Official: Ward VS Smith Pre/Post fight thread

[MDPopescu]

The p4p no. 2 against an overweight victim of the over-the-hill Arthur Abraham. This will be an easy KO for Ward. Less than 5 rounds.

Ward should have picked, at least, a smaller LHW and drag him down at 172... Someone like Eleider Alvarez, for instance...

[Cobra_]

I would LOL if Ward could not stop Smith when a novice James Degale did it and Groves smashed him in 2 rounds.

Abraham have made people think he is durable when it's just that Abraham is over the hill these days.

[Hougigo]

The p4p no. 2 against an overweight victim of the over-the-hill Arthur Abraham. This will be an easy KO for Ward. Less than 5 rounds.

I think he might not.
The Layoff might let him work a little more to get back into his groove.
Then again he could, Smith isn't exactly outstandin.
I'd say it's good if he stopped him

[BattlingNelson]

I think he might not.
The Layoff might let him work a little more to get back into his groove.
Then again he could, Smith isn't exactly outstandin.
I'd say it's good if he stopped him

Well as much as I routinely 'hate' on Ward, there's no denying that he is supremely gifted. I think he settles down on his punches as he did with Dawson and dispose of the mediocre and hittable brit fairly quickly. Rust will not be a Factor here. Hunter is a great trainer.

[darius45]

Does the time for this fight interfere with Broner-Porter?

[Caught Square]

Does the time for this fight interfere with Broner-Porter?

On Sky Sports in England they have it as a double header so i'm assuming that means we can watch one then the other live (hopefully).

[Caught Square]

Maybe the catchweight is playing games on me subconsciously but Ward looks bigger round the face/neck these days. Might aswell move up to 175, Golovkin fanatics will be celebrating lol, i wanted to see that fight but hey at least we got Kovalev to make up for it.

[Hougigo]

Smith nowhere near weight, lol

Andre Ward***39;s trainer Virgil Hunter unhappy with Smith***39;s 176.4 weight. "He didn***39;t even try to make weight," saying Smith asked for 170.

— Jeff Faraudo (@JeffFaraudo) June 19, 2015

[Hougigo]

Official weights from Oakland (172lb catchweight):***10;Andre Ward 171.8***10;Paul Smith 176.4***10;Fight still a go despite PS not making weight.***10;#boxing

— Write on the Button (@wotbboxing) June 19, 2015

subtract that money

[KO'er]

LOL @ Ward coming in at 176lbs. Not gonna help him though, if anything it'll make Ward angry.