Judging from Spence's only 154 fight do you think he can do better or possibly win a rematch at that weight?

[Pantera_]

Spence weighed in at 156 for this fight.

[Pantera_]

I think he looks really good at the weight. Very alert and fresh. Not sure it's enough to beat Crawford but I think it'll be the fight we were expecting the first time around.

[SplitSecond]

154 will help him just by being heavier if nothing else. By rd 6 he wasn’t letting Crawford push him off anymore, was sticking to him like he was with Ugas.



Problem is when Crawford starts fighting him off, the power is a different league to Ugas etc.

[SplitSecond]

Spence couldn’t knock down Van Heerden till the intentional rabbit punch here. But otherwise Van Heerden exposes one of Spence’s major flaws. No counter-punching or backfoot game. when the opponent is throwing he’s defending. Only has two modes, defense, and offense. Unless you fall inside on him, then he ducks his head and throws a left hand to the body (Kell Brock’s issue in that fight, kept falling forward into Spence’s counter lowblows)

[elfag]

I dont remember this fight at all. What was the background on why they fought at a catchweight? was one of them a late replacement? Ive seen catchweights if someone has short notice to take the fight because a dehyration would be unfair.

[IceTrayDaGang]

spence can do well at 154 against the other guys in this division, just leave crawford out of it. he will not beat crawford at 154 or any other weight.

[_Rexy_]

That was an WW fight. It was just in Ontario Canada, where our commission only allows for same day weigh ins.

Both guys were allowed to weigh in at the IBF 10lb rehydrate limit, which is why Spence is listed at 157 and not 154.

[uppercut510]

he can do better but thats about it imo because buds style is all wrong for him

[_Rexy_]

I dont remember this fight at all. What was the background on why they fought at a catchweight? was one of them a late replacement? Ive seen catchweights if someone has short notice to take the fight because a dehyration would be unfair.

Explained it 2 posts down. Wasn’t a SMW fight.

[elfag]

That was an WW fight. It was just in Ontario Canada, where our commission only allows for same day weigh ins.

Both guys were allowed to weigh in at the IBF 10lb rehydrate limit, which is why Spence is listed at 157 and not 154.

Thanks, tells us that in 2015 spence was cutting more than 10 pounds for welterweight fights being he was 157 on I presume the morning of the fight.

I cant imagine a lot of fighters are wanting to fight in Ontario unless its for an IBF title because of these weigh in rules? everyone else would have to be 147 morning of for non title fights?