How much credit do you give Spence for beating Mikey Garcia?

[Bjl12]

It wasn't a credit-bearing fight for Spence. It was a challenge for Mikey, only, a guy coming up 2 weight classes, and fighting 5 weight classes above his starting weight.

If Spence had stepped on the gas and completely destroyed and TKO'ed Garcia in 6 rounds or less, that would've looked pretty impressive.

But the fight went the distance against a fighter who had previously been knocked down and hurt by smaller fighters. Is Spence like Mayweather who had brittle hands and was himself in his 4th weight class when he fought Marquez? Nope, 147 is Spence's first weight class.

Yeah, this is pretty much it.

Mikey, 32 years old, in his 5th weight class at 147 coming off a competitive championship win in his 3rd weight clsas at 135.

Meanwhile Spencer is 28-29 years old in his 1st weight class, 147, and he very well may be the biggest WW today.

And as you mentioned he hardly even hurt the significantly smaller fighter...instead cruised to a comfortable one-sided sparring session. Where was the "man down"? Is this Keith Thurman all over again? It's "One Time" against journeymen and "Next Time" against remotely capable fighters.

Of course Spencer insistence on ducking Crawford now makes the Garcia win even less rewarding since it's clear he wants to keep fighting smaller guys OR lesser guys. Still waiting to be impressed

[HitmanTommy]

Same amount of credit I gave Floyd for beating JMM.

hmmmmmmm...