Smith Jr vs Arthur

When is Smith Jr vs Arthur?

Joe Smith Jr could potentially square off against Lyndon Arthur in Early 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Smith Jr vs Arthur stats

Joe Smith Jr would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lyndon Arthur would make his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Smith Jr would have an advantage in power over Arthur, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Arthur's 67%.

Joe Smith Jr is the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Arthur has a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith Jr. Despite this, he has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Smith Jr and Lyndon Arthur fight out of an orthodox stance.

Smith Jr is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Arthur, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Arthur's 137.

Lyndon Arthur is currently ranked number 7 by the WBA, and 9 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Smith Jr vs Arthur form

Smith Jr has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on October 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on June 18, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Steve Geffrard on January 15, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Maksim Vlasov on April 10, 2021, by majority decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.

He had won against Eleider Alvarez on August 22, 2020, by knockout in the 9th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Arthur has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Liam Cameron on June 21, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Dmitry Bivol on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Braian Nahuel Suarez on September 1, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Boris Crighton on March 24, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton.

He had won against Joel McIntyre on December 2, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lyndon Arthur has been fighting more than Joe Smith Jr.

Joe Smith Jr last fought 1 year, 3 months and 15 days ago, while Lyndon Arthur's last outing was 7 months and 1 day ago.

Smith Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 5 months, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Arthur's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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