Coach Dmitri Bivol Gennady Mashyanov, in an interview with , said that the Russian boxer was closer to a quick victory than his opponent and compatriot. Artur Beterbiev .
The fight for the title of absolute world light heavyweight champion took place on October 12 in Riyadh, Beterbiev won by a majority (114:114, 115:113, 116:112). Beterbiev won 21 victories (20 by knockout) in the professional ring, Bivol had 23 victories and one defeat.
— Dima was good at counter-attacking. We did not bet on the number of strikes, but on their quality. And so he received some good quality counter-punches, which made Arthur feel bad. Several times his legs got tangled. There were 2-3 hits on target – right and left sideways. This happened regularly up to and including the ninth round. The movement was very good, changing the direction of movements. Arthur couldn’t concentrate and restricted his movements. If a person cannot limit his opponent’s movement, it is his fault and his fault. In this fight, Dima showed that he surpassed Arthur in movement.
Let’s draw a parallel with football. How many times have Italians become world champions and European champions? (they won the World Cup four times, the European Championship twice) They played exclusively in defense, acting as number two on the counterattack. And someone reproached them… But the result in football is to score at least one goal more than the opponent. And don’t just run forward, shoot past or at the goalie. Or a comparison with bullfighting. The bullfighter simply tortures and exhausts a physically strong bull, then finishes him off.
And now Dima basically failed to finish him off. And it’s a small flaw. When Dima made clear combinations, the opponent was shocked, and then he was able to finish. And Dima’s final phase went badly, ”Mashyanov said in an interview with .
— From your words, we can conclude that Bivol had more chances than Beterbiev to end the fight ahead of schedule.
– Certainly! All judges awarded the third round to Beterbiev. I watched this particular round even more times, and this segment was won by Dima with a huge advantage. The judges first began to slow down Dima. They gave the third round to the other side so that Dima would not gain the advantage in the rounds. Until the ninth round, Arthur could have had one or two rounds. And it’s exaggerated.
— You have noted the positive actions of Bivol. They indicated that he was not able to finish the fight early. What else didn’t work for Dmitry?
“I can’t think of anything else that hasn’t worked for him.” In the 11th round, he failed to maintain his distance. He allowed Arthur to come in from mid-range and throw shots at the defense. But Dima calmly accepted these blows and nothing critical happened. And this trick can certainly be entrusted to Arthur without any pretension. We analyze the 12th round in slow motion, look from different angles, and Dima wins the 12th round in terms of the frequency of strikes that hit the target. In terms of the number of punches, punches and accented touches, Dima wins the 12th round. On to the championship round. And someone says that Dima lost the championship rounds… Yes, the 11th round was lost.
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