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The puncher surpassed Mike Tyson in terms of KO ability

Not only does the KO win rate reach 100%, this player’s leaderboard also shows that he started to fight with excellent opponents as soon as he stepped up to the pro.

At the current Lightheavyweight weight class of world Boxing, Russians are dominating this weight class. In particular, the unbeaten champion IBF and WBC Artur Beterbiev, the monster fist with a KO win rate of 100%.

However, strength is not the only thing worth talking about about Artur Beterbiev, the ability to control the ring, the careful play style combined with the feeling of extreme distance that made Artur Beterbiev become a champion that is hard to power is most deposed today.

The boxer holds an unbeaten record through 15 matches. Artur Beterbiev has defeated KO and TKO against every opponent he has ever faced. If the unbeaten record is not enough to make people admire, then look at the achievements of the opponents Beterbiev has defeated.

Since 2013, Artur Beterbiev has only needed 5 warm-up matches to keep the ring with heavier opponents. In the 6th match of his professional career, Beterbiev faced the opponent who held a 24-2 record. After that, Atur repeatedly defeated opponents with double experience in him, including unbeaten opponents or only lost 1-2 matches.

The achievements of the opponents were once defeated by Artur Beterbiev

If compared with another outstanding fighter who is also famous for the KO ability is the legendary Mike Tyson, though it is superior to the continuous time of maintaining the KO circuit (19 matches).

However, the performance of Mike Tyson’s early career opponents is not too impressive. Most of his opponents are boxers losing more than winning or just transitioning to professional not long ago.

Mike Tyson’s early career rivals had a much more modest record

Atur Beterbiev is a Russian Muslim. This one of the many factors that makes it difficult for a fighter to receive favor from match organizers. He lacks favor, having to face against boxers of great caliber. However, Atur Beterbiev still maintains his devastation in Light Heavyweight weight class. Experts even said that the arrival of the trio of Kovalev, Bivol and Beterbiev is what made Americans leave this weight class.