Beterbiev v Bivol matchup similarities
What matchups come to mind that are similar to this upcoming fight?
I'm talking: styles, records, magnitude, odds.
The one I think of is Crawford-Spence. I see Bivol as Spence for some reason here. The "safe bet", "never been dropped/hurt" etc, but Crawford just had that X factor that couldn't be measured. And he needed a fight like Spence to prove his caliber.
I have seen both fighters fight, but there is something in Artur's distance management, energy efficiency, and just thump with the shortest shots that I don't remember seeing in another fighter (maybe Pacquiao). And I feel his resume (this includes the methods of victory obviously, not just the names of fighters who didn't duck him) is VERY underrated.