Spence isn't a great fighter...

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by slender4, Jun 16, 2018.


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  1. SnatchBox

    SnatchBox Boxing Full Member

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    The nipples are criminal I'm sorry. Crawford, Dedicated Thurman, Mosley, ODLH, Prime Brook, Trinidad, Winky Wright, SRL etc lights em up like a Christmas tree. Spence is a 154 fighter shrinking to 147, up & down no fireworks Mayweather Hatton's Error Spencer on the turnbuckle.
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  2. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I compare guys to Leonard because he was the gold standard. The best fighter I have seen in my lifetime. He be prime, Duran, Hearns and Benitez and that's incredible. I don't think either Spence or Crawford would have seen a decision against him, I know they wouldn't see the midway point against Hearns.

    When you have watched boxing a long time, and you know the promoter's tricks and all have a base of knowledge to compare guys against you can kind of see it. Lomachenko is a good fighter but as I have seen I don't think he'd do well against the best lightweights I have seen in my life, DLH, Mosely, Chavez, Whitaker, Tszyu... he had his hands full against Salido and this last guy. Neither one of them sees the 4th round with DLH or Mosely, too much power.
     
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  3. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Yes, Leonard was astonishing, he had the the reflexes of a black fighter, the training of a Ukranian, the killer attitude of an Italian and the toughness of a Mexican. People see Leonard nowadays as a boxer, but he was a rough-vicious brawler, who just happened to be super-fast. The clip says it all.
     
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  4. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Leonard would beat the crap out of Spence inside of 7 rounds .
     
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  5. DoubleJ

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    Leonard is clearly the best fighter of my lifetime as well. Which is why I keep him as the standard, but don't expect people to meet that standard.

    It would be incredible to see another fighter reach those heights. But between promoter politics, and frankly a lack of ambition among many fighters to truly test themselves, I doubt we'll see it.
     
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