Comments Thread For: Joe Smith: Goal Is To Hunt Down Beterbiev And Become Unified World Champion

[jmrf4435]

Vlasov was underestimated by most including me. Vlasov would give Beterbiev fits also. He went 12 tough rds for the Cruiser weight title against Glowacki, who KO'd Marco Huck in 6. I think Beterbiev vs Smith is 50/50 but i'm going with Joe on a KO. Smith is younger has fought the better opposition, is determined and tough as nails and never been down. Beterbiev is still a question mark in a grueling fight with a fighter like Joe Smith.

and he;s 6'4, vslaov--he's sooo underrated

He beat gilbert ramirez too

[_Rexy_]

Kazakhstan and Ukraine are independent states. Dagestan isn't. It's a region in Russia. Many countries have heterogeneous populations you untravelled buffoon.

My example clearly went over your head. Kazakhstan and Ukraine are NOW independent states, having been part of Russia for about eighty or so years. Dagestan and Chechnya were once independent states, hell Chechnya has gone to war with Russia twice since the fall of the Iron curtain. Not something you'd expect from a happy "state" is it? Chechnya was an independent state for four years in the nineties as well.

yet I'm the buffoon.

[club fighter]

Gotta love a big dreamer.
War average Joe!!

[Dakuwaqa]

My example clearly went over your head. Kazakhstan and Ukraine are NOW independent states, having been part of Russia for about eighty or so years. Dagestan and Chechnya were once independent states, hell Chechnya has gone to war with Russia twice since the fall of the Iron curtain. Not something you'd expect from a happy "state" is it? Chechnya was an independent state for four years in the nineties as well.

yet I'm the buffoon.

Pakistan was once part of India, ****ladesh was once East Pakistan and before that part of India. Greece was once part of the Ottoman Empire. Hong Kong was once part of the British Empire.

Right now Dagestanis have Russian passports and represent Russian in the Amateurs. They are Russians by nationality regardless of what your peabrain thinks.

[@kingtee]

It's not yet clear who's the best 175lbs pugilist, I would like to see Beterbeiv fight Fanlong then Smith Jr and lastly Bivol, in his 3 fights to make it 20 - 0 since he's the only champ in all boxing divisions who holds a 100% KO record. Smith Jr has to prove himself once more before Beterbeiv.

[@kingtee]

Get Oleksander Gvozdyk out of retirement to rematch Beterbeiv, beat Jnr and Bivol and be undisputed 175 champ

[JakeTheBoxer]

This Joe will lose his belt when he faces the other champ. He is just not that good.

[b Murphington]

I want Joe to win, but he’s not good enough for Beterbiev. Joe leaves himself off balance a lot and wide open for counters. He comes in straight ahead. Makes for exciting fights and he does have excellent power, but he’s not winning at the top level.

He can string together some defenses, but I don’t think he unifies anything.

[NachoMan]

Let him try and fail. Then we can get down to the real business of Berbetiev vs Bivol.

All of which eventually shakes out to Canelo as concurrent unified SMW/LHW champion of the world.

[theface07]

Still a complete separate ethnicity, and was a separate country. You wouldn't call a Kazakh or Ukrainian a Russian...or would you?

Just because you are a different ethnicity or religion from the majority doesn't mean you aren't considered a national from the country you reside in. Native Americans and Native Canadians do not represent the ethnic majority of either country but they still live in and were born in America and Canada respectively. Of course you wouldn't call a Kazakh or a Ukranian Russian, Kazakhstan and Ukraine are not part of Russia. They are seperate countries. Nationality is determined by the country that you were born and and reside in. It doesn't necessarily represent racial descent or religious affiliation. Newfoundland was once a British colony and the last to join Canadian confederation but that doesn't mean Newfoundlanders consider themselves British because they were once a colony.