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I know you saw him with many of these trainers over the years. Antonio Esparragoza, Amilcar Brusa, Sendai Tanaka, Freddie Roach, Ismael Salas, his brother Carlos along with Rudy Hernandez, etc, etc… What are your thoughts on this? Linares has worked with so many names in the past. On another Linares note, I thought he did well under new trainer Jorge Zerpa. I’d imagine if TR and GB could make the Loma fight, maybe Bob and Oscar could make that matchup as well, especially given the slim pickings for Ramirez who isn’t in the WBSS tournament. I think Mikey Garcia could be too much for the Venezuelan star, but I actually really like how he matches up with Jose Ramirez. I’m not sure boiling back down to 135 against Loma is the best move athletically, although it might be the best one financially. I felt his timing was spot on, and he still boxed with controlled intensity, remained fluid and showed no ill effects of his tough loss to Vasiliy Lomachenko earlier this year. Now, I understand what he was in with, but overall, that’s exactly what you do in that situation. I thought he looked very good in his return fight at 140 lbs. I haven’t emailed in a while! Hope all is well! I wanted to ask a few questions, so let’s start with Jorge Linares. I can’t speak for the Panel members that weren’t sold on Smith, but I’m fairly sure they have a higher opinion of him now than they did prior to Sept.

Associate Editor Tom Gray and I strongly disagreed and basically acted as the tie-breakers on the hotly debated issue. 2-rated Gilberto Ramirez was clearly better than Smith and that the belt shouldn’t be on the line unless he was fighting Groves. Half of The Ring Ratings Panel did not want to put our vacant 168-pound title on the line for Groves-Smith because they didn’t view the unbeaten Liverpudlian (then our No. I feel like Smith earned a lot of respect with this victory. I’m very happy for him, his brothers and his trainer Joe Gallagher, who is one of the good guys of the sport.

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He hadn’t looked at all like a faded fighter during his fights with Jamie Cox and Eubank, so full congrats to “Mundo.” Groves was the fan and media favorite going into the WBSS final for a reason. Also, I must note that Smith deserves 100% credit for boxing the perfect game plan against Groves, who should not be viewed as “damaged goods” in retrospect. The super-middleweight competition's final is scheduled for London's O2 Arena in June with Groves suffering a shoulder injury in last Saturday's high-profile defeat of Chris Eubank Jnr.In other words, I really had no idea who was going to win, and I wouldn’t have bet a large sum on either super middleweight. 'You don't see him fight backwards a lot, normally he is the dominator. Speaking after the bout, Holzken said: 'I thought it would have been heavier, but he did a good job with his jab but I think I hit him the most with the power shots. 'The most important thing is I'm in the final.'

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'It was a potential banana skin and it was about not slipping up and just boxing and sticking to the basics. He said: 'Did I underestimate him? Yeah, probably a little bit, but I said in the week the main job was to win and book my place into the final and I did that. Smith, 27, said he was disappointed he did not get to fight Braehmer - but added getting to the final was the main aim.

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Holzken, 34, had won each of his 13 professional fights, but Smith took the win after a unanimous decision 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111. Smith had been due to take on Juergen Braehmer in the semi-final in Nuremburg but the German withdrew through illness.

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Callum Smith will square off against George Groves in an all-English World Boxing Super Series super middleweight final after a points win over Nieky Holzken.

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