He shriveled on the canvas like a fish out of water.
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The undefeated Smith may have the upper-hand in preparation, after he helped Khan prepare for the Mexican back in May. There was no escape. You can find his podcast, “The Fight Club Chicago”, and subscribe on iTunes.
The ring-walk is expected at around 4.30am BST.
Liam Smith lost in a fearless and exciting attempt at defending his super-welterweight title against Canelo Alvarez.
Flanked by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Alvarez was as light as 154 for the first time since he weighed 152 pounds for his lone career loss, a decision to Floyd Mayweather in their title unification fight in September 2013.
This was on top of getting cut relatively early on into the fight and despite this, Smith continued to press the action for the majority of the fight. “He thinks before he attacks”. I hurt my right hand, so I had to use my left more often. He better respect my power. Most turned out to be correct, as Alvarez’s vicious body attack put Smith down for the count in nine rounds.
With his win over Smith, Alvarez has improved his record to 48-1-1, 38 knockouts while Smith dropped to 25-1-1,13 KOs. For Canelo not to be up front about his weight is disappointing, because if you’re rehydrating into the mid-170s to low 180s, it clearly makes you a middleweight.
It was one such uppercut that felled Smith, who was 23-0-1 going into the fight, in round seven. “They need to worry about it, not me”, said Canelo.
“He was too cute for me to be honest”, admitted Smith after the bout.
“With this opportunity, I’m hoping for bigger and better fights to come my way”, he told ESPN. We’ve got you covered with the live stream details for the big fight.PLAYIN*Canelo Alvarez Vs Liam Smith live:, st.r, eam, PPV;.Tonight 9. “I was born for this, and even though many people may not like this, I am the best fighter right now”.
Canelo knocked down Smith three times during the fight, the final time coming from a left hook to the body to finish him in the ninth round.
“We made the offer and now it’s on him, the ball is in his court”.
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Since Gennady Golovkin’s controversial but definitive victory over current IBF Welterweight champion Kell Brook this past Saturday, media members and fight fans have been dying to hear what Team Canelo thought of GGG’s seemingly “vulnerable” performance in London, England.
