Comments Thread For: Artur Beterbiev Demolishes Joe Smith in Two Rounds To Unify WBC, WBO, IBF Titles

[MulaKO]

I thought beterbiev was gonna win but I had him by decision or late stoppage. Lost a pretty penny. It happens. I like joe smith tho I didn’t want to see him go out like that. He’s had some great underdog performances and has always had a chin of Steele. If he could’ve have takin it to the championship rounds I firmly believe he would’ve been in the fight with his power. Gvodzyk and Marcus Browne don’t have the punch power or punch resistance smith does. He tried to drop him early like callum smith with a lucky punch. Why they thought that was the way to go I can only assume they really thought his power would carry him through this fight. They were right and wrong. Joes power was part of the equation but patience and boxing iq were the other part and they were not present

Well put
But I firmly am a believer that trying to strike early was his only chance
I also lost some coin thinking Joe was tougher than that
I had Beterbiev to win by ko between the 4th to the 6th
Chit happens

[petegrif]

I'm thinking Canelo better stay the hell away from this guy

[JakeTheBoxer]

I'm thinking Canelo better stay the hell away from this guy

Fortunately for him Canelo already lost to Bivol and probably understood he had no business at 175.

Imagine Canelo beat Bivol and had WBA title right now. Canelo - Beterbiev would be on the line next.

[1hourRun]

[steeve steel]

Smith was a 9-1, even 11-1 dog in some circles. I bet 50$ full well knowing that Beterbiev was the more skilled guy. You win some, you lose some. I did well with Bivol over Canelo, De Carolis over Scardina, and Lucas Browne over Fa. I also lost on Bryan against Dubois. I try to find "live" dogs and Smith was one of them. The outcomes are irelevant. You go with the information that you have going in and then make a decision. Beterbiev has been rocked by guys with far less power than Smith. A small bet on Joe with long odds was worth it!

Yes! that does make sense, because this is boxing and you never know for sure what the outcome will be. SO if you lose 50$ to try and make 500, it's not a bad call. But there was a reason why the odds where so wide and didn't change getting closer to bell, and why most boxing aficionados picked Beterbiev by KO.

[hitmanjosh]

Joe Smith has to be one of the luckiest fighters in years who has beat a past great in Bernard Hopkins and some decent fighters, however he lacks good or even basic fundamentals in fact he so ordinary I can get a 5 year old work with him a week and he would be better! This MF'er can't fight! End of Story............................................. ......

[Boxing Goat]

I expected a Beterbiev win if he could stay away from Smith's power but this was very impressive

[Boxing Goat]

Canelo beats Betervieb ….

Canelo better stay away from this one.......seriously.....and I think he knows it, too

[Tatabanya]

Canelo better stay away from this one.......seriously.....and I think he knows it, too

No, he's right... Canelo might indeed beat "Betervieb".

As for Beterbiev, YOU are right.

[Boxing Goat]

no, he's right... Canelo might indeed beat "betervieb".

As for beterbiev, you are right.

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