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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 28: Erroll Spence Jr. wins the IBF & WBC World Welterweight Championship fight | Courtesy: Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 28: Erroll Spence Jr. wins the IBF & WBC World Welterweight Championship fight | Courtesy: Getty Images
Errol Spence Jr. is set to take on Danny Garcia this weekend inside AT&T Stadium in Texas. The unified welterweight champion of the world will defend his IBF and WBC welterweight championship for the first time against boxing veteran and former champion Danny Garcia on December 5 in what promises to be an epic battle between two of the best to ever step inside the squared circle.
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Common opponent and former welterweight champion Shawn Porter spoke to FoxSports and gave some interesting insights. Porter has a notable win over Garcia while dropping a split decision loss against Errol Spence Jr. back in September 2019.
“I think this is the first fight that he is an underdog getting into it. It’s important for him to start first. He starts fast. He is fast, gets off to a fast start. Doesn’t allow Errol Spence to get comfortable, you know, he will have some success. Be busy, stay on him all night. Don’t allow him to breath, don’t allow him to get comfortable, and then I think the number three and the most important is, land that no-look left hook.”
Can Danny Garcia upset Errol Spence Jr.?
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Porter revealed that the key would be constant pressure. If Garcia can keep constant pressure on Spence Jr., there’s a reason to believe that he could gain a significant edge on the unified welterweight champion. However, the interesting thing to note here will be how Spence returns after the horrific accident.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 28: Referee Jack Reiss in in the ring with Erroll Spence Jr. after he defeated Shawn Porter in their IBF & WBC World Welterweight Championship fight at Staples Center on September 28, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Spence, Jr won by decision. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Errol Spence Jr. hails at the top of the division with several interesting match-ups going forward. Be that as it may, a lot of doubts linger around his return to the boxing ring after suffering a horrific accident late last year. Spence Jr. was charged with DWI after he was involved in a single-vehicle accident.
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While Spence Jr. is the favorite going into the bout, there’s a reason to believe that Garcia could create an upset this weekend inside AT&T. The former WBC welterweight champion of the world boasts an incredible record of 36-2. Having lost against credible opponents in the forms of Shawn Porter and Keith Thurman, Garcia is as tough as it gets.
