How to best address this fight….. I read different story lines by different media outlets. They called it the best fight with no superstars and they called it the fight for the third best in the division. I ask what the fu*k are these people talking about. I call it the fight with the two most avoided fighters in their division, and in boxing, fighting each other. These media outlets and their reporters always want to put a spin on things. For me, these two fighters, who are putting their own lives at risk for our entertainment, don’t need to have stupid accusations thrown their way prior to a fight to try and influence anyone to maybe favor a fighter. Am I Right….. I’m right…. the last thing that is needed is outside influence in a fight by the power company, which, for some reason, has become the underlined topic of all these press conferences and some idiotic sports writers. Like in everything else, we hope for a fair and unadulterated, meaning no outside influence or magic or electricity or waves of frequency, interfere in a sport that is already dangerous enough. We all know. Both these guys are good guys outside the ring and they do very well to promote their fight by having this limited and faux animosity that only lasts until the final bell sounds. It sells the fight. As Benavidez put it, it’s hype to try make the viewers interested and I agree with him. It a useful marketing tool and it provides us with some interest in the outcome. These tactics are also used to get into the head of their opponent and to create some doubt. The truth of the matter is, they are both such good guys outside the ring, I wish both could win but that’s just not the case. The best thing for the sport is to have the more talented fighter win and then have that person challenge for the title against the winner of Bivol versus Beterbiev.

It gets really tiring reading these articles where someone is trying to make a fighter look like some undeserved person who should go down in flames because he only tipped someone 15% instead of 20% at a restaurant. They’re ridiculous. The only thing they should be reporting on is the obvious skill of both fighters, who I am going to reiterate are both good people, and how those skills match up in the ring. That being said, this is going to be a helluva of a fight. Both are big for the lightweight division so it’s a good thing that they are fighting at the light heavyweight division. They are both feared fighters (in the ring only) and they both pose a threat to be the top dog of the division.

Morrell, the Cuban elite fighter, training out of Milwaukee, brings size and power along with an impressive amateur career and a pro career, that, even though brings in only 11 fights prior to this one, boasts a record of 11 wins and no losses with 9 wins coming by vasovagal syncope…. (loss of consciousness). While that may not be a lot of pro fights, he is a Loma amateur level fighter and has earned a fight with Benavidez. The record of his opposition is something like 217 wins with only 23 losses, that’s not counting Benavidez. His last fight though, which was his first at light heavy, showed that he has to work to carry that bigger weight. He tired out in the later rounds, mainly because he came out heavy in the early rounds in what I believe was an attempt to stop his opponent faster than than the current champion, Beterbiev. He won’t make that mistake here.

Benavidez, a truly avoided fighter, who then receives scrutiny for having to fight fighters that are coming up in weight, sometimes, is a time tested undefeated veteran of the sport, even though he is still young. He should have had 3 or 4 chances at the title at 168, did win the interim WBC, the actual WBC, which he lost on the scales and should have had an opportunity at the other sanctioning bodies but was avoided more than the Blue Ringed Octopus…. right… maybe something else would have been better recognized but what other animal has venom that is 1,000 times more powerful than cyanide and has 8 arms, whereas Benavidez knocks out almost 86% of his opponents and it feels like he has 8 arms because of his hand speed and the different angles he hits you with. I think the analogy or comparison is apropos, which means right on the fuck*ng money. I have to put those asterisks to try and disguise the words. Benavidez has fought everyone and anyone and can be truly said that he has not ducked anyone.

This is going to be a good fight and I already bought my PPV. The undercard is good as well and this is shaping up to be the fight of the year. My prediction is that David is going to win, without a doubt and I’ll put money on it. Good luck to both fighters.

OMG!!! No, not the Mets, even though… right… pretty amazing from the Mets! #Mets Nation! #Mets Country #Mets Magic…. no this OMG!!! is for the best fighting the best at light heavyweight. It’s Betterbeer versus B-ball… uhhh… is that right? That doesn’t seem right. Well, either way, these undefeated fighters are about to go head to head on October 12th and the smart money….. is in my ex-wife’s purse so I’ll be gambling with the rent. If I had to bet… I would probably go with… Let’s talk about the fighters first.

Let’s start with Betterbeoff. Listed at almost 6 foot with a 73 inch reach, Artur has a perfect record of 20 and 0 with 20 knockouts. That means that either this guy is an absolute beast in the ring or his opponents were not that good. After looking at a list of his opponents, the consensus is that there should be someone with a tranquilizer gun nearby because the Beast is on the loose this Saturday. For Artur to win, he simply needs to land a shot… Artur’s punches are short, powerful and seemingly filled with tweety bird juice because every time he lands flush you see tweety birds. If he has a weakness, please comment on the comment section because I can’t find it. The people that say that Beetle, ehhh, Dmitri has better footwork then Artur must have not seen the Joe Smith fight and the Anthony Yarde fight. Artur was moving a lot like Gervonta Davis, hitting, going to a preset spot and waited for his opponent to approach and launching another offensive barrage and then moving and resetting again. It was masterclass. Artur is a world class fighter and future real life DC Comic superhero.

Now for Beaver. Listed at 6 foot with a 72 inch reach, Dmitri is probably the most well rounded fighter in the light heavyweight division. Excellent jab, quick hands, superb footwork, good chin, underrated power with good angle movement. Dmitri has a perfect record of 23 wins and 0 losses with 12 knockouts. If there is a flaw in Dmitri’s game it’s that he doesn’t really turn his punches over to maximize his power, actually force. Dmitri is more of a hit and move guy. He’ll hit you double digit shots in every round and he will go smoke a cigarette in his corner, just to make the fight fair. What he’s going to need for this fight is going to be a short crisp left hook, something that I haven’t seen in his arsenal. For Dmitri to win this fight, he is going to have to be on his game. If there is a punch Artur is susceptible to, it’s the left hook from a slight 30 to 60 degree angle, that means he would have to step subtly to his right and launch a quick left hook and catch Artur on the right side of his chin. Believe it or not, that punch can knock him out, if performed correctly, for a laymen, that would be at Artur’s 11 or 10 o’clock if Artur was looking at the 12 spot. Dmitri can win this, but he is going to have to make a lot less mistakes then Betterbeehive.

Good luck to both fighters and I hope they both win (as I bet on the draw for big money) but my gut says Beterbiev KO’s Bivol. But what does my gut know, it gives me diarrhea when I eat cheesecake, so my gut is a dumbass.