Comments Thread For: Spence: Brook Getting Too Much Credit, Tried to Find a Way Out

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Errol Spence Jr. appreciates that he's getting an opportunity to realize his longtime dream. The undefeated contender still thinks Kell Brook is getting too much credit for agreeing to make a mandated defense of his IBF welterweight title. Brook has mostly been applauded by boxing fans and media for remaining at 147 pounds to face Spence, the IBF's No. 1 contender, on May 20 in Brook's hometown of Sheffield, England.
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[hhs661]

Let the trash talk begin. I can't wait for this fight

[NC Uppercut]

At least it is signed! Will be a damn good fight, while it lasts

[REMOVE SHARK 55]

He's down playing the fight, his fan base on here seem to be disappointed the bout has been made. Can somebody tell me what in good grace is going on?.

[cork]

Also thought he tried to find too many ways out. He was basically stuck with this or go to 154 and get stuck with better boxers with no belt or payday to make up for it. If he sticks around 147 he might get the Manny or Khan pay day he's been chasing.

[The plunger man]

He said your next spence so whats the problem...welcome to the lions den :-)

[Motorcity Cobra]

And the trash talk begins

And Spence is telling the truth:

“He’s a great fighter, but he’s getting too much credit for fighting me,” Spence told BoxingScene.com on Monday after learning that the deal was done. “Who else was he gonna fight at 147? Nobody. Who was he gonna fight at 154? He couldn’t fight someone else at 147, because if he didn’t fight me they would say he was ducking me.

“Who was he gonna fight at 54? There was nobody for him to fight at 54, no big names, the names he wanted. So he had to fight me. Everybody knows he took Triple-G for the money, so I do think he’s getting too much credit for taking this fight.”

“He was trying to find a way out,” said Spence, a 2012 Olympian. “First he was looking for another title-holder. He was looking to fight either Danny Garcia or Keith Thurman. But they’re fighting each other, so he was looking for Manny Pacquiao. Manny Pacquiao wasn’t interested, so he was trying to fight Amir Khan. Then that fell through, so I was high last option.

“There was nobody at 154 for him to fight. Canelo already had a fight with somebody and the rest of the guys are with Al Haymon. He really didn’t have any options but to fight me, so that’s where he went.”

[Gentblue]

He's down playing the fight, his fan base on here seem to be disappointed the bout has been made. Can somebody tell me what in good grace is going on?.

He's not downplaying it he's just saying why is he getting so much credit for fighting a mando.

It's not I'm disappointed it's just I wish it would of happened sooner... he tried to fight everyone but Spence when in the past he was Gung ho to fight his mandos.

[FLY TY]

He's down playing the fight, his fan base on here seem to be disappointed the bout has been made. Can somebody tell me what in good grace is going on?.

Who the hell on here roots for Spence, and is pissed the fight got made???

Names please.

I think everyone, including Spence himself, is pissed it took this long.

[Francis M.]

Spence's logic is flawed.

Brook was trying to land big money fights and still signed up to fight spence the moment he could not get a fight right away. Brooks could have let the fight go to a purse bid and really mess up negotiations.

Spence is gonna be shocked because he is falling for his own hype that he is the boogie man.