WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitri Bivol in an interview with , he said he is amused by people who consider themselves the best.
Bivol has 22 victories in the professional ring. The boxer has made 11 successful defenses of the WBA light heavyweight belt since 2017. Currently, organizers from Saudi Arabia are negotiating to organize a fight between Bivol and another Russian champion, WBC, WBO, IBF, Artur Beterbiev.
— Do you consider yourself the best light heavyweight boxer?
– I can never say that I am the best. I know I can achieve great results and be one of the best. But I can’t say which one is better. Right now, I can be the best, and in a minute, someone else. You can’t always be at the top of your game, you’re in shape for a specific date. And what difference does it make… You just have to love and respect yourself, believe in yourself. I believe I can rightfully occupy the top spot in the light heavyweight division. But it’s not that important how I feel – the best or not.
— You answer very modestly. We recorded an interview before your fight with Lyndon Arthur, and in it you explained why you don’t include yourself in the top 5, regardless of weight categories. Although in many authoritative ratings you are among the top five.
“It’s kind of funny to me to look at people who start bragging, ‘I’m the best, I’m this, I’m that.’ I look at those things differently. Then I named five boxers in according to their achievements. God willing, I will get my belts back, I will have exploits, then I will be able to operate… So you ask me: “Do you consider yourself the best? I will answer: “According to such or such statistics, yes, I consider him the best. ” Well, I wrote myself into the history of Russian boxing, I was determined to be the best at the end of 2022. In general, I said so and I forgot. What’s the point of talking about that? So it’s not even a question of modesty, but of intelligence.
Beterbiev, 39, has 20 early victories in 20 professional fights. Bivol, 33, has 22 victories in 22 fights.
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