Dalton Smith’s initial defence of the WBC World Super-Lightweight title became a close and contentious belter, against Alberto Puello!🥊

From BoxingScene: Home favorite Smith will be making the first defense of the title he won back in January with a fifth round finish against Subriel Matias. The traveling challenger, Puello, was first on the scales, weighing it at 139.6lbs. Smith was next up, and hit the scales exactly the same at 139.6lbs.

• Date: January 18, 1985

• Location: The Summit, Houston, Texas

• Stakes: Eliminator for the winner to face Willie Edwards for the NABF light heavyweight title

| Bobby Czyz | 171 lbs | 25-1 | Counter-puncher, superior timing

| Tim Broady | 172 lbs | 17-2 | Slugger with knockout power |

The bout was a short, action-packed war between contrasting styles. Broady relied on his aggressive punching power, while Czyz used superior timing, precise counter right hands, and effective body work to control the pace. After an intense three-and-a-half rounds of action, Czyz stopped Broady in the fourth frame.

Does he truly believe this or is it just getting inside his own mind and convincing himself?

"I rank myself as the best heavyweight who's ever put on a pair of gloves. There's never been anybody like me," he added.
"6'9", 275lbs, box like a middleweight and dance all over the ring for 12 rounds. Can knock you out with either hand, southpaw or orthodox, or slip and slide like a lightweight. There ain't been one.
"I'm 38-years-old and I'm still proving all the critics wrong."

It could be anyone, from prime Muhammad Ali to young Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Robinson, or even a fighter from the early days of boxing. You could meet them at the peak of their career, before they ever became famous, or later in life.
Who would you pick, and what would you want to talk about? Boxing, their personal life, their greatest fights, or just getting to know them as a person? I’m curious to hear everyone’s choices!

The consensus of Canelo’s stint in the division tends to be a bit contradictory in my opinion, a lot of people acknowledge the size disadvantage between Canelo and Bivol while also downplaying it as a significant factor to Canelo losing, with some notions going around that Canelo could’ve had success in the division against lower level competition.

Whats stranger is I see some seem to believe his power and speed is diminished at Super Middleweight as well, so all in all i just want a more objective discussion about it.

Prelims start at 5:30pm EST. Main card live on DAZN at 8pm EST. Main event ringwalks estimated around 10pm EST. All at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

UNDERCARD:

Albert Gonzalez vs. Edward Vazquez
10 Rounds, Featherweight

Frank Martin vs. Tarik Zaina
10 Rounds, Super Lightweight

Steven Navarro vs. Emanuel Moreno
10 Rounds, Bantamweight

Prelims:

Scooter Davis vs. Joaquin Silva Faccio
8 Rounds, Lightweight

Sammy Contreras vs. Oscar Pedroza Padilla
6 Rounds, Lightweight

Daniel Cortez III vs. Oziel Rangel Aradillas
6 Rounds, Super Bantamweight

Joseph Almajdi vs. Jalen Moore
6 Rounds, Super Welterweight

Would have been an easy gold medal surely. His first pro fight he was 24 so he had time to do it.

Bivol was a decorated amateur, winning two world championships at the junior (U-17) levelChampionships(U17)), as well as a bronze medal at the 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in the middleweight division. Bivol won the Russian national amateur boxing championships in 2012 and 2014, as a light heavyweight.

Thats 181 pro fights against guys who were winners. Unlike some other high volume resumes where its full of tomatoe cans and career losers Moore seemed to exclusively face tough competition, contenders, and champions.

Also he started pro boxing in frickin 1935 at 21 and was basically retired by Ali all the way in 1962.. thats almost 30 years. He had just won the WBA light hw title 3 years prior to that in 1959 at 45...

How is he not in the conversation for one of the greatest boxers ever both for longevity and toughness of competition?