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

[ramplamp]

Joe did win the championship rounds. I thought Andre Ward's scorecard was accurate.

Same. I had it 6-6 in rounds, but Joe won the last two so it felt like he won "the story" of the fight, as Max Kellerman likes to say. I'm cool with the decision

[hitmanjosh]

So y’all can see the problem with boxing!

fire all them dam judges; NOW

[Beercules]

War Joe Smith. Happy for him

[club fighter]

I'm not too put off by the decision but Vlasov did make Joe look ordinary.
Entertaining fight doe.

[Rockybigblower]

I do not want to be a judges here

You're not.

[jmrf4435]

Decision is okay

[Rockybigblower]

116-112 Vlasov on my card, if Joe had gone to the body more today, I think he would have won by KO

Good observation Tim.

[breeto80]

Very close fight. Draw at best for the Russian. But if u have to give the edge to someone, it goes to Smith. Great back and forth battle. Would like to see them run it back. Heavier head shots, heavier body shots landed by Smith. The Russian definitely ducked his head while Smith was throwing that shot. Never should had time to recover. That was just a bad call by the ref. Whoever is calling this a robbery has never watched a fight before. Total nonsense. Close fight. Edge to Smith.

[Kannabis Kid]

Had it 7-5 for Vlasov but the way Smith finished could've swayed it in his favor he looked lost for the first half of the fight and was punching air a lot of the time with the occasional power punch which Maxim took well. I would've preferred a draw so they would've had to run it back immediately Vlasov deserves that at the very least but Smith only has a punchers chance against Beterbiev and if he fights like he did tonight I don't see it looking too good Beterbiev is slow and robotic too but he's still a better boxer with just as much power.

[Damn Wicked]

I'm not too put off by the decision but Vlasov did make Joe look ordinary.
Entertaining fight doe.

He also made him look very physically small.