Liam Smith not solely impressed many together with his fourth spherical stoppage win over the beforehand unstopped Chris Eubank Junior, he additionally put himself, as he stated after Saturday evening’s win, in a “good place.” The 34 yr outdated, who confirmed he has carried his punching energy as much as 160 kilos with him (Smith beforehand being a WBO champ down at 154) has a variety of thrilling big-fight choices open to him.
Talking after his emphatic win over Eubank, Smith stated he’s prepared to face the 33 yr outdated once more if and when Eubank and his crew activate the rematch clause that was in place going into Saturday’s combat. And Smith additionally spoke about the opportunity of him taking a combat with both Gennady Golovkin or Kell Brook.
Eubank had been calling for a combat with Golovkin, to go forward after the Smith combat. GGG was stated to be “,” and Golovkin, who holds two belts at middleweight, might now discover himself fascinated by travelling once more to the UK for a combat with Smith. As for former IBF welterweight champ Brook, he’s stated to be greater than prepared to finish his short-lived retirement to combat Smith (Brook having been eyeing a combat with the Smith-Eubank winner).
The massive combat of the three for Smith, 33-3-1(20) is clearly the Golovkin combat, and what a large evening that one can be for British boxing. And picture if Smith managed to tug off the win.
“I’ve received good choices, I’m in a great place,” Smith stated. “If [Eubank] desires the rematch, I’ll give it to him. I’m open to something, I at all times have been. If it’s Chris subsequent, it’s Chris subsequent. [Promoter] Ben Shalom stated Kell desires to combat the winner. That’s an enormous combat. There’s discuss of Golovkin. We’re in a great place.”
Stopped solely by Canelo Alvarez in a earlier combat with a pound-for-pound star, Smith would after all be massively motivated going right into a combat with Golovkin. And simply perhaps, at age 41 (in April), after an extended and onerous profession, GGG can be a beatable foe for the immensely assured Smith?
Both method, whoever he fights subsequent, “Beefy” will probably choose up a pleasant, nicely deserved massive payday. A win over Golovkin would after all put Smith into a complete different stratosphere. Let’s see if Eubank actually does need that rematch. If not, it may very well be both Brook or Golovkin subsequent for the warrior from Liverpool.
