Joseph Smith, Jr. vs. Steven Geffrard & Abraham Nova vs. William Encarnación Alcántara RBR.

OH oh Geffrard is dry and nervous

 

Not sure about this strategy by Geffard… does he always fight like this? Just standing with a high guard and not throwing punches

 

He is using the high guard to get out of the early rounds he is nervous and tight

 

rnd 1 Smith

 

Smith Jr. 10-9 but the challenger is settling in.

 

Round 1 - 10-9 Smith

Geffrard's version of the Josh Clottey defense is not going to win him any rounds.

 

Geffrard has the pedigree to out box Smith but the chin to stand and bang is?? not a good strategy

 

Punch AROUND the high guard, Joe. Ya hear meh!

 

Geffrard using the old Joshua Clottey defence but I dont think its going to be successful, a few nice jabs though. JS moving forward like a train as expected and breaking through the guard in the last minute

 

Smith 10-9. Geffard didn't do badly in that round, and landed a few sneaky left hooks. But Smith's aggression and harder punching carried the frame.

 

Lol what was that by Smith.

 

geffard doing nothing, guard up, receiving punches. It seems he's just hoping smith to get exhausted by punching. I never liked very much this kind of strategies.

 

JSJ secured a somewhat close (as in uneventful) opener with some looping rights around the guard late, 10-9.