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Joe Smith Promoter: Adonis Stevenson Has Run Cold, Fight a No-Go!

By Steve Kim

According to promoter Joe Deguardia a potential light heavyweight slugfest between his man, Joe Smith, and reigning WBC champion Adonis Stevenson will not be taking place in the spring.

"Adonis Stevenson has run cold. I think Adonis Stevenson decided that he doesn't want to fight Joe Smith. He doesn't want to get into the ring with a banger like Joe," the veteran promoter told BoxingScene.com on Thursday afternoon.

So what's next for the blue-collar Smith, who is union laborer from Long Island, New York?

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"There's obviously other opportunities out there and people want to see him fight. I believe we have the biggest draw in New York and we'll find something for him and put him in a nice fight,'' said Deguardia of his client. who burst onto the scene last year with knockout victories over Andrzej Fonfara and Bernard Hopkins.

As for him returning to the refurbished Nassau Coliseum on April 29th, Deguardia explained - "the Nassau Coliseum fight, the thought was to make that against Adonis Stevenson. So Adonis apparently doesn't want to fight."

There has been talk of a local showdown with Seanie Monaghan.

"Well, I'm looking into other fights and there's certainly a couple guys out there that would make a good big fight with Joe and I'm looking at exploring all these options," stated Deguardia, who says he's not surprised by how things turned out with Stevenson.

"He talks a good game but when the chips are down and it's time to make a good fight, the fights not made and this is a perfect example because Joe is sitting there salivating, ready to fight whoever I tell him to fight," said a frustrated Deguardia. "But Adonis Stevenson is not coming to the table."

So what's next for Stevenson, his promoter Yvon Michel says - "The plan is to fight April 29th but we're not sure about the opponent, yet."

So why didn't this match-up come to fruition?

''Look, Adonis wants to fight him," claimed Michel. "The kid did a very good performance. Maybe the timing for everybody involved it's not there. But I'm sure we'll find a way to get Adonis and Smith in the ring together in 2017."

Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.

- See more at: Joe Smith Promoter: Adonis Stevenson Has Run Cold, Fight a No-Go! - Boxing News
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What I usually say in similar scenarios...
Would like to hear the story from the other half's viewpoint

If it's true then that's not a good look at Stevenson, not at all

Give me Stevenson vs Badou Jack or Badou Jack vs Joe Smith then :feedme:
 
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That's my first real aight SMH moment about Superman if true. Ducking generic Joe? Who he'd knockout in one round? Shameful
 
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Showtime to Stream Broner-Granados Tripleheader Live on Twitter

NEW YORK – Showtime Sports will live-stream the first ever boxing event on Twitter this Saturday, offering fans the opportunity to watch and join the conversation during the "Showtime Championship Boxing" tripleheader headlined by popular four-division world champion Adrien Broner versus upset-minded Adrian Granados.

The unique collaboration with Twitter is an extension of the Showtime "Free Preview Weekend" during which the premium network will be available to more than 73 million television households nationwide from Friday, February 17 through Monday, February 20.

Twitter’s live stream of Saturday’s "Showtime Championship Boxing" telecast will be available for free to logged-in and logged-out users on Twitter and connected devices in the United States and Canada. Access to the live stream will be available at showtimeboxing.twitter.com, in Twitter’s explore tab and on @ShowtimeBoxing.

“We are in the midst of an unrivaled run of seven live boxing events over an eight-week span on Showtime and CBS,” said Stephen Espinoza, executive vice president & general manager for Showtime Sports. “The sport of boxing is on the rise again, and the best and most meaningful fights are on Showtime. With this unprecedented live stream on Twitter, we have the opportunity to reach boxing fans and casual observers everywhere with the industry-leading boxing programming we deliver to our subscribers on a consistent basis.”

“Twitter is where fans go to for live conversations about boxing," said Anthony Noto, COO for Twitter. "Our collaboration with Showtime Sports will provide fans access to the live video stream of Saturday night’s best-in-class championship boxing coverage and the live conversation all on one screen."

Saturday’s "Showtime Championship Boxing" presentation of Broner vs. Granados airs live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. In the main event, former four-division world champion Adrien Broner will face the hard-charging Adrian Granados in a 10-round welterweight showdown. In co-featured bouts, WBA welterweight champion David Avanesyan will defend his belt against former two-time champ Lamont Peterson, while 175-pound contenders Marcus Browne and Thomas Williams square off in a 10-round light heavyweight bout.
 
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