Comments Thread For: Joe Smith: Bivol is By Far Best I've Fought - He's The Best at 175!

[Patsfan bri]

noone was able to even hurt him badly, talking about stopping him, a lot of fans would love to see Beterbiev-Smith jr

the only time I have seen beterbiev hurt was against Gvozdyk but he recovered nicely. Joe fought with a broken jaw from 2nd RD on against Barrera. This is a mouthwatering fight that I think could go either way.

[Silver Spear]

not sure about that, was Loma hurt by that KD by Linares, Artur didnt even drop his ass on the floor thats what i remember

Loma would have broken his ankle had he tried to stay up. Go watch that KD again and you will see Loma stepping on Linares' foot twisting it a bit.

[Silver Spear]

Lets have Canelo-Bivol, and Smith- Beterbiev, with the winners fighting each other.

WTF you think this is?! The 80's?

Only in our dreams would this happen.

[Silver Spear]

I like smith a little better foot work he could rule the division

And better use of his frame. If he used his length properly he would be a monster with that power.

[Beercules]

Canelo has not vacated at 175. Joe Smith should fight Canelo

Eh.


I think Caneloroid by UD.

I'll root for Smith though

[Boxing Logic]

Lets have Canelo-Bivol, and Smith- Beterbiev, with the winners fighting each other.

Canelo vs Bivol at 175 would be cool. At 168, nah. And Beterbiev vs Smith is just a joke.

[Rick Taylor]

He'd change his opinion once he fights Beterbiev

smith kos that plodding bum tbh

[Kannabis Kid]

Beterbiev is a big guy he used to fight at Heavyweight that's the reason he can take a good punch I think P4P Smith is a better puncher but Beterbiev is solid and punches hard with just better overall technique still it is a good fight people are hating but Joe Smith just knocked out Beterbievs stablemate who had never been stopped he deserves a chance just as much as Hot Rod and Johnson did.

Smith probably gave Bivol his toughest test to date and he rocked him on a few occasions but like he said Bivol is just a very smooth boxer he does everything right my only question is his durability against someone who can match his ring IQ and has just as big a punch.

[jackblack008]

Dont see any one outboxing Bivol. No chance. Unless he comes down to 168 and Canelo agrees for a fight

[Kiowhatta]

Call me a cynic, but Smith doesn't want any part of Beterbiev after what Artur has done to his opponents. I don't think he was keen to get in there with a boxer puncher like Beterbiev who has a good chin, heavy hands, and good ring IQ.

He figures Bivol prefers to box rather than brawl, and after having taken him 12 rounds already, sees Bivol as the lesser threat.

He's ranked No.1 by the WBO who's belt is vacant, so why not fight Salamov, Vlasov, or Yarde for it? He fought the rugged Alvarez for the right to fight for the belt, so I don't understand why he's already trying to hype a fight between him and Bivol now.