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How Would Andre Ward Fare Against Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev? Fans Debate the Outcome of Fantasy Fight

Published 04/16/2024, 1:24 AM EDT

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In a recent pinch, the much-talked-about fight between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev was announced to the masses. The duo would look to take one another down on June 1 as part of the Matchroom vs. Queensberry event. However, amid the excitement in Saudi Arabia, an interesting question has sent the masses into a never-ending debate. 

Not long ago, talkSport editor Michael Benson hopped on X to ask his followers, “How would a fantasy Andre Ward vs. Dmitry Bivol/Artur Beterbiev fight play out in your opinion?” Andre Ward hung up his gloves back in June 2017, after defeating Sergey Kovalev in their rematch. The Olympic gold medalist and unified light heavyweight champion was one of the elites in the division who managed to exit the sport with his zero intact.

Meanwhile, Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol remain undefeated and are considered among the best in the sport. While Beterbiev has an unbelievable 100% knockout ratio, Bivol defeated the legendary Canelo Alvarez not too long ago. So, after discovering Benson’s tweet, fans went hog-wild with their predictions for the fantasy fight in the comment section of the tweet. 

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Fan believes Andre Ward ducked Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev

Neither Ward nor Bivol or Beterbiev are hidden from the public eye. There adventures in the ring have delighted fans everywhere, so it didn’t take long for Benson’s tweet to gather hundreds of opinions and predictions. One user didn’t fail to mention that Ward retired from the sport as Beterbiev and Bivol were on their way to become his mandatory, implying ‘S.O.G’ ducked the two fighters. Something that was reflected even in the user’s predictions. The user believed Beterbiev would knockout Ward, but the Bivol fight would be close.

Echoing a somewhat similar prediction, the next user thinks Ward would defeat Bivol on points but would get knocked out by Beterbiev. 

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Someone else predicted Dmitry Bivol would outbox and outshine Andre Ward, while Artur Beterbiev would knock Ward out in six rounds. 

While the previous users seemed to prefer Bivol and Beterbiev, this user had other ideas. The user predicted Ward wouldn’t have any issues with either of the boxers because he would easily outbox them. 

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Meanwhile, this user seemed doubtful about whether Ward would have ever accepted the challenge to fight either of the fighters, implying Ward would have ducked them.

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With yet another banger on the horizon on June 1, the fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will produce the first undisputed champion since Roy Jones Jr. in 2002. Meanwhile, most fans seem to think either of these fighters would dominate Andre Ward, who once was on top of the division. Do you agree with these predictions? Who do you think would win?

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Sudeep Sinha is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. His string of noteworthy coverages includes USA Boxing’s new controversial guidelines, Francis Ngannou’s stunning boxing debut, and Amanda Serrano’s tussle with the WBC. Sudeep continues to contribute valuable insights with his passionate understanding of the ins and outs of the sport.
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