Agree with the majority Rocky would ko Smith and Paul does not want the fight in my opinion. Dunno why would be a great show in the Echo.
Think he said the weight wasn't coming off as normal so he decided not to bother trying to lose the last bits of weight
Regardless as to the reasons coming in that much over , as the champion is in excusable, he's made weight plenty of times,so knows the way his body works & that's just either poor preparation or just not giving a f.uck either way it's not acceptable. He'll of got a couple of quid fine & stripped of his title which blatantly meant nothing to him as he was straight back out fighting for the WBA flip flop..
And that cost him his mandatory status for the british title which wud hav forced smith to meet him now. Just hope the board send the fight to purse bids
Lol at the comments saying Rocky would KO Smith. Everyone needs to behave! Smith would school Rocky, and possibly get a late stoppage.
Rockys never had to take a decent shot yet so the hype i dont get untill he faces a proper opponent having a crack at his chin
I can't see Smith fighting Luke Blackledge after Fielding done him in a round. Anyway I think he'll be looking at bigger fights.
He did him in a round - at v short notice & on the biggest show of the year - no excusing blackledge getting put away,however if you've seen other fights of Luke's you'd see he's a lot better than a 1st rd ko by fielding , got caught cold as they say & was flustered by the occasion,managed to go 10rds with skoglund perfectly fine.. And he's firmly back on the domestic scene,so I wouldn't be surprised at all..
Of course he's better than that 1st round KO loss to Rocky. That's why I can't see Smith giving him a shot. I'm thinking of the risk assessment here.