The Welterweight division is finally heating up after a dark shadow was left behind from
the retirement of Floyd "Money" Mayweather. Mayweather retired
originally after facing Andre Berto in September of 2015, but
then ultimately after defeating UFC superstar Conor McGregor in August of 2017.
Since Mayweather's retirement the world has speculated on who the next 'Floyd Mayweather'
will be. The most favoured name would seem to be IBF Champion
Errol Spence. Spence represented the USA in the 2012 olympics and turned
to the professional ranks shortly after. At age 29 he is in his physical prime, with 0
losses he's yet to meet his match and on September 28th he's set to
face WBC World Champion Shawn Porter.
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Last Saturday Manny Pacquiao stunned the boxing world by dropping and decisioning undefeated
Keith "One Time" Thurman. At age 40, Pacquiao shows no signs
of slowing down. The boxing world thought Manny Pacquiao was great,
he's better than we thought. Pacquiao's speed, power and boxing technicality was on full
display as he defeated the much bigger and stronger Thurman. The
incredible performance of course sparked interest in who will Pacquiao
fight next, the winner of Spence Porter may present a fitting next step for the Filipino
Star.
If you're a boxing fan Spence Porter is a fight you need to watch, not only because
the matchup presents an exciting night of boxing, but because you may very
well be looking at the future of the welterweight division.
Spence sports a record of 25 wins and zero losses, he's considered big for the weight
and his size advantage is evident as Spence and Porter came face
to face for a press conference last week.
Both fighters exhume confidence, a necessary quality when you're walking up to one of the
grandest stages in sport.
Porter will be one of Spence's toughest opponents to date as he presents a challenge for Spence
to prove himself to the fans and critics of the boxing world.
Porter
is as tough as they come. At age 31 he has both youth and experience on his side, his
record consists of wins over Danny Garcia, Adrian Granados,
Adrien Broner and a TKO win over Andre Berto. While Spence's record consists of wins over
Kell Brook and Mikey Garcia.
Spence may be more known for his boxing skills, but it's worth mentioning Porter is also in
no shortage of boxing finesse. Shawn Porter has a solid amateur
pedigree with impressive wins over the likes of Ukraine's
Oleksander Usyk.
The southpaw Spence is a technical genius when it comes to regulating the distance between
himself and his opponent. His systematic style is a compelling clash
for Porter's full-forward head-on approach. While Spence enjoys a generous
distance throughout exchanges, Porter prefers a more pugilistic undertaking by smothering
his opponents with minimal to no distance.
The fight is an interesting watch for both sweet science aficionados and seldom spectators,
a victory for either fighter promises rewards larger than life,
and ultimately on September 28th we will find out if Errol Spence Junior
truly is, the truth.