Is not that Spence is overrated....

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  1. Elvizzz

    Elvizzz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought he handled Brook well in England?

    Ohhhh I forgot... Brook was over the hill, damaged goods:duh
     
  2. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, i think so.

    First top tier WW in the game he fought he struggled. Porter and Brook.

    We need another sample. Let him fight Danny Garcia.

    We will get a clearer picture..
     
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  3. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    We've gotten so used to Floyd and Pacquiao being far above the rest of the division that we call Spence overrated when he doesn't dominate top fighters.

    Floyd and Pacquiao wouldn't lose a round to Porter or Brook in their primes.
     
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  4. MeatFeastMan

    MeatFeastMan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Because he was damaged. GGG ruined his career. But even then, take a look at the Brook fight, the first 7 rounds before the eye injury. Pretty much everybody's cards were either 4-3 to Brook or 5-2, even 6-1 in some very small cases.

    People don't want to face the facts. Non-drained Brook, the one pre-GGG sweeps Spence aside.

    Brook is everything you want from a welter. He's clever, he's got power and weight on his side, his chin is pretty good..but unlike Spence, his footwork is much better and he is able to box and move..he isn't a one trick pony.

    Brook would have been the welterweight king had he not made the mistake of facing GGG. It ruined his weight and his eyes, and it's a mistake he'll regret for the rest of his life.
     
  5. this_and_that

    this_and_that Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spence IS overrated, but you are right in pointing out that Porter is underrated too.
    The aura of invincibility surrounding Spence for years and years surely was taken down a notch after last weekend.

    I've said it countless times before, prior to that bout, the only real tested WW in the division is Pacquiao.
    We were judging the others based on eye test performances and hypothetical matchup results.
    Next to him in actual merits will be Thurman.
    Now after defeating Porter, then Spence.
     
  6. Elvizzz

    Elvizzz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well... I disagree on all accounts.. Spence broke Brook down i Sheffield little by little..

    Keep on hating:pipi
     
  7. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Have to say I fell for the myth that he's a destroyer and the bogeyman of the division,maybe Spence would eventually beat the 40 yr old Manny but I also think on the process Manny would land at will albeit in a losing cause.
     
  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    60-65% Brook
     
  9. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    No media has Usyk as #1.
    His resume is miles better than Spence's.
     
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  10. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Be honest Spence fanboys.. Porter is basically a WW Jean Pascal & he got a SD against him at the peak of his powers.. & if the cheating low blows hadn't have slowed Porter down a bit he may have even lost lol
     
  11. christo

    christo Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Spence is head of the North American Boxing Establishment in terms of notoriety, so he is
    whatever they say he is. He doesn't have to be whatever reality or the facts say he is, because
    he is immune to the culturally bias 'facts'. As long as the North American Boxing Establishment
    has him as the #1 p4p fighter in the world, then by god that is what the citizens of North America
    better believe he is, or leftist hell hath fury on them for thinking for themselves:) And, using facts
    or thinking for yourself is prohibited when inside the walls of the North American Boxing Establishment.
     
  12. Elvizzz

    Elvizzz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Broke Down 90-100 % Brook by accumulation of punches to the head! Man down!!
     
  13. Elvizzz

    Elvizzz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who cares about media? Only other very good fighter at CW is Breidis..
     
  14. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Good fighter, but overrated - only because some people claim he's some Mayweather successor, he's clearly nowhere near in the same league, I guess it'e the sparring rumours that sparked this but whatever. His size helps him more than people care to admit as well, take the last Porter fight, he didn't outdo him skillwise really, he may be more skilled but there's not a huge disparity between the two. He really just beat him because he had longer arms and was physically bigger, I personally see him struggling at 154 when he eventually has to move up.
     
  15. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    IMO He isn't over rated anymore than the rest of the ATG's who were questioned during their careers, only to be exalted post career.
     
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