Comments Thread For: Photos: Callum Smith, Nieky Holzken - Square Up at Final Presser

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Smith vs. Holzken Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - WBC Diamond Champion Callum Smith (23-0, 17 KOs ) and Nieky Holzken (13-0, 10 KOs) exchanged words of confidence and went head to head at the press conference before their Ali Trophy Semi-Final on Saturday in Nuremberg.
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[Andre_parker1]

holzken looks like a guy stepping up two weight classes..smith beats him on size only,his not so great skills is the cherry on top,smith got this gimme fight

[knockoutkid]

idk how joe is considered a world class trainer, what's his best win? When quigg beat kiko martinez, who had several losses on his ledger already.

And I don't think groves should fight in the final unless he is 100% fit, cause no one should get an easy world title.

[GlassJoey]

Callum Smith looks ridiculously big. He would have made Eubank look even sillier than Groves did jabbing from that range

[hectari]

I like Nieky Holzken that dude can fight, I remember him in Glory beating up that flashy Karate kicker Raymond Daniels, most people though that flashy awkward style of Daniels would destroy Holzken but, Holzken who was training at Mayweathers gym was sharpening his boxing, and he applied a boxing style to Daniels to avoid the flashy kicks he would walk him down get in close with the double guard and punish him, and he knocked him out, it was a beautiful fight

I hope he succeeds but man this is a huge step up and Neiky is 6 foot tall, so Callum is a giant for his weight division, I never knew Callum was that tall

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I like Nieky Holzken that dude can fight, I remember him in Glory beating up that flashy Karate kicker Raymond Daniels, most people though that flashy awkward style of Daniels would destroy Holzken but, Holzken who was training at Mayweathers gym was sharpening his boxing, and he applied a boxing style to Daniels to avoid the flashy kicks he would walk him down get in close with the double guard and punish him, and he knocked him out, it was a beautiful fight

I hope he succeeds but man this is a huge step up and Neiky is 6 foot tall, so Callum is a giant for his weight division, I never knew Callum was that tall

A lot of kickboxers have made great boxing transitions but I don't see him being one... He's already past it as a kickboxer and he hasn't lost any of the footwork habits. From the boxing matches I've seen of him he's super still got that super upright stance.

[hectari]

A lot of kickboxers have made great boxing transitions but I don't see him being one... He's already past it as a kickboxer and he hasn't lost any of the footwork habits. From the boxing matches I've seen of him he's super still got that super upright stance.

If he cant pull the trigger he wont succeeds but of all the Kickboxers today active he was the best one in terms of boxing, his pressure and strategy in the Daniels fight impressed me he actually used boxing to beat the dynamic karate kicker

He got in close walked him down and threw combos to the body and head when he trapped him.

Nieky had the best tools to transition to boxing, but if what you say is true that he is past his best, then it is sad he will probably just show up for a check, I hope he shines though he is a true technical talent.