Dmitry Bivol’s manager Vadim Kornilov has hinted that they are ready for a possible rematch with Canelo Alvarez. On X, Kornilov posted that superstar Canelo had his losses to Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. must “take revenge” if he is not retired.
WBA light heavyweight champion Bivol has yet to win his undisputed fight next month against IBF, WBC and WBO champion Artur Beterbiev on October 12 in Riyadh.
“Canelo needs to avenge his losses against Bivol and Floyd Mayweather (if he wasn’t retired) before he or they say he’s the greatest again,” said Vadim Kornilov. X.
It is not known why Kornilov mentioned Mayweather in his post. He’s been retired for seven years and is as old as the hills at 47. Floyd is so old and slow now that he probably couldn’t beat any of the high-end YouTubers at this stage in his life.
Mayweather looks like an old fossil now from the Mesozoic era of the dinosaurs from 252 to 66 million years ago. Putting Mayweather in the ring with Canelo at this point would be a bad idea.
For Kornilov to book a rematch with Canelo is getting ahead of himself, assuming Bivol defeats Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs). There is an excellent chance that Beterbiev will knock Bivol out and expose him as a fragile chin.
Bivol has already been hurt in several of his fights and looked panicked after being pummeled by Lyndon Arthur last December. After being hurt by Lyndon, Bivol stayed on the outside, putting up a dull fight, throwing jabs and running away every time Lyndon would come forward. It was as boring as watching one of Shakur Stevenson’s fights.
Bivol lacks the chin to handle a puncher like Beterbiev without endlessly moving around the ring for 12 rounds.
It would have been nice if His Excellency had insisted that Bivol first defend against David Benavidez in a semi-final.
It would be much more entertaining for fans if Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and Artur Beterbiev met for the undisputed champions rather than Bivol, with his safety-first style, being the one to fight Artur for the four-belt championship . American fans will be much more interested in watching Beterbiev-Benavidez than Beterbiev-Bivol.
