Comments Thread For: Artur Beterbiev vs Joe Smith to Take Place at MSG in New York in Late June, Says Arum

[Silence]

I am rooting for Beterbiev.

[fourtheboys96]

I dont expect Smith Jr to win. But I expect him to at least put up a good effort - scare Beterbiev a bit...

[57Blues]

This fight IF it happens will be good no matter the outcome two fighters who are about the fight game not the games on social and all that noise. Each will give it there all, it will draw fans and it will open up the LH Division IF it happens and certain other fighters follow up with there fights. Not saying anything most people don't already know If they sign it and show up in the ring then I will believe it is happening tho. Just the nature of the fight game right now lot of "IF'S" but very little BS.......on the fighters sides.

[JULESLUPOWITZ]

We’ll, what else could Leave It To Beterbiev do? (Ok, for you youngsters look up Leave It To Beaver, an old sitcom)… But seriously folks, no one is close to him, so might as well play with Joe Smith from LI until he’s bored. Then just knock him out too, right? And Oh, if you say Canelo I’ll say yellow. And seriously again, if any LH’s could box (defensively) there’d be a fair match, but none know how to. In his day Hopkins or Jones or Tarver or even the older Sugar Ray Leonard would enjoy teaching this Slavic maverick how to chase. Oh well! We’ll watch it anyway even if we know the outcome, right?

[memphis mook]

Out of all the signed fights I'm more excited for this one. Guaranteed to be an absolute war.

[Satir]

he might be the 1st who goes the distance with Artur but he'll have some broken bones on the way doing it

[Haka]

Smith is a tough fighter that is not easy to beat at his own game (Bivol turned the fight into a stinker, so that doesnt count). However Beterbiev is currently the only man that has no problems at all to match fire with fire. Beterbiev relies on his boxing skills, IQ and power/strength and those skills do not fade easy. Beterbiev by KO.

[buddyr]

smith is gonna get bludgeoned

[jaded]

Beterbiev will break down the body of Smith and take his energy away and KO him.

[kushking]

Isn't it amazing that Bivol is a cherrypick for Canelo but his leftovers isn't for Beterbiev?

Different standards I guess,even though Beterbiev never tried unifying with Bivol.