Comments Thread For: Joe Smith is Slated To Return To The Ring in May

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

After being boxing's Cinderella story of 2016, it was Sullivan Barrera who struck midnight for Joe Smith Jr. - who was defeated by the Cuban back on July 15th of last year. After scoring a big knockdown in the first round, Smith was unable to capitalize as Barrera recovered and outboxed him for the remainder of the fight.
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[MisanthropicNY]

How the fk does a wisdom tooth cause a broken jaw? So if Barrera never punched him in the jaw, his jaw wouldn't have been broken? Not many live in reality anymore. Seems like I'm living in a world full of mentally ill patients who want everyone else to affirm their BS. Kind of like how we're supposed to pretend there are more than two genders.

[Boxing Logic]

How the fk does a wisdom tooth cause a broken jaw? So if Barrera never punched him in the jaw, his jaw wouldn't have been broken? Not many live in reality anymore. Seems like I'm living in a world full of mentally ill patients who want everyone else to affirm their BS. Kind of like how we're supposed to pretend there are more than two genders.

Because punches dont normally break jaws, not when there are gloves on and mouth pieces in. Barrera hit Ward in the face with the right hand, did it break Ward's jaw? Barrera has like 20 fights, how many jaws has he broken in all those fights, mostly fighting much worse competition than Joe Smith? Probably just 1, maybe 2 or 2. He hit Valera all night, did it break Valera's jaw? Barrera absolutely bludgeoned Shabbransky for 7 or 8 rounds, did Shabbransky's jaw break?

This is why I'd be up to see Barrera vs Joe Smith again if Smith comes back and Barrera loses to Bivol. I think that fight was a dud because Smith broke his jaw early and had to cover up the rest of the fight to protect himself from the excruciating pain of getting hit in it. Similar to Matthysse vs Garcia after he got laced/taped/elbowed in the eye (it's hard to see which got him, just that it wasn't a punch). When you're in that much pain, you go from being a pressure power puncher, like normal, to just covering up. It totally changes the fighter and that's why both those fights were duds and stopped being competitive immediately after the injuries happened. Both would be, or would have been in Matthysse's prime, much better, more competitive fights in rematches.

[Mammoth]

Light heavyweight David Lemieux....

[Mammoth]

The Cletus Seldin of the division

[MisanthropicNY]

Because punches dont normally break jaws, not when there are gloves on and mouth pieces in. Barrera hit Ward in the face with the right hand, did it break Ward's jaw? Barrera has like 20 fights, how many jaws has he broken in all those fights, mostly fighting much worse competition than Joe Smith? Probably just 1, maybe 2 or 2. He hit Valera all night, did it break Valera's jaw? Barrera absolutely bludgeoned Shabbransky for 7 or 8 rounds, did Shabbransky's jaw break?

This is why I'd be up to see Barrera vs Joe Smith again if Smith comes back and Barrera loses to Bivol. I think that fight was a dud because Smith broke his jaw early and had to cover up the rest of the fight to protect himself from the excruciating pain of getting hit in it. Similar to Matthysse vs Garcia after he got laced/taped/elbowed in the eye (it's hard to see which got him, just that it wasn't a punch). When you're in that much pain, you go from being a pressure power puncher, like normal, to just covering up. It totally changes the fighter and that's why both those fights were duds and stopped being competitive immediately after the injuries happened. Both would be, or would have been in Matthysse's prime, much better, more competitive fights in rematches.

I want to see the rematch too. Bivol is untested thus far, so we'll see what happens there. I don't think Bivol will seriously hurt Barrera either way, so Barrera should be healthy, but I think if he wins, he's going to Kova, and if he loses there's more likely a chance for a rematch.

[Tatabanya]

This must be the best excuse after David Haye's broken little toe after Klitschko.

[Wing Pingping]

Joe-Blow Smith jr will only ever be known as the guy that made Hopkins an astronaut after he knocked him out of the ring and into orbit. That, or as a guy who beat up a 50 year old man while losing on the scorecards.

Take your pick. Good guy though no doubt

[Dreamking]

I'm glad to hear Joe is doing well, can't wait to watch his comeback match. Mike Lee would make a good comeback fight. He's a light puncher for a light heavy and is ranked 4th by the WBO. Could set up a future fight with Kovalev if all goes well.

[APBrooklyn]

we've seen the best of cletus seldon.....Joe smith has alot more tricks and is more dynamic than to be compared to him - unless you meant the long island thing. A broken Jaw in any way can mentally crac fighters too...they know how much it hurt and dont want it to happen again so...hopefully his team and DeGuardia ease him back in gently