WBA light heavyweight champion manager Dmitry Bivol Vadim Kornilov, in an interview with , said that the Russian deserves to be included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the future.
Bivol, 32, has 21 victories in the professional ring (11 by knockout). In 2022, the Russian beat Mexicans Saul Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez by unanimous decision and was recognized as the best boxer of the year by WBA, ESPN, BWAA, The Ring and .
– All these rewards are status and PR. More people have heard of Dima, of our team. As for negotiations… Dima’s achievements in the ring give their advantages. These are Bivol’s skills, not the rewards. I do not think that these confessions will give privileges during the negotiations. Achievements and victories – yes. And the rewards are a nice bonus that adds to the recognition. Dima forever entered his name into boxing history and he did it with his victories in the ring, Kornilov told .
– Okay, it’s not always enough to show great boxing in the ring to become a famous boxer? Today, the media part is almost predominant.
– I am okay. These confessions do not make it possible to designate themselves, but to register them in the history of boxing. I think Dima will register on another level. The highest level is inclusion in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. I don’t want to jinx it, but I think Dima, thanks to his accomplishments, will deserve to be included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the future.
Well, now we are discussing Dmitry’s next fight. And we are faced with the dilemma that there are no more rivals in the light heavyweight division, except for Beterbiev. After all, there are no other contenders, Dima defeated almost all serious boxers, and he won … You can count the really lost rounds on your fingers. Is it unworthy of awards of any level?
Konstantin Tszyu is the only Russian to feature in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. It happened in 2011.
Source : MatchTV
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