Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith is set for August 19th

That's a good one.

 

Callum has a good shot. His left hook is powerful and he isn't weight drained anymore.

The only issue is that he backs up easily under pressure and gets into a firefight when he doesn't need to.

Beterbiev needs to look powerful and impressive here to make a big statement as Callum Smith is potentially a real force at 175lbs.

 

Good fight, but August is so far away.

Beterbiev is active and ready for another KO.

I really hope Undisputed fight can be made at the end of the year.

 

Callum UD. Beterbeast is nearly 39 years old and noticeably slowing down, Callum is bringing enough power to keep him honest.

 

If we ain't getting Beterbiev vs. Bivol, this is a great fight, no complaints. I like Beterbiev here however, I'm curious how long his body is gonna hold up to that style, he's damn near 40 and tanks don't usually last well into their 40s

 

Smith fights like a short guy, has no jab and so far has not shown championship material skills.

Good chance Smith shells up once he feels the power.

 

Smith is getting stopped here

 

Anything with Beterbiev is always guaranteed to be entertaining with the likelihood of a KO so I'll be happy to see this.

Stylistically this seems like a good fight but it's also another obstacle for Beterbiev to go through before we can finally see him against Bivol. Seems like they really want to make sure Beterbiev is older and battle torn enough before putting him in with Bivol.

 

Smith is not able to fight at distance

I see here Smith getting Betervieved in late rounds

 

Beterbiev 6th round tko after badly beating up Smith

 

For such a good fighter Artur fights once a year but does he have a job outside of boxing? Im not sure how he makes a living in the U.S. because he's not a star even though he is champion plus he has to pay those high fees to hold those belts. He should at least fight some contenders on the side. Is Golovkin the only business minded Soviet to come out of the Eastern Bloc?

 

Even after fees, he's still making multiple hundred thousand per fight.

 

Smith is a worthy challenger but I see this being a relatively one sided affair, Smith didn't have the power to trouble Canelo.....where is going to find the power to trouble a much stronger fighter in Beterbiev? Can't see it personally.

I think for UK fans this fight will be showed by TR? So we could get this one free to view on Sky....assuming TR shows are shown on Showtime in the States and Canada and will be on PPV?

 

Ahh, British Level, we meet again. On paper it looks like a good fight, but in reality Smith will fold like paper at some point in this fight. I don't buy that he's not drained business. AB will dismantle him.