Have we been overateing Spence?

[New England]

Yeah, think his size advantage is his ace in the hole. He'd probably look ordinary at 154 and I see Thurman and Crawford giving him major problems at 147.

size advantage over kell brook moving down from middleweight? the same kellbrook that handled shawn porter inside without much fuss?

[GhostofDempsey]

Sometimes you watch a fighter and you just know you are seeing someone with potential. That's what I see in Spence. A strong WW with good power, decent boxing skill, and the willingness to fight anyone. While he may not be as polished as Crawford, Mikey or Loma in terms of boxing skills, he makes up for it with heart, willingness and just enough combination of power and skill to get the job done. I'm not sure what questions will be answered versus Peterson, but he's looking better with each fight. I think 2018 should answer our questions providing Haymon can get him a decent fight. Spence vs. Porter should be an easy one to make.

[John Locke]

Nah, Spence is the real deal. That Brook win was one of the best wins in 2017, of course people are rewriting history with the 'he was drained and shot' rubbish, but these are the guys who picked Brook to win. He beat the #2 or #3 WW at the time, in his prime, in his backyard. That is no joke. Kell is one of our most talented fighters.

[TheBigLug]

He has a win over Brook, which is a great win but there's always going to be that cloud over it with Brook coming off a beating, eye surgery and weight loss. He struggled to make 147 even when he was fighting there, never mind coming back down from 160.

That said, in the first 6-7 rounds of that fight you could see Brook was still quality and it was close. Brook would have dealt with any WW outside the top 5 or so that night, but couldn't do that with Spence. I'm not sure how the fight would have unfolded if Brook hadn't had all those issues but i saw enough to know Spence is somewhere around the top of the division.

Any win over Brook is a very good win. All the talk of quitting aside, Brook is no joke as a fighter. His biggest mistake was fighting GGG.

[McNulty]

Lets not forget he went into Brooks backyard and stopped him by smashing his orbital. Spence absolutely needed a ko to in over there and he got the job done. Very rare quality.

[Luilun]

Spence is a top p4p fighter he has now proven his worth but people are starting to over hype his skills. His main weakness is his lack of defence he is very hittable and shown he lacks the fast reflexes and speed to be next Floyd like many claim, he also has shown he is vulnerable to a great jab and and a good uppercut. He def has some of the best offence in the game and proved he can box. But offence can only take you so far until you meet a guy with the skill set reflexes and toughness to get the job done. You need to be a well rounded all around fighter to be the next 1 p4p king.

You are very accurate I have the same thoughts he won't be the next Mayweather the next Mayweatheris Lomachenko

[koolkc107]

If you think Spence can't get a fight now, wait until after he destroys Lamont.

[Elroy The Great]

yes

he hasnt really done anything yet.

same is being done for crawford and the ww div. supposedly, bud is the best ww there is !

[Elroy The Great]

If you think Spence can't get a fight now, wait until after he destroys Lamont.

sarcasm

if not, how can beating lamont be the barometer of greatness ?!?!?!?

[TonyGe]

Is Spence overrated. Depends who you ask I guess. I think he's a very good fighter with some flaws. Defence could be better but he's got the job done so far. So no I don't think he's overrated by most people.