Spence bodywork is so overrated

[Dakuwaqa]

Could be that Spence was gassed from the hard body shots that Garcia landed throughout the fight. It's not like Spence didn't get hit by quite a few heavy shots. He proved that the accident didn't take too much out of him. I was a bit surprised how well Garcia fought but of course the same old Danny boy showed up again, not wanting to go for broke and take any serious risks. He did pretty damn good, even in a losing effort. Spence looked quite good too. Good, entertaining, competitive fight.

Definitely a possibility. Spence has quite a narrow slender body also.

Spence has great body work. Not sure what TS is talking about

[Lomadeaux]

His bodypunching and power are so overrated.

throw's the same telegraphed punches

You’re not getting by them, and you might not have ever been hit with a a body punch. That’s why you say this.

[TonyGe]

Could be that Spence was gassed from the hard body shots that Garcia landed throughout the fight. It's not like Spence didn't get hit by quite a few heavy shots. He proved that the accident didn't take too much out of him. I was a bit surprised how well Garcia fought but of course the same old Danny boy showed up again, not wanting to go for broke and take any serious risks. He did pretty damn good, even in a losing effort. Spence looked quite good too. Good, entertaining, competitive fight.

Yes Garcia is cautious. That has its place but there are times when you have to go for it to give the other guy something to worry about.

[F l i c k e r]

Easy to say when you aren't in the ring.

His body punches clearly do damage. Garcia was feeling them the whole fight but he has a good arm to torso ratio for boxing. His elbows hit his hips with his guard up.

I don't know why people over look stuff like that while making statements like the OP.

Spence's power also isn't explosive power.

He has the power to knock someone out cold if they get hit flush but it's not explosive. It's like swinging a sledgehammer. He has natural power. Not the kind that requires big mechanical wind ups or relies on velocity.

Everyone who knows boxing, knows that kind of power is the most dangerous kind.

Because he will hit you with the same power in round 1, in round 12.

Which is much different to dudes who fade late into fights and can't generate power by the last round.

It doesn't 'look' as pretty but it's the kind that lasts.

[b00g13man]

We really do have some dumb posters here.

[Guest]

You’re so bad at analyzing lol. Remember you kept saying Thurman is a hype job for the longest time. Ydksab. And the hurricanes suck

First part may be true, but the Canes are back, baby!

[ralex]

That’s how great Spence is. He can win as a body puncher. He can win with his jab. He can outbox you. He can wear you down


He’s got no weakness.

[whollisboxing]

Spence hadn't been in the ring for a long ass time and looked fine.

The biggest question mark coming into this fight was "Is Spence the same". If Spence was fine he would probably cruise to an easy UD (which he did) and if he wasn't okay lose or get KTFO.

Spence cruised easily to a wide UD because Garcia couldn't get past his jab which let me remind you is the most important punch in boxing.

If someone can't get past your jab youre a ****ing FOOL for decided to all of a sudden start trading. Spence isn't a fool. Now he just needs to fight Crawford. Beating Danny proved nothing because we all knew it was the most likely outcome.

I would say that beating Garcia proved that he's back to where he was before. Also, he beat Danny more decisively than Thurman or Porter did so that means something.

[Lomadeaux]

Easy to say when you aren't in the ring.

His body punches clearly do damage. Garcia was feeling them the whole fight but he has a good arm to torso ratio for boxing. His elbows hit his hips with his guard up.

I don't know why people over look stuff like that while making statements like the OP.

Spence's power also isn't explosive power.

He has the power to knock someone out cold if they get hit flush but it's not explosive. It's like swinging a sledgehammer. He has natural power. Not the kind that requires big mechanical wind ups or relies on velocity.

Everyone who knows boxing, knows that kind of power is the most dangerous kind.

Because he will hit you with the same power in round 1, in round 12.

Which is much different to dudes who fade late into fights and can't generate power by the last round.

It doesn't 'look' as pretty but it's the kind that lasts.

Good post....

[SplitSecond]

Definitely not overrated. But I also think Spence felt Danny’s bodywork. Spence has been open to bodywork, maybe someone will learn from the little success Garcia had.