Comments Thread For: Spence: It makes sense for Pacquiao to fight me at AT&T Stadium

[WholeSoul75]

With this new generational boxing blueprint. Maybe future nfl football players will become boxers instead.

[Scipio2009]

Well more power to you! But let's not act like Al Haymon wasn't trying to run Bob Arum out of business at one time and refused to do any business with Arum....
I'm sure you Al Haymon groupies know that but as usual you have selective memory,...

Haymon delivered Molina Jr and Felix Diaz over the Top Rank when Crawford needed fights at 140lbs, so what are you talking about? Terence Crawford is fighting Amir Khan for heck's sake, lol.

If it makes sense for a fighter that Haymon is working on behalf of, Haymon has no qualms making the deal.

Arum has no such history, with Haymon, Oscar, or anyone else for that matter, lol.

[millcitymauler]

I dont even get the logic of where you coming from, Spence didnt call out Mikey ! it was Mikey throwing Spences name all over the place,,,,, And Spence is supposed to say NO go away Mikey, he would have been crucified by haters for ducking a LW.

The next thing is the same as the first he didnt call out the smaller guy, he answered him. He has said he will go to MW eventually and I think he will, there aint no ducking and weaving from these guys, they have a whole range of technical BS derailing lots of fights, its a big wrong to blame the fighters.

Wow - Talk about flawed logic...

[millcitymauler]

In Floyd’s defense, he’s a five division world champion. Four of which were lineal titles. And the only division he didn’t win the lineal title(140), he beat the reigning lineal champion Ricky Hatton. Albeit in a welterweight fight. So Floyd did his share of moving up seeking out new challenges. We as fans just chose not to acknowledge it.

And that’s my only frustration with Spence. I’ve been a fight fan a long time and understand that politics are stopping the fight we most wanna see Spence in, which is Crawford. And he can’t make Thurman fight him. Keith has shown he clearly wants no part of Errol. But if Spence is willing to fight a lightweight in Mikey, he should be just as willing to move up and fight bigger guys like Hurd, or even try his luck at middleweight. You can’t be willing to fight smaller guys, but want no part of bigger guys. It’s a bad look.

Yeah man, never before has politics prevented so many potential great matchups and possible rivalries from happening. Just look at the resumes SRL and ODLH had by the time they were Errol's age. It's become the norm now, and like you said, bigger and better challenges lay 7 lbs north for Spence, who is already a big WW. Those pictures of him and Mikey facing off are pretty worrisome. I'm still hoping for a decent fight though.

[Sledgeweather17]

I just wish these welterweights like Spence and Thurman were talking like this about each other and other top WW's, rather than chasing a 40 year old faded fighter.

Spence called out Porter and Thurman until his voice got hoarse. No need for him to halt his career again because of those cowardly pricks.

Besides, I kinda get what Spence is doing.

By fighting Garcia and Pacquiao in big back to back PPV events, he is essentially going to become the Canelo or Mayweather of this welterweight division. He will be the cash cow, the one who runs things. Everyone will be falling over themselves to get the Spence payday.

I think after Pac he'll be big enough for the Crawford fight to be made too. So maybe he goes Garcia, Pac, and Crawford.

And then we'll see what Thurman and Porter gonna say or do when Spence no longer needs them. They'll be the ones begging for the fight then.

Of course, this is all provided that Spence wins all those fights.

[Dle]

Since Floyd’s out of the picture PAC’s the winning ticket. PAC best take his chances with Thurman. Of course, Spence would love the payday & recognition beating PAC

[Sledgeweather17]

I’ve been a Spence fan from the beginning, but it’s becoming obvious that he’s morphing into a product of this Floyd/post-Floyd era, where making the most money by taking the least risk is the accepted formula. Kinda weird it’s come to this, cus out of all the newcomers in the past few years, Spence seemed like the real throwback-type fighter.

He needs to become the cash cow in order to lure these welterweight cowards into the ring with him. Because right now they see him as too much of a risk but if he becomes the cash cow they'll be falling over themselves to become the next Spence KO victim.

Garcia and Pac fights will help him build the brand. Maybe after those fights he even becomes big enough for a crossover fight with Crawford to be agreed to by showtime and espn.

[lleonillo]

Do Not be too confident Mr. Spence

Looks like Spence is looking past Mikey many days before their fight...

Mikey would love that. Seems Spence is under-estimating his Mexican/American opponent...his mind not into the fight and wondering on future PPV paycheck.

I'm not a Garcia fan but I want him to win this one! Go Mikey!!

[lleonillo]

They are all calling the PAC... I hope PAC fights 1 or 2 of them... Thurman then Winner of Spence/Mikey.

Spence looking past Mikey... BIG MISTAKE. Mikey is a proud man and I believe he will fight to the Finish

[JWHardin]

They are all calling the PAC... I hope PAC fights 1 or 2 of them... Thurman then Winner of Spence/Mikey.

Spence looking past Mikey... BIG MISTAKE. Mikey is a proud man and I believe he will fight to the Finish

Because he answered a question from a reporter at a press conference, doesn't mean he is looking past Mikey Garcia.

Spence wants big names and big events, just like Pacquiao. Why else would Pac keep crying about Mayweather. $$$