Joe Smith Jr. vs. Steve Geffard | ESPN - January 15, 2022

[margaret thatcher]

joe smith breaks another

9th round ko, drops geff for count with a flurry

[margaret thatcher]

geffrard game but just didnt bring enough heat, firepower, or movement

smith tried to box more and looked to be experimenting in there

[ironbeard]

Dangerous last shot back of head.

[margaret thatcher]

joe smith now has as many title defenses as tyson fury

[skanksta]

That was half really good and half really terrible from Geff.

Could he make SMW ?

[gregregegg]

Another one that begs the question "why did they go out for that round"...

Id double check noone on the team bet that round. and the fight before... Fine stops, just why not between rounds...

[margaret thatcher]

tbf to geff, eledier alvarez and jesse hart and fonfara hardly fared much better under dat joe smith fire

geff would be a good test for lower ranked contenders

[watsupdoc87]

Couldn't watch my man the Irish bomber Smith jr. But I'll try catch it on YouTube now. Hoy long before it goes up anybody know lads?

[ironbeard]

Geffrard will get a decent opportunity out of this one, if he wants it.

[margaret thatcher]

bert vs joe gotta happen baby , come on do it bobby, theyre both your guys

[watsupdoc87]

The Irish bomber is gonna be the one to shock the world and ko Canelo baby

[margaret thatcher]

canelo and beterbiev gonna fall to the irish bomber smoking joe smith, too much of dat working man heat

[gregregegg]

geeezes canelo would massacre slow joe jr. that right hand is too slow, cenlos left hook would find its way under it often

[watsupdoc87]

He'll knock him out the ring like with b hop . Jr is though as fuk and constantly learning with power in his hand

[margaret thatcher]

geeezes canelo would massacre slow joe jr. that right hand is too slow, cenlos left hook would find its way under it often

being underdog makes joe super powered, yet another doubter only makes him stronger

[Cent0089]

Well, good win for Joe. Beterbiev vs Smith, just bring it on

[JamesPhilips]

Well, 100% of pollsters were correct here

[DrDuke]

Well, 100% of pollsters were correct here

There weren't any other options in reality. It only seemed like Smith could have scored that stoppage earlier, but he decided to practice his boxing on the moving and covering heavy bag. Obviously, late replacements are often like that, but hopefully Smith fights someone good next. Right now he looks unimpressive to me. Won the belt by a robbery, defended it by labouring with a mismatched noname.

[Enlightened-One]

Geffard is the 175lbs equivalent of Mark De Mori. The epitome of a fighter with a padded record.

Joe Smith Jr. is being protected to avoid risking the Canelo payday.

The result of his bout against Geffard was inevitable, to the point the outcome of this bout was annoyingly predictable.

[Cent0089]

Geffard is the 175lbs equivalent of Mark De Mori. The epitome of a fighter with a padded record.

Joe Smith Jr. is being protected to avoid risking the Canelo payday.

The result of his bout against Geffard was inevitable, to the point the outcome of this bout was annoyingly predictable.

He was underdog against Fonfara, Hopkins, Hart and Alvarez. Does not seems protected to me. Also i think he would face Beterbiev.

[bobcatbox]

The Irish bomber is gonna be the one to shock the world and ko Canelo baby

I was thinking about this last night actually. That would be a big seller for Canelo.

[apollo creed]

Beterbiev vs Joe Smith should happen next!

Stop waiting for Canelo!

[bobcatbox]

Geffard is the 175lbs equivalent of Mark De Mori. The epitome of a fighter with a padded record.

Joe Smith Jr. is being protected to avoid risking the Canelo payday.

The result of his bout against Geffard was inevitable, to the point the outcome of this bout was annoyingly predictable.

He was underdog against Fonfara, Hopkins, Hart and Alvarez. Does not seems protected to me. Also i think he would face Beterbiev.

Nah Smith’s not being protected. Come on now. This was not even the fight that was meant to be. Geff was literally a last minute replacement plucked out to save the card in general. Super Nova and his wily mascot don’t have the chops to carry a main event. He was supposed to face Callum Johnson who pulverized a man in his last fight and was the former 168lb Ring Magazine champ. Not much protecting going on.

[handsofstone]

Geffard is the 175lbs equivalent of Mark De Mori. The epitome of a fighter with a padded record.

Joe Smith Jr. is being protected to avoid risking the Canelo payday.

The result of his bout against Geffard was inevitable, to the point the outcome of this bout was annoyingly predictable.

He was underdog against Fonfara, Hopkins, Hart and Alvarez. Does not seems protected to me. Also i think he would face Beterbiev.

Nah Smith’s not being protected. Come on now. This was not even the fight that was meant to be. Geff was literally a last minute replacement plucked out to save the card in general. Super Nova and his wily mascot don’t have the chops to carry a main event. He was supposed to face Callum Johnson who pulverized a man in his last fight and was the former 168lb Ring Magazine champ. Not much protecting going on.

That was Callum Smith mate


Johnson was the one who dropped Beterbiev

[Enlightened-One]

Geffard is the 175lbs equivalent of Mark De Mori. The epitome of a fighter with a padded record.

Joe Smith Jr. is being protected to avoid risking the Canelo payday.

The result of his bout against Geffard was inevitable, to the point the outcome of this bout was annoyingly predictable.

He was underdog against Fonfara, Hopkins, Hart and Alvarez. Does not seems protected to me. Also i think he would face Beterbiev.

Smith Jr. wasn’t being protected previously.

But now that Canelo is looming in the horizon, his handlers won’t attempt to match him against anyone risky.

For the record, Smith Jr. opposition in the pro ranks is much better than Beterbiev’s, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be protected going forward, because of the prospect of receiving a lottery jackpot sized Canelo payday.