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Oscar De La Hoya says it will likely be bodily powerful on Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev in the event that they meet for a trilogy match between them subsequent. He says he’d wish to see it, however he feels it’ll be powerful on each mild heavyweights.
De La Hoya favors undisputed champion Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) to defeat the 40-year-old Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) as a result of Bivol has the youth, pace, and motion benefit.
Oscar says he was involved at seeing Beterbiev sporting two knee braces contained in the ring, transferring so slowly as if he had been in quicksand, and missing the power to chop off the ring. Nonetheless, Beterbiev was within the combat and seemed to be on the trail for a knockout when he was chasing Bivol across the ring from rounds three via seven.
Benavidez: A Robust Matchup
De La Hoya says he want to see Bivol combat his WBC necessary David Benavidez, as a result of that will present bravery on his half. Nonetheless, he feels that Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) would beat Bivol due to his excessive punch output, ring IQ and talent to chop off the ring.
All of the motion that Bivol used to defeat Beterbiev wouldn’t work towards Benavidez. He’d chase him down and chop him aside. Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, doesn’t seem inquisitive about Benavidez for him. Except he alters his thoughts, we’ll doubtless see Bivol preventing Beterbiev once more or Callum Smith.
“I think Benavidez is pretty interesting. I think that’s a hell of a fight. If he’s willing to be brave, if he’s willing to fight Benavidez, that would solidify Bivol’s Hall of Fame career, for sure. He proved to the world that he’s the best at 175. That’s a hell of a fight. That would be a hell of a route to take. I would go with Benavidez,” mentioned Oscar De La Hoya to Struggle Hub TV when requested who wins between Dmitry Bivol and David Benavidez.
“He’s smarter up there, he knows how to think and he knows how to adjust. I would favor Benavidez [over Bivol]. He throws more punches, he’s more active and has better footwork than Beterbiev,”
Benavidez can be a foul type match-up for the 34-year-old Bivol as a result of he doesn’t like getting hit, and he doesn’t keep within the pocket lengthy sufficient to do injury. We noticed what a drained Beterbiev did to Bivol within the twelfth spherical of their rematch final Saturday night time on February twenty second when he instantly turned up the gasoline full throttle for the primary time within the combat. He had Bivol bloody and battered in simply that spherical. He was falling other than the stress from Beterbiev. If Bivol fought Benavidez, each spherical can be similar to that.
Canelo’s Rematch Probabilities
“There’s no way he beats Bivol. There’s just no way. Styles make fights, and as much as I’d want to see a Mexican win inside that ring, a National hero, there’s no way he beats Bivol,” mentioned De La Hoya about Canelo Alvarez not being able to avenge his loss to Dmitry Bivol.
Bivol dominated Canelo of their combat on Might seventh, 2022. Bivol’s measurement, mixture punching, and stamina had been an excessive amount of for Canelo. It could be worse now for the Mexican star as a result of he gasses out even faster in his fights and wouldn’t have the gasoline tank to compete for greater than two or three rounds.
“I had Bivol since the beginning. I thought Bivol knew how to adjust and use his boxing skills and his footwork, side to side movement,” mentioned De La Hoya about Bivol’s rematch with Artur Beterbiev on February twenty second. “His mixtures had been ruthless. I simply really feel he did the higher work.
Trilogy: Bodily Toll
“His ring generalship was better. He knew how to cut off the ring better and he knew how to box better. He deserved to win [against Beterbiev]. Back to back to back, that’s very tough on the body,” mentioned De La Hoya when requested if Bivol ought to take the trilogy match with Artur subsequent. “That’s very powerful on the thoughts.
“I don’t care what period you’re preventing in, whether or not it’s the Nineteen Fifties, Nineteen Sixties, the place they fought 30 occasions a yr otherwise you’re preventing at the moment. Three fights again to again to again is hard on the physique. It’s as much as them [Bivol and Beterbiev]. They make up their selections. Yeah, I’d like to see a 3rd one. Why not?
“I used to be very involved with Beterbiev. I used to be involved from the very begin as a result of he was sporting two knee braces. So, his footwork, he was very stiff. He was very mechanical. He was very sluggish, type of like quicksand. Form of like Canelo inside that ring, very sluggish, very heavy-footed. So, that was a priority of mine.
“Bivol started moving side to side, and Beterbiev couldn’t close the distance. He was following him too slow. That’s why Bivol had the upper hand,” mentioned De La Hoya.
