1) Smith vs. Luke Blackledge
This 2016 fight ended in dramatic fashion when Blackledge advanced and looked to throw a right hand only to find himself caught by a left hook from Smith. The shot ended the fight in the tenth round, no count needed, and this remains one of the most terrifying knockouts seen in a British ring.
2) Smith vs. Gilbert Castillo
A more recent Smith special, this second-round knockout of Castillo came from his right hand instead of his left. He landed after a series of blows and with such force Castillo immediately collapsed, after which both legs began to shake in a rather disturbing manner.
3) Smith vs. Mathieu Bauderlique
Always quick and spiteful with his left hand, Smith’s knockout of Bauderlique in 2022 was due to that particular weapon. It was used, first, to attack Bauderlique’s body, before a second left hook, delivered immediately afterwards, broke the Frenchman’s chin and sent him through the ropes.
4) Beterbiev vs. Gabriel Campillo
This 2015 fight essentially ended when Beterbiev, in the fourth round, landed two right hands that stiffened Campillo’s legs against the ropes. The fact that he then followed these shots with a savage left hook, which grazed Campillo on the way down, only made the final image even more gruesome.
5) Beterbiev against Joe Smith Jr.
There was nothing hesitant or cautious about Smith when he challenged Beterbiev in 2022. Instead, he pursued him from the start and eventually ran into two uppercuts from Beterbiev in the second round, one left and one right, and found himself so puzzled that he didn’t know where he was.
Beterbiev nails Joe Smith Jnr (Elsa/Getty Images)
6) Beterbiev vs. Adam Deines
In the tenth round, after measuring his German opponent with some softer punches, Beterbiev attacked Deines with a brutal counter left hook, which sent Deines staggering to the ground. He bravely got to his knees but the towel would save him from any further punishment.
7) Beterbiev against Callum Johnson
After a back-and-forth shootout, in which both men fell to the ground early, Beterbiev, in the fourth round, caught a desperate Johnson with an incoming right hand, the impact of which caused Johnson to fall tiredly to the canvas, with all his strength. threat taken from him.
8) Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde
After several fierce exchanges, Yarde, eyes swollen, took a short right hand from Beterbiev in the eighth round and was unable to recover. He tried to move, but was hit again by a right hand from Beterbiev and eventually fell. He was then saved shortly after by the corner from him.
9) Smith vs. George Groves
In good control of the fight, Smith waited for Groves to unload in the seventh round, then countered expertly with a left hook that landed on top of his opponent’s head. On unsteady legs, Groves staggered toward a corner, where he was beaten until the only thing left to do was fall to the canvas.
10) Smith vs. Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam
Too big and strong, Smith used N’Dam as target practice in 2019, knocking him down in rounds one and two before finishing him with a quick, accurate right cross in the third.
