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Spence: 'I Have No Idea' if Garcia Would Fight Me Next; Ask Him!

By Keith Idec

NEW YORK – Errol Spence Jr. would welcome a fight against Danny Garcia next.

Whether Garcia would even consider it is another matter altogether.

“I don’t know,” Spence told BoxingScene.com. “That’s something you’d have to ask him. I have no idea.”

Spence expects Garcia to beat Brandon Rios when they fight February 17 in Las Vegas. Since Garcia will box just four weeks after Spence’s eighth-round technical knockout victory over Lamont Peterson at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the former WBC champ would at least be on a similar schedule as the IBF welterweight champ.

Keith Thurman, who defeated by Garcia by split decision March 4 at Barclays Center, is the opponent Spence really wants. Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs, 1 NC), won’t fight Spence next, though, because he’ll face Jessie Vargas (28-2, 10 KOs) in April and has said he doesn’t think he and Spence will square off until sometime in 2019.

Garcia told BoxingScene.com recently that he would prefer to fight just twice this year. That could eliminate him as an option to fight Spence when Spence returns either in May or June.

But assuming Garcia defeats Rios, who’s a big underdog, Spence would “consider” fighting Garcia next “if he’s available.”

Spence (23-0, 20 KOs) discussed during the post-fight press conference early Sunday morning that he was conscious of beating Peterson (35-4-1, 17 KOs) much more impressively than Garcia did in April 2015.

Garcia’s 12-round, majority-decision defeat of Peterson at Barclays Center was considered controversial. Spence overpowered Peterson, dropped him in the fifth round, broke down the former two-division champion and stopped him at the start of the eighth round.

“I think about that,” Spence said. “I seen the Danny Garcia and Lamont fight. I seen it was a close fight. It could’ve went either way, so I wanted to make it look easier than that fight and I wanted to put on a better performance than Danny did.”

Spence thinks Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) will put on a good performance against Rios (34-3-1, 25 KOs), yet anticipates a more competitive fight than most people.

“I think it’ll be a good fight,” Spence said. “Brandon Rios looks like he’s in shape. It looks like he’s down in weight and he’s taking it seriously. Danny Garcia’s not really a boxer. He’s not a guy who moves around the ring. He’s a guy that sits there and counter-punches, so I think it’ll be a good fight if Danny doesn’t catch him with one of those no-look left hooks that he catches people with and knocks him out. So I think it’ll be a good fight while it lasts. I think it’ll be way better than people expect.”





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[HeruDat1]

I read with my eyes this morning

Mikey Garcia wants to fight Spence end of the year

Tell me that’s bullshyt

 

[Newzz]

I read with my eyes this morning

Mikey Garcia wants to fight Spence end of the year

Tell me that’s bullshyt

I hope he didn't say that




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[HeruDat1]

I hope he didn't say that
*edit*

nikka trying to die before the year over

 

[Newzz]

nikka trying to die before the year over

Dude plans on fighting at 140, 135, and then 147 in 1 calendar year...his body is gonna be all jacked up from the scale games


Nobody with a build like Mikey Garcia is dealing with Spence's body work anyways

 

[R=G]

I hope he didn't say that




*edit*

Lol

 

[Bigblackted4]

I hope he didn't say that




*edit*

One of these names is not like the other

 

[FreedMind]

Mikey a real one if he follows through with that schedule though.

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

Soooo Toyota Corolla got a fight scheduled




Charlo vs Centeno is scheduled

GGG vs Canelo 2 is scheduled

BJS vs Murray scheduled

Jacobs vs Spike is the Rumor




What HBO 160 fighter is missing with no fight or opp scheduled??






Atleast that 5 different press conferences he can try to crash :Lol88:

 

[Black_Jesus]

Soooo Toyota Corolla got a fight scheduled




Charlo vs Centeno is scheduled

GGG vs Canelo 2 is scheduled

BJS vs Murray scheduled

Jacobs vs Spike is the Rumor




What HBO 160 fighter is missing with no fight or opp scheduled??






Atleast that 5 different press conferences he can try to crash :Lol88:

 

[Bigblackted4]

Soooo Toyota Corolla got a fight scheduled




Charlo vs Centeno is scheduled

GGG vs Canelo 2 is scheduled

BJS vs Murray scheduled

Jacobs vs Spike is the Rumor




What HBO 160 fighter is missing with no fight or opp scheduled??






Atleast that 5 different press conferences he can try to crash :Lol88:

 

[Scottie Drippin]

I hope he didn't say that




*edit*

Mrs Garcia ain't raise no punk

 

[krackdagawd]

Soooo Toyota Corolla got a fight scheduled




Charlo vs Centeno is scheduled

GGG vs Canelo 2 is scheduled

BJS vs Murray scheduled

Jacobs vs Spike is the Rumor




What HBO 160 fighter is missing with no fight or opp scheduled??






Atleast that 5 different press conferences he can try to crash :Lol88:

 

[Newzz]

Mrs Garcia ain't raise no punk

But she raised a :Consistency: cop

 

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Errol Spence Jr. keeps the pressure on Keith Thurman

Errol Spence Jr. dominated once again against veteran Lamont Peterson on January 20, 2018. Photo / Amanda Westcott-SHOWTIME

22
Jan
by Michael Woods


It is a universally held belief that IBF welterweight titleholder Errol Spence Jr., last seen in mini-Marvin Hagler mode, hammering Lamont Peterson to the point where trainer Barry Hunter and Peterson were pondering hanging up the gloves afterward, is a badass.

Most everyone who cares about such things have the 28-year-old Spence in their pound-for-pound Top 10. But fans who don’t agree point to his resume. “Where are the A-grade quality wins?” They ask.

We knew he’d down Peterson; they say.

Kell Brook was diminished by unified middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin; they say.

That’s not all Spence’s fault; I say.

I say elevate him a couple notches on your P4P list now because I guarantee you will later. I say Spence wants to fight all comers, including those folks you say would or maybe could beat him. Like WBA/WBC titleholder Keith Thurman…Spence wants that now. Book it for tomorrow, in the Dallas Walmart parking lot, put up a tent, charge $20 at the door and Spence would fight Thurman. Now, he says it politely; he doesn’t cuss or bloviate or posture. He does it with a mild temperament…but the 23-0 (with 20 knockouts) hitter wants the super-fights.

He made it clear before the Lamont Peterson fight, and for sure after the fight, which unfolded at Barclays Center and on Showtime.

“Thurman says he’s a bigger puncher than these guys but when’s the last time he had a knockout?” Spence asked rhetorically. “The pedigree of opponent is raised and he’s not getting the knockout.” Leonard Bundu, Robert Guerrero, Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia all made it to the final bell against “One Time,” in fact…



“He was ‘One Time’ when he was fighting lower-caliber fighters but now he’s not getting the knockouts,” Spence said. Then, quite agreeably, the Texan said he’s fine with Thurman having one rust-shedder…but then he needs to step to the line against Spence. “A tune-up fight in March/April and then we can fight at the end of the year.”

At the post-fight presser, trainer Derrick James put pressure on Thurman, saying the Floridian, getting an allowance from some for being a newlywed, shouldn’t be allowed to kick the can down the road. Fans pushed Kell Brook to come back from an eye injury and get in tough again and Thurman should be pushed to do the same, he said.

We and all in attendance were straining to figure when we’d see Spence next and against whom. Amir Khan was mentioned and Spence grinned. Message was clear: Khan should not want a taste of these leather launchers. The classy Texan didn’t weigh in; he just let his grin speak volumes.

He was asked about building his brand when he doesn’t stir the pot. “Sugar Ray Leonard didn’t talk trash either,” he noted.

“All he’s gotta do is keep beating people’s asses like he’s been doing. You don’t have to play the fool,” promoter Lou DiBella said. “It’s happenin’!”

“Right now, just thinking of a homecoming, I’m thinking of going home and fighting in Dallas, my next fight, so hopefully we can make that happen,” Spence said, casually, face not marked with a single nick, less than an hour after he finished Peterson.

My three cents: Indeed it is happenin’. The Spence train has barreled at us. It’s in the train station; get on board now. And yes, let’s keep that pressure on the powers that be; don’t let excessive marination come into play. Let’s see Spence versus Thurman as soon as possible. As Spence headed to the exit, I asked him whom he’d maybe like for that Dallas homecoming. How about Shawn Porter? He didn’t grab the bait. “Everybody waitin’ on Keith,” he said, proving that not only can he be a persistent sort in the ring, he can stay focused and hammer his message home outside the ring as well.







" Time" Thurman gonna have to get in the ring with us sooner, rather than later




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