Comments Thread For: Spence, Ugas Confirm Plans For Springtime WBC/WBA/IBF Welterweight Unification Bout

[hitmanjosh]

This not about Bud or Boots, dam will people focus on what's at hand and to be honest I like the fight and it's not a easy fight for either guy. Errol Spence coming of a major accident without much activity since then surgery and he's in against a very solid well accomplished Cuban so as far as the other people being mentioned they have to get in line and if I'm Errol I go to Jr. Middleweight right after, because to wait any longer to make Crawford would certainly put him at a risk of not just being beaten but destroyed! Spence this is no cake walk and will have to be quite aggressive and destructive to pull it off. My dam opinion people!

[richardt]

The fight I want to see the most is Ennis vs Ortiz. That would be a brutal, brutal fight though with both possibly coming away with something taken out of them.

[Boro]

According to Bozy Ennis, Jaron's Father, Ortiz's Father told Bozy in 2020, that they'll be ready in "2-3 years!" Ennis is "about that life!" The Kid is a gym rat, always ready for that work! I understand Crawford wanting that money, and I understand Spence's fear, but Boots is here! He's only going to get better! If Crawford wants that respect as "The Man" in the U.S., not Tank, not Shakur, not The Charlo Bros., not Errol, this is the fight! If Crawford just wants to prove he could beat Porter, Thurman, and Spence, he can do that too, but he still might not get that respect like Ali, Mayweather, SRL, and Tyson! To me Bud is sadly, on par with Sweet Pea and Roy Jones Jr.! Beating Boots would definitely take him to that next level! Mayweather vs. Canelo 2.0, but maybe a different ending?

"Bud is sadly on par with sweet pea and RJJ" are you taking the piss? who would be "sad" about that... they're both legends and exceptional talents, boots may pass the eye test but he's yet to do anything of significance in the ring.

[Oregonian]

I hope the Cuban wins.

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The Cuban? You can’t even write his name?

[champion4ever]

Let's get it on! We are inching ever so close to Crawford vs Spence for the Undisputed welterweight crown.

[Oregonian]

Overrated and a ducker..
also got his ass beaten by a sparring partner who isnt fighting at his best coz hes imitating a midget's unique style..

Dunno how ppl still think this clown spence, who could be broken now, if his bs "eye injury" is even real, is rated above crawford..

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So all the guys Crawford has beaten at 147 are all better than Spence is what you’re alluding to?

[Bronx2245]

"Bud is sadly on par with sweet pea and RJJ" are you taking the piss? who would be "sad" about that... they're both legends and exceptional talents, boots may pass the eye test but he's yet to do anything of significance in the ring.

Roy was over shadowed by Tyson! Sweet Pea was "our champion" in the hood, but not like Floyd! Levels! Bud's talent should be respected at SRL, Floyd, Tyson level, but for many reasons, it never happened! If he fought Boots, with the proper promotion, he could go to that next level! It would make Spence vs. Crawford, Leonard vs. Hearns! If he beats Thurman, or Taylor, he gets props, but not those kind of props! He needs those kind of props, and he doesn't have much time left to get them!

[champion4ever]

I have to agree that Bud's demands do appear to be a bit unreasonable. 60/40 in favor of Spence is more than just a generous purse split. As much as I like Crawford; Spence is the only one out here putting in work and taking all of the risks while Bud is sitting on his ass collecting Millions of dollars doing shit!

It's been more than the two calendar months since the Porter fight and Terence still hasn't signed with the PBC since he is no longer with Top Rank. So what the Hell he is waiting on?

What a great build up it would have been to have both fighters appear on the same card at the same time; Spence fighting Ugas While Crawford is fighting one of the other top welters on the PBC?

It would have been very similar to when Thomas Hearns appeared on the same card as the Sugar Ray Leonard vs Ayub Kalule's card back in June of 1981; In order to help sell their undisputed welterweight bout.

[Fuerte Apache]

I feel no one really cares except for people scared for Spence in regards to Crawford.


Winner promised first crack at the three-belt unified titlist. For the people that see Spence fighting Crawford next.

Crawford has been fighting bums and washed-up fighters for years.

Ugas is better than Benavidez and Horn who are garbage, and Khan and Brook who have been finished for some time.

Crawford can have no complaints when he has been cruising along taking easy paychecks.

[Lefty0616]

I think this fight will do some crappy numbers. I think boxing fans alike are getting a little fed up at this point. They want Spence Crawford, their not paying to see Ugas and Spence, like Crawford isn't really a big star on his own. He needs a dance partner especially when the outcome is predictable.. Ugas was really boring in his win over Pacquiao..

To be honest, while I want to see Spence VS Crawford too, their numbers won't do much better than Spence VS Ugas. As a true boxing fan, I'd watch either fight. Spence nor Crawford will draw super big numbers, however. They are not known by many non true boxing fans. Spence almost had a chance to upgrade his popularity by facing Pacquiao, but the fight never happened. I'm sorry to say: Neither Spence or Crawford will be able to generate more fans and numbers, until they face each other. An increase in popularity/numbers will be the reward for facing each other.