Comments Thread For: Spence: Not Rattled By Boxing Brook in England; Built for This

[tokon]

I hope Spence has random drug testing from now in the contract . . .

[donjigga111]

Slightly OT question which has probably been discussed somewhere else on the boards, but why is it that so few American fans travel abroad to support their fighters, while British, Irish, Europeans will often travel en masse, sometimes outnumbering the local fans? Is it something to do with American sports culture - like, their main sports are all pretty much domestic affairs - or is it a financial issue, or something else?

It must be a cultural thing. Even when you watch US sports most teams don't have a huge number of fans who travel to there road games in other cities unlike the UK where teams will always have a large number of fans who travel around the country to support there teams.

[TheUptownKid]

Also brits are much more patriotic nationally where Americans follow local boxing more avidly. Oakland, ny, philly, D.C. We show out for locales way more than simply countrymen because we're so used to the majority of great boxers being american

[Ray Corso]

donjigga111-------do you have idea of the size of the USA?
You can loose the UK in Texas!!!

Ray

[whatismyname]

What are the tickets gonna be like for this one?

[Dean_Razorback]

" But there’s no concern at all about the judges because if I’m not mistaken, the IBF picks the judges, picks the officials. So there’s no concern at all with that.” - Errol Spence 2017

Just in case it gets to the point where the UK is accused of our infamous homecooking.

look at those **** :boobies:

[Realizniguhnit]

"He's prime he's huge at 147" (Brook)

Brook 5' 9" 147 will probably weigh 162 bell time. 69" reach 30yrs
Spence 5' 9 1/2" 147 will be at 160 bell time. 72" reach 27 yrs.

Slight reach for Spence and might influence the fight coming from a southpaw stance but we'll see. Other than that they have no size advantages against each other.
I think this is a very good match up and both should be applauded for accepting their challenges.
Thurman vs Garcia is also to be applauded, these young men are willing and able.
Anyone crying over these bouts is not a real boxing fan.

Ray

I wasn't saying that he's huge compared to Spence. They are both huge welterweights. Spence had to work down to 147 but Spence been fighting smaller opponents so I'm saying Brook is not 1 of those small opponents Spence will be able to just railroad. Brook is also a big welterweight that is big enough to hold Spence like he like to do in fights and pot shot.

Let's not forget Porter is no small welterweight by far.. maybe a little short yes. but still Brook was able to basically manhandle him. Even Porter said himself he was a bit taken a back by Brook actual strength and size. I'd say that say's something coming from a thicker physical welterweight of Porter's size.

[ChiCityExtractz]

Hope he loses to see every tmt fan sad

[RomanReigns]

Spence is going to Hattonize Brook.

[Ray Corso]

Funny that Spence and Brooks are considered HUGE as welters when their actually average size. It's only the last decade that the welters are 5'7" and barely 147. (like Floyd)

The average great welter would be 5'10" 147lbs.
There were great small welters like Basilio who moved right up to middleweight when the cash register rang there.
Funny how the real ATG's went where the money was, Armstrong and Greb would fight Godzilla in Japan if they let them.

Ray