Following his majority resolution loss to Artur Beterbiev over the weekend, Dmitry Bivol sits down with Marcos Villegas of Battle Hub TV to debate his ideas on the struggle and he breaks it down matter of factly whereas making comparisons to his expertise with Canelo Alvarez. Try some excerpts under.
Bivol on how he’s feeling after the shut loss to Beterbiev
“I really feel good now. I slept. I went by arduous coaching camp and now I’m simply desirous about my future. In the present day we’ll see His Excellency, I hope he has some plans for me — a rematch or one thing else. I’ll see, I simply need to look ahead.”
On what most stands proud in his thoughts in regards to the struggle
“It was good struggle. It was good, good expertise. I used to be combating in opposition to one of many harmful fighter and I really feel like I did some good efficiency however I may very well be far more higher and I’ve some ideas about the place I can enhance extra.
“I need to enhance extra with my motion. I didn’t transfer sufficient, I felt I needed to transfer extra. I needed to extra counter punches. I simply want so as to add extra. I felt some moments the place I may do it however I used to be little bit cautious.”
On if Beterbiev was what he anticipated him to be within the ring
“Yeah, he was very comparable what I used to be anticipated from him. You realize, loads of fighters who’s combating with him, with Canelo, their feelings was in opposition to them. A variety of issues is determined by your feelings, on our feelings which we’re feeling, as a result of feelings couldn’t allow you to notice all of your potential. And the aura round Beterbiev is like ‘he’s monster’ and this and that. Some folks shall be fearful of it however I used to be excited, I used to be attempting to make use of proper feelings about it.”
On being excited to face Beterbiev
“As a result of you’re going in opposition to this like monster. Yeah, ‘who’s going?’ Solely me, and I may take care of him. It’s thrilling, you understand.”
On how he’d charge Beterbiev’s energy
“Arduous punch, nothing else. You realize, he’s not about ‘he’s has heavy punch and it’s very harmful.’ No. He’s about how robust he’s and he’s not just one punch. When he’s attempting to [throw] combos, all punches within the mixture are heavy. I may examine with like Canelo, yeah. He put all his power, all his energy on single punch. And, yeah, perhaps someday single punch he’s more durable, Canelo, than Beterbiev.
“Beterbiev was extra shut and compact. However in case you ask them let’s do like 5 punches, Beterbiev each punch shall be arduous. With Canelo perhaps the primary arduous after which not. Each of them are robust however Beterbiev is greater and he’s born robust.
“Canelo, to land his punch he was doing like from the gap, he was attempting to place all his power on. Beterbiev just isn’t doing this within the ring. But when we ask him to do it perhaps his punch is more durable, however he isn’t utilizing it…Beterbiev just isn’t attempting to land hardest punch with filled with his energy, however Canelo is attempting.”
On what his recreation plan was for Beterbiev
“My favourite fighter is Sugar Ray Leonard. I like Ali fights. And naturally my plan was shifting lots as a result of I used to be watching loads of Ray Leonard fights earlier than this struggle, repeating. Hagler vs Leonard. Duran vs Leonard, second struggle. And I used to be impressed how Leonard was shifting all twelve rounds with out stopping. Generally if he cease, he do mixture, and he transfer once more. He wasn’t stand[ing] in opposition to Hagler.
“And if he stand in opposition to Hagler, it’s not cheap. You can’t struggle in opposition to man who’s stronger than you. You simply have to simply accept it. Sure, he’s stronger, however that is boxing, this isn’t Kyokushinkai the place you might be standing in entrance of one another and also you’re simply hitting. You possibly can transfer. And in our boxing gyms in Russia we’re often saying ‘in case your opponent is fighter, it’s best to field with him. In case your opponent is the boxer, it’s best to struggle with him.’
“With Beterbiev we now have to agree that he’s the strongest puncher and man in gentle heavyweight division. I agree with this. However it doesn’t imply he’s one of the best one. We have now one other key the right way to take care of it, that is boxing. Because of this I really like the game. If anyone is robust, you’ll be able to you his pace in opposition to him. Is anyone has good pace, you must use your mind the right way to take care of it, have to make use of your timing. As a result of generally I see boxers, they’re so quick, however I can use my timing and his pace is not going to be his benefit.”
On his impression on how the struggle was going throughout in actual time
“I felt I used to be touchdown good punches. I felt that I used to be pressured by him however I didn’t perceive how folks may see it, how they may [perceive] it…for me I didn’t really feel an excessive amount of in peril however generally I felt that now I may very well be in hassle, ‘I’ve to be targeted far more, transfer ahead, don’t let him an excessive amount of stress you, simply present him that his punches just isn’t affecting you a lot, use your guard.’ I felt I had good episodes, I felt he had good episodes, however I didn’t counting what number of I did it, is it sufficient for win or not.
“And in my philosophy, I’m a warrior and all the pieces ought to be excellent. Every thing what I’m doing, I’ve to do it properly or I shouldn’t do it in any respect if I’m not doing it properly. And this struggle I didn’t do properly. Perhaps it’s sufficient to be winner, perhaps it’s not sufficient to be winner, however I didn’t do it excellent, how I need to do it.”
