Comments Thread For: Erickson Lubin: I'm Ready To Be Great, I Want To Unify 154

[SkillspayBills]

His hunger reminds me of Spence. This will be his Kell Brook test though. Even tougher because Charlo is better than Brook. If he comes out of this one that I believe he's the truth.

[hhh1200]

I like this kid a lot, but I'm not sure if he's ready for Charlo. The Charlo Bros. are very highly-skilled fighters! I would've rather seen Lubin vs. Trout, and Charlo vs. Hurd! Lara shouldn't be fighting anyone @ 154 not named Andrade or Cotto!

Andarade is at 160 and Cotto refused to fight Lara twice.

[hhh1200]

Nobody wants him in the money division.
Question is where would he go?
154 is even worse. Top fighters avoid each other.
He'll have to skip 154 and jump straight to MW.

Just a bit of info but Spence, Thurman, Brook and Porter have all fought around 152. Lubin on the other hand was actually 147 when he sparred Imam but went up to 154 b/c he didnt like the weight cut and said, he wouldn't get fights at 147. LOL, you think people avoid Spence, try at solid 5'10 147 who beat the best cuban in the world walking into the pros, so just passed on the olympics which he was favored for gold b/c he had beat the best guy already. Just another note: Vanes was suppose to fight an eliminator vs Lubin but he wanted nothing to do with that fight so he left PBC, LOL. That being said, Spence is about the same size as Lara and Trout 5'9 but minus their reach and southpaw mobility. Spence is a basically a plot forward, flat footed, punch placement southpaw. You think he'll just walk down the big top 154 like he is walking down 5'8 welterweights. there's a reason why he continued the cut to 147 vs just filling out like lubin at 154.

[Mr.Fantastic]

I like both Charlo and Lubin but damn Lubin winning would be better for boxing I think. I don't think he'll play the marinating game like others do.

[Bronx2245]

Andarade is at 160 and Cotto refused to fight Lara twice.

I don't understand why Lara vs. Andrade didn't happen, and I blame both sides because this is the fight that should've happened! If Lara can't fight Andrade or Cotto, then he should've moved to 160 and fought Jacobs or Derevyanchenko (both PBC) and put himself in a position to fight GGG, which he always says he's willing to do!

[rickJen]

Just a bit of info but Spence, Thurman, Brook and Porter have all fought around 152. Lubin on the other hand was actually 147 when he sparred Imam but went up to 154 b/c he didnt like the weight cut and said, he wouldn't get fights at 147. LOL, you think people avoid Spence, try at solid 5'10 147 who beat the best cuban in the world walking into the pros, so just passed on the olympics which he was favored for gold b/c he had beat the best guy already. Just another note: Vanes was suppose to fight an eliminator vs Lubin but he wanted nothing to do with that fight so he left PBC, LOL. That being said, Spence is about the same size as Lara and Trout 5'9 but minus their reach and southpaw mobility. Spence is a basically a plot forward, flat footed, punch placement southpaw. You think he'll just walk down the big top 154 like he is walking down 5'8 welterweights. there's a reason why he continued the cut to 147 vs just filling out like lubin at 154.

Don't know what to make of this reply of yours.
I have no idea if he will be avoided by 154 guys, what I was saying is the top guys don't even fight each other. What's the point? Lara vs Andrade, Lara vs Williams, Lara vs Charlo, etc., not to mention the other Charlo moved up without the other top guys in his resume.
They'd rather fight their own individual fights and want nothing to do with each other.
You may be right Spence is huge compared to most 147 in the division.