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Artur Beterbiev Makes it 19 Wins, 19 KOs with Great Win Yarde to retain belts | FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS
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- Published on Jan 27, 2023 veröffentlicht
- Watch #highlights from the main event of Beterbiev vs Yarde. In the fight it was all #arturbeterbiev who got a dominate knockout win over #anthonyyarde in the main event of #beterbievyarde Beterbiev won with a 8th round knockout victory.
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I applaud Yarde's trainer for stopping the fight and saving his fighter. Yarde was not going to win that fight, he was just going to take more damage.
Sometimes you need a early day at the office, so you can keep working long term.
@MiÑONGA You are kidding, right?
Yarde trash
@MiÑONGA You are kidding right?
@BG Foreman yarde was finished. He was clearly hurt from the knockdown. He looked to his corner as if to signal to bail him out
Artur said "I felt like I was just getting started" when he KO'd Yarde. Chilling words for his next opponent.
And considering there were still 4 more rounds to go after 8 imagine what beterbiev would have done
@Grizzly 8
Bivol lets hope
Not really
What a beautiful performance by Beterbiev not only did he outbox yarde, he also clipped him and left him dangling. Yarde was out on his feet. Good thing the fight was stopped, he could’ve had permanent brain damage. No point of continuing fighting if you were already outboxed and outgunned.
The way Beterbiev picks his shots is spectacular, and Carries a lot of power. When he connects fighters crumble.
What's crazy is that Beterbiev does this with zero head movement whatsoever. It's incredible how stiff he is, but his inside game is so strong, his chin is granite, and he punches like a mule.
What a beautiful performance by Beterbiev not only did he outbox yarde, he also clipped him and left him dangling. Yarde was out on his feet. Good thing the fight was stopped, he could’ve had permanent brain damage. No point of continuing fighting if you were already outboxed and outgunned.
Absolutely, he's a better boxer than a lot of people think cos he's more seen as a knock out artist. Carries a lot of power but still keeps his technique tight, he's not wild.
THIS IS BOXING ! Much respect to both these warriors putting it all on the line / Both guys are tough hombres
Canelo would fight neither.
What a beautiful performance by Beterbiev not only did he outbox yarde, he also clipped him and left him dangling. Yarde was out on his feet. Good thing the fight was stopped, he could’ve had permanent brain damage. No point of continuing fighting if you were already outboxed and outgunned.
Artur hits like a sledgehammer, he is so relentless.
@Grizzly if you took a right hander round the back of the ear from artur, you'd be a lot more than terrified lad.
There was so much Corruption in that fight it was almost funny.
yarde was also wearing "waist padding" that was protecting most of his body against body shot.
he was wearing his belt so hight to protect himself of body shots.
Even the referees at some point even helped yarde lift it up very highly which was crazy.
Throwing his mouthpiece many times to get a breather and the referees not warning him.
Headbutts which opponed up a cut on arthur, and the most interesting thing is all the people that pretends that it was from a punch lol.
Arthur would eat one clean shot and you had the commentary creaming " he is hurt!" which wasn't the case whatsoever.
The judges even had yard winning the fight which is rediculous he only one 1 round at most and even That round wasn't clear on who won.
The fact at 38 beterbiev faced all of that and still won is pretty impressive.
80% of artur's punches are arm punches, but he still hurt people badly with them lol.
The guy got that weird bones Density.
The first time I thought beterbiev was crazy talented was when he destoyed a prime alexandr gvozdyk.
And gvozdyk was no joke he was one of those fighters who was trained by lomachenko father for most of his amateur career, he was a medalist in the Olympic, he had ko power, speed and was in his prime.
And he was a new champion just dethroned Adonis and nearly ended his life him and ended his career. And people thought he was the future.
And Arthur went in there and just ended his reign before it even began and absolutely tortured gvozdyk for many rounds until he koed him, and gvozdyk immediately retired after that fight.
Anxe24 berterrbieve will murder the canalo
Anxe24 When Canelo lost to Bivol, people said he was too small for the LHW division anyway and now you want to see the small Ginger against the monster of the division.
Even the judges, bulletproof vest and the mouthpiece washing did not help him. Absolute craftsmanship by veteran Beterbiev !
Damn, those waist pads are high af 🤣
Израиль 🕎⚖
The best comment😂
Dont forget the head butts to the chest.
@protozoo lol a shit ton
All u guys need to remember Artur is 38 and Yarde is 31 in his prime. What Artur did to Yarde is absolutely amazing.
Facts
@Ebeneezer Goode he turned pro at 28. What're you talking about?
@Ebeneezer Goode but Artur was a pro when he was 31 not an amateur? You lying for no reason 😂
@TruthOverLies Nice joke! Your boxer won 2 only rounds. Just watch the boxing stats.
@Sylvain Laurence Beterbiev was never hurt. Surprised but not hurt.
One the best boxing fights in awhile. Applaud to both warriors!
What are your top boxing fights in your opinion?
Man yarde got saved from further brain damage, he was getting outboxed before the knockdown
Такое ощущение, что судья строго контролирует только Артура, а Ярд может делать что хочет
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Dude, yard was just not ready..... Artur is a beast, he made yard look like a joke. It's insane how easy he made it look. Would love to see how he takes on Dimitry
100% finishing rate
GOAT✌️
One of the best fights I've ever seen, THIS IS BOXING
One of best corner stops I ever seen… saved that man a lot of years right there
Agreed. Yarde isn’t a push over but he’s just at the brink of breaking one to the next level. Canelo had to lose to Mayweather before he changed gears
Yarde is still young, live to fight another day. Tunde really cares for him. 👊🏼👍🏼
Live too fight another’ day trainer did right 👍
Yarde looked at his corner like “Get my ass outta here”
Well Said
Артур мастер наносить урон с короткими ампледудами, вот это заруба! Поздравление 👍
This is the best stoppage I’ve ever seen in boxing in a long time. A lot of times fighters wanna go out on their shield, but it’s so not worth it in the long run.
@Hapz it was more of a joking comment to point out the contradiction. Then… people didn’t understand what I meant so I had to explain again lol. It wasn’t that deep
@T Man man, why you're so critical on something so trivial.. must have a lot time on your hands.
There was so much Corruption in that fight it was almost funny.
yarde was also wearing "waist padding" that was protecting most of his body against body shot.
he was wearing his belt so hight to protect himself of body shots.
Even the referees at some point even helped yarde lift it up very highly which was crazy.
Throwing his mouthpiece many times to get a breather and the referees not warning him.
Headbutts which opponed up a cut on arthur, and the most interesting thing is all the people that pretends that it was from a punch lol.
Arthur would eat one clean shot and you had the commentary creaming " he is hurt!" which wasn't the case whatsoever.
The judges even had yard winning the fight which is rediculous he only one 1 round at most and even That round wasn't clear on who won.
The fact at 38 beterbiev faced all of that and still won is pretty impressive.
What a beautiful performance by Beterbiev not only did he outbox yarde, he also clipped him and left him dangling. Yarde was out on his feet. Good thing the fight was stopped, he could’ve had permanent brain damage. No point of continuing fighting if you were already outboxed and outgunned.
@Kenny Michael Alanya my point was “best I’ve ever seen” and “in a long time” don’t make sense lol. Best you’ve ever seen means best ever, of all time. Saying in a long time contradicts that. It doesn’t make logical sense to say “Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer I’ve ever seen, in a long time”
Artur is just unstoppable, what a fighter 💥💥
What a beautiful performance by Beterbiev not only did he outbox yarde, he also clipped him and left him dangling. Yarde was out on his feet. Good thing the fight was stopped, he could’ve had permanent brain damage. No point of continuing fighting if you were already outboxed and outgunned.
Hard to believe Artur is 38 years old. Wow! Congrats, at 38 most fighters look to be on the tail end, looking at Artur he looks like he's 8 years younger
He lives a very disciplined lifestyle, no drugs, no alcohol, just hard work and clean foods. I live this lifestyle too, and I think everybody should.
Beterviev es un fuera de series 38 años mis respetos para los dos
The more I watch the fight .yarde done nothing. 😁
Beterbiev turned in yet another masterful performance at 38. Truly a legend; he's the type of fighter I'll have my grandkids look up on Clip-Share 50 years from now.
@Дмитрий Викторович whell,this is big part of glory.
@Kyle Lamar Myers the real die-hard boxing fans will remember Beterbiev unified lhw champion underrated boxing ability and is one of the hardest hitters in the sport, and if he beats the man who beat the man in bivol his stock goes up tremendously, tbh you’d have to be an absolute causal that just started watching boxing if you don’t remember or know who Beterbiev is, at that point to call yourself a boxing fan would be disgraceful
Froch retired on a high after beating Groves age 38, Artur, has no intention of giving up the gloves, massive respect to him. Seems a lovely man, too. Strong as a bloody ox .🐂 I do recall Callum Johnson knocking him down to canvas so he is not unbeatable, saying that Artur then went into mad mode and finished Johnson off Rd 4. Age is what will do it. I hope I'm wrong. My prediction, Bivol beats him in a unification. Hope it happens this year . Boxing politics may mean Artur is nearly 40 by rime they fight. P.s. massive respect, Yarde 🙏, no amateur experience, to put in that performance, takes 2 to fight, this one was incryedible 👏 👌
@Big Smoke beterbiev 295 побед 5 спорных поражений 30% накаутов в любителях двухкратный чемпион мира и 2 чемпион европы 2участник олимпийских игр победитель кубка мира лучший боксер aiba 2008 Г
Respect to both. Yard is a talented boxer … very talented. Arthur is an unstoppable Lion. Top level
What a beautiful performance by Beterbiev not only did he outbox yarde, he also clipped him and left him dangling. Yarde was out on his feet. Good thing the fight was stopped, he could’ve had permanent brain damage. No point of continuing fighting if you were already outboxed and outgunned.
I watched the videos on Clip-Share, where Beterbiev talked about his training. This person is so strong that he does not need indicative dominance, like many boxers or just people who want to seem cool. In real life, he is very good -natured and respectful.
REAL FIGHTER REAL CHAMP 🔥🔥🔥 19-0 19 KOs
Man what a fight this was, and what great warriors these two gentlemen proved to be. Great stuff...
An incredible display of courage from Yarde, he refused to quit. Artur is a monster 👹
The stoppage probably save Yarde Future, we have to be honest. It was a good effort, Beterbiev simple a MONSTER. Give the man his flower now
@Joseph JoeJoe Lol, that was funny...
Canelo vs better....I put all my money on better lol you r a funny guys !
@TruthOverLies he will once he slaughters another fighter in Bivol he’s gonna be undisputed then move up
@JonesVsFuentes 😘 you’re boy threw a left hook on the back of the head of Artur & got countered by overhand on the SIDE of the Head while ducking.
@Chilli Face they don't be soldi like the new sensations by Only beating bums like It happened for yarde and Dobois, for example. Yarde stepped up with kovalev After a load of bums EN not even a decent name in his record. He get destroyed even if kovalev was already washed up and before that fight It was already full of clips and interviews celebrating yarde (for what?). This Is the problem and the difference with other more talented boxers Who haven't the same luck or good promoter
Yeah pretty much went the way I thought it would, what a performance from both! Beterbiev is just next level
Not only did Beterbiev outbox yarde, he also dropped him hard. Good stoppage, saved yarde from brain damage
One of the best fights I've seen in recent times, both men can be proud of their efforts.
What's crazy is the fact a lot people don't see Beterbiev small angle changes and slips followed by counters, man. There's a lot to his defense that people miss.
Yard looked at his Corner and still walked to his execution,he has nothing to be ashamed of. Both great Champions!
@Trav B and he never will be if he cant even beat aging fighters like kovalev and beterbiev considering yarde is in his prime
@Grizzly Doesn't matter if he Shitted himself loser,he still went out instead of blinking his eye to tell trainer toss towel.
@Grizzly let's see you get in the ring with a pressure fighter monster and see if your shook or not .
@Grizzly huh. He didn't fight "terrified" at all. Wtf are you talking about? Lol yarde put on the definition of "valiant" performance so youre waaaay off lol.
The particular way he went to war and went blow for blow was crazy. Massive respect for yarde he wasnt scared. Got in there and looked to crack.
Artur started his professional career at a old age. It’s amazing he is dominating younger fighters in their prime.
What a beautiful performance by Beterbiev not only did he outbox yarde, he also clipped him and left him dangling. Yarde was out on his feet. Good thing the fight was stopped, he could’ve had permanent brain damage. No point of continuing fighting if you were already outboxed and outgunned.
Eternal respect to both warriors. Tremendous fight
Thank you Top Rank Editors for including the last Knockout blow before the stoppage this time. It makes Top Rank's coverage legit and Beterviev's win meaningful.
Beterbiev es perfecto, increíble
Espera q pelee con Bivol y ahí veremos
What a great fight by two warriors. There were moments in the fight where Yarde had Artur backing up and covering up! Best boxing fight I’ve seen in a long time!
Good to see a coach who truly cares for his fighter ❤
Beterbiev hits from every angle, to the body, hooks, uppercuts, is so amazing to watch, such an offensive fighter
@Miguel Cardenas more like rocky Marciano meets marvin hagler. Those gazelle jabs and subtle stance change, constant pressure reminds of hagler.
Steam train 🚂 Punches . Guy also has a rock chin
@Edward Elric exactly my thoughts. IMO gvozdyk was better than Bivol, hit way harder but beterbiev mauled him down into retirement
I mean beterbiev put a young in his prime alexandr gvozdyk in too an early retirement
just after gvozdyk big win over Adonis Stevenson were he nearly killed him and became a world champion .
Arthur is just physically supernatural almost.
People seem surprised by Yarde's great performance. He was as he is. I think he has more than this. He should work with another team that will let him to show his limits. On the other side, Beterbiev, there is no word to say for him. He is a legend.
Artur is amazing even pass his prime at 38.
Gran combate 🥊🥊
Any of the commentators going to point out Yarde's cup being too high? He was practically fighting with body shield the whole fight 😂
Arthur always, despite his return in the last rounds, begins to gain momentum!
The amount of anticipation and tension I had watching this was CRAZY!!!! Super fan-friendly fight.
@00bob000 He’s not knocking out Bivol. Great matchup but Ryan has a bigger chance of knocking out Tank than Artur stopping Bivol. And Ryan only has a punchers chance.
@Alessandro Silvestri I already broke it down
He was actually favored to knock him out lol. He’ll knock out bivol too lmao
@Ritz Kola and i told that the rematch has not going ti happen not because of Beterbiev Age but because It has no sense, even this match had no sense. It was already clear that the 2 were on a totally different level.
Best fight I’ve watched in ages. Kudos to both men. Warriors.
Phew! Beterbiev is savage. He looks almost unstoppable.
Unbelievable Beterbiev is 38 years of age😳
Once Artur found his range and started controlling the distance, it was game over for yarde. He got systematically broken down and destroyed !
Berterbiev is so economical with his shots - he does not waste energy. He is such a good boxer!
Great fight it was. Congratulations to Beterbiev for his victory.
What a beautiful performance by Beterbiev not only did he outbox yarde, he also clipped him and left him dangling. Yarde was out on his feet. Good thing the fight was stopped, he could’ve had permanent brain damage. No point of continuing fighting if you were already outboxed and outgunned.
Artur is pure destruction. Can't wait for a Bivol showdown. He's a different animal altogether.
The fact this guy went pro at 28 BLOWS MY MIND. Imagine he was fighting 28-32 with this record and skill, put some respect on him and GGG man
Great fight by both of them, i literally got surprised when that overhand landed on Yarde, it literally propelled him to the ground
My word….Beterbiev is so precise and you can tell his muscles are SOLID…his power is nuts…he flicks out a straight and it hits like most guys when then sit on/load their punches.
Would love to see him fight Bivol in 2023. That would be epic.
People don’t talk about it but beterbievs footwork is beautiful..
*Yarde was trying that right uppercut all night & the one time Beterbiev countered it significantly it ended the fight. 💥💡👀*
Yeah I remember someone saying uppercuts are great and under utilized in boxing but when you do it too much, they can be a hindrance
@Diosdado Camiloza yarde can handle Power for few rounds. What he can't handle Is a decent jab and a decent boxer. He Is average. Then if he meets a good boxer he det destroyed like Yesterday or like the Kovalev fight.
@David Morell yarde wasn't in the wrong game, he Just have non a set of skills, he can't make adjustements, he have no distance control, good defense ecc... He has no other chance than marching forward and trade punches, being open to his opponents punches. If he face a bum then he has Easy game, if he face a decent opponent he lose.
He was trying that uppercut without any successo. So why throw It again and from such long distance? Because yarde Is average. He doesn't belong to this level and his loss to every boxer a bit Better than his habitual opponents level tells a lot about how average he is
@Ivan Ivanov the actual knockdown
This dude Beterbiev got HEAVY HANDS..Props to Yarde for the valiant effort tho, even when it looked like bro was running on his final wind by the 5th round..he actually landed quite a few decent ones there
Damn he’s a knockout machine
What an amazing battle! Props to Yarde for putting up a helluva fight.
That was another great performance from Artur. 💪 It was game over once he started timing Yarde, who had good speed and power. Boxing fans must have Beterbiev-Bivol 🇷🇺 or at least Beterbiev-Canelo in 2023.
Yarde is a beast! Nothing short of impressive how Berterbiev was able to smother Yarde in that fashion. I think that stoppage was fair, he had more in him but they are a team and decided to save their fighter and that's okay. The only belt left is held by Bivol.
Yarde truly surprised me with this courageous performance. I see many big fights ahead for him. Great stoppage by the corner. Yarde's trainer should be commended. He saved Yarde from unnecessary punishment. The fight was slipping away. Very close at the time of stoppage.
Artur's face was marked good...
@Old Ironsides Not biased, I'm a boxing fan, not casual, and latinamerican, so neutral in terms of nationality. And those are judges of an event organized in the UK... Credibility is so low right now, If I have a round wrong I can assure you it is by very little, I have a couple of decades on this... And I already heard the opinions of some other people also neutral and related to box for longer time than me, that I trust, and we match, most of them had it 4-3 in favor of Artur Beterbiev, none in favor of Yarde
@cheogt If the fight ends in round 7. Yarde wins. So it is irrelevant. Regardless if judges are incorrect and corrupt. I had Jared Gordon beating paddy 30-27. But my opinion is irrelevant Paddy won.
@The Dirty Trader I don't think is irrelevant, it was in the UK!! if you know what I mean, so the cards of the boxing fans are the real ones. So far, most I heard had it 4-3 , some 5-2 in favor of Beterbiev, and none in favor of Yarde. So another robbery was in process... Shame to the brit boxing organizations, It's getting remarkable even in an already corrupted sport.
@Grizzly copy/paste is your best friend!
Arthur is built different. At 38 doing this, that's fvcking amazing. Yarde put up a fight too. He could have used the jab more to avoid going to war that early and stretch the round out with less punishments. Overall a good fight.
This guy is savage. He banging Yarde like there is no tomorrow. Kudos to the two boxers, unstoppable war.
O cara é um monstro
Beterbiev Is A Monster. His Skills Are Amazing. He’s Heavy Handed. He’s One Tough 38 Year Old!.
What an amazing fight. I think it would be an easier fight for Beterbiev but Yarde surprised me. He had a great heart and was doing good. What I don’t understand are the scorecards. Yarde was on two cards ahead only one got Beterbiev ahead. For me a complete misunderstanding. Even though Yarde won maybe two rounds, it was not more. I’m looking forward to Beterbiev vs Bivol and hope this fight will happen maybe this year, even though I doubt it. Also I’m interested in Yardes next fights.
This fight was so entertaining, a classic if you will. Yarde's biggest mistakes were 1, not establishing a good jab, and 2, letting himself get trapped against the ropes in exchanges. Yarde's counter left hook was good, but Beterbiev has a chin of granite. Great stoppage that saved Yarde from possibly serious brain damage. Heart of a lion from Yarde but Beterbiev is a different beast.
@James Caleb Guess what, if Yarde used his jab to control the pace and didn't lose his cool as soon as he hits beterbiev clean, then he would have had way more success than he did have. Beterbiev put him there, but Yarde could have changed that fact if he was calmer under pressure and controlled the range.
@WarEnjoyer5000 he didn't willingly go to the rope. beterbiev PUT him there. have you ever boxed?
@James Caleb Sure pal. But it doesn't mean that Yarde couldn't have had more success of he used a jab and didn't get caught in the rope sin exchanges. You have no argument against my statements because they are completely true, it would give him more success in the ring I said nothing about him winning.
@WarEnjoyer5000 when you're in the ring with someon better than you and stronger you're options are few to none. they dictate what will happen and that is what happend here.
@James Caleb Wrong, they are mistakes. I never said that it would result in a win for Yarde, but it would definitely give Yarde a better chance at winning or being more successful in the fight.
Valiant effort by Yarde... Good stoppage by Yarde's corner, it was going to be a disastrous ending if they let it continue. Forget Canelo, the world needs Bivol vs Beterbiev asap!!
Está bien parada, el castigo que le esperaba no es poca cosa y le puede costar la carrera. Es muy fuerte Beterbiev, tienen que enfrentarse él y Bivol.
El es un supercampeon no tiene quien le gane es el rey de los semicompletos felicitaciones Ruso
Big well done to both fighters
Even as a Yarde fan I like him more and more after every fight for his fights and journey in and out of the ring
*2:47** Arthur timed Yarde’s uppercut. Yep, checkmate.*
Was at Wembley Arena tonight and can comfortably say that’s one of the best fights I’ve ever seen. Both fighters left everything in there and the fans were different class. Beterbiev vs Bivol next and hopefully Yarde gets another title shot soon
I watched it at home and I agree, one of the best fights I’ve ever seen. Better than all those pay per view rip offs
Not only did yarde get outboxed he get demolished at the end and looked terrified, good thing fight was stopped
Respect to Yarde man he a true warrior fr he kept it going against a world class fighter and didnt give up. We need more boxers like Yarde! Congrats to Beterbiev he showed that you need more experience in the boxing game to last the later rounds
Sick performance from Artur. It's a shame to have a fighter like this surrounded by such weak competition. Same thing with GGG when he was in his prime. It's hard to know how good they really are.
Great fight 👏..Early stoppage for sure,Yard was well aware, I would've love to see him weather the storm a bit more,nevertheless great performance by both guys.
He reminds me of the terminator, you just can't stop him ,he is a beast ,great fight ...both warriors of the ring .
Granite chin, fitness of a greek god, amazing ring IQ and punches that would put down a horse. Yarde had a lot of heart and really tried his best, but Artur...WOW. A true great, and a real champion. The TKO was really the culmination of 8 rounds of severe beatdowns.
Aw and like Maderna did, Yarde also spat out his gum shield twice in the fight to buy more time. But unlike in the Moderna fight, the referee didn't deduct a point.
For 38.. unbelievable. He was in complete control tbh...Yarde had a crack & fair play to him
@ChilloutGamer idk how you make this into an argument, i have time for ppl like that
What do you mnean "for 38". That's impressive for any age.
@V ur really gonna use that one? Lol doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know everyone marks up differently. Based on your ‘logic’ Yarde should’ve been marked up much more because we all know he took the harder cleaner shots which is why he eventually got stopped. Butt hurt bias fans coning out the woodwork, not saying Yarde didn’t do well but to see he was winning lmao really bruh?
@Joel Wilson because Yarde showed heart and took the battering as well as coming back in ‘pockets’ which doesn’t at all mean he was winning tho. The bias unreal lol.
much respect to both, showed the incredible match....
Great effort by Yarde - a warrior, but imagine walking into swinging sledgehammers! 🪒👊
artur has some of the craziest power i've ever seen, amazing toughness and fight from yarde as well but good job from his corner stopping it! can't wait to see bivol vs artur
Yarde is a class act, and sportsman applauding the winner of the bout. And I just can’t get over the distance control and awareness of beterbiev.
The abnormal power Beterbiev posses is scary, you cannot lose focus against him at all.
Tip my hat to both warriors, very tense, but superb entertainment ! When fighters fight, it don’t matter to me, who wins, ultimate Respect to both ! 🥊🥊✌️🏴
That punch at 2:48 is impressive. That's elite.
Yarde what a performance. First time I have seen biertiev look rumbled. Yarde beats any other light heavy weight for me with that performance. It's just he came across the beast of the sport
Gotta give Yarde credit for standing in there and Beterbiev for being humble.
Great stoppage by his trainer. Takes guts to do that. We all see this wayyy to little...
This was a WAR. Artur is a Beast. He appeared much more disciplined with cleaner shots as the fight progressed
What a beautiful performance by Beterbiev not only did he outbox yarde, he also clipped him and left him dangling. Yarde was out on his feet. Good thing the fight was stopped, he could’ve had permanent brain damage. No point of continuing fighting if you were already outboxed and outgunned.
Artur is such a beast, hopefully he stays undefeated.
Great fight and a timely stoppage.
Awesome job from the corner of Yarde.
Most would’ve let their fighter take more unnecessary damage with the full knowledge that the fighter can’t possibly win.
Congratulations to Artur, brave outing from Yarde and cornermen setting an example of how to save a fighter from themselves.
This was a great fight I salute both warriors
Looked like a tough day from Round 4. Props to Yarde. Bloke took some punishment.
What an amazing fight. Props to both fighters!
@Grizzly lol you’re weird
What amazing fight. You mean an amazing beating.
Yarde got saved from becoming a human vegetable, he looked terrified at the end
Can’t wait for Bivol vs Beterbiev. I hope the fight gets made this year because of the age of Beterbiev. I wish that fight were to make it to America because I would love to fly out and watch it live.
One thing I've noticed about Arthur's knockout punches was always starting with the near backside of the head of his opponents.
This was a great great fight. I'm so impressed with Anthony Yarde and the skill, power and determined effort he showed in every round of this battle.
But I'm doubly impressed with Artur Beterbiev at 38 years old. His skill, power, determination heart and strength, endurance and pure grit in the midst of a proper shoot out. Some mad hard shots were thrown by both men and they were both rocked multiple times, but what I expected to happen unfortunately did and that was that Yarde would eventually crumble under the constant onslaught of Beterbiev. Nuf respect to Yarde though because he hit Beterbiev with every kitchen sink in the street, but he was also going to get the same back and I couldn't see him lasting the distance in that situation. Was a good stoppage in my book by Tunde because Yarde was going to get seriously hurt over the next minute and at least he gets his stock raised and lives to hopefully fight for the championship again in the not too distant future and achieve the goal.
The respect Beterbiev gave him in the post fight interview was so good to hear because he knew he'd been in a war...and that was exactly what he trained for and it showed.
Artur Beterbiev is undoubtedly a worthy unified light heavyweight champion👑🥊.
Beterbiev's inevitable unification fight with Bivol will be a real test for both fighters due to their opposing styles as you covered.
Yes it'll be a much harder fight for Bivol than the Canelo or Ramirez fight because Beterbiev is a much more aggressive and hard punching stalker fighter who has more strength, stamina, skill and in fight tactics than people might expect ....even at an increasingly advancing 38 years of age...but he is definitely hittable.
But Bivol, though not as strong is so fast of foot, angles and punch combinations, he also has great stamina and ring craft. If Bivol can endure the high and intense pace for 12 rounds and not significantly slow down and keep moving in and out of range then I think he'll win on points via majority or split decision....if not he will get stopped late rounds by tko decision.
I'll stick my neck on the block right now and go for a Bivol win👍🏾
Great work by Artur, I expected him to win. But a lot of his shots hit Yarde on the back of the head
Good stopage by Yarde's corner, no point letting him take more punishment, great fight from both men.