How much did Spence's Accident in 2019 Factor Into This?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by REKX_, Jul 29, 2023.


Pre Accident Spence - Would the result have been different?

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  1. REKX_

    REKX_ New Member banned Full Member

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    I knew Crawford would beat the current Spence, quite easily - I wasn't expecting Spence to be this bad though.

    I think Crawford would still beat the pre accident Spence. If it was Crawford vs Pre Accident Spence, I think Spence would win a lot of early rounds and then in classic Crawford style, he would work Spence out and dominate the mid and late rounds. It wouldn't have been a knockout - pre accident Spence was too dangerous to come in on.

    It's such a shame such an important fight was one sided. I'm a big fan of Crawford, watch his fights, it's a strange feeling that the most important fight of his career happened in such an easy way. Crawford left the fight unscathed.
     
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  2. Hi-Tek-Lomo

    Hi-Tek-Lomo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Had no effect. Crawford's sharpshooting was just too much to deal with and Spence was trying to fight Bud's fight the entire night.
     
  3. Ivan28

    Ivan28 Active Member Full Member

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    If Crawford wanted, he could KO Spence in 30 seconds.The same was with Garcia and Ugas, but the fix in these was different.It's so obvious Spence is an unhealthy man
     
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  4. Scissors

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    Crawford is a special talent. Generational. Spence is still good but the result would always have been the same.
     
  5. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    I think Spence's alcoholism was a bigger factor, he's a notorious alcoholic and it broke down his body, same thing happened to McGregor. Wouldn't be surprised if he took a couple shots of tequila before the fight.
     
  6. Stiff Jab

    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    No. It didn't help, but Spence's one-dimensional, couldn't-stop-Mikey-Garcia style was always going to get slapped around by Crawford. Always.
     
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  7. DoubleG95Fanatic

    DoubleG95Fanatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No affect man, Crawford is just levels.....

    He beat Garcia and Ugas the same after like he would've before.....so we can't bring it now 4 years later.
     
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  8. smoking mirrors

    smoking mirrors Active Member Full Member

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    only fighting once a year did more harm. he looked sloppy, rusty and unprepared.
     
  9. Silver

    Silver The Champ is Here Full Member

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    It may have been a factor but even when you look at a pre-accident Spence, the handspeed difference is still pronounced.
     
  10. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    No excuses. Crawford was the better fighter and beats any version of Spence
     
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  11. TipNom

    TipNom Active Member Full Member

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    When I saw Errol go down in the second I genuinely thought that the crash had left him chinless. But as the rest of the rounds progressed it became clear that his chin wasn't really the issue, Crawford was just alot better. He wasn't getting badly rocked with every shot he was just getting caught alot with alot of big shots.
    The things he was trying to do that had worked for him his entire career were not working for him now. This would've happened no matter when the fight happened imo.
     
  12. UFC2020

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  13. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I know some say he hasn't looked the same since the car accident, but for me he looked pretty much as he always did, maybe a bit rusty in the first fight and yeah Ugas caught him with some good shots but it's not like he hadn't looked beatable before vs Porter and even Brook.

    Reality is Spence was never as good as his fans touted him to be and Crawford was always a special fighter who they avoided for as long as they could. Pre car crash Spence still gets stopped, his style never matched up well against Crawford, an aggressive fighter vs a lethal counter puncher? That's got bad news written all over it for Spence, walking into counters and then doubling down when struggling was always going to be how the fight played out.
     
  14. mono

    mono Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I’ve been saying it all this build up, especially during these final press conferences and weigh-in, Spence just looks off, and was slurring more than usual.

    With that being said, I’ve been Team Bud since the Prescott fight, so pre-accident Spence might be a bit more competitive, but Bud is just too good. Even the weight isn’t an issue. Crawford looked huge next to Spence at the weigh-in. Spence actually looked a bit soft to me.
     
  15. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Spence was not at his best (although I think lifestyle might have as much to do with it as the car crash) but even at his best he can't beat Crawford of tonight. The hungry focused Spence e.g. who fought Brook might be competitive for a while but that's it.