Comments Thread For: Frank Warren: Yarde Showed He Truly Belongs at Top Echelon at 175

[Boricua181]

Smith is a tough dude man, I’d be very impressed if Yarde stopped him. I’d predict Yarde on points probably, good matchup.

Smith is a tough dude, but he's also a dude that's been through too many war's throughout his career.
Many more war fight's than Yarde's been through, so that will cost him in their fight, and going forward.

[TinAgeOfBoxing]

It was a predictable one sided beat down. Joe Smith will KO Yarde I will be very surprised if that fight happens. Smith has experience as he at least had to earn his shot where Yarde had his promoter buy it for him twice. The style favors Smith.

[Superbee]

He surprised me, sure ... But let's be real here... Beterbiev wasn't really hurt bad and he was in control from rounds 3-4 ... After the fifth, I knew it was in the bag, just a matter of "when" ...

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Smith is a tough dude, but he's also a dude that's been through too many war's throughout his career.
Many more war fight's than Yarde's been through, so that will cost him in their fight, and going forward.

Fair point. Be interesting to see what the Beterbiev losses have taken out of both.

[Boricua181]

Fair point. Be interesting to see what the Beterbiev losses have taken out of both.

I appreciate your honesty, that said I'm also interested in seeing how they recover from the shellacking they received at the hand's of Beterbiev.