If Spence steam roll's Bundu the same way he did Algeri.......

[kiaba360]

It would mean that he's ready to move past Euro/domestic-level opposition, and that he should be facing guys like Guerrero/Berto.

[Eff Pandas]

Of course it means something. Fights almost always mean something. How much it means is a legit question and more the topic to be debating.

[Motorcity Cobra]

If Vargas wins, there's no guarantee that Spence will get to fight him.

And Spence is already IBF mando, he fought the eliminator.

ANyway, like I said, the point of this thread isn't boxing politics but the fact that the Bundu win does nothing for Spence. It's a worse fight than Algieri, i.e. a step back. If you don't think it is then you must not know boxing.

Nothing is guaranteed in boxing, but you don't give up the shot and take step aside money and agree to let other fighters fight ahead of your turn. If Vargas vacates, which I doubt he does, Spence will get the belt and keep it moving.

Spence looms as a future foe for England’s Kell Brook, but must face off in an eliminator bout to be sanctioned as the mandatory opponent to Brook or Jessie Vargas should he defeat Brook next month. Originally, Spence was ordered to fight Konstantin Pomanerov but because Pomanerov suffered an undisclosed injury, Bundu is the next highest rated opponent for Spence to face.

Bundu vs. Spence is the eliminator ordered by the IBF.

[sicko]

I'm clearly talking about the Haymon backing that Spence has. Haymon owns 2 of the 4 belt holders in the division, he could easily match Spence up with one of them.

And why do you think fighters are ducking SpencE?

They're fighters not ******, not even Haymon can force his fighters to take fights they don't want to take they all have a CHOICES. In Fact beyond just Haymon, NO PROMOTER can force guys to take fights they don't want to take they're all given a list of potential opponents and they with their team choose who is next it is not Haymon telling guys who to fight next

[Kigali]

It would mean that he's ready to move past Euro/domestic-level opposition, and that he should be facing guys like Guerrero/Berto.

I wish people held GGG to the same standards.

[soul_survivor]

They're fighters not ******, not even Haymon can force his fighters to take fights they don't want to take they all have a CHOICES. In Fact beyond just Haymon, NO PROMOTER can force guys to take fights they don't want to take they're all given a list of potential opponents and they with their team choose who is next it is not Haymon telling guys who to fight next

That's bs, they fight who Haymon wants them to. You think Garcia for example, would turn around ans say no to Haymon? Cmon man, be real. Stop burying your head in the sand just because you wana suck Spence off.

And you still havent answered which fighters ducked Spence?

And you also havent answered the point of this thread, is Bundu better than ALgieiri? If not, then it's not a step forward for Spence and it doesn't do anything for him to fight a guy who is a fringe european fighter.

[kiaba360]

I wish people held GGG to the same standards.

What standard? You mean a logical progression of competition? If the best your division has to offer is Jacobs/Saunders, then that's who you fight. If your division has Thurman/Porter/Brook/Garcia, then that's who you fight. Spence is not up to that level yet imo. If he beats him, then he progresses to worn-torn veteran like Ghost/Berto. If he beats them, then the top guys have to pay attention. They might avoid him, they might not. When the right fights don't get made, we get GGG vs. Monroe/Eubank instead. It'll be harder to avoid Spence because the majority of the best WWs are under PBC.

[FrankieClutch]

It would mean something to me. Stopping someone who's never been stopped before, even at the age of 42. Bundu is still very durable and tough as hell

[vman075]

If Spence Jr throttles Bundu, then he truly is "The Truth" and will be the fighter who emerges as the longterm ruler at 147 (until he moves up later in his career).

Leonard Bundu doesn't have a ton of miles on him (from what's been made available, it seems like he got a late start to boxing), has shown himself to be a real good crafty fighter, and has proven that he's world level (though Thurman basically skunked him in their fight, Bundu worked his way through the twelve rounds and didn't really get blasted out).

Bundu is that next test; if Spence blows through him, the only other guy I see even being near competitive with him, on sheer talent, is Kell Brook.

You're getting all of that from a fight with Bundu? Come on.

He very well might be the truth and he very well might emerge as the longtime ruler of the division but beating Bundu will not answer any of those questions. I fully expect him to blow through Bundu and doing so won't really tell me any more than I already know. It's a good fight for Spence bc it's way to get a shot at the title; it's nothing more.

[sicko]

That's bs, they fight who Haymon wants them to. You think Garcia for example, would turn around ans say no to Haymon? Cmon man, be real. Stop burying your head in the sand just because you wana suck Spence off.

And you still havent answered which fighters ducked Spence?

And you also havent answered the point of this thread, is Bundu better than ALgieiri? If not, then it's not a step forward for Spence and it doesn't do anything for him to fight a guy who is a fringe european fighter.

PROVE IT! I don't have to argue with you lets hear from the people who actually work with and speak with Al Haymon how the process works when it comes to fighters selecting their fights:

Listen Closing Starting at 2:20 Stephen "Breadman" Edwards, J Rock Trainer/Manager talk about the Process of making a fight with Haymon:



So while people on this forum just "MAKE UP" stuff I would much rather go by what people who actually work with him are saying. Fighters HAVE A CHOICE! Some choose to take the easy route while others truly want THE BEST!