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Gvozdyk is a tricky guy and quick so beterbeast catching him impressed me. Bivol gotta come see the man
Since @Newzz introduced me to Beterbeast I've been consistent on what he can do. I think he can unify LHW and POSSIBLY cruiser...well see
 

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he has to box him not engage like he did Mean Machine or he will look just like Spence did. no need to make the fight more difficult than it has to be. Porter is a good fighter but how good he actually is depends on how his opponents fight him.
I'm of the mindset that it's not easy to box Porter how you want...nobody has yet
 

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whether he engages or not Porter smothers his own work, and struggles to win rounds cleanly(not landing flush cause of his style).. All Bud gotta do is land his shots and he wins this

nah, thats not how it happened against Spence. you fight Porter's fight and you give him chance to score. if Spence wouldve/couldve boxed better instead of trying to knock him out, he wouldve won clearly instead of getting SD. if Bud boxes, it will be very hard for Porter to land. why give him opportunity to get his shyt off? If Bud tries to bring it to him like that he is risking a close fight like Spence did.
 

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I'm of the mindset that it's not easy to box Porter how you want...nobody has yet

its not for certain tier of fighters but if you are supposed to have traits of greatness, then you should be able to. think about it...Broner doesnt get hit like that. he is a good defensive fighter. he just doesnt move his hands enough. Porter looked better against Spence than he did Broner....even though Broner is the one who stinks it out. he threw way less against Broner and landed a little less but also got his jaw tapped, which showed if Broner wouldve moved his hands he wouldve won. Thurman also looked worse defensively against Manny than Broner did although he did look better offensively. So using AB as example...Porter can only really get his shyt off if you let him...depending on who you are. If Broner was able to limit Porter's output then so can Bud if he boxes accordingly. He thought he was just gonna rush AB at the end, but when AB sat down on his punches, he put his ass down.
 
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