Who wins Benavidez or Bivol? The fight is being talked about now as possibly happening. Let’s take a look.
It is a tough call who wins.
Bivol would be an underdog on current form and most would say Benavidez wins at the moment.
David Benavidez is fresh off a big win at cruiserweight winning titles there at the weekend against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.
Light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol returns shortly after some time off due to injury.
Here’s a look at the style match up first in terms of what we know in terms of how we at Boxing News and Views rate both boxers out of 10 in different departments below:
| Attribute | David Benavidez | Dmitry Bivol |
|---|---|---|
| Pressure / Work Rate | 9 █████████ | 6 ██████ |
| Combination Punching | 9 █████████ | 6 ██████ |
| Power | 8 ████████ | 5 █████ |
| Punch Output | 9 █████████ | 6 ██████ |
| Hand Speed | 7 ███████ | 8 ████████ |
| Foot Speed / Mobility | 6 ██████ | 9 █████████ |
| Footwork / Range Control | 6 ██████ | 9 █████████ |
| Jab | 6 ██████ | 9 █████████ |
| Defense | 6 ██████ | 8 ████████ |
| Ring IQ / Adjustments | 7 ███████ | 9 █████████ |
| Chin / Durability | 8 ████████ | 7 ███████ |
| Gas Tank / Stamina | 8 ████████ | 8 ████████ |
| Body Attack | 8 ████████ | 6 ██████ |
Benavidez might have an edge in work rate and power but for us when rating both out of 10 in key departments — Bivol the better boxer with better footwork.
Who wins Benavidez or Bivol?
We’d lean towards Benavidez at the moment but the fight would have to be at 175 pounds and he would be weight drained a bit more there.
Bivol’s boxing ability as well cannot be overlooked in such a fight.
Bivol and Benavidez have sparred before so know one another well.
