Spence if he's the real deal must beat gatekeeper Algieri

I know technically he picked up a strap at 140 pounds. But has yet to make any successful title defense or win another belt.

Let's look at Algieri, he picked up a decent win against Journeyman/Club fighter Emmanuel Taylor. So he's no bum.

He was getting destroyed by Provo so he decided that boxing wouldn't win him the fight so he decided to run around in circles and outpoint the shorter man.

He tried the same strategy against Pacquiao. Which he thought would work against another short, smaller and this time a semi-shot guy. But it didn't work because as soon as he got cornered in the ropes he folded like a tent.

And against Khan he couldn't even make a dent in the glassiest jaw in the business. Meanwhile he just kept getting beaten to the punch. He hasn't fought any top Welters like Thurman, Porter or Brook because the result is already known.

If Spence wants to be taken seriously he has to beat Algieri. If he doesn't then he's a miss and it's on to the next prospect.

 

Which is why he has to beat Algieri. He's not a bum, but if you can't beat Algieri then you're not going to be a player in the division.

 

How do we know that Pacquiao in his mid 30's was a top 2 Welter? He hadn't fought Thurman, Porter or Brook. At some point the Cotto performance becomes the past.

 

Let's see how he looks against gatekeeper Algieri before we think about the best fighter in the divison.

 

Algieri's corner and camp is annoying af. They honestly just look like a couple of bench press bro's trying out boxing.