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4th December 2020
By: Noah Abrahams
Errol Spence Jr vs Danny Garcia – Saturday 5th December 2020
The first major fight in December will see Errol Spence Jr defending his WBC and IBF welterweight championships against Danny Garcia.
The unified king of the welterweight division, Spence has been undefeated since adding the WBC belt to his collection on 28th September 2019.
‘The Truth’ claimed a split decision over Shawn Porter – The welterweight who beat Garcia to claim the vacant WBC belt in 2018.
In his toe to toe tear up against Porter, Spence proved that he can still reign supreme over the most ferocious in the division.
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Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia, however, is by no means the same boxer as Porter. Instead, Garcia has a more composed style of accurate counterpunching.
This will be no ‘tune-up’ fight for Spence. Garcia is a former two-division world champion. Whilst having not held a world title since his loss to Keith Thurman in 2017, it would be a mistake to think that Garcia is not hungry.
An event that has been postponed by months due to the outbreak of Covid-19, the fight will also follow on from Spence’s high-speed car accident that left the boxer badly injured towards the end of last year.
A welterweight both men have gone to battle with is Samuel Vargas.
Vargas spoke to Boxing Guru and provided an exclusive insight and prediction on how he thinks this 12-rounder would play out.
“Danny punches like a horse, he’s got mad, mad power in both hands,” Vargas said.
“I would love to see how Spence is after this accident he had. I’d have Spence winning but again I would like to see how he performs out there after his accident.
“From a boxing point of view, Spence is more of a complete fighter, he controls the ring and controls his range. He’s a great body puncher and counter puncher and he can also knock anybody out.
“It’s a hell of a fight but, like I said, you have to see what’s left in the tank and if the accident has taken a toll on him. It’s a really exciting fight in my eyes to be honest with you!”
A whopping 73% of all Boxing Guru readers think that Spence will beat Garcia in Texas and here might be why.
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The 30-year-old is not just unorthodox with his southpaw stance, but also lands punches at different angles that most boxers are not used to.
Spence time and again aims his left hand to counter-punch an Orthodox opponent when they throw their lead left. This is irregular as a straight left punch against a right-handed opponent usually lands at the right side of their face. However, Spence has the ability to follow this punch across to the other side of the opponent’s head.
Of course, this can be blocked, but it is easier said than done as the Texan uses this weapon when an opponent throws their lead left, exposing that side of their face. This will spell danger for Garcia as he is very frequent in throwing his lead left hook.
Spence also uses a well-crafted technique to go to the body. In doing so, he tends to follow it up with a lead hook of his own. Being a Southpaw, this comes from his right hand. This will properly test the blocking ability of ‘DSG’ as he will have to try and prepare for powerful, accurate punches coming from both downstairs and upstairs.
The stances may look suited to favour the highly ranked Pound-for-Pound Welterweight, but it could be a blessing in disguise for the challenger. This is because he is almost notorious for his finely tuned left hook which can be put into use to counter the quick jab of Spence.
When Spence peppers his jab, he will be leaving the right side of his head unguarded which Garcia will have to punish with his counter lead hook if he wishes to become a 4-time world champion on the night.
A difference between the two is their physical traits. ‘Swift’ is the shorter of the pair, with a reach (68.5 inches) almost identical to Spence’s former opponent Mikey Garcia (68 inches). The former four-weight world champion had the breaks beaten off him as Spence settled behind his jab and rattled off combinations after establishing his distance.
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He may be strategizing the same battle plan against the other Garcia so the challenger will have to become a bit more active with his business and come forward frequently to try and neutralise the reach advantage. The 32-year-old possesses a weapon that will work wonders for him if this is how the fight plays out.
Garcia yields an astounding overhand right hand which has previously broken his opponent’s guards alongside their fighting spirit as the punch has sent many to the canvas. Using this will be a way to get on the inside, where he needs to be to find success.
Judging from the Porter fight, the boxer who applies punches in volumes trumps the concise punching of Garcia. The elite-level conditioning of Spence means he is suited to go into deep waters while maintaining an incredibly high punch output.
This is likely to be the defining factor between the pair making it most probable that there will be no shock upset. The reigning champion should make his very first successful title defence of his newly collected WBC belt in a comeback fight for the ages.
The main card is set to commence at 9pm ET (2am GMT on the morning of the 6th). The main event ring walks are anticipated for roughly 12pm ET (5am GMT).
Fox Sports PBC will be broadcasting the show live and will be available to stream on the Fox Sports app.
Premier Sports will be broadcasting the show for viewers in the UK and there will be a limited number of fans allowed to spectate from within the Texas-based venue.
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