Damn good fight... Pascal already did turn back the clock, his wins over Jack and Browne stack well against Joe's wins against Eleider and Hart, both outclassed by Bivol... it really is an either / or. Except to my mind despite theat he still looks kinda basic Smith is growing as fighter, he's getting better with each fight to my eye and still has age on his side, whereas whilst Jean remains a formidible fighter and has looked great for a guy his age the clock is ticking. Could Pascal find one last great performance, like Sasha last night? sure he could, but playing the odds I think the younger Smith ends up wearing him down... maybe not quite to the KO but to a late rounds beating.
to me its 60/40 in favor of smith. pascal is sneaky and awkward but also reckless he also likes to stand and slug it out so smith won't have to go chasing after him. I see the younger smith wearing down the old warrior who's been in a lot of wars.
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