Revenge is possible, but on different conditions

Dmitry Bivol's victory over Saul Alvarez became one of the main sporting events of the weekend.

The Russian boxer defended the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title for the ninth time, and also stood on a par with the legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The Mexican had previously only lost to him.

The American, by the way, made a bet on the defeat of Canelo and earned $ 52.5 thousand.

The fight lasted all 12 rounds and, as Bivol admitted, he did not immediately believe that the judges gave the victory to him.

“To be honest, I felt like I won.

I came into the corner after the 12th round and I had the feeling that I did a good job, which I should have done.

I was glad about it.

And when I heard the score 115:113, I thought for a second that the fight was given in that direction.

But still they didn't dare.

He's a local star and the judges will be a little biased.

This must always be understood when you box with such a person ... This is normal, ”said the Russian in an interview with Match TV.

The Mexican himself said that he considers the result of the fight unfair.

In his opinion, he lost in four or five rounds, but not in the entire fight.

At the same time, the boxer noted that due to the weight, he did not feel 100%.

However, it looks like Canelo will be able to take revenge very soon.

According to the athlete's agent Eddie Hearn, the contract included a clause about a re-fight in the event of Alvarez's defeat.

“We have a provision for the right to a rematch, but it is ultimately up to Saulu to decide whether to use it or not.

Canelo can't give advice.

He seeks difficulties.

Even before this fight, I said that he seems to want to put himself at a disadvantage, he wants hard fights ... And if he takes advantage of the right to revenge - and I expect him to do this - then he will have to come back and do great show.

Now Dmitry's confidence will be on a completely different level.

We know about the plans for the fight with Gennady Golovkin, they have been postponed until later.

Now the big rematch with Bivol in September is coming to the fore, ”BoxingScene quotes Hearn. 

Dmitry is not opposed to fighting Alvarez again, but on other, more favorable terms for himself.

According to his manager Vadim Kornilov, during negotiations with Canelo, the Russians did not insist on a large fee.

“Revenge should be discussed later.

We did not have an end in itself to make money in this fight, but we prescribed other conditions (in case of a rematch).

I talked about this before the fight.

We didn't go out of our way to earn a little more in this particular fight... We knew and believed that Dmitry would win.

We have written conditions that give us good advantages when conducting a rematch.

It is not yet certain that it will take place.

Everyone will have to agree on a second battle so that we agree, ”Kornilov noted.

Confirms the words of the manager and the Russian athlete.

As Bivol notes, he has no goal of boxing with Alvarez to the last, and now he is waiting for an interesting offer for himself.

It is reported that for the first fight Dmitry earned a record $ 2 million for himself and 30% of pay-per-view (pay-per-view).

But he doesn't plan to stop there.

“The first fight was interesting in terms of expressing myself and showing my skills.

I was interested in testing my boxing qualities.

And the second fight ... There will be no secrets, but then let's make the conditions more interesting, ”added the WBA champion.

The desire of the Russian is quite logical.

After all, now even in the prestigious ranking of the best boxers, regardless of the weight category, he is higher than Canelo.

Before the meeting with the Mexican, Bivol was on the 17th line, and after the victory he moved to second place.

Briton Tyson Fury, who announced his retirement from professional career in April, is leading in it.

Alvarez overestimated his abilities

Speaking about the reasons for Bivol's victory over Alvarez, the former undisputed light welterweight world champion Konstantin Tszyu noted the competent tactical actions of the Russian, who inflicted almost twice as many accurate blows on the opponent: 152 against Canelo's 84.

“Dima showed himself very well.

First of all, he implemented tactics, he clearly worked out and worked out every detail with the team.

You could also see his composure, calmness, how he perfectly practiced round after round.

And Canelo just ate, he thought that everything would go much easier for him.

Plus, it was clear that his preparation did not go as it should.

Yes, and the weight is different, Alvarez overestimated his capabilities.

If there is a rematch, Canelo can win, he is a great boxer.

He needs to focus on other techniques and tactics, ”Tszyu explained in a comment to RIA Novosti.

Former WBC world champion Grigory Drozd noted the discipline of the Russian in the fight with Canelo.

In his opinion, Alvarez looked helpless due to the competent actions of the opponent.  

“Great, brilliant fight.

Incredibly disciplined Bivol.

The finest plan and one of the most important victories of his career.

Few people were 100% sure that the Russian would win, even more so on points.

We understand the pressure.

But he was able to do it!

He was better in almost every round.

Out of 12 rounds in ten for sure!

Basically, Bivol made a helpless guy out of Canelo... A rematch is possible, it's definitely in Bivol's interests.

As a rule, the stakes are very high in rematches.

I think that in this situation, Canelo will have even less chances, ”the former Champion quotes the words.  

Russian Bellator fighter Vadim Nemkov also believes that in the event of a rematch, Dmitry has a better chance of winning, since Alvarez could not do anything in the first fight. 

“Bivol’s victory in a rematch?

Of course, the Russian will be able to do the same, outplay in all respects.

In general, this is a very important victory for Russian boxing.

Bivol beat one of the strongest fighters in the world.

Important victory!

This is very good, ”said the fighter. 

The first Russian UFC champion Oleg Taktarov, in turn, compared Bivol with an improved version of Rocky Marciano, who is the only undefeated boxer who held the title of absolute world heavyweight champion.

“The last two rounds are something, great attack, great defense.

All I saw was an improved version of Rocky Marciano.

Bivol's technique is even better than Rocky's.

He did an excellent job tactically.

Bivol is just a genius, one of the smartest boxers in history.

I'm just in shock, I thought that such boxing remained in the 70s, but here it is right in front of me.

Just fantastic, ”Taktarov said in an interview with RBC Sport. 

According to former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev, Bivol's victory will inspire young athletes for a long time to come. 

“Dima is a great fellow, this is the greatest victory, one of the greatest in the history of our boxing, and in principle.

The almost invincible Alvarez was nevertheless defeated by Bivol.

This is a great victory that will inspire a lot of young guys, young boxers.

I can only admire and congratulate Dima once again on his victory, ”said the State Duma deputy.

The Russian Boxing Federation promised to additionally encourage Bivol for the victory.

As Tatyana Kiriyenko, Secretary General of the organization, said, this result is especially important on the eve of May 9th.

“The Russian Boxing Federation will definitely meet our champion upon arrival and separately celebrate Dmitry.

Bivol today confirmed the power of Russian boxing to the whole world, ”TASS quoted Kiriyenko as saying.