Swifty on Switching Gyms and Simpson

[Joe G]

Stephen Smith on moving gym and facing John Simpson again


Commonwealth featherweight champion Stephen Smith unbeaten in 11 fights, talks to BritishBoxers about joining brother Paul at Gallagher's gym in Manchester, a rematch with John Simpson, including his experience of sparring with new gym mates John Murray and Anthony Crolla....

http://www.britishboxers.co.uk/2011/03/ ... =BP_recent

[J]

going well Joe at the moment hey did i read 43 unbeaten in BM this month..well done mate to you and your "stable"

[hurlock]

he answerd the questions before they came up :!:

it made me laugh when he said he was embarassed to talk on joe's winning streak because he hasnt won a fight yet the modesty.

glad to read swifty is focused on simpson & his plans are too stay busy ruling the roost, getting expieriance

[15829]

cant wait for the rematch swifty gonna show everyone what he can do when hes got 2 hands, i thought he won by 2 rounds last this time i can see it being even wider

[hurlock]

i dont think there is such thing as an easy night v simpson :!: i expect smith to box more sparingly & use angles were simpson wont be able to adjust & set himself. swifty has the ability to totally outbox simpson which knowbody to date has

[15829]

i didnt say it would be easy but i believe smith is a level or 2 above simpson is a good domestic/european level fighter

[billy nelson]

i dont think there is such thing as an easy night v simpson :!: i expect smith to box more sparingly & use angles were simpson wont be able to adjust & set himself. swifty has the ability to totally outbox simpson which knowbody to date has

Lets face it guys Simpson won the first fight,ive watched it many times and i cant beleive Stephen got it,unlike Swifty thoughts john has changed dramatically and Swifty will soon find out the difference when hes not got John's old title

[TheCobra]

i dont think there is such thing as an easy night v simpson :!: i expect smith to box more sparingly & use angles were simpson wont be able to adjust & set himself. swifty has the ability to totally outbox simpson which knowbody to date has

Lets face it guys Simpson won the first fight,ive watched it many times and i cant beleive Stephen got it,unlike Swifty thoughts john has changed dramatically and Swifty will soon find out the difference when hes not got John's old title

Billy - your posts are often bullish and a little grating, but in this instance I tend to agree. Simpson won the first fight imo and I think he can take the rematch, just tougher, more experienced and coming into his own in the last couple of years. It will take a lot for most domestic players to beat him now.

[jBacca]

Good interview. Swifty is a talented boxer and well-spoken.

I fancy him big here. Simpson is tough, but limited. Swifty has the tools to outbox him and if the game plan goes as expected, I can see Swifty scoring a wide win.

[hurlock]

i dont think there is such thing as an easy night v simpson :!: i expect smith to box more sparingly & use angles were simpson wont be able to adjust & set himself. swifty has the ability to totally outbox simpson which knowbody to date has

Lets face it guys Simpson won the first fight,ive watched it many times and i cant beleive Stephen got it,unlike Swifty thoughts john has changed dramatically and Swifty will soon find out the difference when hes not got John's old title

Billy - your posts are often bullish and a little grating, but in this instance I tend to agree. Simpson won the first fight imo and I think he can take the rematch, just tougher, more experienced and coming into his own in the last couple of years. It will take a lot for most domestic players to beat him now.

Billy know's his boxing. the last fight was very close as the rounds were tight & most would lean towards the home fighter.but the first four rounds until the break were dominated by smith & everyone will agree.i cant see how a pro of 8 plus years at domestic level can change??& why does he need to if he was controversially beaten?? simmo will be in a complete diffrent mindset coming off a great win against lindsay & it will be a cracker but i think swifty will be a bit to clever this time round & i'll be tuned in to see if im right

[$wifty]

i dont think there is such thing as an easy night v simpson :!: i expect smith to box more sparingly & use angles were simpson wont be able to adjust & set himself. swifty has the ability to totally outbox simpson which knowbody to date has

Lets face it guys Simpson won the first fight,ive watched it many times and i cant beleive Stephen got it,unlike Swifty thoughts john has changed dramatically and Swifty will soon find out the difference when hes not got John's old title

I dont really even respond to any of this anymore...John Simpson is John Simpson, u will not change him! You prepare for the "me" from September and ill prepare for the John from September/December/all the time. See u in April ey....date set...soon as I beat John and beat him well, u will be going on then about how he should have moved on to European level before bla bla bla

[TheCobra]

i dont think there is such thing as an easy night v simpson :!: i expect smith to box more sparingly & use angles were simpson wont be able to adjust & set himself. swifty has the ability to totally outbox simpson which knowbody to date has

Lets face it guys Simpson won the first fight,ive watched it many times and i cant beleive Stephen got it,unlike Swifty thoughts john has changed dramatically and Swifty will soon find out the difference when hes not got John's old title

I dont really even respond to any of this anymore...John Simpson is John Simpson, u will not change him! You prepare for the "me" from September and ill prepare for the John from September/December/all the time. See u in April ey....date set...soon as I beat John and beat him well, u will be going on then about how he should have moved on to European level before bla bla bla

It's an intriguing match undoubtedly, I look forward to it and good luck!

[jonny]

Lets face it guys Simpson won the first fight,ive watched it many times and i cant beleive Stephen got it,unlike Swifty thoughts john has changed dramatically and Swifty will soon find out the difference when hes not got John's old title

I dont really even respond to any of this anymore...John Simpson is John Simpson, u will not change him! You prepare for the "me" from September and ill prepare for the John from September/December/all the time. See u in April ey....date set...soon as I beat John and beat him well, u will be going on then about how he should have moved on to European level before bla bla bla

It's an intriguing match undoubtedly, I look forward to it and good luck!

Looking forward to this myself, I do see Simpson edging it though

[bennie]

Is this for the British and Commonwealth titles?

[jBacca]

April 27th at the Olympia.

BOSS !!

[$wifty]

Yes, British AND Commonwealth titles on the line

[jBacca]

The Olympia will be booming!

Getting the numbers together now. Make sure you alert BoxRec with the ticket prices, Ste!

[lefty]

Yes, British AND Commonwealth titles on the line

get your brother back on the forum mate

[$wifty]

The Olympia will be booming!

Getting the numbers together now. Make sure you alert BoxRec with the ticket prices, Ste!

Will do

[jessi]

i think smith won the last meeting with simpson, it was close, i think smith may stop him in april, read deakins 60 second interview in boxing news last week, high praise for swifty best of luck stephen.

[bennie]

Scotland's fearless John Simpson defends his British featherweight title against former conqueror Stephen Smith of Liverpool in a fantastic match at Liverpool's Olympia on April 27.
Simpson dropped a disputed 12-round decision to Smith six months ago in Glasgow for the Commonwealth featherweight title (which will also be on the line) but the unbeaten Smith broke his left hand in the fight which required an operation and believes, with some justification, he would have won more convincingly otherwise. Of course, Simpson will say his hard head caused the injury and welcome to the school of hard knocks, so a rematch is in order, particularly as Simpson bounced back to win the British title from Belfast's previously unbeaten Martin Lindsay in Belfast which ranks as a superb 'away' display - another superb away display - from Simpson, a real road warrior from Greenock who pulls off upset after upset where other men fear to tread. Smith at the Olympia? Simpson fought one of his greatest ever fights at the Olympia back in 2007 against an unbeaten "Dirty" Derry Matthews.
Remarkably, the 27-year-old Simpson is just two years older than Smith but seems to have been around forever, whereas Smith only turned pro in 2008 after a distinguished amateur career won him gold at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and a brace of ABA titles. Now 11-0 (6) as a pro, Smith is a marvellous boxing talent with all the moves. He lacks pure knockout power but nothing in speed, sharpness and strength - and strength of of mind. He was stepping up when he met Simpson last September and, even with the gammy hand, even in Glasgow, came through for the 'proper' Commonwealth belt, but the hand has kept him out since and he recently linked up with elder brother Paul under the magnificent training arm of Joe Gallagher, whose stable includes the unbeaten Murray brothers and Anthony Crolla. Simpson, for his part, is schooled by the bullish yet brilliant Billy Nelson and enjoys great sparring with WBO super-featherweight champion Ricky Burns.
This really is 50-50, classic 50-50. Smith could have done with a loosener perhaps but is sparring well and planning, no doubt, to outbox the strong, pressure-fighting Scot, roared on by partisan support, which will only roar on Simpson. Nevertheless, what Smith has done before he can presumably do again. "Swifty" uses all his boxing skills to take the British title on a thrilling, bruising, desperately close decision.

[Emmseegee]

Whats liverpool like for away fans? Lol.

[jBacca]

Whats liverpool like for away fans? Lol.

Boss mate, you'll have a good time.

[alexpaterson]

Cracking match, glad it's been made! I think Simpson tried to box with Smith too much in the last fight (I still thought Simpson won it though!) and was a lot more effective when he was going forward pressuring Smith, if Simpson can mix his boxing and aggression like he did against Lindsay I can see him winning this one but it should be a cracker.