Comments Thread For: Artur Beterbiev Certain To Unleash His Ferocity in Joe Smith Unification

[CasperUK]

Yeah, (technically 3x) but breaking his jaw only makes him tougher. The first time he got it busted (in two spots) early against Caminero he couldn't take the pain and had to quit. The second time he took the pain for 8 rds and lost a UD to Barrera. He'll probably get it busted in the 1st round against Beterbiev, but he'll laugh it off and win by KO this time.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...era/486877001/

Or Beterbiev will permenantly break it for him and Joe will wake up in the hospital wondering why he is eating and drinking through a straw.

[PBR Streetgang]

at 37 this might be Beterbiev's last year or could this actually be his last fight? of course he's favored but sometimes old boxers age in the ring instead outside. this fight will certainly tell us his status & if he could possibly beat Bivol...

It's a crap shoot. You just never know if/when a fighter will "get old" in the ring. Sometimes it's a slow decline and other times it seems overnight.

I'd be surprised if there aren't at least a few violent exchanges in this fight. I see it going down similar to Beterbiev's fight with Callum Johnson but a little more sustained because I think Smith has a better chin than Callum.

[mlac]

been a fan of Smith but i dont see how he wont get splattered badly in this fight. he needs to land something huge early, like in the fonfara fight, or at least gain his respect in the first couple

[Superbee]

Guys.... Please... Just watch that Vlasov fight (which at the time I thought he lost) and tell me how Nice-Guy-Joe could last more then 5-6 rounds... He's gonna get clobbered, demolished, destroyed ...