Why Did People Think Errol Spence Was Good?

Porter fight showed his level

 

I don’t even think he would have knocked out Manny Pacquiao on their Ill fated fight that never happened.

he’s not gonna get in the boxing hall of fame lol

 

I think he's a good fighter. It's just crazy how he was made to be this elite guy that had almost a 50% chance of beating Crawford. Meanwhile guys with similar styles and attributes like Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz were always seen as one dimensional sluggers that would get exposed at the elite level. And oftentimes, it was the same people that would have these contradicting views.

 

Classic “if the shoe fits….” type response.

 

He peaked at 38, chief.

 

He did move his head though?? Like, watch any of his fights and he moves his head quite well even if he more-so relies on his guard. He was also a pretty big puncher, saying he had average power is ridiculous. He was always more of a workman-like fighter than a "wow, look at his crazy athleticism" kind of a fighter but that doesn't mean he wasn't good. He's special because he unified three world titles in a deep 147 division over the better part of a decade. Survived two car crashes and still managed to win world title fights. Just because he lacks a signature win doesn't mean his wins weren't good. Brook was still a big threat at the weight, Porter is like the 4th or 5th best welter of that era, Danny Garcia was in pretty good form, Ugas was coming off a career best win, Lamont Peterson was a very crafty fighter and he got totally shut-down, and Algieri still had a fair bit of gas in the tank before he got bulldozed. Like, yeah, it's not some insane SRL-esque run, but he beat capable, quality world-level operators and did so in pretty dominant fashion.

 

Spence never even came close to losing a fight until he fought the best fighter of his generation. He does not owe this forum an apology for not being a charismatic Ukrainian.

 

Because he was. He was an Olympian. He was a world champ. He beat a lot of champions from multiple divisions. He was a very good fighter.

Then he got in a high-speed car crash, and was thrown out of the car. Crashes do damage to a person. A crash followed by being launched out of the car do damage to a person. The damage to his head was significant. That was well documented.

And now he's done.

No point in being a dick about it.

 

It’s funny, most of these people saying Spence stinks were picking him to run through Crawford and having him on their Pound for Pound lists back then. How times change. Be consistent. Like me. Benavidez could KO Usyk but guess what, he will still be a chinny big nippled fairy. Consistency.

 

Technical question:
How come the range is so small? 7.2 to 7.8 punches between great defense and mediocre defense? That sounds ridiculous. I do get that they are averages, but I would have expected many punches between those levels.

I mean with joshua it could be explained by him being on the floor so much of the time, that there is less time to land punches :-D

 

Funny how the thread was created after he lost to Tszyu. Not before it. The guys a Tszyu hater and can't handle the fact that Tszyu beat him. He's trying to discredit tszyu.