Errol Spence Jr. hangs onto his belts.Source:FOX SPORTS
Welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. has successfully pulled off one of the great comebacks with a dominant win over Danny Garcia, going the distance with the former champ.
Garcia, a former unified world welterweight champion between 2012 and 2015 and two-weight champ, called it a 'one-hundred per cent' a legacy defining fight.
However, that isn't stopping his current trainer in Robert Garcia from believing his man is ready to face who many believe is the best fighter in Vergil Ortiz's Immediate Plans Are Revealed By Robert Garcia: 'If Everything Goes Well In The Hooker fight, We Want Crawford Next' Walltrace International.
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- By Chris Williams: Terence Crawford views this Saturday's fight between Danny Garcia and Errol Spence Jr as a 50-50 affair that he believes could either way. Spence (26-0, 21 KOs) and Garcia (36-2.
- Spence = chess match 'That's a chess match and a tough fight for both,' said Mikey Garcia about a potential match between Spence and Crawford. NEWS: Terence Crawford with only.
- Porter will NOT sell on pay-per-view. The aggravating aspect about the potential Pacquiao vs. Garcia fight is that it has no sporting value to it.
But it appears to have been for Spence Jr. as he continued his 27-0 record and held on to his IBF and WBC world welterweight titles.
Spence Jr. hasn't fought in over a year with after a car accident in his Ferrari last October left him hospitalised in critical condition.
The IBF and WBC welterweight titleholder wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from his vehicle. He was later charged with driving while intoxicated.
Before the fight, Spence Jr admitted the accident 'gave me the same hunger that I had before I won the world title'.
Post-fight after the unanimous decision, Spence Jr. couldn't wipe the smile off his face.
'The moment is surreal. It has been a dream of mine since coming back from my accident and I think I looked pretty good,' he said. 'I had a little ring rust in there but I shook off the cob webs and I would love to be back in the summer.
'All training camp I felt good. I knew I was going to be good and that's why I told people I don't want a tune-up fight. How to win playing slot machines in las vegas. I wanted someone like Danny Garcia who would push me.'
Errol Spence Jr. was looking great.Source:FOX SPORTS
The early rounds of his IBF title defence with Danny Garcia showed that with Spence Jr. looking like he'd never left the ring. He was crisp and strong, delivering some stunning shots.
Although Garcia was somewhat taking it to the champ, a massive right in the fifth round that would have done some damage was dodged by Spence, as his haymakers couldn't connect.
Round six, Spence was hunting the finish, which would have been the first time Garcia had been stopped.
But the Philadelphian came back after an accidental headbutt left some damage on Spence Jr.
Garcia then started to connect some damaging blows with the fight going the distance.
It wasn't enough for Garcia to come back however with Spence Jr. claiming a convincing win on the scorecards.
'He was just the better man tonight,' a gracious Garcia said. 'No excuses. I fought a hard, tough fight. He had a difficult jab and I think that was the key to the fight.
'I didn't have a great jab. He had a great jab and that was the difference in the fight. He landed it better than me.
'I am going to sit back and rebuild and see what I need to do next. I fought hard and I am proud.'
We go to the scorecards in #SpenceGarcia: 116-112x2, 117-111 all for the winner Errol Spence Jr., who retains his unified welterweight world title! HE'S BAAAAACK!!!!! Really good performance. Beat Garcia way easier than Porter or Thurman. #SpenceGarcia#boxing#boxing
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) December 6, 2020Spence may be in the lead but he's not going to take the round off. Still energized and putting together an incredible performance. The champ will retain.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) December 6, 2020Spence looks magnificent. His mindset even when Garcia landed the few notable shots he did was unshakeable. The rest of it was Spence steamrolling him.
— Ernesto Aguilar (@eaXLR) December 6, 2020Terence Crawford Vs Danny Garcia
Errol Spence Jr. and Danny Garcia show respect.Source:FOX SPORTS
A moment of levity came when the crowd booed WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford in the crowd.
Spence Jr. didn't call anyone out after the fight, instead saying he'd focus on his recently purchased ranch, but plenty of people want the Spence Jr.-Crawford fight.
While the pair have called each other out, after Crawford beat Kell Brook in four rounds last month, legendary promoter Bob Arum joined the call for Crawford-Spence, adding his own call out for the mega-fight.
'Errol Spence and Garcia are fighting Dec 5th. If they really wanna make a big PPV, I'll put Terence Crawford in with both of them and he'd beat both on the same night. He is far and away the best welterweight in the world.
'Errol Spence will try to avoid Terence Crawford as long as he can because he knows he can't beat Terence Crawford. You saw the performance tonight, he'll take out Errol Spence in about the same number of rounds like he took out Kell Brook.'
Really want Crawford-Spence to happen. Will happily fork over some cash to watch Crawford smoke him.
— Chris Mueller (@ChrisMuellerPGH) December 6, 2020And in meantime I do not want to see a Spence - Pacquiao fight, Pac is one of the greats, but don't want to see him at this age with Spence. #SpenceGarcia#boxing
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) December 6, 2020SPENCE JR. VS GARCIA CARD
Errol Spence Jr. defeated Danny Garcia via unanimous decision (116-112 x2, 117-111) for WBC and IBF welterweight championships
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Josesito Lopez defeated Francisco Santana via 10th-round TKO
Eduardo Ramirez defeated Miguel Flores via fifth-round TKO
These days, superstars fight infrequently, so often it feels like we take in more drama in the lead ups to their bouts than in their actual tussles.
All of us have heard the parade of possibilities for 'next' for Manny Pacquiao, from Errol Spence to Terence Crawford, to UFCer Conor McGregor. When word started going round that 'King' Ryan Garcia, the 22 year old hitter, was in the mix to meet the 42 year old living legend, eyebrows raised.
That would be a compelling pairing, wouldn't it?
But we knew enough to wait, to see how the dust settled, when all the suitors finished making their pitch to Pacman. Now, it's looking like that dust has settled, and Ryan Garcia won the gig.
The 21-0 fighter posted to Instagram a poster alluding to a forthcoming bout, Ryan Garcia versus Manny Pacquiao, date and site to come. 'A Dream To Reality,' the poster text reads.
WBC interim lightweight champ Garcia is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. That's the outfit led by Oscar De La Hoya, who also runs RING, which took a hit when their lead dog Canelo Alvarez separated himself in the late fall from the promotional company, which had been his home since 2008.
Well, this one is a game changer, this fight puts Garcia, coming off a win over Luke Campbell on Jan 2., in a position to become a legit lead dog who'd get to within sniffing distance of industry pack leader Alvarez.
Pacman, who turns 43 in December, will be seen as the favorite by plenty of pundits and fans who believe he has enough left at this advance age, and with a full load as a Senator in the Philippines, to show the pup he's still of a certain grade.
And others will be feeling like this is a 'pass the baton' fight, that Garcia will be too strong, too fresh and will pound some sense into Pacman, usher him toward retirement.
Won't rust prove hard to handle for Manny, who last fought in July 2019, against Keith Thurman? He got real high marks for that performance, a split decision win, but generally, a lengthy hiatus doesn't help an up there in age athlete.
Garcia is slotted at No. 2 by the RING ratings board, at 135.
More questions as we wait for specifics…It wouldn't be an 'exhibition,' would it?
And did the stoppage loss at the hands (and feet) of Dustin Poirier remove Conor McGregor (below left, on the floor of the Octagon Saturday night) from the front of the line for a crack at that Pacman paycheck?
And, at what weight would this clash be set for?
Crawford Vs Garcia Full Fight
The last time Manny was under 140 at a weigh-in came way back in 2009, for his clash with Ricky Hatton. He was prime Pacman then, had all the traits, and then some.
That was more than a decade ago….
New Boxing Crawford Vs. Garcia
But we'd not bet against him being able to fight at junior welter…nor bet against him to beat a kid young enough to be his son.
Terence Crawford Vs Mikey Garcia
Watch this space, for conformation information, and specifics on site and date.