Artur Beterbiev is thought to be one of the hardest punchers in the sport pound for pound in all of boxing.
He won a close points decision last time out against rival Dmitry Bivol and didn’t get a knockout for a change.
Speaking to BoxNation ahead of the big fight this weekend Bivol commented on the Beterbiev power last time:
“Just hard punches, but, you know, is he this monstrous puncher that everyone describes? No, not monster punches, of course. You know, when I’m preparing against somebody, I try to give him more credit than he is. I’m trying to think that I’m fighting against some Superman, but when you’re going into the ring, you start fighting, it’s easier because you can see it’s just a human.”
That may surprise some, from Bivol, but he’s that good a fighter where he didn’t allow Beterbiev to use his power as much as he would have liked to.
Of course Beterbiev will have different goals in that aspect of the big contest this weekend.
