Errol Spence vs Mikey Garcia

[Master]

Stupid fight.

When is Spence vs Porter.?!

Why is Mikey not fighting Loma?

It is not a stupid fight it is an exceptional fight and Garcia is going for it. Credit to him.

[TitoFan]

I can understand the feeling of wanting Garcia and Spence to clean out their own divisions first but.... to me this is a case of damned if you do... damned if you don't.

Haven't some of us here in the past raked GGG over the coals for not jumping up to 168 to meet Andre Ward there?

It smacks of double standard to criticize a fight that both guys are willing to make, when they've both shown the willingness to fight all comers.

Still..... it's a legit point. If Spence wipes the floor with Garcia, he'll get less than 100% credit, just because he's the larger guy. But if Garcia beats Spence, it's an automatic light-year leap into p4p stardom.

Meanwhile, I understand there's good fights for both in their respective divisions.

[Ron Swanson]

I can understand the feeling of wanting Garcia and Spence to clean out their own divisions first but.... to me this is a case of damned if you do... damned if you don't.

Haven't some of us here in the past raked GGG over the coals for not jumping up to 168 to meet Andre Ward there?

It smacks of double standard to criticize a fight that both guys are willing to make, when they've both shown the willingness to fight all comers.

Still..... it's a legit point. If Spence wipes the floor with Garcia, he'll get less than 100% credit, just because he's the larger guy. But if Garcia beats Spence, it's an automatic light-year leap into p4p stardom.

Meanwhile, I understand there's good fights for both in their respective divisions.

Like most I think Spence/Crawford and Garcia/Loma were the best options. But I wonder if they really were options. There was silence about the 2 superior opponents until this fight was nearly done. Could be Bob saying “they’re not going to cancel a PPV fight to begin negotiations with us, this is our chance to talk”. Perhaps Bob is being honest and he wants those fights. Bobs long long long history of lying just makes it hard to believe him.

Either way the winner walks away a PPV fighter making other fights easier to make and the loser has options.

It would be a crime if we don’t get Spence/Crawford and Garcia/Loma

Side note I would have been fine with GGG saying he didn’t want to go to 168. But he was willing for Steiglitz, he was willing for Froch, he was willing for Chavez Jr. That’s my problem with not being willing for Ward. On its own it’s fine, it’s the selectivity that’s trash.

[imp]

Stupid fight.

When is Spence vs Porter.?!

Why is Mikey not fighting Loma?

It is not a stupid fight it is an exceptional fight and Garcia is going for it. Credit to him.

No it’s not.

Garcia should be making the Loma fight and Spence needs to clean up Porter, Crawford and Thurman..ASAP.

Spence is a big 147 fighter and Garcia is tiny..there are weight classes for a reason..Garcia needs to concentrate on Loma first then 147.

[Master]

Stupid fight.

When is Spence vs Porter.?!

Why is Mikey not fighting Loma?

It is not a stupid fight it is an exceptional fight and Garcia is going for it. Credit to him.

No it’s not.

Garcia should be making the Loma fight and Spence needs to clean up Porter, Crawford and Thurman..ASAP.

Spence is a big 147 fighter and Garcia is tiny..there are weight classes for a reason..Garcia needs to concentrate on Loma first then 147.

If Garcia pulls this off he becomes a superstar like Shane/Floyd/Manny did with Oscar when they moved up.

[TitoFan]

What'll happen guys, is that Spence will mop the floor with Mikey... and Mikey will see it was too far a leap to meet a superstar at that weight. He'll come back down and meet Loma, hopefully while still undamaged. Spence will get his Thurmans, Porters and Crawfords. They're not going anywhere.

[Ron Swanson]

What'll happen guys, is that Spence will mop the floor with Mikey... and Mikey will see it was too far a leap to meet a superstar at that weight. He'll come back down and meet Loma, hopefully while still undamaged. Spence will get his Thurmans, Porters and Crawfords. They're not going anywhere.

If they pull decent PPV numbers the fights become easy to make. If it flops it’s easier for everyone to avoid. For this reason I will pay.

[Manos de Piedra]

Massive props to Mikey for having the balls to step up and take on such a huge challenge but I don't see him winning this at all. He is currently one of my favourite fighters and I will be rooting for him but I don't see it happening. Spence is just too big and strong for him and will probably stop Mikey late on.

[powerpuncher]

I’ve always said that I have no problem with the fight in general, but unlike the olden days of boxing, boxers don’t fight enough for it to be worth it. Mikey will fight Spence in February, lose, then have a comeback/tuneup fight. So he won’t be fighting other good fighters his weight until I would guess 2020.

[Boxer4life]

Personally I would have much rather seen Garcia - Loma and Spence - Crawford, but no complaints for this match. Errol cleans his clock, I wonder what Mikey sees that makes him want to fight him, but I defintely dont see it for Mikey.

[Alpha]

Sounds like this is going to be on Fox PPV.

[Master]

Sounds like this is going to be on Fox PPV.

Is that a first for them?

Horrible trend if it is but a brilliant fight.

[Alpha]

Sounds like this is going to be on Fox PPV.

Is that a first for them?

Horrible trend if it is but a brilliant fight.

I'm not sure, but FOX has a wider audience than Showtime. They'll need to beef up the undercard, it is a great fight, I not sure how well it does tho.

[powerpuncher]

Sounds like this is going to be on Fox PPV.

I feel like normal FOX would be great. A national audience for this fight would be great for boxing. No more PPVs.

[Manos de Piedra]

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...arch-16-dallas

In all, they announced 14 bouts through April that will air on either Fox in prime time or on cable network Fox Sports 1. But the biggest fight made official was the much-discussed showdown between welterweight world titlist Errol Spence Jr. and lightweight titlist Mikey Garcia, who will move up two weight divisions to go for a world title in a fifth division in a meeting between two of boxing's elite pound-for-pound best in the world.

The fight will headline the first Fox PPV card and will take place at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas, on March 16.