George Groves v Paul Smith

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  1. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    He got told he was a banger on The Contender and, despite all the evidence pointing to the contrary, he's never quite let go of the idea.
     
  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    It was that "highly scientific" SPARQ testing. They measured his punch power as being off the charts compared to everyone else. :lol:

    Of course, stacked against Max Alexander and Sam Soliman it isn't hard to rank as a smasher.

    I truly doubt Smith actually punches harder than Sakio Bika or Jaidon Codrington, though.
     
  3. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Didnt Smith hit a heavy bag and some computer said he hit harder than Banks? The CPU on that testing equipment must have been overheating because he's seriously not a puncher. He's never been in any danger of stopping anybody respectable, even people like Dodson who Quigley stopped.
     
  4. GazOC

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    I was trying think of the name of the test but couldn't!!! SPARQ!!!:good
     
  5. Earl-hickey

    Earl-hickey Boxing Junkie banned

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    I remember watching that series of the contender.

    waiting for smith to fight banks, and what a **** fight it was lol
     
  6. SuspiciousChees

    SuspiciousChees Active Member Full Member

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    I've seen Smith's four last fights and he looked garbage in every single one of them.

    Degale will atleast hold a title belt.

    Grove .. got talent, too early for Paul Smith, will be pulled into a war.
     
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    Avid likes the sound of this fight. Smith was gash in the fight against degale, but degale would do the same to groves imo
     
  8. avidlemon

    avidlemon Boxing Addict banned

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    Maybe the problem lies in the fact smith isn't a natural smw. He was a decent inside and pressure fighter at mw
     
  9. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Groves would stop Smith much earlier than De Gale did.
     
  10. Bad Dog

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    Groves stoppage.
     
  11. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Yep, I think its certainly a major factor.