Danny Garcia: Spence Needs Better Wins Before a Shot
Posted by: Rick Reeno on 9/20/2015 .
By Rick Reeno
Former WBA/WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (31-0, 18KOs), who recently moved up to the welterweight division, believes rising prospect Errol Spence (18-0, 15KOs) has yet to prove that he's worthy of receiving a crack at the top fighters at 147-pounds.
For Spence to get a top guy at the weight, he needs to face - and beat - a better level of opposition, says Garcia.
During several of his recent interviews, Spence demanded a fight with WBA 'regular' champion Keith Thurman, who openly agrees with Garcia's opinion of Spence.
Thurman told BoxingScene.com that Spence is a very talented fighter, but at the same time he's done nothing to justify the fight.
Garcia wants to see Spence face, and overcome, some form of adversity in the ring. Spence was seen in action on September 11th in Canada, where he systematically wiped out Chris Van Heerdan in a one-sided contest.
"He's a good young fighter, making his way up in the division...making his way up. But he has to fight good fighters to be an elite fighter. At least get punched in the mouth a couple of times before you fight a big fight," Garcia replied when asked for his opinion of Spence by BoxingScene.com.
"To be honest with you, you have to face adversity. To me, when a fighter faces adversity and wins - then he's ready for a big fight. You can never not face adversity and never fight a top fighter and then [think you're] getting a title shot. Any time you have a championship fight, you've got to face adversity [before you get to that point]."
Danny Garcia: Spence Needs Better Wins Before a Shot
None of these dudes wanna get in the ring with Errol Spence Jr
Posted by: Rick Reeno on 9/20/2015 .
By Rick Reeno
Former WBA/WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (31-0, 18KOs), who recently moved up to the welterweight division, believes rising prospect Errol Spence (18-0, 15KOs) has yet to prove that he's worthy of receiving a crack at the top fighters at 147-pounds.
For Spence to get a top guy at the weight, he needs to face - and beat - a better level of opposition, says Garcia.
During several of his recent interviews, Spence demanded a fight with WBA 'regular' champion Keith Thurman, who openly agrees with Garcia's opinion of Spence.
Thurman told BoxingScene.com that Spence is a very talented fighter, but at the same time he's done nothing to justify the fight.
Garcia wants to see Spence face, and overcome, some form of adversity in the ring. Spence was seen in action on September 11th in Canada, where he systematically wiped out Chris Van Heerdan in a one-sided contest.
"He's a good young fighter, making his way up in the division...making his way up. But he has to fight good fighters to be an elite fighter. At least get punched in the mouth a couple of times before you fight a big fight," Garcia replied when asked for his opinion of Spence by BoxingScene.com.
"To be honest with you, you have to face adversity. To me, when a fighter faces adversity and wins - then he's ready for a big fight. You can never not face adversity and never fight a top fighter and then [think you're] getting a title shot. Any time you have a championship fight, you've got to face adversity [before you get to that point]."
Danny Garcia: Spence Needs Better Wins Before a Shot
None of these dudes wanna get in the ring with Errol Spence Jr