Errol Spence is the best prospect in the world right now

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  1. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He is a very well schooled fighter. I love his defense. His jab is stiff and accurate and well timed. He can throw body punches. He has good power. He has good height. His speed is only decent, but his ring IQ is solid.

    There is a reason Keith Thurman is dodging him. He has too much to lose against a pretty unknown well schooled fighter like Spence Jr.
     
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    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    id class Dmitri Bivol as the best prospect in the world atm
     
  3. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, he's not a prospect in my book. He's the real ****ing deal
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    There's about 30 fighters I could listed that are as good or better than Spence Jr.
     
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    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That seems like an awful lot. How about 5-10?
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    No maybe even 40.:lol: I'll compile a list later.
     
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    Bulawayo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I knew this Anti American scab would be here...hating.:lol:

    Punkish scab mofo.

    Just pretend his name is Errol Spencekovsky and watch the kid rumble.:deal
     
  8. Bulawayo

    Bulawayo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Start typing bi.tch:lol:

    Let's see how many old foreign names you can pull out your worn out as.s.
     
  9. boston guy

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    In his last fight i saw a lot of flaws man, he is good but i dont see anything special to be honest
     
  10. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What flaws? His speed could use some work, but he's still not slow. His strength on the inside isn't that great either.

    He doesn't do anything exceptionally well. But he does almost everything good.
     
  11. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I tend to think that you need something that you do better than anyone else, hallmark qualities of a legend. He does everything well so he's already ahead.
     
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    Mexi-Box Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Hard to say who is the most known prospect... I'd wager probably Anthony Joshua.

    Best prospect is a tough one, though. First one to come to mind is Usyk.
     
  13. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    To name a few...
    Usyk
    Inoue
    Gvozdyk
    Bivol
    S. Vasquez
    Verdejo
    Saul Rodriguez
    Pedraza
    Khytrov
    Valdez
    Quigley
    Joseph Parker
    Derevyanchenko
    Castano
    Mikhaylenko
    R. Burnett
    Joshua
    S. Barrera
    Sho Ishida
    Flanagan
    Tanaka
    Kavaliauskas
    Ponomarev
    Julian Ramirez
    Antoine Douglas
    Nyambayar
    Maruta
     
  14. SteelShoulders

    SteelShoulders Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Spence isn't a prospect anymore brah
     
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    I don't think he's the most talented prospect, he's very talented no doubt but I think there are a couple other guys I rate higher.

    He does have age on his side though, he's not young but most others are in their late 20s now and Errol's only 26 and in many cases further in his career ladder/in a better position. So I can totally see him going on to acheive more so to speak.