Why has Garcia vs Tank been made before Spence and Crawford?

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  1. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Leo is a better fighter than anyone Crawford and Spence have faced.
     
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  2. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    The answer is simple !!! BOTH Tank & Garcia WANT the fight. Spence & Crawford don't its that simple
    I hope Tank/Garcia is a great fight with the better man on the night getting the win he deserves which ever it is
     
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  3. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No
     
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  4. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lolwut??? Are either of them 3 weight champs? Undisputed? Zero close fights in their entire career?
     
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  5. BoxingIQ

    BoxingIQ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Once again it's all about names based on your logic Floyd Mayweather is better than sugar Ray Leonard because he has accomplished more in different weight classes
     
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  6. smoking mirrors

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    it’s a good question. given how boxing is nowadays, the fight has been curiously easy and straightforward to make. i assume there’s a cashing out element to it, either:

    a) Tank is going to jail for that charge, and they want to make a big fight before that happens
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    b) Ryan’s management has realised that he isn’t all that, and can’t afford to keep stringing him along, it’s sink or swim time
     
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  7. bjl12

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    Did Floyd beat any prime ATGs? No.

    Did Bud or Spence beat any prime ATGs? No.

    Did Tank or RyGa beat any prime or ATGs? No.

    So you look at the resumes then. Bud lacks quality wins but beat Porter, Postol, Gamboa, and was fully unified at 140. Spence beat Porter, Danny, and Ugas.

    Tank hasnt fought a single top 135 or 140 fighter yet and neither has RyGa.

    Where's the discussion?
     
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  8. Dementia Pugulistica

    Dementia Pugulistica Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Because boxing. A list of the top fights fans would like to see is the same list that promoters want least to make, or at least let marinate 'till they're irrelevant.
     
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  9. box33

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    Plus better to face Ryan now while he's still less developed then go face Loma/Haney/Shakur etc as we know Team Ellerbe will continue to stay far away from those high risk types of match ups until their on their down slide,

    Plus having all the negotiations go in his favor it's not that hard to figure out why Tank & his team went with this fight instead.
     
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  10. box33

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    Not one guy in their primes that's for sure,

    as for Crawford/Spence fighting, it's way past its due date.
     
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  11. bjl12

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    Both Crawford and Spence are prolly past their absolute primes but theyre both good enough that a win for either goes down as equivalent of a prime win. Not saying its fair but just reality of situation
     
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  12. vast

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    Because Spence and Crawford are wankers
     
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  13. Serge

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    Because Ryan bent over backwards to make it happen and even though Twink feels Ryan is too young and inexperienced for him right now and is the proverbial lamb being lead to the slaughter, which he probably is, he still forced him to jump through hoops and concede every advantage he possibly could.

    If I'm being real with you, and you know I'm always gonna give it to you raw, I really don't think Twink and his team thought Ryan was going to agree to all his stipulations. However, Ryan called his bluff because he's about that life and those Los Alamitos boys run towards the smoke not away from it.
     
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  14. box33

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    Spot on.
     
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  15. Serge

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    Thanks
     
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