Comments Thread For: Beterbiev Trainer on Callum Smith: He Absorbed a Lot of Punches [Against Canelo]; We're Going To See How He Reacts To Beterbiev

[Superbee]

You may be right. However Artur also has 300 amateur fights compared to how many for Smith? 40 or 50? The longer Artur keeps fighting, the more likely he may find himself in a situation where his age and mileage catch up to him.

He's a helluva fighter and has beaten some really good fighters and I expect him to win against Mundo on Saturday night.

300 AM fights, 295 of which he won (which is impressive) ... Full head gear, 3 rounds ... I doubt that took anything away from him ... He's also a very quiet family guy, no excess in all his career ...

[landotter]

Smith @33 y/o has 30 fights... His last legit fight ended in a landslide beating.. Artur @38 y/o has 19 fights, none of them going the distance... My guess is Smith is more used up then Artur...

That is a point of view I will admit I never really even considered. Beterbiev has had a ton go wrong for him as far as injuries, but he has always taken the time he needed to recover.

Maybe he does have more elite time left than his age would have us think.

[Yaconcha]

Smith gets KOd inside of 5 and that’s his heart that will carry him that far.

[tokon]

I can see this looking a bit like the fight with Browne early on before Beterbiev zones in on his distance and starts to bust Smith up

[THC]

I can see this looking a bit like the fight with Browne early on before Beterbiev zones in on his distance and starts to bust Smith up

My take also. Beterbiev's responsible offensive will crumble Smith's resolve. The Browne fight was a perfect example.