Comments Thread For: Errol Spence Drops Porter, Wins Split Decision To Unify Titles

[Realizniguhnit]

Robinson, Dulorme, porter, and others he has fought are his size. I really don't know from where you getting this, or where do you want to go with it. No comparison here.

I'm talking about at the top level obviously. Spence is a step up from Dulorme and Robinson. Ugas 5'9 and Porter is 5'6 1/2. Spence is 5'9 1/2. What I'm getting at is Ugas might do well against someone like Porter at the top level given his length advantage and Cuban style. Not so much against the 5'9 Spence who's at eye level with him.

[Ake-Dawg]

That doesn't make any sense. Skills and stamina are going to Trump strength more times than not. Forget Mayweather, there are plenty of examples on YT of slender guys KO'ing muscle bound gym **** that are clearly way stronger.

Spence is stronger than Crawford but If they fought my money would be on TC.

1st let's not confuse aesthetics with strength. 2nd when the gap between two fighters skills and stamina is minimal, strength differences can sway the fight, particularly when there is in fighting. 3rd this isn't some video game where you pick the fighter who is strong OR has skills and stamina. If the discussion has to be that simplistic then player 1 has exited the game.

[Realizniguhnit]

1st let's not confuse aesthetics with strength. 2nd when the gap between two fighters skills and stamina is minimal, strength differences can sway the fight, particularly when there is in fighting. 3rd this isn't some video game where you pick the fighter who is strong OR has skills and stamina. If the discussion has to be that simplistic then player 1 has exited the game.

Hurd stronger than J-rock but what happen when they fought? J rock is not some defensive wizard. Plenty examples in boxing of strength not overcoming skills and stamina because for the most part it simply doesn't.

[Ake-Dawg]

Hurd stronger than J-rock but what happen when they fought? J rock is not some defensive wizard. Plenty examples in boxing of strength not overcoming skills and stamina because for the most part it simply doesn't.

Again, boxing comes down to skills, stamina, and strength. Having an advantage in one of the three does not guarantee a victory. Earlier in the discussion you appeared to be discounting strength as a factor in boxing. However, there are multiple fighters who win because of their advantages in strength and stamina against more skilled fighters. Porter does...Wilder does..that's just two popular examples.

[Zodogg]

He knocked him out but he didn't beat him down. It was a competitive fight until Bud found his crease to get some power shots on Benavidez late in the fight.

U need to rewatch the fight

[Realizniguhnit]

U need to rewatch the fight

Dude don't know what he talking bout. TC systematically broke Benavidez down and KHTFO.

[QuebecSTAR2]

You're an idiot....Porter would roughhouse Crawford (Porter wouldn't win tho) , who is coming up from a lower weight!!

u idiot too. we are talking about spence & crawford.

[kej718]

Yes it is. Tonight was my 3rd time. But a bunch of guys walked in, it was sold out. And the guy to the left and right of me said the entire boxing gym came. I saw amateur and beginning fighters spread out throughout talking. It was pretty cool to hear them talk about each round and how they were seeing it. A lot of them love Porter too.

Exactly, this is a great way to grow the sport. They should promote this more.

[Ganondorf]

Very entertaining fight!

Porter showed up to fight. I thought he looked as good or better than I’ve ever seen him look.

His ambush style is very difficult to deal with. Especially given his athleticism.

Well done, EJ!

[Mateuz asato]

That was rhetorical and yet you answered it yourself with a question? Nice lol

Anyways of course In the books Spence won but there will be plenty of people saying that Spence escaped with his “0” intact cuz of either the KD(not for me IMO) or cuz of the judges!

Porter won lots of rounds that he didn’t get credit for while Spence was landing lots of low blows and pushing down on his head!

It's kinda hard not to push down on porters head and expect to win, with the way he fights.
And the way an individual scores the rounds depends on what he's looking to see