Was cataract really the secret reason Spence lost to Bud?
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You obviously didnt watch Wilder vs Parker.Originally posted by Sparked_26;n32129835[B]I've never been so surprised by just how bad a top fighter looked.[/B]
Crawford is a generational talent but that was a husk of a Spence in there. Whether it was the weight or this- I probably could buy an excuse on this one.
Without really wanting one to win over the other it was just a profoundly disappointing fight after years of build up.
Yeah Crawford looked electric and Spence gamely took an absolute shoeing but I doubt anyone really expected or wanted to see that.Comment
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No. Bud was faster and better than Spence. Several times that fight Bud started a punch after Spence started his, but landed first. He was beaten soundly by the better man.Comment
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I agree he was beat by the better fighter, but if high stakes professional sport ran purely on that idea there would be no such things as performance injuries, mental fatigue over-training, illness etc etc, these guys train at crazy levels and today it is more apparent how minor let alone major issues have an impact on performance, TC is a much better fighter than Errol but that was not the best version of Errol and it was the best version of TC , tell me how a guy that lets just say is off/flat/weak/ whatever is going to show, do you think he would gets beat to the punch, how about his reaction time is it effected , I know if Errol was my racehorse I would have had every Lab test known to man after that showing.Comment
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I wouldn't be surprised buddy, at the same time I'm sure Spence didn't envision fighting someone using a more spiteful version of Floyd style in there that night.
Crawford stepped up the levels dramatically I see him doing movements/combos I never seen him do before that fight he's elite level and he wasn't ever uncomfortable in there he had more to show but didn't need to was a crazy performance best of 2023 for me.Comment
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Nah he cant turn the tide just too much talent/power difference he cant beat TC, but he can do better, I don't believe it was cataracts Im more in line with what Conte said about being sick from attitude running a week from the fight being such a ****** thing to do, that's how Errol performed in my eyes just a flat weaker version.Comment
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The levels step up and levels step down from both guys is milliseconds, its not such a drastic swing but it can have drastic results, that's boxing and its in fractions.
I wouldn't be surprised buddy, at the same time I'm sure Spence didn't envision fighting someone using a more spiteful version of Floyd style in there that night.
Crawford stepped up the levels dramatically I see him doing movements/combos I never seen him do before that fight he's elite level and he wasn't ever uncomfortable in there he had more to show but didn't need to was a crazy performance best of 2023 for me.Comment
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Gabriela Fundora is doing just fine.
Anyway, we saw Spence wearing glasses prior to the buildup, so we know his eyes weren’t 100%, but that’s not Crawford’s fault.
Yet another asterisk though…Porter with two bad hips and now Spence with two bad eyes.Comment
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