Smith is making a mockery

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  1. Silent_Service

    Silent_Service Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Looking at the first two rounds, with the weight issue taken into account, I feel Paul Smith is so far shaming himself. He's blatantly took this fight for one reason - money, he's not bothered to train properly at all. He's barely threw anything, I'm going to go as far as saying it reminds me of a fighter "throwing" a fight. In that he doesn't care at all.

    If it's all some ploy to take it to the later rounds & slow Ward, then il eat my hat & owe the guy a sincere apology... As things stand though.... Shocking.
     
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  2. tdf1974

    tdf1974 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    if he took the fight for money then why supersize all his meals ans lose $65k
     
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  3. sniffmybadger

    sniffmybadger Boxing Junkie

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    I can't be bothered to stay up and watch this nonsense. I admire Ward but I will only watch his fights on repeat from now on. It is far to hard to stay awake for his fights.
     
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  4. Silent_Service

    Silent_Service Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What else has he took it for? Where is his ambition? Are you seriously trying to say he looks like he has any intention of attempting to turn this around?
     
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  5. big_daddy

    big_daddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No shock Gallagher threw in the towel
     
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  6. Silent_Service

    Silent_Service Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Just the same as when we see the likes of Campbell, Callum Smith & the rest of the major prospects in there with an out of shape , un ambitious journeyman was that.

    And to say Smith gave it all the trout about how he has a "punchers chance, not just here to make up the numbers" total rubbish ..!
     
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  7. Silent_Service

    Silent_Service Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Switch over to BN to watch Lemieux , Ndam showing real heart.!.
     
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  8. punk

    punk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I thought it was the right strategy. What the **** all else could he do?
     
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  9. Silent_Service

    Silent_Service Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The right strategy? Turn up way over weight, blatantly out of shape. Then throughout the whole fight throw barely anything.

    I know there isn't a lot he can do to get anywhere near Ward ability wise, but was there any show of ambition at all? Or just slowly try and grind through until the fight is finished? As I say - journeyman like. After he said so loud that's not what he'd be doing.
     
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  10. big_daddy

    big_daddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He threw 5 punches a round, slightly better than Audley ffs
     
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  11. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Terrible tactics by Smith and his team, should have turned up in shape, made weight and took fight to Ward as much as possible, would properly have meant towel getting thrown in earlier but would have gave him a slight chance.
     
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  12. Drunk Punch

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    Being a Brit, it was embarrassing to watch.

    No-one expected him to win... just show up in shape and let his hands go. He did neither. Still hopefully he's paid his mortgage off and can retire now.
     
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  13. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The fat b****er has made a mockery of boxing with those antics. Show some heart you drunken c*nt.
     
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  14. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Never seen the fight but I always had Smith down as a proud man who always turned up in shape and ready to fight.
    Why could he not turn up with the same ambition and in the same shape as the 2 Abraham fights and had a go?
    Fair enough ward isn't Abraham and his chances still would have slim but at least his reputation would as a proud fighter would have been intact.
    Now people will remember him as the bloated journeyman who showed up against Ward just for the money.
     
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  15. Makingweight

    Makingweight Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A fighter I was very critical of on a couple of threads about being on weight Rocky Fielding in the Adamu fight Paul Smith rightly slaughtered on the night as a pundit on SKY.

    He will no doubt now call it a day but anytime in the future he questions a fighters preparation on SKY last night will rightly be flagged up.No excuses the extra weight slowed him down even more and the 'plan' of standing there high guard a sitting target throwing nothing back,baffling.
     
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