Lucas Martin Matthysse vs. Ajose Olusegun & full undercard RBR

Floyd is a good dude, sitting at ringside cheering Ishe on.

He basically saved the man's career, single-handed, and has been building his confidence up by heaping him with praise.

Mayweather is a student of the fight game, more than people realize - and also not as much of an ******* as most think.

 

The HBO card includes a replay of Klitschko vs. Charr from earlier today.

 

Total punches through seven rounds:

Smith 203 of 492, 41%
Garcia 121 of 324, 37%

 

Round 8

Garcia is still playing to survive, backing up, pawing jabs, and moving in to flop over Smith and tie up. Smith is doubling jabs to the face and whipping him with right hands across the cheekbone, then drumming the body. Smith has Garcia in full retreat. Vicious double hook rattling the skull of Garcia. Smith is coming forward, catching Garcia's slow jabs between his gloves, and popping the 1-2.

10-9 Smith

80-71 Smith

 

Just two.

 

The bridge of Garcia's nose is shredded like pulled pork. :barf

Smith has a few markings, you can tell he was in a fight, but he looks nowhere near as haggard as Garcia.

 

Yeah, he obviously doesn't want to. They're pricks.

 

Round 9

Smith is tracking left and jabbing. Garcia is falling in with his jab and tying up. Smith is trying to patiently work toward the finish but Garcia is uncooperative. Lots of veteran tricks, trying to step on Smith's lead foot and pull him into a clinch. Big left hook by Smith, reaching and brushing Garcia's chin. Hard body shots plugged in by Smith. Garcia remains elusive as long as he can, and then grabbing and pulling on Smith's arms. Byrd needs to take control and issue warnings. Garcia lobs a weak uppercut to the body and collapses into Smith, pushing him back toward the ropes in an exhausted leaning clinch.

10-9 Smith

90-80 Smith