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Beterbiev wants to fight Usyk
Absolute world light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) has no chance of defeating Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs). Although the Russian has a powerful punch, he needs a much more sophisticated plan than relying on strength to defeat the Ukrainian boxer.
This opinion was expressed by the famous American trainer Malik Scott in an interview with the YouTube channel YSM Sports Media. The coach of Deontay Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs) praised Usyk, reminding that he has defeated all the top heavyweight representatives who are stronger than Beterbiev.
"Can Beterbiev beat Usyk? No, definitely not. He may have power, but you need more than just power to beat Usyk. Is Beterbiev stronger than Fury, Dubois, or Anthony Joshua? The question is not about strength. With this guy, you need to offer something more," Scott said.
Previously, Beterbiev himself has repeatedly expressed a desire to fight Usyk, but the last time he called this probability almost impossible. The boxers met several times at the amateur level. In 2007, at a tournament in Kaliningrad, the Russian won 12:10, and the Ukrainian took revenge in the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Cup and the 2012 Olympics with the same score of 17:13.
Because of these defeats, Beterbiev harbored a grudge against Usyk and accused him of cowardice. And after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he called Oleksandr sick because of his stance against the aggressors. The Russian also complained that many fans and experts accused him of being jealous of the Ukrainian super champion.
It should be noted that Usyk himself did not express a desire to fight Beterbiev, but has already recognized his next opponent after defeating Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) in a rematch.
As reported by OBOZ.UA, coach Nuripasha Talibov, who works with Artur Beterbiev, set a condition for Oleksandr Usyk to hold a fight between the boxers. Former champion Sergey Kovalev emphasized that the fight between the Russian and the Ukrainian is devoid of any meaning because of the obvious result in favor of our compatriot.
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