Comments Thread For: Oleksandr Usyk Repeats, Wins Split Decision Over Anthony Joshua To Retain Titles

[Bing_]

Smith looked super strong in there. Keep fighting top euro fighters until he gets the shot vs Beterbiev and he's got a chance.

[El_Feroz99]

Hrgovic vs Zhang is up next but who knows when, could be 5 minutes from now or 50 minutes

Bank on closer to 50 lmao

[dan_cov]

Joshua modelling them gloves like a diva innit? yeah he modelling them gloves like a flowered sundress

[deathofaclown]

I just said the very same thing to my girlfriend. He was a different fighter against Canelo for whatever reason. Maybe he was overwhelmed by the moment. Maybe Canelo is just that good.

Overwhelmed by the occasion

And he had 5 weeks notice and he is a huge guy as you can see even at 175. I doubt he was in the best condition with that amount of time to train and get down to 168. He looked ridiculously drained in the Canelo weigh in. But you can’t pass those opportunities up.

he’s probably not at that level anyway but he wasn’t 100% that night

[Apollo7]

Tbf there's a big difference between Canelo and the guys Smith has been stopping. Much harder to land a shot like that on Alvarez.

[El_Feroz99]

I usually let dazn cards go for a couple of hours before I tune in...couldnt help myself today.

But hey I get to hang with you guys

[Quercusalba]

Smith doesn't fight at a fast intensity unless he knows he can hit his man, and he's apt to be punished for long-limbed wide shots. Compact fighters with good counters and strong understanding of range are anathema for that - John Ryder drew with Smith on my card, and Canelo's the apotheosis of John Ryder

Great breakdown. Thanks!

[MoneyKasha]

Tbf there's a big difference between Canelo and the guys Smith has been stopping. Much harder to land a shot like that on Alvarez.

true, but i think 175 is Callum's prefer weight...he looks much stronger and more powerful at this weight

not saying Canelo couldn't beat him at 175, just saying Smith looks better at light heavy

[Boxingfanatic75]

why wasnt he throwing anything like that at gignger and was fighting like a *****, talking about fixed fights

See post 227…that’s the difference in an understanding of the sweet science and far fetched non lunar landing conspiracy theories

[Apollo7]

true, but i think 175 is Callum's prefer weight...he looks much stronger and more powerful at this weight

not saying Canelo couldn't beat him at 175, just saying Smith looks better at light heavy

Definitely. Look at the size of him.