Artur Beterbiev vs Andre Ward

[TheBoxingXpert]

Ward is a much better boxer than Beterbiev.

[Madison Boxing]

I don't think Ward would be able to clinch or fight on the inside against this beast

yeah i agree with this. beterbiev and kovalev are two monsters at light heavy, arent going to let ward clinch them

[therealpugilist]

yeah i agree with this. beterbiev and kovalev are two monsters at light heavy, arent going to let ward clinch them

he'll be eating jabs and left hooks all night


his defense is very leaky and he is often times off balance. Good fighter but I don't see anything that suggests he can beat ward outside of a punchers chance, which isn't a good chance to win, considering ward hasn't lost since he was a teenager

[just the facts]

beterbiev would win, should think thats pretty obvious.

Based on what exactly?

[Madison Boxing]

Based on what exactly?

is a monster at light heavy, wouldnt let ward bully or foul him.

[therealpugilist]

is a monster at light heavy, wouldnt let ward bully or foul him.

who has beterbiev fought as a pro to indicate he'd be able to beat ward? He is a decent fighter but his balance sucks, defense is leaky, throws looping shots, is pretty darn slow, he doesn't jab much and he has no head movement

if they were to fight, after Ward fights kovalev, I personally feels he embarrasses this guy. You need a little science with the violence and he needs to sew up that leaky defense

[Madison Boxing]

who has beterbiev fought as a pro to indicate he'd be able to beat ward? He is a decent fighter but his balance sucks, defense is leaky, throws looping shots, is pretty darn slow, he doesn't jab much and he has no head movement

if they were to fight, after Ward fights kovalev, I personally feels he embarrasses this guy. You need a little science with the violence and he needs to sew up that leaky defense

would land a big shot sooner or later

[BoxingFan85]

Ward would win the fight by his obvious skills.. Beterbiev is a bit one dimensional & is very open to be hit.. His ring IQ isn't great either - well I don't blame him, he is still learning & has a good future ahead of him.. He might beat the likes of Pascal, Cleverly etc by his brute force but not Ward & Kovalev & Stevenson - not yet..

[therealpugilist]

would land a big shot sooner or later

that's what they said about Manny vs Floyd, Garcia VS Matthyssee, Ali vs Foreman, Wlad vs Fury, etc....the list goes on....you cant beat or ko what you cant hit at the right time, distance, and technique

Gotta have more than a big punch and hype to beat elite competition

[KeyboardWarrior]

I could see this going 2 ways, Ward schools Beterbiev over 12 or Ward is winning the fight and Beterbiev lands a bomb and wobbles Ward, and jumps all over him like stink on shiet and gets the stoppage