Trainer Joe Gallagher reveals that he would like Callum Smith to face former unified light heavyweight champion Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev in Anfield in Liverpool. Gallagher says Kovalev (34-4-1, 29 KOs) is well known in the area due to his recent fight against Anthony Yarde, and he’d be an ideal opponent for Callum for that venue.
Joe says Smith (26-0, 19 KOs) needs a high profile name for his fight in Anfield in order to bring in the boxing fans. Gallagher doesn’t want to have an opponent that can only bring in 10,000 to 15,000 fans. Anfield has a seating capacity of 54,000.
Gallagher says an impressive victory for Callum over Kovalev could put pressure on Canelo Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) to agree to a fight with him. Right now, Callum’s resume is too thin for him to lure the big names like Canelo and Gennadiy Golovkin to come over to fight Callum in Anfield. That could change if Callum defeats Kovalev in short order.
“Whether Matchroom, Sky and DAZN have enough money to bring Canelo over and whether they have the kind of money to bring GGG over,” said Gallagher to Boxing Social. “Those are the type of opponents that you’d want for it,” said trainer Joe Gallagher to Boxing Social about top fighters that he’s interested in to face Callum Smith at Anfield in Liverpool.
“I think Kovalev is a good name for Anfield. I think he has a good profile over here from his fight against [Anthony] Yarde.
“He just fought Canelo in a close fight until he got stopped. Obviously, if we fought Kovalev and did it quicker and better than Ward or Canelo had, then that creates more pressure to make the Canelo. Whichever,” said Gallagher when asked if he would want to make the Callum vs. Kovalev fight at 175.
Interresting. So smith wants to move up in weight or an old weight drained kovalev. Canelo is certainly going back to mw. Eubank jr went back to mw, main reason he said himself he wants the canelo. Everybody want the big payday obvious.
Lets see what happens. Kovalev is damaged and smith would be the cleat favourite.
RonnyJ wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 11:01
Interresting. So smith wants to move up in weight or an old weight drained kovalev. Canelo is certainly going back to mw. Eubank jr went back to mw, main reason he said himself he wants the canelo. Everybody want the big payday obvious.
Lets see what happens. Kovalev is damaged and smith would be the cleat favourite.
I'm not sure about Canelo going back to 160.
He will probably be doing 165 catchweights
lillywhite14 wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 17:35
Selling out Anfield? Callum would need a lot more than Kovalev to do that. Maybe get Salah and Mane on the undercard.
In a tag team no holds barred match against Aguero n DeBruyne
Seriously Callum needs to do this at 175. He is a giant of a smw not just in terms of his height. If he doesn’t move up soon I’m always going to be critical of his weight advantage.
RonnyJ wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 11:01
Interresting. So smith wants to move up in weight or an old weight drained kovalev. Canelo is certainly going back to mw. Eubank jr went back to mw, main reason he said himself he wants the canelo. Everybody want the big payday obvious.
Lets see what happens. Kovalev is damaged and smith would be the cleat favourite.
I'm not sure about Canelo going back to 160.
He will probably be doing 165 catchweights
That sounds realistic.
You know what i found interresting, eubank jr must have some inside news, if he hadnt, why would he than go down to middleweight. He was on that pbc show with his father and said they going to midd. because of canelo.
lazboy wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 18:40
Seriously Callum needs to do this at 175. He is a giant of a smw not just in terms of his height. If he doesn’t move up soon I’m always going to be critical of his weight advantage.
lazboy wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 18:40
Seriously Callum needs to do this at 175. He is a giant of a smw not just in terms of his height. If he doesn’t move up soon I’m always going to be critical of his weight advantage.
What weight advantage?
He makes weight every time and he fights other super middles who make weight.
lazboy wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 18:40
Seriously Callum needs to do this at 175. He is a giant of a smw not just in terms of his height. If he doesn’t move up soon I’m always going to be critical of his weight advantage.
What weight advantage?
He makes weight every time and he fights other super middles who make weight.
People here talk this way about almost every tall fighter should move up in weight. Doesnt matter some of them are skinny af. On the other side, i remember when GGG fought against Curtis Stevens and people here called him a welterweight. Despite he was built like a bodybuilder and has fought in 168 and 175. Smith is ripped and in shape and he has belt in 168. If he cannot get solid fights here, THEN move up to 175
He makes weight every time and he fights other super middles who make weight.
People here talk this way about almost every tall fighter should move up in weight. Doesnt matter some of them are skinny af. On the other side, i remember when GGG fought against Curtis Stevens and people here called him a welterweight. Despite he was built like a bodybuilder and has fought in 168 and 175. Smith is ripped and in shape and he has belt in 168. If he cannot get solid fights here, THEN move up to 175
It's bonkers.
Smith is a career super middle weight and always fights at 168. He's never made people comply with any restrictions to fight him , unlike some of the other guys out there who seem to be worshipped on here.
lazboy wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 18:40
Seriously Callum needs to do this at 175. He is a giant of a smw not just in terms of his height. If he doesn’t move up soon I’m always going to be critical of his weight advantage.
What weight advantage?
He makes weight every time and he fights other super middles who make weight.
Ok I didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to talk about how large he is for a super middle because he makes weight. I’m not allowed to remember the size discrepancy between him and George Groves when they fought. I’ll be sure not to factor this in next time I bet...because he makes weight.
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He makes weight every time and he fights other super middles who make weight.
Ok I didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to talk about how large he is for a super middle because he makes weight. I’m not allowed to remember the size discrepancy between him and George Groves when they fought. I’ll be sure not to factor this in next time I bet...because he makes weight.
My comment was not intended to shut you down.
I was trying to understand why you felt the need to be critical of a career supermiddle based on some imagined unfair advantage in your mind
Ok I didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to talk about how large he is for a super middle because he makes weight. I’m not allowed to remember the size discrepancy between him and George Groves when they fought. I’ll be sure not to factor this in next time I bet...because he makes weight.
My comment was not intended to shut you down.
I was trying to understand why you felt the need to be critical of a career supermiddle based on some imagined unfair advantage in your mind
The advantage is real and can be seen with both eyes. I was critical in the context of the thread re facing Kovalev. Callum is a 175er that boils down, if he wants to fight Kovalev, it should be at 175.
i would like to see kovalev retire ,smith is heavier handed than alvarez and that was a brutal finish from canelo , think kovalev is an old 36 too, no risk reward fight for me.
I was trying to understand why you felt the need to be critical of a career supermiddle based on some imagined unfair advantage in your mind
The advantage is real and can be seen with both eyes. I was critical in the context of the thread re facing Kovalev. Callum is a 175er that boils down, if he wants to fight Kovalev, it should be at 175.
He's a career super middle. 90% of fighters boil down to make weight.
He has height and reach advantages yes but he also has disadvantages. No two people are made the same.
dan28uk wrote: ↑16 Nov 2019, 08:05
i would like to see kovalev retire ,smith is heavier handed than alvarez and that was a brutal finish from canelo , think kovalev is an old 36 too, no risk reward fight for me.
Also, if he does fight Kovalev I'm almost certain it would be at 175. There doesn't seem to be any suggestion that it would be for his super middle title.
dan28uk wrote: ↑16 Nov 2019, 08:05
i would like to see kovalev retire ,smith is heavier handed than alvarez and that was a brutal finish from canelo , think kovalev is an old 36 too, no risk reward fight for me.
Also, if he does fight Kovalev I'm almost certain it would be at 175. There doesn't seem to be any suggestion that it would be for his super middle title.
yeah agree but smith is a massive super middleweight and would think smith would be more comfortable at light heavy
