A savage beatdown wasn't it. Smith had his moments. He won round two, did some decent work to the body that made Beterbiev take note. But he was ultimately outgunned and out of his depth. I laughed the other day when Yarde was being interviewed and he put himself top of the Brit light heavies pile. Smith in second, Buatsi in third. It's a fucking damning indictment, but he might have a point. I don't rate Yarde one bit. He's strong but fundamentally lacking. He put up a much much better fight than Smith did.

Bivol Beterbiev is going to be something else.