Yeah he’s only been getting the fights for a couple years. He’s had big time opponents already
But you're comparing what you hope to happen for Spence, with what has actually happened with Canelo. So stop man, until Spence fights crawford or Thurman/Manny and beats em both.
Who the fukk has Canelo beat at the elite level in their prime? Lol@stop. The guy was fighting faded Sergay Kov, a weak ass Rocky Felding, and lost both GGG fights no matter what you or any corrupt race baiting motherfukker say. He lost the fukking fights. Spence is leveling motherfukkers left and right.. and definitely taking on better competition than Canelo, Crawford, or Loma. If he wins, easy p4p #1 status.
Fanlong's Team Expects He'll Still Get IBF Title Shot After Beterbiev-Deines 9/25
By Keith Idec
Published On Mon Aug 24, 2020, 12:19 PM EST
Meng Fanlong’s handlers expect that his shot at Artur Beterbiev’s IBF light heavyweight title has been postponed, not canceled.
The unbeaten Chinese contender is the IBF’s mandatory challenger for Beterbiev’s belt. They were scheduled to meet March 28 at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada, but their 12-round, 175-pound championship match was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Once Beterbiev’s defense was rescheduled for September 25 in Ekaterinburg, Russia, however, it became clear to Fanlong’s team that Beterbiev would fight someone else next month. Fanlong could enter Russia to battle Beterbiev, but COVID-19 and visa issues would prevent him from returning to his home country, where his wife and young daughter reside, or the United States, where he trains in northern New Jersey.
Russia’s Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) will instead make an optional title defense against Adam Deines, the IBF’s sixth-ranked contender. Coincidentally, Fanlong (16-0, 10 KOs) defeated Deines (19-1-1, 10 KOs) by unanimous decision in their 12-round IBF elimination match in June 2019 to become the IBF’s number one contender at 175 pounds.
ESPN’s Mark Kriegel first reported that Germany’s Deines replaced Fanlong as Beterbiev’s opponent during an ESPN+ stream Saturday night that featured Joe Smith Jr.’s ninth-round knockout of Eleider Alvarez. Beterbiev-Deines likely will be streamed by ESPN+ on September 25.
“Meng wants the fight with Beterbiev, but when we learned from Top Rank that they were moving it to Russia, that just created a whole bunch of problems,” Terry Lane, Fanlong’s adviser, told BoxingScene.com. “First of all, Meng Fanlong is in the U.S. on what’s called a P-1 visa. It’s a single-entry visa, so every time he leaves the country, he has to get it renewed to come back. He’s been in New Jersey [training for Beterbiev]. On top of that, the border between China and Russia is completely closed.
“So, if he were to go to Russia and fight, he could not then go home to China, which he normally does. He takes a little break [after he fights] and then he gets a new P-1 visa from our government, and then returns back to the U.S. So, he cannot go to Russia and then go to China to get his P-1 to come back to the U.S. He can get into Russia, but he cannot get out of Russia. Because of that, the fight might as well be on the moon. We let Top Rank know this.”
Fanlong’s team has conferred with IBF president Daryl Peoples regarding maintaining his mandatory position due to these highly unusual circumstances.
“The latest that I heard is that Fanlong’s mandatory spot is not gonna be compromised,” Lane said, “that his ranking’s not gonna be compromised. This fight [Beterbiev-Deines] will probably just be considered an optional defense due to the circumstances, and then we’ll be next in line.”
The 32-year-old Fanlong likely will take a tune-up fight to stay sharp while waiting for his shot at Beterbiev, assuming the heavily favored knockout artist defeats Deines. Fanlong, a southpaw who represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, has not fought since October 5, when he knocked out Mexico’s Gilberto Rubio (9-9, 6 KOs) in the second round.
The time frame within which Fanlong would receive his title shot is unclear. Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc., which co-promoters Beterbiev, also has preliminary plans to match Beterbiev versus Smith (26-3, 21 KOs) if Smith beats the winner between Umar Salamov (25-1, 19 KOs) and Maksim Vlasov (45-3, 26 KOs) for the WBO light heavyweight title.
LiarLara, Jacobs, ggg(1st fight was a draw.. 2nd Canelo won) Trout
Josh Taylor vs. Apinun Khongsong - Official For September 26
By Random Hits
Published On Mon Aug 24, 2020, 01:06 PM EST
WBA/IBF junior welterweight world champion Josh Taylor will make his return to the ring from BT Sport Studio in London against IBF No 1 contender Apinun Khongsong on Saturday, Sept. 26, live on ESPN+ in the United States and BT Sport in the UK. This will be Taylor’s first fight since signing with MTK Global and Top Rank earlier this year.
Promoted by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions and Top Rank, “The Tartan Tornado” will make his first appearance in the ring since his triumph in the World Boxing Super Series in London, where he defeated the previously unbeaten Regis Prograis to add the American's WBA title to his own IBF version, while also claiming the WBSS trophy and the coveted Ring Magazine belt.
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Taylor (16-0, 12 KOs) became world champion during the series when he defeated the then-unbeaten Ivan Baranchyk via unanimous decision in Glasgow, Scotland.
Khongsong (16-0, 13 KOs), from Bangkok, worked his way into mandatory position by winning the IBF Pan Pacific and IBF Asia titles. He has knocked out his last six foes, including former world title challenger Akihiro Kondo last February.
Taylor said, "I'm excited to be back in the ring after a long layoff. The coronavirus had put everything on hold for a few months, so it's been nice to be in the gym again and back to some normality.
"I didn't want a warm-up fight, so getting straight back in there against my mandatory challenger is great, as it's kept me fully focused. I want big fights in my career, so this is an important fight with my belts on the line.
"Training has been going well and I'm feeling fit and strong. I've watched a fair bit of my opponent and I've seen his strengths and weaknesses, and I'm very confident going into this fight. I can't wait."
“Josh Taylor is on a collision course to a fight for the undisputed title, but he must first get past a very tough Thai fighter in Khongsong,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “We are delighted that Josh’s talents will be shown live to ESPN+ and BT Sport viewers, and I expect a spectacular performance come Sept. 26.”
Jamie Conlan, VP of MTK Global, Taylor’s management company, said, “I am delighted to see the best fighter in the 140-pound division back in action. Josh has used the pandemic to his own advantage, using the layoff to spend more time with his new coach, Ben Davison, and building a relationship together.
“Khongsong provides a real tough test as he’s the mandatory for a reason, undefeated and a big puncher. Josh really needs to be on his game to keep the big fight with Jose Ramirez in the pipeline.”
for sure..the unknown random asian is always a live dog off rip