Career
In 1980, Smith decided to pursue a career in boxing, but that decision was short-lived. He quit boxing just three years later and soon started sports directing, talk hosting, and even commentating for various television stations for the next twenty-one years.
On May 23, 1997, Smith gave the play-by-play commentary of the first ever live internet boxing broadcast.
On April 1, 2004, Smith began hosting "In This Corner". He has not only had famous boxers on the show, but well-known actors also.
Inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 2010.
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