Beterbiev vs Meng

Beterbiev vs Meng Odds

Beterbiev vs Meng Purse

• For his previous fight, a title unification bout vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Beterbiev earned $1.5 Million (Oct 2019).  Dan Rafael, Twitter  It's believed to be his highest purse to date.
  
  

Championship Landscape

• WBC/IBF Champion - Artur Beterbiev 
• WBA Champion - Dmitry Bivol
• WBO Champion - Vacant

Stats & Facts

• China was original location: Longjoy Sports, the original winner of the bid, had planned for this bout to take place in China. However, Beterbiev, a devout Muslim, didn't want to fight there due to the Chinese government's treatment of more than 1 million Uyghur Muslims.
  
  Longjoy  defaulted on its winning purse bid to gain promotional rights to the fight.

• Most Avoided: Since 2016, Beterbiev has been one of the most avoided fighters in boxing. He had only one fight each of the calendar years of 2017 and 2018.
  
  
• Solid All Around: Meng has good footwork and technique, and snaps a quick, accurate jab. He's fast but not super quick. And he's powerful but not a KO artist.
  
  
• He'll stand in there: Artur Beterbiev is not as rangy as some of the other fighters in the division. And unlike Bivol, he is not hard to find (although he is difficult to hit flush). However, he's technically brilliant, makes few mistakes and, thus far, seems to have an iron chin.
  
  
• 100 percent: The champion  boasts a 100 percent KO ratio and his punching power is scary. In fact, he might be the hardest punching light heavyweight champion in history.
  
  
• Even when losing: As Dino Duva stated, Beterbiev isn't perfect. He trailed of 2 of 3 three scorecards in his last fight before getting a 10th Round stoppage. We know Artur can be outboxed, albeit barely, for at least 9 rounds. Nevertheless,  his opponent, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, appeared to be taking more punishment than Artur in the rounds preceding the stoppage.
  
  
• Simply survive: Given Beterbiev's ferociousness and punching power, Meng can greatly enhance his career by simply being the first fighter to go the distance with Artur.
  
  
• Rankings: Beterbiev is ranked No. 3 in the division by BoxRec; Meng is 20 by the same publication and is the IBF's top contender and the WBC's 15th ranked contender.

• Last 6: Meng is 6-0, 3 KO.

• Down on points: In his last fight against previously unbeaten Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Beterbiev trailed Gvozdyk on two of three scorecards at the time of his 10th Round stoppage (84-87, 85-86, 87-83). Can the crafty 6'2" Meng pile up the points and survive against Beterbiev?
  
  
• Lefty: How will Beterbiev deal with Meng's southpaw style? He hasn't faced a southpaw since June 12 , 2015 (Alexander Johnson).
  
  
• Stepping Up: Beterbiev is a huge step up for Meng with regard to an opponent's level of experience, power and technique. Beterbiev is likely to have seen everything Fanlong has to offer... Can we say the same about Meng?
  
  
• Motivation: After defeating a well-known, well-respected Gvozdyk, will Beterbiev have the motivation to be in top shape for this fight? If not, will it even matter?