I think Smith will cut off the ring, apply educated pressure, and if he does that, he will find it easier to get into range. Smith vs. Ryder – 23.11.19, fight results, highlights, news, online videos and photos. This is going to be a very one sided deal. Despite many believing Ryder had nicked the fight by a couple of rounds, the judge’s scorecards were read out heavily in Smith’s favour. No way at all. Talks between super-middleweight rivals John Ryder and Callum Smith have come to a halt – for now, World Boxing News has been informed. November 24th, 2019 - Comments Closed By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn insists that Callum Smith’s HIGHLY questionable 12 round unanimous decision victory over John Ryder (28 … The issue was the fact all 3 cards had it wide for Smith. I think Smith is levels above Ryder, and should win this fight without many problems. Ryder's last opponent was orthodox, he went 12 rounds against Arnfield, Etches, Fielding, in 2016-17, he is far more experienced fighting orthodoxes than Smith is fighting southpaws. Hint: If you think protecting your bread and butter takes priority over the honor of the sport YOU are the swamp creature. Callum Smith retain his world super-middleweight title with a unanimous points victory over a dogged John Ryder in Liverpool. Thread starter dkos; Start date Nov 23, 2019; Forums. It was either a case of underestimating his opponent or getting a bit matcho and wanting to do it the hard way. Callum Smith (26-0) makes his return to the ring against John Ryder (28-4) at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on November 23. had Ryder winning the fight. CALLUM SMITH clung on desperately to his WBA super-middleweight world title after edging John Ryder out in a controversial points win. CALLUM SMITH REACTS TO BEATING JOHN RYDER, JUDGES SCORECARDS & FIGHTING CANELO / SAUNDERS - YouTube. We'll see, fighters have off nights, sometimes good fighters have close calls against opponents they were heavy favourites against, but no doubt we saw weaknesses from Smith, it wasn't a good performance. Issues at the weight? mode: 'thumbnails-rr', As Eddie Hearn says, maybe that performance makes it easier to make big fights. That seems a long way away now. Callum Smith was a massive favorite coming into today’s fight with John Ryder, but the fight sure didn’t play out as a mismatch. A win for Álvarez (53-1-2) - widely considered the biggest star in the sport and one of the best active boxers in the world - would further cement his legacy and claim to pound for pound status. Ryder's game plan was perfect. I had Ryder by 1, could see a draw, and I appreciate some others could have a smith narrow victory. I'd still like to see him in against someone like Plant, who I think it's a very skilled fighter. John Ryder impressed me, but Callum Smith looked like a clear enough winner to me and deserved the comfortable decision the judges gave him. Ryder deserves another shot. If he moves up, why not take on someone like Kovalev? Smith didn't seem to know how to react. … I think Ryder will keep his guard up, won't stand still on the ropes, but Smith will sustain the pressure, land clean to head and body, in high volume, round after round, he will break Ryder down, and stop him late. Ryder knocked out Jamie Cox in 2 rounds, earlier than Groves did, made a statement, and although beating Nielsen might not be impressive, it was a mismatch. I'd also think Joe Gallagher deserves a bit of stick for this performance. Boxing. Smith will be defending his WBA (Super) super-middleweight strap for the second time, following a successful first defense against Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam in June. I didn't score the fight but I did watch it, thinking Ryder dominated the second half of the fight. Got caught with shots he never should be. _taboola.push({ Callum Smith vs John Ryder is a gripping 12 rounds of back-and-forth action Callum Smith (left) vs John Ryder Ahead of Callum Smith vs John Ryder tonight, a mandatory defence of "Mundo’s" Super WBA super-middleweight title, much of the talk centred around the champion’s future and fights versus the likes of Canelo Alvarez , Gennady Golovkin and WBO 168lbs king Billy Joe Saunders. The login page will open in a new tab. 3 of Ryder's 4 losses have been close, he has shown vast improvement in his last few fights, his last loss was against Fielding, in April 2017, and since then, he has won all 4 fights by stoppage. They know where their bread is buttered. Wow. target_type: 'mix' 23 November 2019. I'm not sold on Ryder at world level, because I thought he was behind against Sirotkin, who had struggled against lower level opponents, Nielsen lost wide to Dmitry Chudinov and a very old Abraham, and his last opponent drew against opponent with a losing record. It surely had to have been close either way. Ryder was awarded the KO win in the seventh round. Smith will need good, southpaw sparring. Feel sickened that moment has been taken away from him. Smith, a … WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith chalked up his lackluster performance against mandatory challenger John Ryder to a lack of fear of Ryder, who was a 25:1 underdog heading into the fight, giving away significant height and reach. And he should be. }); Please log in again. Re: Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev Scorecard by... Re: Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman Scorecard by... Re: Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson I Scorecard by... Re: Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines Scorecard by Gold, Dariusz Michalczewski vs Graciano Rocchigiani, Dariusz Michalczewski vs Muslim Biarslanov, Battle of the Broken Jaw: Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton II, The Super Fight: Marvin Hagler vs Sugar Ray Leonard, Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez III, scorecard by FLOYD TOUGH COMPETITOR MAYWEATHER. I think in the mid rounds, Smith will counter Ryder more often, land the stand out shots, and if he can corner Ryder, get on the inside, and Ryder has to exchange to land any punches himself, Smith will get the better of it, because I don't think Ryder can hurt Smith. That really should have been a split or majority decision. This was a woeful performance from Smith, a fighter that I rate very highly. I think what happened here is that he completely underestimated Ryder. Official Scorecards. Callum Smith survives scare against John Ryder to retain world super-middleweight title in Liverpool and keep Anfield dream alive. Pro boxing is in serious need of a cleanup crew to drain this swamp. But I'm not having 9 rds to 3 for smith . it's controversial but not a robbery but it's a home decision. Residence: … Terry O’Connor needs to be sacked for that, produced some awful cards down the years. Remember how brilliantly he used the jab to box Groves long? I do not understand why most users here had Ryder winning on the cards, though. Last time out, Canelo (54-1-2, 36 KOs) knocked out Sergey Kovalev to win the WBO Light Heavyweight title, while Smith (27-1, 19 KOs) struggled in taking a disputed points win against John Ryder. The judges aren’t going to give any round remotely close to a 25:1 underdog against the house fighter in his hometown. The scorecards were read out 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 – a unanimous decision win for Smith. I disagree. Ryder doesn't have any wins on the level of Smith's win over Groves, and he has 4 losses. I think Ryder is very underrated, has had a stop start career, has improved a lot based on his last few fights, but I think Smith at his best would beat him decisively. IMHO inactivity and being fixated on big-name fights is affecting Callum’s performances – he was poor tonight and the judges scorecards flattered him and insulted John Ryder. About Us | Contact | Feedback | Site Map | Score the Controversial Fights. One thing is for sure, Smith is a very lucky boy to still have the belt around his waist. Smith proved himself at world level last year, when he beat Groves, won the title, won the tournament. BJS doesn't take him to school, not a chance. I think Smith struggled with the stance and height aspects, but Ryder exploited his weaknesses, Smith proved against Fielding and Groves that he can time a counter off the back foot, but he struggles when he's against the ropes, doesn't use his feet or move his head enough and can be a target. 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