Who will be the biggest star in British boxing...

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  1. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A fully motivated Callum Smith isca special fighter. His punch variety and placement are excellent. The way he catch and counters is outstanding as seen in knocking Groves out.
     
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    We need to wait and see what happens when he steps up to elite level - his opponents, particularly Groves, were very limited.

    He is more like a Ricky Burns than a Canelo mate and when he faces elite, the tree will fall from a great height.
     
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    Yeah I agree. I don't get the hate for him lately. I think a big part of the dislike is because his trainer is Joe Gallagher.
     
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    Easy to knock a win afterwards. But Groves was a quality fighter who had just beaten the likes Chris Eubank Jr, Fedor Chudinov, Martin Murray in a row, was a current world champion and was looking revitalised under Shane Mcguigan. It's a top win and Callum looked superb that night. I think the bookies had it about even going into the fight If I remember rightly.
     
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    yeah.........:lol:

     
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    Groves suffered a career ending injury in the Eubanks Jnr fight mate - he was finished and only took 'part' in the final for the PPV Loot.
     
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    Well show me where I was wrong so. I’m sure my posts about callum are still visible. He is too limited, too reliant on his size advantage at 168. Not mobile, doesn’tno plan B when the opposition doesnt fall over, doesnt move his head can’t adjust when things go wrong. He’ll always lose at elite level. Wrong trainer too.
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Thing is, he isn't though and im a Fury fan more so than AJ

    His profile has skyrocketed sure but AJ is still the Golden Goose
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    BJS will never beat Canelo

    Hasn't the power to knock him out and judges would never give him a win

    What he can do however is go in there,make it look a clear points win to the public eye and continue to earn off that alone and earn well
     
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    Doubt Callum Smith will still be fighting in 5 years. I’ll go Joe Cordina as an outside bet
     
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    If he is he’ll be down the bill at cruiser!! :)
     
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    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    that and fact many dont like the brothers as a collective (dont understand it, maybe jealousy).
     
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    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i domt buy that as Groves was jabbing well in that fight. His body wasny breaking down in fight lime Hages v Bellew. If we remember how Smith won, Groves throw a nice shot, Smith brilliantly caught it and countered and badly hurt him, then finished him. That was nothing to do with Groves breaking down m8.
     
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    Campbell Hatton maybe not in five years but eventually he will be one of the top uk stars