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The past two years have definitely been a test of junior middleweight contender Ishe Smith’s patience.
In the summer of 2010 I kept tabs on Smith as he trained in Las Vegas for a Showtime-televised fight with then-unbeaten southpaw Fernando Guerrero. Sparring with former light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson, amongst others, Smith was training with a definite sense of purpose and the hopes were high heading into the fight.
Moving up to face Guerrero at 160 pounds, Smith waged a tremendous war inside inside of the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi, pushing his younger foe to the limit while also scoring an eighth round knockdown. And while analyst Steve Farhood had Smith winning after ten heats, the panel of judges sitting ringside would award the decision to Guerrero. [Click Here To Read More]
In the summer of 2010 I kept tabs on Smith as he trained in Las Vegas for a Showtime-televised fight with then-unbeaten southpaw Fernando Guerrero. Sparring with former light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson, amongst others, Smith was training with a definite sense of purpose and the hopes were high heading into the fight.
Moving up to face Guerrero at 160 pounds, Smith waged a tremendous war inside inside of the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi, pushing his younger foe to the limit while also scoring an eighth round knockdown. And while analyst Steve Farhood had Smith winning after ten heats, the panel of judges sitting ringside would award the decision to Guerrero. [Click Here To Read More]
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