At 31 years old, Cole Smith has seen enough life that he knows in the world of professional prizefighting, sometimes it just ain’t your night.
That doesn’t mean he likes or accepts losing, but when he dropped a hard-fought split decision to Miles Johns last September, making it the first time he’s suffered defeat as a pro, he didn’t put on his sunglasses and lock himself in a dark room for a couple weeks.
Nah, that’s kid’s stuff.
“No, I got right back to work,” he said. “I wanted that win so bad I was really rushing, and I made a lot of errors because I wasn't right in my mind.