Russian fighter mortifies Las Vegas

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Dmitry Bivol humbles Canelo Álvarez in shocker to retain light heavyweight title

Dmitry Bivol shocked Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, his devastated army of fans, all of Mexico and boxing itself when he retained his WBA light heavyweight title with a consummate victory on points in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Bivol, the 31-year-old Russian, improves his record to a perfect 20-0 but none of his previous victories come close to the magnitude of this utterly dominant win over the feted Álvarez. Bivol was awarded the decision on all three scorecards by a scandalously narrow margin of 115-113.

Álvarez’s bruised, cut and swollen face, and dejected demeanour through much of the fight, told the real story. Bivol’s significant advantages in size, power and speed made the difference. He was simply too big, too fast, too skilful and too concentrated for Álvarez, who won his first world title at 154bs – which is 21 pounds lighter than the division where he suffered such a painful defeat at the T-Mobile Arena.

Dmitry Bivol defeats Canelo Álvarez in major upset to retain light heavyweight title – as it happened
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Bivol, the champion, was made to walk first to the ring as the first echoing chants of ‘Can-el-o…Can-el-o…Can-el-o’ reverberated. It was an insult to Bivol but Álvarez, at least until Saturday night, was the king of boxing. Even when boos rained down on him the closer he came to the ring, Bivol remained relaxed. A smile played across his hooded features and, even when the arena was lit up by fireworks and rocked with noise as Álvarez was lifted on a plinth before his ringwalk began, Bivol seemed unfazed. He simply banged his brown gloves together with obvious relish.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/08/dmitry-bivol-canelo-alvarez-fight-upset

Kudos to the WBA that it has not followed the appallingly juvenile and spiteful path of other sporting bodies in banning Russian sports-persons.
The arts too should be experiencing deep shame for the RACISM they are displaying in victimizing people because of where they were born.


Troll gate open.

 

[Matt Dillon]

All I have to say is Thank God I'm from the Mike Tyson days.

I boxed a guy when I was 5'7" and he was 6'1"

I wasn't done growing yet, but anyway..

He landed a few jabs on me and had a reach advantage.

Then something clicked when I knew he was doing this for real.

It didn't matter what he did, I was coming in and I smashed him dead in the face and that was the end of that.

I'm good for finding that opening.


Then he didn't wanna box me anymore. He still doesn't to this day.

 

[moon]

All I have to say is Thank God I'm from the Mike Tyson days.

The sport of boxing allowed black competitors waaaaaaaaay back when racism ruled supreme. It's shameful that the majority of boxing authorities are still practicing racism today by penalizing fighters because of their place of birth.

 

[ExpressLane]

The sport of boxing allowed black competitors waaaaaaaaay back when racism ruled supreme. It's shameful that the majority of boxing authorities are still practicing racism today by penalizing fighters because of their place of birth.

Where you are born does not dictate your race.

 

[moon]

Where you are born does not dictate your race.

Of course it doesn't , you poor moronic dupe- but victimizing people because of their nationality qualifies as racism.

Don't try arguing the point, Lame-brain- you're not up to it.

 

[ExpressLane]

Of course it doesn't , you poor moronic dupe- but victimizing people because of their nationality qualifies as racism.

Don't try arguing the point, Lame-brain- you're not up to it.

So Russians who are murdering Ukrainians are Racist murders. Now you got it.

 

[ExpressLane]

All I have to say is Thank God I'm from the Mike Tyson days.

I boxed a guy when I was 5'7" and he was 6'1"

I wasn't done growing yet, but anyway..

He landed a few jabs on me and had a reach advantage.

Then something clicked when I knew he was doing this for real.

It didn't matter what he did, I was coming in and I smashed him dead in the face and that was the end of that.

I'm good for finding that opening.


Then he didn't wanna box me anymore. He still doesn't to this day.

Don't you enjoy watching Russians getting their asses whipped.

 

[moon]

So Russians who are murdering Ukrainians are Racist murders. Now you got it.

No- that's a war, Lame-brain.

You are a floundering fuck-wit, aincha.

You should have taken notice;

Don't try arguing the point, Lame-brain- you're not up to it.

Haw, haw.................................haw.