Smith Jr vs Arthur

When is Smith Jr vs Arthur?

Joe Smith Jr could potentially square off against Lyndon Arthur in Summer 2024 in 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 loses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Lyndon Arthur would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Smith Jr would have a slight advantage in power over Arthur, with a 79% knock out percentage over Arthur's 70%.

Joe Smith Jr is the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

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

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

Smith Jr is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 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 29 more professional rounds, 156 to Arthur's 127.

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 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on 18th June 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 15th January 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 beat Maksim Vlasov on 10th April 2021 by majority decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.

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

Arthur has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

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

Previous to that, he had beat Braian Nahuel Suarez on 1st September 2023 by knockout in the 10th round at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, United Kingdom.

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

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

He had defeated Walter Gabriel Sequeira on 17th September 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton.

Activity check

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

Joe Smith Jr last fought 9 months and 19 days ago, while Lyndon Arthur's last outing was 7 months and 3 days ago.

Smith Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 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 1 year, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

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