Comments Thread For: Robert Garcia: Spence is Best at 147 - But Mikey Can Pull it Off

[JWHardin]

I'm not gonna give Crawford credit for beating c level fighters and fyi , amateur and professional boxing are two different things, junior ..

Crawford KO'd the guy that beat Pacquiao. Arum admitted he kept Pac away from Crawford. Crawford has beat two former Olympic champions, and also beat the guy that Danny Garcia ducked.

Fight opportunities are limited since he is with TR, so a fight with Khan will at least be entertaining. He has beat everyone they have put in front of him so far. Six of the guys were unbeaten, and 4 of them only had one loss. He is recognized at #2pfp by most experts, that know a hell of a lot more than you or I.

[BillyBoxing]

To be honest Spence's resume is actually not very impressive yet, but not from a lack of trying to get fights with the top guys. Enough people recognize his rare combination of athleticism, speed, power, and skills. We won't really know how good he is until he fights guys like Crawford and Thurman. Thurman, Garcia, and Porter don't seem to keen on fighting him, and they all have had plenty of chances.

Spence is a typical pbc fighter, like the Charlos, wilder, faces of boxing, yet no resume.

I disagree with Spence mix of skills ect... I think he's a strong but straight, stiff fighter, he's not slick at all, not

He's hard nosed, big for the weight, strong, left handed, relentless.
Tough style to beat, they sure (Thurman, porter) prefere to fight lil Danny Garcia.

Pbc does a great job at hyping, marketing American fighters as the next big thing, but at some point they will have to take risks.

I think bud boxes Errol's ears off.

[IceTrayDaGang]

Crawford KO'd the guy that beat Pacquiao. Arum admitted he kept Pac away from Crawford. Crawford has beat two former Olympic champions, and also beat the guy that Danny Garcia ducked.

Fight opportunities are limited since he is with TR, so a fight with Khan will at least be entertaining. He has beat everyone they have put in front of him so far. Six of the guys were unbeaten, and 4 of them only had one loss. He is recognized at #2pfp by most experts, that know a hell of a lot more than you or I.

when did this happen??? you mean a ref stoppage? in the same round that pac should have got a ref stoppage also and horn even admitted he was more hurt against pac!

[P4Pdunny]

Spence is a typical pbc fighter, like the Charlos, wilder, faces of boxing, yet no resume.

I disagree with Spence mix of skills ect... I think he's a strong but straight, stiff fighter, he's not slick at all, not

He's hard nosed, big for the weight, strong, left handed, relentless.
Tough style to beat, they sure (Thurman, porter) prefere to fight lil Danny Garcia.

Pbc does a great job at hyping, marketing American fighters as the next big thing, but at some point they will have to take risks.

I think bud boxes Errol's ears off.

Heres what we agree on.

[Ake-Dawg]

"But lose validity once I manipulate them"

Yeah, I'm sure losing his 0 helped brook's confidence, helped his preparation while healing that eye socket, staying away from sparring...
Also, having to lose all the weight gained for the 160 fight make it a perfect 100% optimal training camp and tbh, I think Spence should be labelled as an atg already.

Lose all the weight? Did he blow up to 180 then drain to 160. I'm not saying getting to 147 was easy for him. Not saying he was at his best, or that beating him makes Spence an ATG. I'm saying that it was a good win by Spence and the weight and orbital injury were not major factors in HOW Spence beat him.

[Ake-Dawg]

Man Brooks was damaged goods...They had to fix his eye through his nose.

Having an injury in a fight doesn't make a fighter damaged goods.

[IceTrayDaGang]

Having an injury in a fight doesn't make a fighter damaged goods.

depends on say.... type of injury. what brook has is pretty much damaged goods.

[Shadoww702]

depends on say.... type of injury. what brook has is pretty much damaged goods.

Yup! That usually retires boxers. He had a fractured eye socket and cheek bone. That area's is always gonna be soft now.

[Ake-Dawg]

depends on say.... type of injury. what brook has is pretty much damaged goods.

I agree with the first part. However in the case of Spence vs Brook. The orbital wasn't reinjured so the preexisting injury didn't come into play.

It's why I say some arguments only make sense when generalized.

[IceTrayDaGang]

I agree with the first part. However in the case of Spence vs Brook. The orbital wasn't reinjured so the preexisting injury didn't come into play.

It's why I say some arguments only make sense when generalized.

it wasnt re-injured in the spence fight but that doesnt mean that it wont in another future fight. those type of injury is career ending type. it will swell back up, might not be in this fight, but the next, etc. if im betting money, i wouldnt feel 100% to put money on someone with an injury like that knowing it can get re-injured.