Comments Thread For: Dalton Smith Discusses Zepeda Victory And Hillsborough Dreams While Hearn Berates Azim And Shalom

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Super lightweight contender Dalton Smith (16-0, 12 KOs) was surprised former three-time world title challenger Jose Zepeda (37-5, 28 KOs) could not get to his feet after dropping and stopping the Mexican in the fifth round. After a cagey opening three rounds, Smith established his range and countered the onrushing Mexican, establishing his rhythm and negating the visiting Mexican's attempted assaults. A stabbing right hand to the pit of Zepeda's abdomen saw the visitor drop to the canvas in distress, remaining on the canvas and was ultimately counted out by referee Victor Loughlin.
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[Goatintheboat]

Why is Eddie so worked up about this? If Azim says yes it's a good all Brit ding dong. If he don't Smith will fight whoever is next on the EBU list.

[knockoutkid]

Azim beats Smith even if his chin is up in the air.

[knockoutkid]

How about eggingtin vs ismael davis, Sunny Edwards can say what he like but davis isn't very good. Hearn shouldn't be listening to Sunny Edwards, who has he beaten really.

[Mick Higgs]

If team Azim doesn't pick up the gauntlet then he's gonna look a right slacker. I'd imagine Harlem Eubank would pick up the call if Shalom bottles it!

[Butt stuff]

Why is Eddie so worked up about this? If Azim says yes it's a good all Brit ding dong. If he don't Smith will fight whoever is next on the EBU list.

He’s trying to hype up the fight and also gain a lil shine off of Azim’s name.

[Roj]

Eddie knows he can’t get Smith “a stadium fight” just like he couldn’t get Leigh Wood “a stadium fight” or Katie Taylor “a stadium fight.” DAZN ain’t paying big money for UK stadium fights/vanity projects any more: Hearn knows that but these delusional fighters still don’t get it.

[TookHerToThe0]

This was a good card. But Zepeda is what we know him to be. A level below “world class” and also at the tail end of his career. Ed’s getting carried away a bit. He ridicules promoters and fighters for ticket sales but then is selling half the number of tickets he mocks.

His excellency has done a good job making frank and Eddie form an alliance of sorts as it can only help British boxing grow.

[TookHerToThe0]

And Boxxer are just a mess. I wanted to give Ben a chance but there’s more character in my great great great gran who left this earth in 1895. He is ruining his fighters reputations and wasting sky sports time.

[thack]

Smith has a decent dig but is easy to hit , which gives fighters like Adam a fair chance of nailing him.