Canelo Álvarez vs errol spence jr 168

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  1. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This fight will probably happen down the road, especially if Spence beats Crawford then establishes himself at 154. In a few years time, I could see the fight happening at 168. I think Spence could cause him some problems, if he can deal with the power.
     
  2. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    This has always been the long term goal. I believe Spence has the skill sets to do to Canelo what Mayweather and Bivol did.
     
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  3. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Both guys want it as well.
     
  4. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Canelo stops him.
     
  5. YCGS

    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't get why Errol gets so undersold. I imagine he would hold his own and I don't see Canelo stopping him, even at 168. It's very unrealistic to ask Errol to immediately jump to 168 to fight him though, as that is 3 weight divisions and over 20lbs. I could see it being similar to Canelo vs Cotto with Errol being a lot more in his prime than a well worn Cotto was then.
    We know Canelo has been badly outboxed in the past and Errol is an excellent boxer with a wide arsenal. (Except that awful rock-em-sockem robot flick jab he has)
    No love for Errol here, damn.
     
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  6. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    leonard didnt do **** to him. He won a razor close 12 rounds fight running for his life in a giant ring with pillow gloves, hagler being a 15 rounder (only 2 fights at 12 rounds, it's very easy to appreciate how halger has still gass in the tank at the end of the fight, he didnt calculate well the 12 rounds, his mind was always a 15 rounder's).

    i.e. after stacking absolutely everything to his favor, all leonard could do was to win a razor close decision and run for his life swearing to never ever give him a rematch and fight him again. I dont know what you talk about, tbh.

    canelo would absolutely destroy spence at 168. The same punches that couldnt harm bivol, would move spence here and there shaking him all over the ring. There are weight classes for a reason.

    Not to talk about that, as much as I hate leonard, comparing spence with leonard is nothing but hilarious.
     
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  7. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I won't say all that about the first round, but Spence would end up being brutally stopped in that fight. He'd end up getting ran over
     
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  8. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Id take errol or crawford over canelo at any weight. Skills matter.
     
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    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah man I don't get it. They both fought and beat Porter who won the Golden Gloves back in 2007 at Middleweight so he isn't a small dude.

    I saw a video of B-hop saying Errol wouldn't be able to keep Canelo off of him...like wut? Canelo is a volume pressure fighter now? I get it, he is biased. I just don't see how anyone could say Canelo wipes him out. Whoever said 1 round DKSAB. That is nonsense. Canelo hasn't done that to ANYONE in over a decade ffs, and it was a scrub, not an elite fighter.
     
  10. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Spence wants the payday and Canelo wants an easy ko win
     
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  11. Presenting-Fight-Film

    Presenting-Fight-Film Active Member Full Member

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    50/50 fight. Canelo has 2 losses and sus decisions. Spence is undefeated and collected multiple belts one by one.
     
  12. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Canelo would bust him up
     
  13. African Cobra

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    Somehow I doubt it because Canelo is beatable by master boxers.
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    He couldn't even knock out Garcia ffs
     
  15. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Stylistically it's a competitive fight, but there's a large gap in weight, currently 3 full weight classes. We have no idea if Spence can retain his usual speed and work rate moving up several weight divisions.