Comments Thread For: Joe Smith Busts Up Eleider Alvarez, Knocks Him Out in Ninth

[Curtis2]

Joe Smith=BEAST!

[DaBeastO]

damn joe nearly did the khan dance there....seconds after timmy said theres no chance he could get hurt

but smith didn't go down that was his point smith wasn't going anywhere like bradley said smith proved bradley right he is one super tough dude.

[KTFOKING]

Great performance by Smith but man Alvarez is done. Looked super flat against Kovalev in the rematch and didn't have it today. The torn Achilles may have done him in.

Good for Smith though. Get him another big fight!

[Afi23]

Promoters gonna promote. They showed Alvarez's knockout of Michael Seals in between rounds 1 and 2 but I was there at that fight, literally nothing happened the entire fight until the knockout. If you look at the official highlight on youtube you'll see the knockout is the only highlight of that fight...

Have you noticed how they've also tried to paint Pascal as a power puncher since his Marcus Browne KO.

[DaBeastO]

alvarez was never in this fight. smith handled him with ease from start to finish. he battered him he walked right through alvarez damn!

[Superbee]

Yeah I agree he is the best at LHW at the moment he's proven that but Smith has a punchers chance against anybody he's shown to be pretty durable too

Out of the two, who would you take at a "puncher" contest ?

Beterbiev would be in Smith face from the get go, pushing in and doing his demo derby thing... He's a sound technician in his own rights... Seriously, Smith doesn't stand a chance... The other thing is I don't think he wants anything from that either, like any clear minded human being would...

[Kannabis Kid]

Have you noticed how they've also tried to paint Pascal as a power puncher since his Marcus Browne KO.

I mean he is a pretty decent puncher he put down several former champions that counts for something Alvarez has been a good boxer for most his career but he has always had a decent right hand he knocked Bute out with it didn't he and yeah he didn't knock Pascal out who has besides Kovalev

I think tonight he just got overwhelmed 5 years ago he would've outboxed Joe Smith but unfortunately for him he turned pro too late his legs didn't seem there tonight and he's getting up there in age.

[PunchyPotorff]

So IOW, there's a good chance Joe gets a title after all the dust clears. I literally can't believe 2 of my guys won in one night... Joe and Povetkin. An amazing night of boxing. Damn, very pleased for Joe. I'm sure his spirits are lifted as well. He keeps improving.

[Mammoth]

When is the Vlasov vs Salamov fight?

[Afi23]

I mean he is a pretty decent puncher he put down several former champions that counts for something Alvarez has been a good boxer for most his career but he has always had a decent right hand he knocked Bute out with it didn't he and yeah he didn't knock Pascal out who has besides Kovalev

I think tonight he just got overwhelmed 5 years ago he would've outboxed Joe Smith but unfortunately for him he turned pro too late his legs didn't seem there tonight and he's getting up there in age.

I totally agree with you!
All I'm saying is that the US media have tried to paint Pascal and Alvarez has one punch KO artist. In reality, Pascal got KO with his sneaky/awkward style and Eleider with his boxing fundamentals. Of course, fighting at 175lbs helps.

And being 36 years old, Alvarez probably has really lost his legs so he will either have to slug it out out of necessity from now on or retire.
As for Pascal, I wish my man retires already. Being my favorite hometown fighter, I'd really hate to see him get really hurt against the likes of Beterbiev or even Smith (who knows)!

Or to get a nice little payday in MTL (post Covid), Pascal vs Eleider rematch...