Errol Spence Jr., Danny Garcia agree to PPV fight

[powerpuncher]

Garcia still seems like a top fighter. It seems like he has been around for a long time too without ever really losing a step. Garcia has massive issues with fighters who come forward and throw a lot. It prevents him from letting his hands go.

Basically I think that if Spence is still in his pre accident form, he should win pretty easily. The accident is a huge question mark though.

[johnsebastianmiran]

Garcia still seems like a top fighter. It seems like he has been around for a long time too without ever really losing a step. Garcia has massive issues with fighters who come forward and throw a lot. It prevents him from letting his hands go.

Basically I think that if Spence is still in his pre accident form, he should win pretty easily. The accident is a huge question mark though.

If Garcia is in his pre-Thurmond stage he'll lose for lack of speed.

[Master]

I have never rated Danny Garcia since he got bashed up and landed that lucky shot against Amir Khan. Garcia has strategically fought his way up the rankings at welterweight and lost the big fights when he had his chance.

Spence should win this relatively easy, the real interest is seeing what the car accident has taken out of Errol if anything.

[powerpuncher]

I have never rated Danny Garcia since he got bashed up and landed that lucky shot against Amir Khan. Garcia has strategically fought his way up the rankings at welterweight and lost the big fights when he had his chance.

Spence should win this relatively easy, the real interest is seeing what the car accident has taken out of Errol if anything.

That shot wasn’t lucky against Khan. Garcia is an excellent counter puncher and Khan has proven many times in his career that he can get caught with counter punches. There’s no way Khan could have kept that up for 12 rounds without getting caught eventually.

[TitoFan]

I just hope if both guys bring their A-game..... that whoever wins gets the credit they deserve. Spence wouldn't be coming back to face a Garcia if he didn't feel (and his team) that he was 100%.

[Alpha]

This is a tough 1st fight back for Spence after his accident. If he is less than 100% back Garcia could spring an upset. Spence controls distance very well and I'm not sure Garcia has the speed to land his counters against Spence.

[Master]

Errol Spence Jr is back in the ring next month against hard-hitting Danny Garcia with his world welterweight titles up for grabs.

Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, ‘The Truth’ will be fighting at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

The 31-year-old survived a horrific car accident just over a year ago, incredibly walking away with minor injuries.

The accident occurred just weeks after arguably the biggest win of his career in a points victory over Shawn Porter, which ensured he unified the belts at 147 belts.

Now back in the ring, he takes on Danny Garcia, who previously knocked out Amir Khan, in a tough fight to set up the potential for mega fights in 2021 against Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao.

The fight is on Saturday, 5 December in Arlington, Texas at the Dallas Cowboys’ home, AT&T Stadium.

It will see around 11,000 fans in attendance with the Cowboys already showcasing their ability to welcome socially-distanced spectators during the NFL season.

The fight will start on 6 December in the UK, with ring walks expected after 4am and the fight to start 15-20 minutes following that.

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[Ron Swanson]

I have never rated Danny Garcia since he got bashed up and landed that lucky shot against Amir Khan. Garcia has strategically fought his way up the rankings at welterweight and lost the big fights when he had his chance.

Spence should win this relatively easy, the real interest is seeing what the car accident has taken out of Errol if anything.

That shot wasn’t lucky against Khan. Garcia is an excellent counter puncher and Khan has proven many times in his career that he can get caught with counter punches. There’s no way Khan could have kept that up for 12 rounds without getting caught eventually.

Yup, Danny just barely missed that shot many times before he landed it. It was only a matter of time, the lucky part was that it lasted so long. When I rewatch it I’m constantly “that was so close” “oh, just missed, it’s coming”

[Primo Carnera]

I have never rated Danny Garcia since he got bashed up and landed that lucky shot against Amir Khan. Garcia has strategically fought his way up the rankings at welterweight and lost the big fights when he had his chance.

Spence should win this relatively easy, the real interest is seeing what the car accident has taken out of Errol if anything.

That shot wasn’t lucky against Khan. Garcia is an excellent counter puncher and Khan has proven many times in his career that he can get caught with counter punches. There’s no way Khan could have kept that up for 12 rounds without getting caught eventually.

Yup, Danny just barely missed that shot many times before he landed it. It was only a matter of time, the lucky part was that it lasted so long. When I rewatch it I’m constantly “that was so close” “oh, just missed, it’s coming”

I shake my head in disbelief when people say “ but Khan was winning on points.” He got decked in round 3 and was doing a funny walk.so that would’ve have been a 10-8 round, and spent all of Round 4 getting battered while walking away until he was stopped.

[Master]

Errol Spence Jr will face Danny Garcia on Saturday 5th December 2020 at AT&T Stadium in Texas.

The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

This contest is for the unified welterweight championship of the world, with the WBC & IBF belts on the line.

Spence Jr will be making his 5th defence of the IBF World Welterweight Championship. He won this belt against Kell Brook in May 2017. He had held this belt for 3 years 6 months and 3 days.

He will also be defending WBC World Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Shawn Porter in September 2019. He had held this title for 1 year 2 months and 2 days.

Errol Spence Jr steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins and zero loses, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Danny Garcia will make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins and 2 loses, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Spence Jr has a large advantage in power over Garcia, boosting at 81% knock out percentage over Garcia's 58%.

Errol Spence Jr is the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Spence Jr has a height advantage of 1 inch over Garcia. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Errol Spence Jr fights out of the southpaw stance, while Danny Garcia is an orthodox fighter.

Spence Jr is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 year and 11 months later than Garcia, who’s first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 138 less professional rounds, 120 to Garcia's 258.

Errol Spence Jr goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING in the 147lb division.

Danny Garcia is currently ranked number 2 by the WBC and 6 by the RING in the 147lb division.

Spence Jr remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Shawn Porter on 28th September 2019 by split decision in their IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Mikey Garcia on 16th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Carlos Ocampo on 16th June 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Dallas, Texas.

Before that, he had beat Lamont Peterson on 20th January 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated Kell Brook on 27th May 2017 by knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Garcia has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Ivan Redkach on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Adrian Granados on 20th April 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shawn Porter on 8th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Brandon Rios on 17th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had lost to Keith Thurman on 4th March 2017 by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

In terms of recent activity, Errol Spence Jr has been fighting more than Danny Garcia.

Errol Spence Jr last fought 1 year 2 months and 2 days ago, while Danny Garcia's last outing was 10 months and 5 days ago.

Spence Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years 4 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years 10 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.