Since destroying Lamont Peterson on Saturday night in New York, welterweight titlist Errol Spence has been THE hot topic in boxing. As recently as last week, I noticed that those who discuss such things felt Spence would most likely lose to Terence Crawford should the two ever fight. Now people seem to be changing their tunes. All of which leads us to the big question:
Just how good is Errol Spence?
The short answer, of course, is real good. Real, real good. C'mon, some of the guy's latest opponents have been Algieri, Brook and Peterson respectively. That's three high end opponents. What's more, Spence has smoked these guys. Not beaten them, smoked them. Brook put up a great fight, true, but the fight ended in disaster for the guy.
Is Spence great, though? Is he dominant? That remains to be seen. First, of course, he has to face more big challenges...and those big challenges - or at least some of them - have to be willing to face him (no guarantee). What's more, Spence has to win at least the majority of his big fights in order to earn the mantle of greatness.
What makes Spence so interesting is the fact that his chances of achieving Olympian heights are looking pretty good at the moment.We'll see what the future holds.
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