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Western Bulldogs main character Clay Smith’s perfect start to his boxing career has continued.
In just his third pro fight on Wednesday night, Smith was in scintillating form, winning his light heavyweight bout against Jamie Phillips in just 33 seconds.
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The premier boxing match was supposed to last four three-minute rounds, but Smith was clearly in a hurry, leaving the commentators stunned.
“He’s dropped it like a bad habit with two huge right hands,” they shouted.
“Jamie Phillips dropped and Clay Smith with a stunning first round knockout in the first 90 seconds.
“You can’t teach strength like that, and it’s two thunder arms.
“It’s an extraordinary strike force.”
After the bout, Smith, who retired from the AFL in 2018, was asked about his new sporting journey.
“I’ve been boxing for the last three or four years, slowly learning the craft,” he said.
“I’m hungry and I’m driving, so we’ll see how far it goes.”
But when asked where he thought the journey would take him, Smith said: “I have no idea, to be honest.”
He said a few years ago he probably thought about celebrity fights, but now things are getting serious.
“I started knocking out a few people in the first round there … and then none of them wanted to fight me, so we turned pro and we’re doing it in the pros,” he said.
“We’ll just see how far it goes… The right hand seems to be working.
“I probably need to work on the stroke a little bit more, but yeah, it’s just good to come in here.
“It gets the adrenaline going, have a bit of fun and we’ll have a beer afterwards I’m looking forward to it.”
Smith went on to thank her family, husband, friends, sponsors and “and all these guys in my corner.”
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Last week, Smith appeared on Chanel 7 on Armchair Experts and predicted the outcome.
“Well, I’ll knock him out,” Smith told Bulldogs great host Adam Cooney.
Cooney replied, “Okay. Solid. I like. Good forecast. just. easy. Surely you won’t go the distance?’
“No,” said Smith.
The card also featured other former AFL stars in Steven Baker (St Kilda) and Brodie Holland (Fremantle and Collingwood), with Baker winning that fight by unanimous decision.
Smith also revealed to Armchair Experts that he has a current AFL superstar he loved to take on in a boxing ring and it was Toby Green.
There is no love lost between Green and the Bulldogs, and Smith vividly remembers an infamous incident in 2017 when Green grabbed and squeezed his face.
“Oh look, I wouldn’t mind trying Toby Green,” Smith said.
“We had some runs on the field, but look, he’s a ripper. It kind of plays the game in the same vein with a bit of competition.
“There’s that picture of him grabbing my jaw and squeezing me.
“So I don’t mind landing one on his chin.”
Smith had a terrible injury history during his AFL days but had a fairytale run in 2016 when his knee held up and he played 13 straight games to star in the Bulldogs’ drought-breaking premiership.
He managed just eight AFL games after that before retiring, but will forever be remembered for his four goals in the preliminary final that sent the Dogs on the way to their famous flag.
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