Why would Garcia choose to fight Spence over Loma?

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  1. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Obvious answer: Mikey and Arum have beef. Mikey sued him, for God's sake. And they continue to talk bad about the other, so it wasn't just a "business is business" sort of thing.
     
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  2. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  3. Sheikh

    Sheikh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I believe the sole reason was to put himself in position to be the 'A' side against Lomo. I believe he felt Arum would short change him big in that fight and there is really bad blood between him and Arum. By fighting Spence in a big money PPV fight he can say look I sold out an arena with 50,000 people Lomo never did that and i'm the A side in the negotiations.

    I believe this is the same exact reason Kell Brook fought Triple G, to put himself in a better position for an Amir Khan fight
     
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  4. dealt_with

    dealt_with Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Obvious. To avoid Lomachenko, take the pressure off and make money. Spence outboxed Mikey in every range at every level, just imagine what Lomachenko would’ve done to that plodder.
     
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  5. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Money. Mikey made a lot of coin with this attempt at ATG status
     
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