After his last fight against Gilberto Ramirez, Dmitry Bivol is back in the gym. The latest video of Bivol gave fans a glimpse of the WBA Light Heavyweight champion hitting the mitts with beautiful footwork. Following his victory over Ramirez, Bivol’s manager Vadim Kornilov declared that their goal was to become undisputed. Likewise, team Bivol stated that they would either fight Canelo Alvarez at 168 or Unified Light Heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev at 175.
While Bivol earlier expected a potential rematch with Canelo Alvarez in September, Beterbiev has a scheduled fight against Callum Smith in January 2024. After the recent training video of Bivol came to light, a number of fans craved Bivol vs. Beterbiev next in boxing. Here is what they are saying.
Boxing fans praise the form of Dmitry Bivol after his latest training video comes to light
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Despite being a light heavyweight, Bivol looked smooth on his feet. His hand speed also looked impressive while Bivol was lean and his punches declared accuracy. Undoubtedly, this brief clip impressed a number of boxing fans. According to one fan, Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol should be the next ideal event in professional boxing. Likewise, they said, “Give us Bivol vs Beterbiev The Master vs The Monster, that’s the promo“.
give us Bivol vs Beterbiev The Master vs The Monster thats the promo
— watacant (@watacant) August 19, 2023
Meanwhile, a fan expressed that the Canelo fight displayed just how good Bivol is. “Dangerous fighter on the way to the top,” they added.
The Canelo fight showed me just how good this guy is. Dangerous fighter on t he way to the top
— kp (@YoBigBrotha) August 19, 2023
According to another fan, Bivol is among the top 5 pound-for-pound fighters right now in the world. “Gonna smoke anyone he comes against,” they said.
Top 5 pfp fighter in the world rn, Gonna smoke anyone he comes against
— Kieran trollface (@JuicyLucy1402) August 19, 2023
In a reply to the above comment that claimed Bivol would “smoke” anyone he comes against, one wrote, “That’s cause you don’t know who Artur Beterbiev is“.
That’s cause you don’t know who Artur Beterbiev is 😂
— Boxing 🥊 and Panthers 🇺🇦 (@Montygotthis) August 19, 2023
As per another fan, Bivol needs to be more active in pro boxing.
Fought Ramirez last November, these guys really need to be more active
— Anthony (@cuernogroup) August 19, 2023
Finally, one felt Bivol was “Flowing like water.” According to them, even though Bivol is not hitting the mitts “hard“, his “shots sting“.
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Flowing like water. You can tell he’s not punching hard but I’m sure those shots sting.
— Amir El Hilon (@AmirElHilon) August 19, 2023
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What is your reaction to Dmitry Bivol’s latest training video? Do you want to see Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol next? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below. Follow EssentiallySports for all the latest boxing updates.
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