Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia - March 16, 2019

[Ruthless-RKO]

Negotiations are progressing for Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia to meet in a welterweight title fight early next year.

A source has confirmed to BS.com that Spence likely will defend his IBF 147-pound championship against Garcia at some point in February. Showtime would distribute their pay-per-view event, and February 16 and February 23 are two potential dates for Spence-Garcia to take place.

RingTV.com first reported Thursday that a Spence-Garcia deal is nearing completion. Assuming a deal is completed, Spence-Garcia won’t be officially announced until Showtime’s first pay-per-view show of the new year – headlined by Manny Pacquiao versus Adrien Broner on January 19 in Las Vegas – is made official.

If Spence (24-0, 21 KOs) and Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) come to an agreement, Garcia won’t make a mandatory defense of his IBF lightweight title in his next fight against Ghana’s Richard Commey (27-2, 24 KOs). ESPN.com reported earlier this month that representatives for Garcia and Commey came to an agreement for their mandated championship match.

Moving up two weight classes to challenge Spence obviously would earn Garcia much more than he’ll make for facing Commey. The undefeated four-division champion still would be a huge underdog against Spence, which is why most boxing fans would prefer to see Garcia go up against Vasiliy Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) in a lightweight title unification fight.

[jamamb]

strange fight

[jamamb]

is showtime getting into the ppv game more? fury vs wilder, then posdibly pac vs broner and this on ppv all by early next year

[Best Coast]

I'm a big fan of both Spence and Mikey but I dont think is a good fight for either guy. Errol is too big and strong for Garcia and if he wins as expected he gets minimal respect for beating a smaller man. The only way it could turn out to benefit either fighter is if Mikey pulls off a stunning upset decision win, but if that happens and he stays at 147 he will probably lose eventually to one of the bigger stronger guys at 147 like Crawford, Thurman, Porter or another natural welter.

[gregregegg]

Mikey garcia has a p4p guy at about his weight, if you want a challenge why not fight him. fighting a big welter weight seems like a weird choice, i mean if he loses he can just say he was too big, but why take that punishment. cant see mikey hurting spence and if he is not scared of getting hurt at some point during 12 rounds spence is gunna drop mikey.

[Ruthless-RKO]

is showtime getting into the ppv game more? fury vs wilder, then posdibly pac vs broner and this on ppv all by early next year

Looks like it. I don't think they've had a PPV this year. Don't think.. But They're looking at December, Jan and Feb. 3 consecutive months.

Someone on a different forum said it was a crap fight and wouldn't want Garcia going into a future Loma fight as damaged goods.

[Boxerbeetle]

Very strange fight, can’t understand why Garcia seems so obsessed with Spence. Just too much of a size difference.

[adislav123]

Obviously they are realising that there's not much of a chance to come out of a lomachenko-fight on top.
Still he could take on the task & try to make the impossible happen (like bellew/usyk, as much as i'd love to see bellew ride off into the sunset with all the marbles & all) but lomachenko is a fighter that mikey would have to knock out to win. You can't even fornicate over a masterboxer like loma without totally exposing yourself as a fraud to all but the obviously mentally handicapped (kov/ward, canelo/ggg proved that).

Whatever, i think it also makes little sense for garcia to take on spence. Guess it's just talk, namedropping both ways. For both of them are very good fights out there in their respective division(+-1)

[littlepug]

Getting really bored of these guys jumping about the weight divisions now, they are nothing more than novelty fights, I want to see guys boxing at their best fighting weight otherwise whats the point ?

[IKSRTFO]

Mikey garcia has a p4p guy at about his weight, if you want a challenge why not fight him. fighting a big welter weight seems like a weird choice, i mean if he loses he can just say he was too big, but why take that punishment. cant see mikey hurting spence and if he is not scared of getting hurt at some point during 12 rounds spence is gunna drop mikey.

He will get more beating Spence than he will Loma.

[IKSRTFO]

is showtime getting into the ppv game more? fury vs wilder, then posdibly pac vs broner and this on ppv all by early next year

Looks like it. I don't think they've had a PPV this year. Don't think.. But They're looking at December, Jan and Feb. 3 consecutive months.

Someone on a different forum said it was a crap fight and wouldn't want Garcia going into a future Loma fight as damaged goods.

If he wins, he goes into the Loma fight calling the shots as a favorite. If he wins, he doesn't even need Loma anymore.

[IKSRTFO]

Very strange fight, can’t understand why Garcia seems so obsessed with Spence. Just too much of a size difference.

He obviously sees things he can exploit.

[jamamb]

is showtime getting into the ppv game more? fury vs wilder, then posdibly pac vs broner and this on ppv all by early next year

Looks like it. I don't think they've had a PPV this year. Don't think.. But They're looking at December, Jan and Feb. 3 consecutive months.

Someone on a different forum said it was a crap fight and wouldn't want Garcia going into a future Loma fight as damaged goods.

If he wins, he goes into the Loma fight calling the shots as a favorite. If he wins, he doesn't even need Loma anymore.

hes not going to win though

[apollo creed]

Don't know what is Mikey's reasoning for taking this fight but I wonder if they have sparred together ?? Maybe Mickey knows some of Spence's weaknesses ? But what could be? Maybe because Spence moves in straight lines ?

[IKSRTFO]

Looks like it. I don't think they've had a PPV this year. Don't think.. But They're looking at December, Jan and Feb. 3 consecutive months.

Someone on a different forum said it was a crap fight and wouldn't want Garcia going into a future Loma fight as damaged goods.

If he wins, he goes into the Loma fight calling the shots as a favorite. If he wins, he doesn't even need Loma anymore.

hes not going to win though

Sure, on paper, he wouldn't be favored but that's why they fight. On paper, Jones Toney was a 50/50 fight, DLH was going to ko Pacquiao inside 5 rounds, Cotto was too small for Margarito, Leonard was too past prime for Hagler, Duran was too small for Hagler, Ward Dawson was at most 55-45 in Ward's favor, and Toney was too short and naturally small to compete at HW.

[jamamb]

ya, and for every upset you give me i can give you far more where things went as most thought

no one beats a guy till they beat them, but i dont see any other result then a spence win

[tiny_acres]

Very simple why Garcia is trying to get the Spence fight.
It is the biggest fight for him that can be made. Loma is an Arum fighter so unless this is a mega dollar fight He will never face
Loma.
With Spence it's easy to set up since both are Haymon fighters

[DrDuke]

I'd like to see it after Loma fight. With any result. Mikey either will win p4p #1 boxer, so he will be cool enough to challenge bigger guys, or he will lose to Loma and thus he will have nothing else to lose, so making that crazy fight won't sound that crazy. In any case Spence will knock Garcia out, if they meet.

[Loki]

Not sure why, but I fancy Garcia to outbox Spence.

[IKSRTFO]

Not sure why, but I fancy Garcia to outbox Spence.

He could. It's not like Mikey fights with his chin out and he will have a clear speed advantage. The size and strength of Spence could wear Mikey down though. Spence isn't that fast compared to Mikey nor even Crawford.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Garcia is a very clever boxer.

[victor-romeo]

Spence will destroy him, to strong, to skilled, walk through Garcias shots and take him apart, only question is will Spence have mercy on him and not go for brutal KO..Fight probably ends on a body shot..

[Ruthless-RKO]

Mikey Garcia Gives Up IBF; IBF To Order Commey-Chaniev

Now that Mikey Garcia is firmly committed to moving up two divisions to challenge Errol Spence Jr., he has relinquished another IBF title.

Garcia gave up the IBF’s lightweight championship Tuesday and his handlers canceled a purse bid scheduled for noon for his mandatory defense versus Richard Commey. Lou DiBella, Commey’s promoter, also confirmed to BS.com that the IBF is expected to order a Commey-Isa Chaniev fight for its vacant lightweight title.

The Garcia-Commey purse bid was canceled and Garcia vacated the IBF lightweight title, as first reported by ESPN.com, because Garcia plans to face Spence for the IBF 147-pound championship, probably late in February.

[apollo creed]

I wonder what flaws Garcia sees in Spence's game ? It's not like Errol is Berto or Khan. That dude is strong/tough and he has some solid boxing skills.

[IKSRTFO]

I wonder what flaws Garcia sees in Spence's game ? It's not like Errol is Berto or Khan. That dude is strong/tough and he has some solid boxing skills.

He's not Berto or Khan but it could be the same flaws Canelo saw in GGG or Hopkins saw in Pavlik. Spence is really big and strong but Mikey will be faster and can throw straight punches up the middle and catch Spence while Spence is throwing strong stiff hooks to the body. Mikey has the best accurate 1-2 straight in the game.