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WBA "regular" welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is very interested in the upcoming fight between IBF champion Errol Spence and four division beltholder Mikey Garcia. Spence will face Garcia on March 16th at AT&T Stadium in Texas.
Errol Spence Jr. agreed when asked if Mikey Garcia’s precise punching and textbook technique reminds him of a prime Juan Manuel Marquez. Spence just isn’t convinced Garcia possesses the “grit and determination” that the retired Mexican legend displayed countless times during his Hall-of-Fame career. While Marquez dug deep numerous times during a 64-fight, 21-year pro career – most notably during four fights against Manny Pacquiao – Spence hasn’t seen comparable fortitude from Garcia because Spence hasn’t witnessed Garcia in that type of battle.
A press conference to promote the March 16th Errol Spence versus Mikey Garcia FOX pay-per-view event was held at Cowboy's Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The venue will also host the fight which will be FOX's first foray in the pay-per-view business.
Many people have been labeling the upcoming Errol Spence-Mikey Garcia fight as the puncher versus the boxer. Spence (24-0) is a very big welterweight who has the best power in the division. Garcia (39-0), who began his career as a featherweight will be fighting at 147 pounds for the first time in his career and is widely regarded as being one of the most skilled fighters in the sport.
Derrick James doesn’t discount the importance of Errol Spence Jr.’s size advantage over Mikey Garcia. The 5-feet-10 Spence stands at least four inches taller than Garcia, who has competed as low as featherweight during his 12½ years as a pro. The 2012 Olympian also has fought at or around the welterweight limit of 147 pounds since he turned pro six years ago, whereas Garcia will make his welterweight debut when they square off March 16 in Arlington, Texas.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has announced that on March 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas, the WBC Diamond belt will be at stake in the fascinating and gripping fight between WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr (24-0, 21 KOs).
Robert Garcia readily admits that Errol Spence wasn’t his first choice to be his younger brother Mikey Garcia’s next opponent. The four-division world champion has stated several times that he is taking the fight to enhance his legacy and is daring to be great.
PBC FIGHT CAMP: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA will premier this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app, as FOX Sports gives fans an all-access look into the training camps of IBF Welterweight Champion Errol Spence Jr. (24-0, 21 KOs) and four-division world champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) leading up to their March 16 FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View showdown.
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence and four-division champion Mikey Garcia recently met the press in Arlington, Texas to discuss their March 16th pay-per-show down that will be distributed by FOX. The fight takes place at Cowboys Stadium and will be the network giant's first foray into the pay-per-view realm.
IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence is not underestimating the abilities of his upcoming opponent, undefeated four-division champion Mikey Garcia. The two unbeaten champions will headline a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, March 16 from AT&T Stadium.