Mike Garcia HOF

[Jsmooth9876]

Yeah I guess Adiren Broner is going to the hall also lol.

[FinitoxDinamita]

HOF isnt as prestigious anymore. Arturo Gatti is in it too.

[Boxingraya]

True but Spence was winning nearly every round easily, it's on Garcia to take a chance and try to win.
The fight wasn't as bad as Wlad/Ibragimov but it was similar, I think, in principle. Ibragimov waited the whole fight for Wlad to open up and give him some hope of landing a big counter. Wlad never did and neither did Spence.

Garcia had no chance to win by opening up. No one who knows boxing even a little, thinks that would have worked or that Garcia would have used that plan going in. His only an was being better technically and obviously winning by points. Spence's jab ended that idea. Going the distance was a battle won for Garcia. There really is no other way to look at it

[4truth]

Garcia had no chance to win by opening up. No one who knows boxing even a little, thinks that would have worked or that Garcia would have used that plan going in. His only an was being better technically and obviously winning by points. Spence's jab ended that idea. Going the distance was a battle won for Garcia. There really is no other way to look at it

My post was in response to the criticism of Spence for not knocking Garcia out. My point being that Spence gave Garcia no chance to win because HE never opened up on Garcia. Spence, as you noted, relied heavily on the jab which took away any chance Garcia might have had.

[boliodogs]

its a shame that everyone turned on this legend. he moved up 2 classes and lost to a hall of famer. mikey will be a hall of famer too.

He will go to the hall. That doesn't change that he bragged his ass off before the fight saying how great he was and how much better than Spence he was and how he might knock him out. Then after a few rounds he fought like a complete pos. He fought like a cur just to go the 12 rounds. He just fought defensively and made no effort to win. That is why everybody turned on him. He deserved it. He may have been a legend going into the fight but he fought very poorly and not like a legend. He hurt his reputation and has no one to blame but himself. If he had fought hard everyone would still admire him even if he had been KOed.

[boliodogs]

Garcia had no chance to win by opening up. No one who knows boxing even a little, thinks that would have worked or that Garcia would have used that plan going in. His only an was being better technically and obviously winning by points. Spence's jab ended that idea. Going the distance was a battle won for Garcia. There really is no other way to look at it

How is losing every round by a mile and eating 400 punches while hardly throwing or landing any punches a battle won for Garcia? He embarrassed him self by giving up on trying to win.

[champion4ever]

I don't know. Mikey Garcia's resume has a lot to be desired. He avoided Gamboa and Lomachenko for a fight that he refused to win. He just showed up to collect an easy paycheck.

[champion4ever]

He will go to the hall. That doesn't change that he bragged his ass off before the fight saying how great he was and how much better than Spence he was and how he might knock him out. Then after a few rounds he fought like a complete pos. He fought like a cur just to go the 12 rounds. He just fought defensively and made no effort to win. That is why everybody turned on him. He deserved it. He may have been a legend going into the fight but he fought very poorly and not like a legend. He hurt his reputation and has no one to blame but himself. If he had fought hard everyone would still admire him even if he had been KOed.

Good post!

[boliodogs]

its a shame that everyone turned on this legend. he moved up 2 classes and lost to a hall of famer. mikey will be a hall of famer too.

He was already a 140 pound champion so he moved up only one weigh class not two. Yes he made 135 for Easter but he had outgrown 135 and I am sure he will never fight at 135 again. Spence only outweighed him a few pounds in the ring and he isn't that small. I expect to see him at 140 next fight and will be surprised if he ever fights at 135 again.

[champion4ever]

Yeah I guess Adiren Broner is going to the hall also lol.

That's very true. After all, just like Mikey he is a four divisional champion.