because he’s younger at 33, not coming off a knee injury like Beterbiev, and he holds a formidable win over Canelo Alvarez.
“Beterbiev [will win]. One in all my fans was attempting to get him on the podcast, and he was hitting the bag within the gym. My boy said, ‘God rattling, who keeps slamming the door in your gym?’ He said, ‘That isn’t any door. That’s Artur hitting the bag,’” said Nate Campbell to YSM Sports Media, talking about why he’s picking Artur Artur Beterbiev to defeat Dmitry Bivol on October twelfth.
“Until you prove me different, Beterbiev. Are you able to punch? You may neutralize a puncher by being a much bigger puncher. Tell me what guy is a much bigger puncher [than Beterbiev]. Bivol can box; I do know he can box. But can he punch? I could box, and I could punch.”
Bivol has decent punching power, however it’s not extraordinary. He can knock guys out, but he must land many shots over the duration of the fight. For him to do this, he puts himself liable to getting hit. Fighting that way against Beterbiev could be too dangerous for him to get away with it.
“So, that changes the dynamic of the sport when you possibly can box and you possibly can punch. What’s essentially the most dangerous style in boxing? [boxer-puncher]. It’s going to finish when he can’t take it no more,” said Campbell concerning the fight lasting only so long as Bivol can absorb punishment from Beterbiev.
Bivol is probably going going to make it ugly by staying on the move, jabbing, and holding Beterbiev when he gets close. He knows that he can’t afford to fight him on the within without getting knocked out. It’s going to be a hit-and-run style of fight with Bivol.
