Comments Thread For: Spence Opens As Significant Betting Favorite For Summer Showdown With Pacquiao

[Doubledagger]

If PAC wins, he has a claim for being the GOAT. Yes that’s right. Better than Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson. I don’t think you guys really understand how great he is. If he beats Spence and then beats Crawford, it’s a lock as GOAT, with no discussions about it. He separates himself from any other ATG in the history of the ring.

If he beats Spence he is in the conversation.

He beats both Spence and Crawford? You're right, it no longer becomes even debatable.

[Oldskoolg]

The fans win in this one. anything can happen.Manny Pacquiao is a all time great and Spence could be on his way. Al Haymon doin da dam thang

Al Haymon and the pbc have proven who the beat outfit in boxing is. The summer is great card after great card. All the fight cards that we are waiting for and all the cards that will reach the American sports fan and even the global level boxing fan are out together by al Haymon and the pbc. Now I see why the fights on FOX were FS1 level, I see where the budget was going.
and this is the biggest fight of the year....Spence v Manny is untouchable and I expect Spence to win but you just never know with manny. What I will say is spence will be the hardest puncher that manny has faced....harder than DLH, Cotto, Margarito, Thurman, and.....Marquez.

[Doubledagger]

Al Haymon and the pbc have proven who the beat outfit in boxing is. The summer is great card after great card. All the fight cards that we are waiting for and all the cards that will reach the American sports fan and even the global level boxing fan are out together by al Haymon and the pbc. Now I see why the fights on FOX were FS1 level, I see where the budget was going.
and this is the biggest fight of the year....Spence v Manny is untouchable and I expect Spence to win but you just never know with manny. What I will say is spence will be the hardest puncher that manny has faced....harder than DLH, Cotto, Margarito, Thurman, and.....Marquez.

It all depends bro. Spence's corner has been insisting that he box more than fight since the Mikey Garcia fight. He ignored them in the Porter fight because of the beef between him and Porter but for the most part Spence has been listening to them.

I'd prefer he be the Spence we saw against Brook or better yet, against Algieri. That mentality of physically dominating and brutalizing his opponents, without losing site of the sweet science of course.

If it is true that Blue Ray is back in his team, I think the physical side will be taken care off, we just need him to mentally lock on to that man down mentality now.

[harry-greb]

Can't see Spence losing this although I'll be cheering pacquiao on all the way. What a ballsy move at 42

[richardt]

Pac is truly great, but two years have passed and his skin at a later age could be susceptible to swelling and cutting and the reflexes simply do not get better despite the time off. Pac's footwork has to be perfect and so does his timing. I think this is a bridge too far for Pac. But Pac's heart is top 10 ATG material, along with his balls.

[thack]

I was calling Manny all sorts when he was pencilled in to fight circus act MacGregor at 0-1 as a pro. and thankfully for the good of boxing that fell trough when little man was KO'd . Manny has some balls here in a fight many advised him not to take ......I will be cheering him all the way as he could be KO'd but I've bet against the dude before and he might be worth a few quid at nearly 4/1 ! Great to see these true champions step up to the plate when there's so many weak fights on British PPv !!!

[Oldskoolg]

It all depends bro. Spence's corner has been insisting that he box more than fight since the Mikey Garcia fight. He ignored them in the Porter fight because of the beef between him and Porter but for the most part Spence has been listening to them.

I'd prefer he be the Spence we saw against Brook or better yet, against Algieri. That mentality of physically dominating and brutalizing his opponents, without losing site of the sweet science of course.

If it is true that Blue Ray is back in his team, I think the physical side will be taken care off, we just need him to mentally lock on to that man down mentality now.

Truth, and I prefer the relentless Spence but I recognise he has top level boxing IQ as well. If he choose to box only with manny that may be a painful night

[Patsfan bri]

Truth is Pac has no chance in this fight and truth is , truth Spence should be ashamed of himself for calling pac out when there are so many other real challenges and opponents he could face. Why fight a 42 yr old that you have every advantage on ? I’m convinced truth likes beating up smaller guys, hence Garcia .

[Rbs3rd]

The real question is, what does Bud Crawford do for an opponent now?

[Rbs3rd]

When ur bias and someone doesn't look the same as you, you will never understand how great someone is. All races recognize Jordan, however seems like alot of black folk are too racist to acknowledge Pacs greatness

So if one has his own opinion and its different than yours, one is considered racist??? Foh!! Its all a matter of opinion. Pac is already considered an ATG but honestly the boxers of Sugar Ray Robinson time are just cut from a different cloth. The man has over 200 fights w/100+ KO’s. Manny hasnt even come close to that and neither has Floyd mayweather for that matter. Now call it racism or whatever you want but its MY opinion.