Liam Smith (c) vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez - September 17th 2016

[brilo33]

smith down again in 8th

[tigermoth87]

Can't see this lasting much longer.

[brilo33]

over saul ko body shot smith

[gilgamesh]

Another big shot to the body, and that's that.

[gilgamesh]

Well, the inevitable happened but he did better than Khan.

He lasted more rounds, but Khan actually won some. Smith lost 'em all.

[brilo33]

saul looked good tonight

[Taansend]

Good effort Liam.

[brilo33]

Good effort Liam.

very game

[tigermoth87]

Hope Canelo mans up and fights GGG now.

[bbjc]

Seriously that was man against boy. No disrespect to liam but the gulf in class was massive. No comparison to khan who did actually test canelo to an extent.

Canelo could have finished that in the first if he wanted to. Live underdog against golovkin.

[Taansend]

Hope Canelo mans up and fights GGG now.

I reckon September 16th weekend NEXT year. They want GGG to age a bit more.

[tigermoth87]

Hope Canelo mans up and fights GGG now.

I reckon September 16th weekend NEXT year. They want GGG to age a bit more.

I doubt they'll fight GGG even when he qualifies for a free bus pass.

[forcefraser]

Outclassed from start to finish

[Taansend]

I came to America 20 years ago with a strong, fast, South London accent. No one could understand me.

Liam just had the quickest interview in the History of HBO Boxing

[TheLeprechaun]

Liam just had the quickest interview in the History of HBO Boxing

lmao, kellerman really did cut that one short

and what about the mexicans still booing smith after the fight, they really do love canelo

[DannyMCR]

Liam just had the quickest interview in the History of HBO Boxing

lmao, kellerman really did cut that one short

and what about the mexicans still booing smith after the fight, they really do love canelo

As I said on another thread, worst fans in the sport of boxing

[Taansend]

Liam just had the quickest interview in the History of HBO Boxing

lmao, kellerman really did cut that one short

and what about the mexicans still booing smith after the fight, they really do love canelo

I think the Spanish word for Casuals is Casuals

[tigermoth87]

Canelo has shit fans. Booing Smith after he's put in a good performance. Way to stay classy.

Hope GGG KO's him in a round. Won't happen, Canyellow will keep ducking.

[Coco]

Will FW be criticised the Hearn , throwing his fighter into an unwinnable fight away from home? Or will h be congratulated for securing a big money fight on the great stage, risking one of his champs giving him the opportunity to test himself against the best out there.

[lefty]

Watching some more footage of both guys- I feel Canelo might take Liam out with a left hook to the liver. One thing that stands out when watching Smith fight (which I think another poster alluded to somewhere) is that Liam likes to fight with that high guard but yet his arms don't look long enough to protect his body and his elbows don't look tucked either.

He looks wide open to body shots and Canelo does throw wicked body shots alongside some lovely uppercuts.

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

Young Liam showed a lot of guts there - that last body shot would have snapped a lamppost into two.

A gutsy performance, brave, he should be proud of his achievements tonight.

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

Watching some more footage of both guys- I feel Canelo might take Liam out with a left hook to the liver. One thing that stands out when watching Smith fight (which I think another poster alluded to somewhere) is that Liam likes to fight with that high guard but yet his arms don't look long enough to protect his body and his elbows don't look tucked either.

He looks wide open to body shots and Canelo does throw wicked body shots alongside some lovely uppercuts.

[Supremo]

Will FW be criticised the Hearn , throwing his fighter into an unwinnable fight away from home? Or will h be congratulated for securing a big money fight on the great stage, risking one of his champs giving him the opportunity to test himself against the best out there.

Liam had a better chance as he was the same size as Canelo and nowhere near as likely to get hurt.

[rab]

that was hard to watch . liam was tough as nails , but nothing he had troubled canelo . looks like he got busted up pretty bad as well. at light middle canelo looks a proper unit and the pace he fought at suggests the weight doesn't take it out of him as much as some think .

[Dirk Kelly]

Will FW be criticised the Hearn , throwing his fighter into an unwinnable fight away from home? Or will h be congratulated for securing a big money fight on the great stage, risking one of his champs giving him the opportunity to test himself against the best out there.

Judging by the last two interviews in Smiths previous fights if Frank didn't make a big fight for him he was going to leave.