Spence Jr (22-0
19 KOs) is now looking for a bigger draw after capturing his IBF belt last
month by dispatching Kell Brook in RD11 in Bramall Lane, Yorkshire, United
Kingdom. Leaving Brook with broken eye socket.
The undefeated
American tactician’s wish list includes WBA, WBC welterweight title holder
keith Thurman, WBO welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao and former two division Danny
Garcia.
Among the
three, only Danny Garcia (33-1) is accessible at any time since he doesn’t have
a scheduled bout until the end of the year. Pacquiao (59-6 38 KOs), who’s
looking to end his knockout drought will put his WBO belt on the line against
Australia’s former Olympian Jeff Horn on July 2nd (I don’t think he
has interest in fighting Spence Jr). And lastly Keith Thurman suffers an elbow
injury and will be out for the rest of the year.
” I’d like
to face Keith Thurman, but right now he’s injured. Hopefully, he gets better
and then we can fight at the beginning of next year. There’s Danny Garcia out there.
Manny Pacquiao, he has a fight coming up and he has one of the belts. So
hopefully one of those three I can get in the ring and fight,” – Errol Spence Jr
Of course, a
clash with Thurman will be the major draw (forget about Pacquiao. Spence Jr won’t
be their priority). But if Spence Jr wanted to go and get busy, the right path
is facing Danny Garcia first. And if he succeeded with that, then that’s the
right time to turn into Thurman’s corner.
It is expected
that Keith Thurman will be fully recovered and available by early next year.
So, a proposed clash with Spence Jr is likely to occur.
There’s no
easy track for Spence Jr as the welterweight division is crammed with a lot of
furnished talents. Anyone can put a crack on his unblemished record and Spence Jr
is aware of that.
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