If reluctant to take anything away from Matias both with his words and his decision to go through with the fight, a different story played out in the ring. There, Smith was all about taking from Matias. In the first round, for example, it was his confidence he wanted to take. He did so by being busy with his jab, throwing the odd right hand around the side, and by moving a lot, the aim to prevent Matias from setting and beginning his charge. For three minutes, in fact, Smith was totally comfortable. He outworked Matias in round one, he punched when he wanted to punch, and he had already taken something from Matias, even if that something was as relatively insignificant as a single round.