STOP overrating Spence - He was schooled by a weight drained Brook before his glass eyes went.

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  1. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I've seen it every day for the last 2 years, threads making Spence to be some sort of a God.
    He is unproven and I am not convinced by him yet, he never fought any durable fighters, other than Brook his wins are a joke, he lost 5-1 in the first 6 rounds vs Brook, Kell was heavily drained after coming down from Middlweight, Brook was simply unlucky his eye socket went, If they fight 10 times 9 times Brook goes 12 rounds and wins a decision, only after his eye went Spence had some success. He was also unlucky vs GGG that his eye socket went but the outcome would not have changed, it's simple, anytime that a fighter gets a bad cut or has their eye socket broken it's just pure bad luck, boxers never expect or plan to break someones eye socket or cause a bad cut, it's just pure coincidence. (It's just that Brooks eye sockets seem weaker than most or he is just very very unlucky)
     
  2. BoxingABC1

    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i like Brook, but i wouldnt call having your eye punched in luck. it didn't just break on its own, that was Spence's doing
     
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  4. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't go as far as to say he's unproven. Even when he was losing those early rounds to Brook he was competitive. But no doubt the fight might have played out very differently had Brook not been struggling at the weight and had already suffered a cranial injury to his orbital socket which could of increased the likelihood of future similar injuries.

    Spence has shown he's world class but he still has a lot to prove. With Thurman and Crawford in his division, for me he's yet to prove he's even the best at his own weight.
     
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  5. inner2deepz

    inner2deepz Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    as much as I like Spence I’m under the impression Crawford works him based on movement I need to see Spence in there with another boxer
     
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  6. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A fully fit Thurman beats him, he would struggle even against Garcia who is very durable and would be a nightmare for Spence
     
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  7. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    I do think Spence gets a little more love than his resume warrants and I'm a fan of Brook, but I didn't see a schooling and, as stated above, Spence broke the eye socket with his punches, and won. Someone will get to Spence though, I'm sure of that. And I suspect he might be one of those fighters who permanently diminishes after his first loss. Don't ask me why. it's just a gut feeling...
     
  8. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Schooled!?

    Brook was in the fight, it was pretty even about midway through. Then Spence broke him down and made Brook quit in his home town.
     
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  9. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    I wouldnt call him a god like creature but im sold on him, his style is guna struggle if he comes up against any real elite level slicksters but i cant think of any at his weight class anyway apart from Crawford and i just feel their paths are not guna cross for a good while if at all. Just a gut feeling.

    But that aside sometimes you watch a guy rising up through the rankings and you can just tell, many can look great but get found out at the top level but some can look great cuz they just are. And i think he is. Im a fan.
     
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  10. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    Fixed.
     
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  11. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. Spence has potential, but he still hasn't faced a serious puncher like Thurman or a very durable fighter like Garcia, or a crafty fighter like Crawford yet, so the jury is still out on how good he really is.
     
  12. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    You lost all credibility when you said Spence lost the first 5 out of 6 rounds. The fight was close, competitive and Spence was ahead, in my opinion and on to 2 of the judges score cards. Yeah, yeah, I know, the judges are all corrupt and can't be trusted, except when your hero wins. LOL Spence whoop that boys eye ball out of his head and you trying to act like Brook did something?SMH
     
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  13. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you cannot insult someone who won the fight.
     
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    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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  15. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I had it 5-1... I found Spence to be largely ineffective... you could make an argument for 4-2. Afterwards he dominated the fight true, I don't hate Spence I just hate how people overrate him similarly as they do with Bivol, both are amazing fighters and I could be proven wrong, I see Bivol as the better of the two but he is still largely unproven however his win vs Barrera was very impressive, they both have 1 very good win a piece, they need 3 or 4 to be regarded as highly as some of the people rate them