Welterweight questions for 2020

[Ron Swanson]

Hopefully 2020 will be a great year for the division, and answer a few questions. Some questions to ponder:

1. Spence says he doesn’t want a tuneup, he wants a big fight next. We’ll see

2. Will Crawford agree to fight Porter, who seems to be calling him out? No, TR fighters don’t take fights like that. They are ALL put in very wisely

3. Will Danny get past his January test with Redkach in impressive fashion and set up a Big Four showdown? Never know with Danny, just when I’m sure he’s overrated he outdoes my expectations

4. Will Pacquiao continue sticking around and try to make it a Big Five at welter? He has earned the right to pick and choose, but the fact he is picking and choosing makes him irrelevant to me. Just a side piece

5. Will Thurman come back from his hand injury from the Pacquiao fight and remain active? Or will he go back to his previous inactivity? Thurman is not a fighter, at his core

6. Will anyone of note invade the division from below or above and become a factor at welter? No

7. Will the fight between Crawford and Spence finally happen at some point, with both still undefeated?

I hope so but I think some demons stop it unfortunately. I won’t say what they are because it’s a personal matter and I hope it gets sorted but anyone with knowledge of the 2 fighters can figure it out.

Since nobody cares about 154(although viewership disagrees, but what do people that watch boxing know, it’s people that talk about boxing that have it all figured out) I’ll mention it here. I’m pumped to see J-Rock take apart Charlo, it’s coming

[TitoFan]

Hopefully 2020 will be a great year for the division, and answer a few questions. Some questions to ponder:

1. Spence says he doesn’t want a tuneup, he wants a big fight next. We’ll see

2. Will Crawford agree to fight Porter, who seems to be calling him out? No, TR fighters don’t take fights like that. They are ALL put in very wisely

3. Will Danny get past his January test with Redkach in impressive fashion and set up a Big Four showdown? Never know with Danny, just when I’m sure he’s overrated he outdoes my expectations

4. Will Pacquiao continue sticking around and try to make it a Big Five at welter? He has earned the right to pick and choose, but the fact he is picking and choosing makes him irrelevant to me. Just a side piece

5. Will Thurman come back from his hand injury from the Pacquiao fight and remain active? Or will he go back to his previous inactivity? Thurman is not a fighter, at his core

6. Will anyone of note invade the division from below or above and become a factor at welter? No

7. Will the fight between Crawford and Spence finally happen at some point, with both still undefeated?

I hope so but I think some demons stop it unfortunately. I won’t say what they are because it’s a personal matter and I hope it gets sorted but anyone with knowledge of the 2 fighters can figure it out.

Since nobody cares about 154(although viewership disagrees, but what do people that watch boxing know, it’s people that talk about boxing that have it all figured out) I’ll mention it here. I’m pumped to see J-Rock take apart Charlo, it’s coming

Well... it's a thread about welters, but since you brought it up.... yes.... J-Rock vs Charlo is definitely a must-see fight and I wouldn't bet on Charlo on that one. Charlo beat Harrison... but he was woefully losing the fight. Call it lack of concentration or whatever. It was Harrison's fight to lose and yup, he lost it. J-Rock vs Charlo would be a cracking fight, though.

[powerpuncher]

I’m not sure what the welterweights will do. I think that Crawford and Porter will end up happening. I think it has to. I’m never sure about Garcia. I would guess that he will try to get a spence fight as long as he wins his next fight. I doubt Pacquiao fights Spence or Crawford unless he sees Spence fight and realizes that he is damaged goods from his accident. And I just assumed that Thurman retired from boxing.

[powerpuncher]

And the one welterweight that we aren’t talking about is Ugas. He has a fight scheduled and he has proven to be a solid fighter. Many people thought he beat Porter. Also, Hooker came up to welter and fighters like Ramirez, Taylor, and Prograis I think will all be moving up soon enough.

[TitoFan]

I’m not sure what the welterweights will do. I think that Crawford and Porter will end up happening. I think it has to. I’m never sure about Garcia. I would guess that he will try to get a spence fight as long as he wins his next fight. I doubt Pacquiao fights Spence or Crawford unless he sees Spence fight and realizes that he is damaged goods from his accident. And I just assumed that Thurman retired from boxing.

If Crawford-Porter happens, I'll be squarely in Crawford's corner. Don't know why, but I've never been able to become a fan of Porter's. I hate his style. Some see it as grit and determination... I see it as headlong rushes into the opponent trying to create a WWE atmosphere. Porter's fights are almost always ugly as hell. The day someone KTFO's Porter, he'll win a lot of brownie points with me.

[Ron Swanson]

I’m not sure what the welterweights will do. I think that Crawford and Porter will end up happening. I think it has to. I’m never sure about Garcia. I would guess that he will try to get a spence fight as long as he wins his next fight. I doubt Pacquiao fights Spence or Crawford unless he sees Spence fight and realizes that he is damaged goods from his accident. And I just assumed that Thurman retired from boxing.

If Crawford-Porter happens, I'll be squarely in Crawford's corner. Don't know why, but I've never been able to become a fan of Porter's. I hate his style. Some see it as grit and determination... I see it as headlong rushes into the opponent trying to create a WWE atmosphere. Porter's fights are almost always ugly as hell. The day someone KTFO's Porter, he'll win a lot of brownie points with me.

Same about Porter. I should like him, he’ll fight anyone and give 100% win or lose. But his fights are just so ugly.

[p4pking]

Agree about Porter also, although he could beat anyone on the right night and his desire can never be in question. Surely Pacquiao is already in the big four, was that a typo, or who is ahead of him, Garcia?? Ugas was number one ranked for the WBA last I saw, it won't happen of course but if he got a shot at Manny that's very interesting. Josh Kelly could still get into the picture maybe, he should rematch the guy who should be renamed though.

[TitoFan]

I have to have Danny in there, even though he lost tight decisions to both Thurman and Porter. Make it a Big Five then, because Pacquiao has certainly crashed the party with his win over Thurman. Not sure I'd rush to put Ugas in there at this point though... and that goes for Kelly as well. We'll see how upcoming fights go for both fighters.