On Saturday evening, DMITRY Bivol worked through his defeat to Artur Beterbiev in class, awarding victory to the winner while offering minimal excuses. As usual, certain trigger words are thrown around freely in the boxing community when someone loses, albeit in a close and subjective encounter.

As he spoke, former WBO super featherweight world champion Barry Jones had his own take on what happened, the aftermath and, most importantly, who did enough to win all four lithe heavyweight belts.

“I thought Bivol won by a few points, but I didn’t think it was a robbery either. The problem now is that “robbery” always appears in melee combat. If a fight lasts two rounds or two points in both cases, unless the round is clearly dominant and it can be clearly stated that there is no chance of losing [seven] rounds, it’s a robbery,” Jones said.

Styles breed fights, and while purists would prefer the WBA champion’s backstops and quick attacks, Beterbiev’s work, even in compact rounds, was not without its merits.

The 39-year-old is much more than just an offensive terminator. The 39-year-old used his own footwork and jabs to close down angles, catching the tiring Bivol in the end and landing some powerful punches to get the judges’ attention.

“There were a lot of close rounds,” Jones added. “It depends on what angle you look at it. Whether you watch what you like on TV at home, which unfortunately still matters. And also how much you place importance on aggression over work efficiency.

Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has opened the door to a possible future heavyweight campaign.

The 33-year-old cruiserweight Ramirez is feverishly preparing for his upcoming WBA and WBO 200-pound unification championship against Chris Billam-Smith on November 16 in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Mexican Ramirez hopes to get the job done in distant Saudi Arabia.

“The best performance has to come in Saudi Arabia right now, on November 16. And then probably in two or three years I can make weight and become a heavyweight,” Ramirez told BoxingScene.

Ramirez (46-1, 30 KO) was the WBO super middleweight champion from 2016-2018 by decision Arthur Abraham get the belt. The Mexican successfully defended his 168-pound title five times before moving up to 175 pounds.

Ramirez continued his illustrious lightweight heavyweight career, recording five consecutive victories en route to winning the WBA championship against champion Dmitry Bivol. This fight didn’t go Ramirez’s way, which resulted in the Mexican moving up to cruiserweight.

“I had another fight after the loss to Bivol and I couldn’t gain weight. And I said, “Okay. I’m done with 175 pounds and I have to move on.”

After making a successful 200lb debut against Joe Smith Jnr last October, Ramirez took a shot at the Armenian Arsen GoulamirianWBA crown, en route to a 12-round unanimous decision victory.

On November 16, Ramirez will have another opportunity to make history if he manages to unify the cruiserweight division against Billam-Smith (20-1, 13 KO).

Time will tell, but Ramirez remains confident of a decisive victory.

“I see my hands were raised that night. I think it would be a nice win for me and I can really give the fans the best fight possible. I want people to remember me as a legend who gave everything to the fans.

Dmitry Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, still insists that he won Saturday’s fight with Artur Beterbiev and that he should be the undisputed airy heavyweight champion today.

If Hearn has his way, Bivol will get another chance to fight for titles against unified champion Beterbiev. We don’t want Bivol to not engage like last time, lose, and then Hearn complain that he won and then make a fuss about wanting another rematch. Fans don’t want to watch endless rematches.

Hearn wants a rematch for his defeated fighter Bivol (23-1, 12 KO), but it is not up to him.

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh will have to decide whether he wants Bivol to challenge undisputed champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KO) next, or put him in line for a shot at defeating one of the massive hitters David Benavidez and David Morrell. or Joshua Buatsi.

Bivol fought well in the first four rounds, but didn’t do much in the last eight. In rounds one through four, very few punches were landed by either fighter. Hearn claims Bivol won four of the first five or all rounds.

This, of course, was not possible because Bivol did not have enough attack to win more than two. The punch statistics were very similar, but Beterbievs’ shots were much stronger.

“I’m not going to go back into my shell. “I’m a bit bad at dealing with emotions during a fight.” I’m doubling it. We won the fight and we want a rematch,” said Eddie Hearn Boxing in the match roominsisting that his fighter Dmitry Bivol deserved to win against Artur Beterbiev and now demands a rematch.

“The scorecard of 116-112 shocked me and I thought it was unacceptable. I was amazed at how three judges and none of them gave Dmitry Bivol this fight, looking at the overall reaction. I truly believe that Dmitry Bivol deserves to be the undisputed champion.

Hearn shouldn’t have been shocked by the 116-112 score as it was obvious Beterbiev had taken over the fight in the final six rounds. Bivol did nothing but operate his Sugar Ray Leonard style, which he copied from Ray’s fight with Marvin Hagler. Many fans who saw her many years ago found the fight controversial.

“I thought Bivol boxed incredibly well. He fired several rounds at the end of the fight. He should be more dynamic in these rounds. For me the winner was Dmitry Bivol. If you really know boxing, you know what Dmitry Bivol was doing in this fight.

“If you look at most of that fight, he was brilliant. Artur fired so many shots, but how many did he hit cleanly? Where I was sitting three rows back, everyone gave it to Dmitry Bivol.

“Beterbiev landed a lot of punches later in the fight. In the initial phase of the fight, he almost missed. I felt after four or five rounds it was either a pristine attack or I gave Beterbiev one round,” Hearn said.

Again, neither fighter landed many punches in the first half of the fight, but Beterbiev was the one who punched much harder. When they landed, Beterbiev’s shots were heard and made a lot of noise.

“This particular judge didn’t get it right,” Hearn said of the judge who awarded Beterbiev the score 116-112. “I was 8-4 [for Bivol]. 7-5 is truly unbiased. From where I was sitting, six feet from the ring, I felt that Dmitry Bivol was in control for most of the fight,” Hearn said.

The judge, who awarded the score 116-112, apparently noticed that Beterbiev dominated the second half, like many others, and won at least two of the first six rounds. It’s simple to get the same result because Bivol did nothing in the second fight. He didn’t win the first six rounds. At best, Bivol won three of the first six and then succumbed to defeat in the last six.