Should Callum Smith retire?

[Mammoth]

I don't know. That was an embarrassing performance but I'm sure there are still fights for him.

[MeanestNiceGuy]

I concur! I wouldn't mind NOT seeing him again. Ever. I'm glad his bicep is torn so he can take even longer off. I know it sounds harsh but my man just didn't show up AT ALL.

People can say what they want about fighters deserving respect blah blah blah. Stop it. If you're an undefeated champion and a PROFESSIONAL, then why are you struggling to make weight and not showing up to fight???

There's no excuse for it. If he knew he was having trouble making weight, then why not start earlier? The fight was announced sometime last month I believe but Callum KNEW there was a chance he'd fight Canelo months before the announcement.

Again, if you're getting paid MILLIONS to train, make weight and put up an exceptional fight, then you should deliver. Period. I see if he was fighting some no-name guy, that wouldn't motivate a lot fighters out there to train better and harder. FFS, Callum....you're fighting Canelo and you mean to tell me that's ALL you brought to the table?

FOH! I'm not buying it or feeling bad for any of these guys. Again, Callum was just Rocky Fielding 2.0....he almost couldn't believe he was in the venue. Sad.

[Bain01D]

He definitely won’t get another big fight with any of the other champs at SMW and got absolutely embarrassed by Nelo. He can go home with his head held down and enjoy his 5 million in peace. Unless he comes back and starches another SMW champ which is extremely unlikely, similar to how I feel about Danny Garcia, I think they’re done. What other champ will fight them after that ****show?

One loss against the p4p best doesn’t mean you should retire!

If what you are saying about him is true then the top fighters at SMW will actually be queuing up to fight him because it would be an easy win against a former ring champ only ever beaten by Canelo, looks great on paper and according to you an low risk fight as he is shot

It makes sense for the other too guys

[Armchairhero]

I can see him moving upto light heavy, you have the likes of Yarde who is looking to build back up for a big domestic fight. The is reality no grown man as tall as him should be fighting under cruiserweight.

I have a problem with most the fighters in lower weights, nearly all of them are fighting well under there actual healthy weight. They just aren’t good enough to mix it with other fighters without having a size advantage.

[HewJohnson]

Maybe Canelo should have retired after he lost to Floyd...

Exactly.

These so called boxing fans are no better than casual fans hollering “retire” or “he’s done”
Sounding almost like cancel culture bs

[Apollo7]

I have a problem with most the fighters in lower weights, nearly all of them are fighting well under there actual healthy weight. They just aren’t good enough to mix it with other fighters without having a size advantage.

No offence but this doesn't seem to make much sense. If most of them are doing it then they don't actually have a weight advantage do they because their opponents are doing the same thing?

If anything the problem is in the heavyweight division. You can get huge size/weight differences.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

He’s made a lot of money between this and the WBSS so he could. I think he’ll go to 175 though.

[Armchairhero]

No offence but this doesn't seem to make much sense. If most of them are doing it then they don't actually have a weight advantage do they because their opponents are doing the same thing?

If anything the problem is in the heavyweight division. You can get huge size/weight differences.

Not all are doing this, but plenty are. They get found out when they can no longer starve them selves down. How many times have you heard “he’s huge for the weight” , anytime your hear that sentence you have a weight bully in the ring.

Off top of my head, Callum Smith ( latest example), Tank, Spence, Hatton..all of these walked around stones over the fight weight naturally, not necessarily overweight either.

Strange example of this is Bellew, killed himself to make light heavy, got beat senseless by Adonis. Stopped trying to weigh the same a a skinny teenager, came back as a man in the cruisers and had a good end to his career.

A stranger example is fighters who are too lazy to lose weight and could have been a force at lower weights. John McDermot springs to mind, had a huge punch, good chin etc.. would have been a good light heavy/cruiser, was never a heavy in a million years, he was just fat.

[Gideon lock]

Some classless scum on this forum.

I agree, whole lot of hate in there heart for someone they've never met and smith showed great heart absorbing that punishment for 12 rounds. I dare say they wouldnt last half a round against canelo let alone 12.

[F l i c k e r]

I think he is done.

He seems like the type to make good money, see the difference between himself and the truly elite, then hang them up or find contentment out of fighting in the background of world boxing.

I liked him too but he doesn’t seem like he’s a Froch type. Lose to an elite then shred the whole division afterwards.