re: And New IBF WELTERWEIGHT CHAMP "Errol the Truth Spence Jr!"

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I see this as a testament to the greatness of Mayweather (Nobody would pick either fighter tonight to beat Floyd tomorrow). There's a false narrative that he waited for Manny to get old/slow to make the fight (even though Floyd is two years older). Also, people seem to forget that Pac hasn't knocked anyone out since agreeing to Floyd's initial demand of random blood/urine testing. Don't you think it's strange that he went from walking through punches from bigger fighters like Mosely, Hatton, Margarito, Clottey, and Cotto, to getting KO'd by the much smaller Marques?

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Mayweather could've fought Kell Brook. He never would because Brook was dangerous. Instead he went out against Berto. Pac was younger but offensive fighters age quicker. Pac hasn't knocked anyone out since Cotto and Marques failed a PED test after KOing Manny. Pac in his prime would've most likely been countered into oblivion by Mayweather but that wasn't the point--he was a risk and Mayweather didn't take risks.

Mayweather would never touch any of these guys even though he would've been favored against any of them and probably would have beaten them. A hypothetical 35 y/o Mayweather might look at Brook at this stage with 2 injured eyes as vulnerable enough to take on. Mayweather, as beautiful a fighter as he was, left a stench over the sport of gleefully ripping off fans while bragging in their faces about it. And if this Conor fight happens, he'll do it again.

Anyway, I really don't want to relitigate this tiresome subject. Sorry for mentioning Floyd's name.

ERROL F'N SPENCE JR!