Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr. | Sky Sports - 18 June 2022

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DeGuardia: Beterbiev Was Hitting To The Back Of The Head; We Were Concerned About That

“I’ve never seen Joe hurt like that,” DeGuardia told BS.com. “And again, you know, obviously I give Beterbiev credit. He’s a real fighter and a skilled, precise fighter. But we spoke to the referee beforehand. We didn’t like the idea of shots on the back of the head. We were concerned about that. I mean, I saw the last punch was on the back of the head. I saw a couple before. I know the referee warned him once, but you know, look, all in all, you can’t take anything away from Beterbiev. He’s a great fighter.”

“We knew going into the fight you’ve got two punchers and anything could happen quickly,” DeGuardia said. “A lot of analysts said, and they had a right, whoever’s gonna hit first and get that right shot in first, you know, could set the whole fight. And that’s really what happened. I think if Joe lands one of his punches or bombs, it’s a different story. But Beterbiev landed. You know, that’s it.”

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Arum saying no way Bert ever fights on “dead zone”.

Hearn getting frozen out stateside it seems.

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Arum saying no way Bert ever fights on “dead zone”.

Hearn getting frozen out stateside it seems.

Yeh. They’re all ganging up on him now.

[brilo33]

gutted for joe not sure he had propper game plan there big occasion the crowd there for him he looked nervous started well first 1min mind beterbiev hit him wobbled him dont think joe recoverd from that ,and then worst thing was having a shoot out when he was still i would say concussed, he died on his shield think he went to gun hoe , but i have to give it to artur he was so powerfull also a lot harder to hit now aswell made it look easy, i was always a bivol fan if they were to meet i dont know now if they get it on in september be hell of a fight

[brilo33]

ya, joe wasnt put down for a full 10 count or anything like that, but he got wrecked. but i still love him, he went for it like the bad arse he was, unfortunetly the other guy was a super bad arse. precision with booming power in every shot. stone hands

propper gutter mags i think the occasion did get to him i could feel the pressure just watching it , he went out throwing cant take that from him, like to see him rest up and come back again certainly not finshed , callum smith in the uk would be interesting fight