Comments Thread For: Joe Smith Rallies, Edges Maxim Vlasov With Majority Decision, Wins WBO Title

[Superbee]

Just watched the fight in replay... I had 4-2 Vlasov after 6, 5-3 Vlasov after 8, 7-3 Vlasov after 10.... Final score 7-5 (115 -113) Vlasov...

Was a good fight, but Smith was always behind on my casual card .. Oh and Gerald Ritter, scoring a 10-8 for Smith in the 11th was a felony ... Vlasov got robbed... Sucks...

[Superbee]

I saw Vlasov win. Beterbiev is going to Obliterate Joe Smith.

He is... A Kalajdzic like fight IMO....

Smith isn't in the same league... Good top 10 but will never be at the top if not for a closed eyes right hand from nowhere landing at the right time...

[petero]

I had Joe Smith 7-5, he won 11&12 big close fight, punch stats Smith 220 Vlad 209. Should have been a kd in 11.

[club fighter]

He also made him look very physically small.

He did, had a big frame with little arms, hit Smith with everything in the book and all he did was cut him up.

[landotter]

Pure and simple... I think Vaslov won. Like 8 rounds to 4. I do not think it was robbery, but anyone that looked at it with an open mind should have Vaslov up 7-1 in the first 8 rounds. He controlled the action and had Smith against the ropes for those rounds. It is better Smith won for Top Rank and ESPN, but I did not think he actually did.

[Ssssh11]

That was a robbery typical American judges Joe lost by 4 round at least ..feel sorry for V

[Boxfan83]

The right man won.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Joe Smith is ordinary fighter, like I thought.

he has no chance against Beterbiev or in Bivol rematch.

[NorvernRob]

Opinions on who won are split in here, so how can it have been a robbery...

[rudy]

He lost all the rounds white American privilege at it best his promoter knows he won before the scores were read