By Jeff Zimmerman at the scale
Errol Spence Jr. 147 vs. Shawn Porter 147
(IBF/WBC welterweight titles)
Anthony Dirrell 167.6 vs. David Benavidez 167.6
(WBC super middleweight title)
Mario Barrios 140 vs. Batyr Akhmedov 139.4
(WBA super lightweight title)
John Molina Jr. 146.2 vs. Josesito Lopez: 146.5
Robert Guerrero 146.8 vs. Jerry Thomas 147.6
Joey Spencer 155.8 vs. Travis Gambardella 155
Lindolfo Delgado 143 vs. Jesús Zazueta Anaya 141.6
José Valenzuela 129.2 vs. Charles Clark 129.2
Misael Rodríguez 162.4 vs. Brandon Maddox 159.4
Fabián Maidana 146 vs. Ramsés Agaton 147
Leon Lawson III 157.4 vs. Alan Zavala 157
Amon Rashidi 144.8 vs. Alfonso Olvera 143
Fernando García 123 vs. Juan Antonio López 124
Burley Brooks 169.6 vs. Fabián Valdez 169
Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles
Promoter: TGB Promotions
TV: PPV, FS1
Spence wins, then does his IBF mandatory (unless Collazo defeats the IBF #1 in a month or two). Now if Top Rank offers Danny Garcia a really sweat deal, like fighting Crawford in Philadelphia and making it even money, maybe Crawford and Garcia gets down by December 2019. Anyway, I don’t see how Crawford says Spence needs him, not the other way around. Crawford needs Danny Garcia, because Kell Brook isn’t really looking for Crawford anymore. If Brook fought Crawford, it wouldn’t be for 9 or 10 months from now.
If smiling Porter somehow does something more but rough up Spence sometimes, I’d be surprised. If he were smart, all of his punches would be going at Spence’s eyes trying to cut him with the sides of his gloves with grazing shots. A cut on Spence caused by a punch is probably Porter’s best chance to make this thing competitive. For the first 4 rounds, he has to focus on trying to cut Spence with legal punches. Porter knows if he somehow wins this, he gets huge money next, maybe even Mayweather comes out of retirement for him.
This comment is so crystal ball and arm chair baseless. It has N O T H I N G to do with realistic boxiana scenarios, strengths and or in-ring prowess.
Sorry Tom, but none of your two comments make sense to me, or maybe I have a predominant idea that contradicts what you say.
If Collazo defeats Kuadratillo, he becomes the mandatory.
Either guy is better opponent than Ocampo, a guy crushed by Spence in a monster mismatch.
Top Rank will never offer a 50/50 split to Danny for a fight with Crawford. Who is Danny at this moment to deserve a good payday anyway?
Porter trying to cut Spence to have a chance to win? You mean “a la Wallin vs. Fury?
Why not to fight “a la Ricky Hatton” to neutralize Spence’s high and reach advantage?
Then Mayweather. Do you really think this man wants to fight for real again?
Crawford already has an opponent for Dec. Go Crawford!
spence porter will be really competitve, however the fight I really want to see is dirrel and benevetiz, because, I really want to see how good is anthony dirrel really is, hey just me
Ive got Porter beating Spence, And Benevetiz KOing Dirrel.
Bet on the second prediction-not the first.
I have Benavidez in the Dirrell fight. Dirrell is too hot headed. When Benavidez starts to frustrate him, dirrell will start to play dirty and get careless and that is when Benavidez will capitalize on it. For Spence n Porter, I have Spence all the way, he is jus too sound of a fighter. The only way I can see this fight go Porters way is if the old school Porter comes to play and jus put nasty amounts of pressure and smothers Spence. That is his only true chance imo