{"id":8297,"date":"2023-01-17T04:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T04:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/i-dont-think-he-is-the-smartest\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T04:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T04:10:00","slug":"i-dont-think-he-is-the-smartest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/i-dont-think-he-is-the-smartest\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I don&#8217;t think he is the smartest&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Liam Smith is a 2.5-1 underdog who faces Chris Eubank Jr. at AO Arena (DAZN) in Manchester, England on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The former 154-pound champion fell short against Mexican stars Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia. And he lost to junior middleweight contender Magomed Kurbanov in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>But the 34-year-old has since gone on a three-game winning streak, including ten.<sup>th<\/sup>&#8211; Round knockout of Jesse Vargas last April &#8211; to re-establish his eligibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS | Jessie Vargas vs. Liam Smith\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dA7VmRi4zbw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And now he has a chance to take another big step against his fellow Englishman in the 160-pound battle at home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a big domestic fight,&#8221; Smith told RingTV.com.  &#8220;[It\u2019s] A big fight involved, a fight I&#8217;m happy with, and one I&#8217;m looking forward to.  &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Especially because I believe there is a good chance of getting your hand raised.<\/p>\n<p>Eubank (32-2, 23 KOs) has also been impressive, winning six in a row since losing by points to George Groves in 2018. This includes decisions against James DeGale in 2019 and his most recent fight against Liam Williams.  February.<\/p>\n<p>But Eubank is still skeptical. Smith seems to be in that group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I strip it back, how good do you think he is? I think he&#8217;ll be fine,&#8221; Smith said.  &#8220;I don&#8217;t rate his boxing ability, his boxing IQ. I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s the smartest. In that sense, I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s a world-class middleweight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Smith (32-3-1, 19 KOs) was critical of Eubank&#8217;s performance against Williams, even though Eubank scored four knockdowns in a one-sided fight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He dropped Liam Williams four times and couldn&#8217;t get out of there,&#8221; said Smith.  &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if he&#8217;s going to be as good a round as he used to be, because if I&#8217;m in a match against somebody and he drops four times, every penny I have they give me the last bell. Because I bet you won&#8217;t see it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Smith was training in his hometown of Liverpool for his next fight and was with his family during the holidays. Still, he had to make sacrifices that he wouldn&#8217;t normally make during that time.<\/p>\n<p>And he&#8217;s fine with that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew I had to have a disciplined Christmas,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMib2h0dHBzOi8vYm94aW5nanVua2llLnVzYXRvZGF5LmNvbS8yMDIzLzAxL2xpYW0tc21pdGgtb24tb3Bwb25lbnQtY2hyaXMtZXViYW5rLWpyLWktZG9udC10aGluay1oZXMtdGhlLWNsZXZlcmVzdNIBAA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Liam Smith is a 2.5-1 underdog who faces Chris Eubank Jr. at AO Arena (DAZN) in Manchester, England on Saturday. 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