The Spence ******ation is unreal

[dan_cov]

There's a whole video on Keith Thurman explaining why he found Leonard Bundu very tricky and why he had to run all night to a UD. Spence didn't respect his power walked through him and nearly killed him. Spence destroys anyone at welterweight. Brooks been wobbled by Senchenko and had life and death with Carson Jones, spence has not been hurt yet.

Didn't he get hurt early in his career by Emmanuel Lartey & some other journeyman a fight or two before then?

[BoxingFan85]

I get a AJ like feel with Spence.. THe hype is there for sure..
The kid has got talent.. He is turning out to be a name(a prospect) that cannot go unnoticed.. He has good style(being the only southpaw WW right now iirc) too..

That said he is still raw imo.. in another 2-3 yrs he will have had enough fights to take on the biggies.. But honestly who in WW is the biggest player is up in air.. I personally like Brook & Thurman but #1 WW is still debatable..

[bojangles1987]

I was just thinking this Bundu is a little underrated for me. He isn't elite & falls short of world class but he is a solid little fighter. A good, honest pro.
Algieri? Meh, so & so.

There are levels to boxing & a guy like Kell Brook hell even a Danny Garcia is 3 levels above these types if not more.

I'm not hating on Spence I am one of few who see's he needs too fight guys like Bundu, that is how you develop but people really need to slow the damn hype down.

He beat a 41yr old who isn't & never was a world beater. I didn't see the fight but I'm reading he didn't look exactly spectacular either.

I think sometimes fans ruin prospects by hyping them - The fighter, their team start believing the smoke being blown up their ass. Spence still needs time to develop rather than talking crazy about GGG, Brook, Garcia I think a more logical step for Spence would be too fight maybe a Robert Guerrero next. He isn't ready for the jump people want him to take.

I was just skim reading & seen a post someone claiming he already beats everyone south of 175, just laughable.

There is definitely a huge jump from the Algieris and Bundus of the division to fighters like Thurman and Brook. Maybe Spence beats them, but it sure as hell isn't a certainty. I mean, as tricky as Bundu was for Thurman, Thurman still won every round.

I do think he's ready to fight a legit top 10 fighter though, and that should be his next fight.

[WarVeteranO01]

whoever was involved in making that match including spence should be jailed for assault and defrauding the public. that guy bundu could have been killed or put in a coma

lol and people want to defend it by saying Boom Boom Bundu had never been KO'd but c'mon the guy is over 40 years old, it was bound to happen. Id put $ that Berto & Broner wouldve done the same damn thing. Thurman just couldnt do it because Bundu was on his bike against him, he was coming forward against Spence and landing but it was a BB gun against a pistol. My thing is Spence has been matched with some pillow fisted fighters, there must be something we dont know yet. Just some food for thought...

[Tom Cruise]

Personally i think he looks class, but can see where you are cominv from in terms of competition faced/ hype ratio.

At the moment it is what it is. He's stopping fighters who dont get stopped easily. Taking a few too many shots, but nothing major to worry about defencively imo. His style is never going be great for defence as needs to have his feet set in mid range to dish out punishment.

Top level movement is going to be Spences biggest worry. Like i said he needs to set his feet to be effective, intelligent movement, feints and a disruptive rhythm could be a nightmare for him.

[The Big Dunn]

This kid looked OK.

Facing a guy he was 100/1 to win, who's only fight against a decent level opponent was Keith Thurman. Let's calm down a bit.

Keith Thurman dropped him in the first round and decided to get some experience. Big fuking deal.

Brook would have wiped his arse with Bundu in 2 rounds ffs And some of you idiots are claiming Brook moved up to avoid Spence.

I mean, I don't know where to start. If there's anything in you that believes Brook is moving to MW to avoid this kid, you should have your ******ed brain scanned immediately.

I don't think Brook signed to fight GGG to avoid Spence. I think Spence can be a very good boxer and is ready to move up and fight top 10 guys.

Would be ok with a Spence/Porter or SPence /(felix) diaz fight next but expect it to be Ponomarev or Petersen once (if) Brook vacates and moves up.

[LacedUp]

You know i've been the ONLY guy on here pro Brook for about the last 5-6 years. Way before the Porter fight.

And even I fight it funny, how Brook was perfectly fine with fighting mandatories until Spence became a mandatory. Or until he saw Spence would be a mandatory.

Another ****** saying Brook ran from Spence into GGG.

[LacedUp]

It happens every time, when someone knocks a guy out that guy becomes a monster and boogeyman and will be declared the one that will clean out the division. Its ridiculous.

Spence is a good young fighter but dude has fought absolutely nobody. He just KO'ed a journeyman fighter who went the distant with Thurman 2 years ago, but since he KO'ed him unlike Thurman that means hes the best at WW. Dang triangle theories.

Thurman who has a resume that is 100 times better than Spence is suddenly a bum fighter now because Spence knocked out a guy he went the distants with.

Spence is an extremely good prospect. I liked him right from I saw him as an amateur in the Olympics.

However, people claiming he's making Brook run are absolutely ******ed.

[LacedUp]

I don't think Brook signed to fight GGG to avoid Spence. I think Spence can be a very good boxer and is ready to move up and fight top 10 guys.

Would be ok with a Spence/Porter or SPence /(felix) diaz fight next but expect it to be Ponomarev or Petersen once (if) Brook vacates and moves up.

Spence will most probably turn out to be a good if not great fighter. He takes a little too many shots for my liking, but could also be just because he wants to put on a show.

However, the hype needs to slow down. It only pushes him into dangerous territory against guys he could potentially lose to.

As soon as he loses he'll be in the "who needs him" bracket because he's so dangerous. I'd move him along slowly, facing Brook so early could be very detrimental to his career.

[The Big Dunn]

Spence will most probably turn out to be a good if not great fighter. He takes a little too many shots for my liking, but could also be just because he wants to put on a show.

However, the hype needs to slow down. It only pushes him into dangerous territory against guys he could potentially lose to.

As soon as he loses he'll be in the "who needs him" bracket because he's so dangerous. I'd move him along slowly, facing Brook so early could be very detrimental to his career.

I think once Teddy Atlas and others gave him such high praise then you knew the hype would escalate rapidly.

Americans are looking for the next big prize fighting star so a young, dynamic fighter like Spence (and Crawford) will get hyped a little more than the resume deserves.

At some point he's going to need to take a risk. You don't want to rush it but maybe he is a guy that can actually win one of those fights.