Herbie Hide vs James Bonecrusher Smith

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  1. Scott Cork

    Scott Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think that while Smith is a big favourite Hide had the skill to pull off the victory. Thoughts?
     
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  2. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Smith by KO. A huge puncher with an iron chin is a terrible match up for HH
     
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  3. Devon

    Devon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hide makes him look slow, beats him on points
     
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  4. Smokin Bert

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    Hide too Fragile to make it to the finish line against Smith. Bonecrusher gets Hide out of there a little faster than he stopped Bruno.
     
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  5. Mod-Mania

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    No chance Hide's glass chin can survive 12 rds with Smith.
     
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  6. Somali Sanil

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    Smith all day long, within 8. No chance Hide sees the finish with that chin
     
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  7. ironchamp

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    I can't picture hide making it to the finish line. He certainly will give a good account of himself, but I favor Smith will score the stoppage.
     
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  8. Jamal Perkins

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    Nice inventive thread.

    I see it like the others.the power,chin , physicality and stamina of smith leave hide with no chance.

    Bowe was supposed to have said no one hit him harder than Hide.This,wasnt obe of those"best i faced" retrospectivs....he allegedly said it while he was still a pro in the 1990s......was Hide really that big a HW puncher?
     
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  9. LoadedGlove

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    Herbie will look sensational against Smith until he starts to gas. He hasn't got the legs to stay away and has no chance staying close. Hide never had a clue how to clinch.
    Bonecrusher anytime from the seventh.
     
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  10. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    I can’t see it, Bowe said after the fight it was the hardest he’d been hit, I think he felt embarrassed for Herbie an stuck with it. Hide was going down from shots not connecting, not grazing, simply not connecting. I always wondered whether it was a fix that didn’t need fixing from hides side. He rigged fights after all
     
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