Would prime Lara give Spence a boxing lesson at 154?

[Chrismart]

I'd say it's a real possibility, yes.

[chrisJS]

I'd pick Lara. It would be a good fight though. I can see Lara winning all the early rounds but Spence coming on enough to close toe gap but not close enough to win a decision.

[RightJabLikeZab]

LOL. Prime Lara was caught and dropped twice by limited Angulo. Struggled against Vanes. Couldn't thoroughly out box Canelo even though he barely threw any punches or bothered to cut off the ring. Yeah. No.

[boliodogs]

I think so. Spence is bigger and stronger than all his opponents and isn't anything super special outside of that.

He wouldn't have his usual size advantage vs Lara and would get outboxed and humiliated.

You are just saying Spence is bigger than all his opponents because everybody else says that with no facts to back that statement up. Spence is 5 ft. 8 inches which is not that tall for a welterweight. His fight night weight was 156 pounds for his last fight which is not that much for a welterweight and one pound less than Crawford weighed on fight night for Horn. Spence is no taller or heavier than most of the other welterweights. He just hits harder and takes a punch better and throws more punches than the other welterweights. In other words he is just better, not bigger. Lara is much taller and heavier than Spence. Lara weighed 168 pounds on fight night for Hurd which is 12 pounds heavier than Spence was on fight night last fight. Lara would have big advantages over Spence in height, reach and weight. Even so I think Spence would have a good chance to beat Lara because pound for pound Spence is the better fighter. MAN DOWN!

[boliodogs]

Yes. I'm not convinced Spence wont be anything more than an average fighter once his size advantage is taken away. I've seen plenty of weight bullies look average once they moved up. Dont try to tell me Soence isnt a weight bully neither. More than half of his pro fights have taken place at junior middle.

What size and weight advantage would that be??????? Spence is 5ft 8 inches. Have you never heard of a welterweight that tall? Can you name any welterweight fight in which Spence was unusually heavy on fight night? I known that you can't. Spence, the giant weight bully welterweight is a BS myth created by his haters. He is an average sized welterweight who kicks ass. Saying over half his fights were at 154 is more BS. He has always been a welterweight with no weight making problems. You have no facts, just a bunch of Spence hate.

[Madison Boxing]

I think he'd get found out at 154. He doesnt look all that special to me, world class but far from the skill level of the elite guys like loma, ggg, canelo. Brook gave him fits and ggg demolished him like he was nothing. Yes 160 wasnt his weight but he was drained at 147 and not the same guy.

[KTFOKING]

I think he'd get found out at 154. He doesnt look all that special to me, world class but far from the skill level of the elite guys like loma, ggg, canelo. Brook gave him fits and ggg demolished him like he was nothing. Yes 160 wasnt his weight but he was drained at 147 and not the same guy.

Brook landed more clean and harder shots against GGG in five rounds than he did against Spence in 11 rounds. It was anything but easy until the last round for GGG. In fact, he lost two of the first four rounds on most scorecards and was getting lit up in spots. What fight were you watching?

[boliodogs]

I double checked Spence's height and reach and boxrec lists him as 5 ft 9.5 inches with a 72 inch reach. That's a little taller and more reach than the average welterweight but still nothing unusual. He has a slim build so he is not that heavy for a welterweight.

[pillowfists98]

Hard to say. Lara has struggled the most against guys who really press him like Angulo, Canelo and Hurd. I'd pick Lara by split decision.

[4truth]

Hard to say but Lara would be the best Spence has ever fought by a very wide margin.