Re: Andre Ward - Paul Smith
We all know that Ward is a classy operator in the ring. The only question was how much ring rust he had ..... And his team did a great job of hand picking Paul Smith as his opponent, a guy who wouldn't offer much of a threat but would give award rounds to knock off the rust.
ward did a good job, he made weight, he looked sharp, he was his usual self in there and he also was physically beating the shit out of Smith for the second half of the fight. Good hurtful shots.
I was disappointed in Smith. Now, take it as a given that I always have respect for anyone who steps between the ropes and competes (unlike quite a few people on here) ..... but he didn't seem to believe he had any chance at all. There is no excuse for a professional fighter to not make weight, then he looked flabby and sluggish and he offered absolutely no offence at all. Didn't seem to be any gameplan in place, or at least he couldn't follow it if there was one.
I'd like to think that if I had a chance to really make my name with a top top fighter coming back after a long lay off, I would have jumped all over him from the first bell. If I couldn't get him out of there by three or four rounds, I'd have shot my bolt and would get stopped myself, but at least I'd have given it my best shot.
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