Zurdo vs Smith

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  1. brunosb

    brunosb New Member Full Member

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    Who wins and why?
     
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  2. MBboxing

    MBboxing New Member Full Member

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    Zurdo
     
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  3. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hard to know what Smith has in the tank at this point.
     
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  4. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Underrated fight, but Smith is too inactive to bet on him.
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    It is hard to know what he has left after a brutal confidence shattering stoppage last time out. Got to respect him for jumping right into a tough fight against Zurdo coming off the back of that and a 16 month layoff though.

    Zurdo has been out for 11 months and is coming off a loss himself too (to Bivol) but at least it was on points. That being said, the fact he was so much bigger than Bivol and it was so one-sided would've put a dent in his confidence.

    Smith has fought

    Beterbiev
    Bivol
    Alvarez
    Vlasov
    Barrera
    B-Hop
    Fonseca
    Hart

    And now Zurdo. That's a very respectable resume indeed and he certainly doesn't shy away from a challenge
     
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  6. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    Smith jr did a lot better against Bivol than Zurdo did if I remember rightly but agreed, who knows what he has left since the Beterbiev loss
     
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  7. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zurdo is more durable at this stage. Think he may retire Smith in a one-sided UD. I'll watch, tho.
     
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  8. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Agree with this. When the fight was first announced I favored Smith but the more I think about it Smith has taken some damage in recent years and is past his best. I probably favor Zurdo now 70/30 but Smith can never be counted out.
     
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  9. DramaShow

    DramaShow 19 banned Full Member

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    Great value for DAZN subscribers that they can watch Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington followed by Zurdo Ramirez vs Joe Smith Jr. A fantastic double-header from Matchroom and Golden Boy!
     
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  10. mono

    mono Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Zurdo won’t have to look for Smith, and Smith won’t back down. I’m rooting for Smith cause he’s faced everyone, but I feel like Zurdo is the fresher of the two, and more durable, too.

    Has Zurdo ever been rocked or wobbled?
     
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  11. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bivol rocked him several times
     
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  12. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    It doesn't matter how much time he's been off. Smith will decapitate Zurdo.
     
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  13. mono

    mono Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Really? I didn’t watch the full fight, I’ve only seen the highlight videos, and I didn’t seen him visibly wobbled. In rounds 1 and 4 he got hit with some good shots but it looked more like he was off balance.
    Maybe we have different definitions of that, lol. Canelo against Jose Cotto is my definition of wobbled.

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  14. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I watched the full fight, I think somewhere in the middle rounds Bivol hurts Zurdo but doesn't really follow up. I could be wrong, but that's my memory, pretty sure I was on the RBR for that one, I'll try to find if.
     
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  15. mono

    mono Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pretty lame that the highlights don’t show the actual highlights, lol.
     
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