LEGIT
Jun 16, 2022
4 minutes
JOE SMITH JNR had a feeling that Dmitry Bivol was going to beat Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 7. He had better insight than most, having gone 12 rounds with Bivol in 2019, and he was willing to put his money where his mouth was. Smith’s wife, Kelly, wasn’t so sure.
“I would have made some more [betting on Bivol], but my wife was yelling at me,” laughed Smith. “She’s like, ‘They’re not gonna give Bivol the decision, even if he wins.’ I said, ‘If he beats him bad enough he will.’ She allowed me to put some money down so I made a couple hundred bucks, but nothing crazy.”
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