Paul Smith any good?

leforge · Post by **leforge** » 05 Dec 2005, 17:30

I see Paul Smith fighting for first time since june this saturday.
How far can he go?

J · Post by J » 06 Dec 2005, 06:57

paul smith is somwhat overpriced, but very fashionable, theres a good shop in covent garden down form the tube, does shoes too.

oh not that paul smith?

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 06 Dec 2005, 08:18

Paul Smith - the boxer - is perhaps even classier than the designer.

I like the cut of his jib (whatever that means). He has the look of someone who can go very far. Good dig on him, which always helps.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 06 Dec 2005, 09:08

First saw Smith winning a silver at the Commonwealths and thought he looked a good prospect then.

He has some excellent stoppage wins on the nursery slopes and I think his skills and dig can take him places domestically.

I have heard rumours though that he has a torrid time in sparring with a certain Brummie stablemate..

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 06 Dec 2005, 09:10

TerribleTerry wrote:First saw Smith winning a silver at the Commonwealths and thought he looked a good prospect then.

He has some excellent stoppage wins on the nursery slopes and I think his skills and dig can take him places domestically.

I have heard rumours though that he has a torrid time in sparring with a certain Brummie stablemate..

That last post is what is commonly known as 'doing a Spud Woollatt'...

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 06 Dec 2005, 09:21

Looks good to me and we should find out a lot more about him this Saturday becuase he's matched Hussain Osman who is useful.

TheRiverCityHippy · Post by **TheRiverCityHippy** » 06 Dec 2005, 09:33

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:Paul Smith - the boxer - is perhaps even classier than the designer.

I like the cut of his jib (whatever that means). He has the look of someone who can go very far. Good dig on him, which always helps.

thats a quote from the days of sailing ships you land lubber!

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 06 Dec 2005, 10:35

Paul Smith has always looked good from what i have seen of him but hasn't made much of an impact as yet but it is early days. The Osman fight should be a good test, seen Osman in with Gary Logan and Gary Lockett and he is reasonably tough.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 06 Dec 2005, 10:41

headhunter wrote:
Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:Paul Smith - the boxer - is perhaps even classier than the designer.

I like the cut of his jib (whatever that means). He has the look of someone who can go very far. Good dig on him, which always helps.
thats a quote from the days of sailing ships you land lubber!

Quite right. Jib literally means nose, which is why it became associated with the sail at the front of the ship, also called a jib. How experienced a sailor was could be judged by what size of jib they hoisted and it became common parlanace meaning whether someone was trustyworthy or not.

Podmore_Birmingham · Post by **Podmore_Birmingham** » 06 Dec 2005, 10:44

Paul Smith - i have seen him fight twice live before , the first time he took out Jason Collins in 1 round , not much that i could deduce from that short outing , bar that he could hit.

The second time i saw him , i was very disapointed with his performance against Simeon Cover. Cover is one of these fighters who can make others look bad and he accomplished that task agaist Smith.

Smith is a man who i think can go places , he has a good dig , coupled with decent movement and very good skills. We have yet to see his durablilty tested , should he pass that test............

Tom Podmore.

Chris W 1982 · Post by **Chris W 1982** » 07 Dec 2005, 06:22

The fight with Osman is off

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 07 Dec 2005, 08:01

The quiet man 2004 wrote:The fight with Osman is off

Any reason given?

Is Paul Smith still boxing?