Topic: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions - page 179. (Read 31605 times)

Yes, Stevenson vs Cruz will be a great matchup. Cruz almost upset or at least gave Tank Davis a difficult fight and others say that maybe Cruz won it. And Tank said that Isaac head is very tough, LOL.

So Stevenson will be tested here, he might show his defensive prowess and maybe play along.

But Isaac is all guts and glory and for sure he wouldn't back down and will be the aggressor in this fight. That is if this fight can be made without any hitch.

Everyone is motivated to fight whether pro or exhibition match for the money. Just like the Paul brothers, they have been making a killing in the last 2 years doing exhibition fights and making millions.

Although Manny Pacquiao is reach, but I guess most of the sports personalities are lavish with their family. So I think later down the line Pacquiao will accept money for this exhibition fight regardless of who is his opponents will be, MMA or boxers alike.

It is an exhibition match and I think Manny will welcome it.  If not, why does Manny accept a fight against a YouTuber and a martial arts instructor?  I believe the call of money will be a good motivation for Manny Pacquiao to at least think about the possibility of an exhibition fight against Frankie.  So I guess we need some time if the exhibition fight between these two retirees will happen since Manny has another exhibition fight after DK Yoo.

Speaking of the WBC convention,


https://www.boxingscene.com/shakur-stevenson-welcomes-isaac-cruz-title-eliminator-i-dont-duck-dodge-anybody--170355d

I think this is a great fight for Shakur if he step up to 135 lbs, Pitbull is no pushover, the pressure and the power, let's see how Shakur will cover that one. He want's to fight Devin Haney but I guess he needs to go in line. I think Loma will have the first crack, but then again the problem with Shakur vs Cruz might be their promotions and network ties. Hopefully the WBC could be their middle main so that this title eliminator will happen next year.

It's great that Filipino boxers are working toward their dreams, even if they have already experienced defeats. If they don't quit, I believe they will eventually succeed. Well, if there are Filipino fighters out there, I fully support them. One popular boxer in the Philippines is Manny Pacquiao, and I believe these Filipino Boxers idolized him and someday they will become popular and successful like Pacquiao.

And that is the legendary Manny Pacquiao, even on exhibitions matches, he is being called by many ex-UFC and wanted to give a taste on how it's like to face Manny in the ring. But we will have to wait, he has to face the Korean face and see how it goes.

And I thought Frankie has retired already from MMA, but checking, he will be having his last fight. Now sure though if Manny is willing to fight him, perhaps Pacquiao will fight a former boxer? Not that I'm against Edgar, but who knows.

This might have a chance and his declaration will surely reach Pacquiao's camp in no time, so let's see it soon if Manny will give some of his thoughts about facing Frankie in an exhibition fight. For now, the legend himself is quite busy preparing for his return in the ring against DK Yoo in an exhibition bout and that means that Frankie will have to wait if ever there's a chance because after DK Yoo, Pacquiao has another exhibition fight with his former sparring partner in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this coming February of 2023.

Another exhibition fight for Manny Pacquiao is brewing.  As the former UFC featherweight world champion Frankie Edgar is ready to call it quits from mixed martial arts after he takes on Chris Gutierrez at UFC 281 on November 13 at the Madison Square Garden. He left his door open for an exhibition match and would take the opportunity to face Manny Pacquiao in an exhibition match.[1]

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[1] Former UFC champ Frankie Edgar open to fighting Pacquiao as MMA retirement looms

As well all know, that wasn't the original plan and Koykov's name have just surfaced recently out of nowhere to face Yarde first, I don't know what is the reason behind as well on why did the WBC suddenly announced it. This wouldn't happen if Artur Beterbiev wasn't injured that resulted a delay on their fight with Yarde, now this gives Canelo a chance because Bivol will have to wait for quite a long time.

Initially, his trainer said that the injury is nothing serious that he can fight either November or December.

https://ringside24.com/en/60175-coach-beterbiev-the-injury-is-minor-the-return-will-be-in-november-december


https://ringside24.com/en/60175-coach-beterbiev-the-injury-is-minor-the-return-will-be-in-november-december

So I was surprised if the WBC is going to order another mandatory that involves Yarde. And for those who didn't know, it was knee injury that it had to be operated the soonest and that's why he did. Hopefully he can recover back and fight Yarde next in 2023.

That's how WBC is when Sulaiman takes over, he usually succumb to prepare for personalities, and other entities in the boxing community. Last year he approved Canelo going up and fighting Ilunga Makabu. Fortunately, it didn't happen and Canelo chooses Bivol and then lost. But in this case, very different, and I do agree that he simply has to follow what other organizations and sporting body did, sanction Russian athletes.

Canelo said that Benavidez doesn't deserve a fight yet. He already beat Plant. Maybe worth noting is the other Charlo who wants to go up to 168 lbs and face Canelo. David Morrell could also be in line and a good challenge for him.

Yup! waiting patiently for this fight to turn the full course is surely a bummer but that is all we can do, while Dmitry Bivol can surely have a title defense match and cash in some money while waiting I just hope they both stayed as title holders and undefeated when the Unification comes because if they would lose now there is no sense for them to fight anymore, while Artur Beterbiev is a ticking time bomb that could any minute retire if he feels that he can not fight anymore, he doesn't want to risk tainting that good record he has now, and the chance for that to be Ruin in the Dmitry Bivol fight is surely high, but on the winner of the Artur Beterbiev VS Anthony Yarde fight they will eventually fight Smith or Bivol, and that is for sure,


It is really late for him right now that he is turning 38 years old and we all know the effect of reaching the 40's some boxers are never the same again, right now he is prone to getting injuries more easily, getting slower and even his power shot is less effective sometimes, this is shown with Manny Pacquaio the latest fights he is losing his knockout touch, his last KO fights was against Lucas Matthysse, well just like Manny Pacquiao Artur Beterbiev is just like that but I really wish that he still prevails against Anthony Yarde,

It seems like the WBC succumbed to pressures as there is an ongoing convention where people can join and participate. Yearly conventions are the perfect time to voice out issues and proposals as well. The WBC will now remove all Russians and Belarussians from their rankings and no more WBC-sanctioned fights in Belarus and Russia. Don Mauricio though can tell Silyagin to apply for dual citizenship just like what happened to unified champion Artur Beterbiev.

There are still plenty of good fights for Canelo at 168. The WBC also mandated former champions David Benavidez and Caleb Plant to determine Canelo's next WBC mandatory. There's also 160 champion Jermall Charlo wanting a shot at Canelo and the WBA regular David Morrell. If I were Canelo I'll defend my belts against the undefeated 160 champ Jermall Charlo. Charlo, Benavidez, and Morrell though are all under PBC while Canelo has an open contract with Matchroom, he is indeed very close to Eddie Hearn and DAZN.

And that injury could be a sign that he might be slipping already, as his body is not taking that beating at least.

But let's see, I think it will favor Yarde even more if he has like a tune up fight first before taking on Beterviev. He just have to win that fight that's it and then set up the biggest paycheck of his career.

However, the fight that we all have been waiting is Bivol vs Beterviev, but it might not happen as usual because of boxing politics.

Yeah, I read it along the way that the WBC doesn't want a Beterviev vs Bivol unification.

In any case though, it will be hard to make this fight as each has different promotion, so that is a big stumbling block again.

I just don't understand why they need to have Yarde vs Kovkov as a title eliminator. I though Yarde has the inside track already and scheduled to face Beterviev until the later gets injured and so the fight will be postponed till Beterviev recovers.

Yes, all we can do now is to wait for that unification, maybe 3rd quarter next year because Beterbiev is scheduled to fight Yarde January 2023. That said, Bivol will be vacated for quite some time, so he might have his own title defense again while waiting for the winner of Beterbiev-Yarde fight. And I just want to reiterate that Beterbiev is not on his prime anymore and will be turning 38 this coming January, so I dearly hope that we will see a unification fight much sooner without any delay.

It will give us a glimpse on how prepared Yarde when seeing him fight another fighter before taking his shot on his title fight against the champ Beterbiev, I also don't see that coming just more than a week before that schedule fight maybe it's been negotiate before but no update show up, though fighters always have a regular training drills it won't be hard for a kind of fighter to adjust.

Let see if how those upcoming fights will affect the fans in terms of supporting whoever they think will be better in this division.

Surely after seeing David Morrell and Aidos Yerbossynuly fight, it was pretty much gruesome to watch, a definite watch with just 8 fights he Brutally defeated an opponent with 16 fights and put him into a Coma shit like this is happening, and like I have said I want to prevent it from happening for this match it can be prevented because we can all see that in the 3rd round it was a one-sided match maybe they should stop the fight on round 6 or 7 the referee or the corner of Aidos Yerbossynuly should have seen it, that is why a fighter should have a corner or a trainer that would surely see and could save you from any harm or save a fighter from himself that is not willing to stop the fight,

This should be prevented if the referee and Yerbossynuly's corner have a keen eye in seeing Aidos Yerbossynuly's situation, Prayers for Aidos Yerbossynuly


That is a bummer of news, but all we have to do is wait eagerly for it to happen for me Dmitry Bivol VS Artur Beterbiev is one big fight many fans are eagerly waiting and they should not let that slip, this is going to be one big fight many will surely watch and a big income to take when both fighter clash, both undefeated and both have a style that could surely win over the other, but who is the more technical and more superior inside the ring, there are many questions that are why it should be answered inside the ring,

Sorry to be the bearer of a bad news, I know that we are all excited and inclined that whoever wins in Beterbiev-Yarde fight will face Dmitry Bivol next for the undisputed title fight.

But, it seems that a unification fight in the light-heavyweight division won't happen anytime sooner because the WBC do have another plan to whoever will win in Beterbiev-Yarde fight.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1241376/wbc-winner-artur-beterbiev-vs-anthony-yarde-ordered-fight-callum-smith/

But here's an another twist! Before Anthony Yarde will get his title shot against Artur Beterbiev next year, he should first face another contender named Stefani Koykov on a 10-round bout this coming November 19, this year. Surely, I didn't expected that!

They already know that but knowing Canelo's situation, he already acquired two defeats in his career and he doesn't have anything to lose anymore in LHW. Eddie Hearn and Canelo will just pursue any money fights as long as Canelo's name can still attract viewers because they know that sooner, it wouldn't be that case anymore.  And so I bet they are ready to make that risk just to make the fight happen while they can still call it.