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Shad
October 28, 2009

With the Brook vs. Jennings fight cancelled due to illness, boxers will be looking to the Smith vs. Quigley fight for excitement this Friday.

In a bout for the British super middleweight title at Echo Arena in London on 30 October, Paul Smith will take on the current champ, Tony Quigley. BetUS has the odds in favor of the challenger, at -230 for Smith and +180 for Quigley. It’s a testament to the potential that Smith has shown in his career so far, but he will have his work cut out for him to prove the bookies right and take the British super middleweight belt.

Tony Quigley is a 25 year old with a record of 13-1 that includes 6 knockouts. Paul Smith is older at 27, with a 27-1 record that sports an impressive 15 victories by KO. The general expectation is that Smith’s greater power should result in a KO win for the challenger, but this is far from a given. It doesn’t matter that the champion does not have quite as extensive a record as Smith. Quigley is dangerous at any point in the fight, so Smith cannot afford to take him lightly.

It should also be kept in mind that Paul Smith’s global reputation as a former contestant on The Contender could be skewing the odds slightly. While this would not have an effect on the more experienced boxing bettors who know what they’re doing, it could mean an influx of casual boxing fans placing bets based on name recognition alone. The odds seem fair for now, but fame could become a factor leading up to Friday’s fight.

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