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I'm less impressed than some with wins over Spence and Andrade. Andrade still has zero wins over a champion of any sort, and only one fight against a former champ, which he lost. Beating him doesn't really do much for me. Plant is a good win in my book, since I think well of his skillset, but didn't think Benavidez was that impressive in that fight. I would put Bam Rodriguez over Benavidez personally.
As for Spence, people value that win because they claim he was P4P, but I've never agreed with that. He's got 3 wins over people who were actually active champions. The rest of his big wins were against former champions moving up in weight, and all his accomplishments have been in one division. I don't put Tank Davis in my P4P, and don't think he belongs until at minimum he fights a champion in his own division on even terms without rehydration clauses and other BS.
I respect Bud for absolutely dominating him, and don't hold the fact that he only fought once in the year against him because that's the fault of rematch clause BS. But I consider him a top divisional fighter at his own weight class, and he's got zero bonafides outside of that, nor is his skillset that impressive. Heck, Sunny Edwards had almost as many title defenses in one weight class, and was the #1 in said weight class. He's not P4P.
Haney I thought lost his fight against Loma, and was not impressed with Prograis, who wasn't in good form anyways before that fight.
Josh Taylor also had lost a lot of luster, having ****** against Catterall and dropping so many belts ostensibly to fight the rematch, only to duck him when it came down to it. Props to Teo for that win, which I thought was a virtuoso performance, but it's still one fight, and IMO similar to Bud's victory over Spence, but not as good of a win in terms of manner of win or quality.
Honorable mention to Ngannou, who SHOULD have gotten Upset of the Year IMO, and really exposed Tyson Fury.
As for Spence, people value that win because they claim he was P4P, but I've never agreed with that. He's got 3 wins over people who were actually active champions. The rest of his big wins were against former champions moving up in weight, and all his accomplishments have been in one division. I don't put Tank Davis in my P4P, and don't think he belongs until at minimum he fights a champion in his own division on even terms without rehydration clauses and other BS.
I respect Bud for absolutely dominating him, and don't hold the fact that he only fought once in the year against him because that's the fault of rematch clause BS. But I consider him a top divisional fighter at his own weight class, and he's got zero bonafides outside of that, nor is his skillset that impressive. Heck, Sunny Edwards had almost as many title defenses in one weight class, and was the #1 in said weight class. He's not P4P.
Haney I thought lost his fight against Loma, and was not impressed with Prograis, who wasn't in good form anyways before that fight.
Josh Taylor also had lost a lot of luster, having ****** against Catterall and dropping so many belts ostensibly to fight the rematch, only to duck him when it came down to it. Props to Teo for that win, which I thought was a virtuoso performance, but it's still one fight, and IMO similar to Bud's victory over Spence, but not as good of a win in terms of manner of win or quality.
Honorable mention to Ngannou, who SHOULD have gotten Upset of the Year IMO, and really exposed Tyson Fury.
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