[Boxing]: Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr - August 21

[Natalim]

Very sad news 10 days before the event  In my opinion, it was easy money (+ 44% when betting on Spence) and I was planning to place a bet, but now everything fails. Ugas is unlikely to be a full-fledged replacement for Spence in this fight, but let's look at the odds that the bookmakers will offer.

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I guess a lot of boxing spectators were shocked of this news. Many are looking forward for Spence vs Pacquiao fight. I have seen some comments in YT videos that this is the first time that they will buy the PPV but wonder their reaction after Spence's cancellation. High rollers may also change their minds and now, if the odds will be up, let's see if Pacquiao will still be underdog here, or it will now be the opposite? Or maybe the gap will be slim.

^ I never expect to, probably there are few supporters of this fight has now disappointed with the sudden changes. It seems they are not serious about their upcoming fight. Nevertheless, for sure there are a lot of changes about the bookmaker's side, I don't know how much their offer is but let see after 2 days about their decision. There are too many who have been disappointed and some are not, I am better to stay cool and always put my bet on Manny Pacquiao's side.

Pacquiao will probably be the favorites against Yordenis Ugás, it's okay as long as we will see a great fight that both boxers will engage as the schedule will suppose to be the biggest fight this year. The injury occurred when the fight was already close, something fishy is happening here, this has to be investigated to verify if it's true.

[cabron]

There is a tweet of Spence that he canceled the fight. This isn't confirmed yet but there is a facebook viral post about this game being canceled already. But I guess he chicken out his biggest fight here. This is a very big fight of his life where he can make a lot of money. I have no idea about what happened but the coins I allocate for this fight will be used somewhere else which is good in a way.

[btc_angela]

Very sad news 10 days before the event  In my opinion, it was easy money (+ 44% when betting on Spence) and I was planning to place a bet, but now everything fails. Ugas is unlikely to be a full-fledged replacement for Spence in this fight, but let's look at the odds that the bookmakers will offer.

At least we will still see the fight though not that exciting anymore. It's not Spence's fault, he had a valid excuse and I'm sure Manny's camp will also verify that as they have prepared a long period of time for this fight. Ugas is a good replacement though, he is not undefeated but he had some good fights.
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I guess a lot of boxing spectators were shocked of this news. Many are looking forward for Spence vs Pacquiao fight. I have seen some comments in YT videos that this is the first time that they will buy the PPV but wonder their reaction after Spence's cancellation. High rollers may also change their minds and now, if the odds will be up, let's see if Pacquiao will still be underdog here, or it will now be the opposite? Or maybe the gap will be slim.

Damn, yeah I was shock and look for other sources of this news, and it is true.

We have been so hype of the Spence fight that we all are very excited. But the good thing is that we can still Manny fight, but it will be against Ugas, which I think Manny will win. Ugas is tough, but in the level of Manny Pacquiao. Good luck to Spence, I hope that he can recover from that detach retina. Wonder though where he got the injury, from the car accident, or his recent fight from Danny Garcia or from sparring.

[boyptc]

There is a tweet of Spence that he canceled the fight. This isn't confirmed yet but there is a facebook viral post about this game being canceled already. But I guess he chicken out his biggest fight here. This is a very big fight of his life where he can make a lot of money. I have no idea about what happened but the coins I allocate for this fight will be used somewhere else which is good in a way.

If you have read the past posts mate, it's confirmed. He got an eye injury.

And his going to be replaced by another fighter so the fight with Pacquiao will continue but with another boxer.

[Baofeng]

Anyone here already pull the trigger on Manny? hehehehe



I don't think it will get any higher than the current odds though, so I decided to put my bet on him and just wait for the actual fight. Goodluck to those early bettors though, ML is really very attractive, so it's better to bet early.

I guess my bet will be voided now, Spence withdraw from the fight because of retina tear in his left eye.

Lucky Yordenis Ugas, he was supposed to fight the brother of Marcos Maidana as co-main event, but now he is elevated to fight Manny Pacquiao.

Spence will have a full operation in Wednesday, they have to hurry and to fix it through surgery, he is still young so no doubt that he will recover. But not sure if he can still have a crack against Manny in the future.

Edit: It has been voided, for those who haven't seen or has not experience a bet being voided, here are the images:

[Johnyz]

There is a tweet of Spence that he canceled the fight. This isn't confirmed yet but there is a facebook viral post about this game being canceled already. But I guess he chicken out his biggest fight here. This is a very big fight of his life where he can make a lot of money. I have no idea about what happened but the coins I allocate for this fight will be used somewhere else which is good in a way.

If you have read the past posts mate, it's confirmed. He got an eye injury.

And his going to be replaced by another fighter so the fight with Pacquiao will continue but with another boxer.

That’s right, the trainings of Manny will not be wasted because he will still fight another boxer. Not sure if its same date, is it going to happen on the same day?

Manny should not lose his focus, since I’ve heard that we will still fight another great boxer so if he didn’t take this seriously, he might lose. Anyway, praying as well for the recovery of Errol, I hope that this is not just an excuse and a pure incident.

[FinneysTrueVision]

There is a tweet of Spence that he canceled the fight. This isn't confirmed yet but there is a facebook viral post about this game being canceled already. But I guess he chicken out his biggest fight here. This is a very big fight of his life where he can make a lot of money. I have no idea about what happened but the coins I allocate for this fight will be used somewhere else which is good in a way.

A retinal tear is a very serious injury and he had no choice but to pull out of the fight.

Depending on what happens with Pacquiao's political career this could be the final fight of his career. Ugas is an underrated fighter but I don't think he has what it takes to beat Pacquiao so I see Manny regaining his title. It would be great for him to retire as champion. The silver lining of this situation is that we will probably get to see Spence vs. Crawford finally. Spence needs a legacy defining fight and if Pacquiao retires then Crawford is the only option for him.

[milewilda]

There is a tweet of Spence that he canceled the fight. This isn't confirmed yet but there is a facebook viral post about this game being canceled already. But I guess he chicken out his biggest fight here. This is a very big fight of his life where he can make a lot of money. I have no idea about what happened but the coins I allocate for this fight will be used somewhere else which is good in a way.

A retinal tear is a very serious injury and he had no choice but to pull out of the fight.

Depending on what happens with Pacquiao's political career this could be the final fight of his career. Ugas is an underrated fighter but I don't think he has what it takes to beat Pacquiao so I see Manny regaining his title. It would be great for him to retire as champion. The silver lining of this situation is that we will probably get to see Spence vs. Crawford finally. Spence needs a legacy defining fight and if Pacquiao retires then Crawford is the only option for him.

Have search about Retinal tear

What is the most common cause of retinal tear?
Aging is the most common cause of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. As you get older, the vitreous in your eye may change in texture and may shrink. Sometimes, as it shrinks, the vitreous can pull on your retina and tear it

Source: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/retinal-detachment/types-and-causes-retinal-detachment

This is indeed a serious injury.

[fortunecrypto]

There is a tweet of Spence that he canceled the fight. This isn't confirmed yet but there is a facebook viral post about this game being canceled already. But I guess he chicken out his biggest fight here. This is a very big fight of his life where he can make a lot of money. I have no idea about what happened but the coins I allocate for this fight will be used somewhere else which is good in a way.

A retinal tear is a very serious injury and he had no choice but to pull out of the fight.

Depending on what happens with Pacquiao's political career this could be the final fight of his career. Ugas is an underrated fighter but I don't think he has what it takes to beat Pacquiao so I see Manny regaining his title. It would be great for him to retire as champion. The silver lining of this situation is that we will probably get to see Spence vs. Crawford finally. Spence needs a legacy defining fight and if Pacquiao retires then Crawford is the only option for him.

The situation becomes very interesting Manny's promoter could opt for a replacement someone with a good record like Garcia or Ugas although we can't consider them as great as Spence, at least they are current and past champions, I don't think Crawford will fill his shoes, there's not going to be a last-minute deal because they both have promoters that couldn't agree in the past, but we'll know let's see the development this coming days.

[bbc.reporter]

Why does this happen only 10 days before the biggest boxing fight of the year? I cannot stop myself from being skeptical about this. This might be a rugpull hehehe. Pacman had more chance than what much of the people thought. Watch Spence vs. Porter. Pacman can win by using a similar tactic.

[bL4nkcode]

Why does this happen only 10 days before the biggest boxing fight of the year? I cannot stop myself from being skeptical about this. This might be a rugpull hehehe. Pacman had more chance than what much of the people thought. Watch Spence vs. Porter. Pacman can win by using a similar tactic.

People guesses lot the same, he could do the checkup or confirm that he want to cancel at least a month before the fight. Either he's afraid/ in doubt he could win the fight or not prepared doing it. Many fans are upset  now. ╮(─▽─)╭

[bbc.reporter]

@bL4nkcode. Agreed, especially all of those fans who bought the payperview already. This is the boxing fans’ experience of a rugpull hehehe.

I speculate everyone on Spence’s side might be afraid that Pacman might make this a difficult fight that would make Spence appear weak. It would remove the hype on him.

[Bttzed03]

Too bad he had to pull put.

Manny is a real veteran and icon of the sport but he's in an unfamiliar territory now that he has to fight someone new on such a short notice (CMIIW). I hope he doesn't let his guard down because his opponent has nothing to lose and that's dangerous.

[Fundamentals Of]

It is really devastating for the fans that just several days before the actual fight, Spence Jr. had to call it off. That is really a huge disappointment but we can do nothing about it. That is what the situation calls for so we need to accept it. It is really unfortunate. But I guess it is better this way than put someone to an unnecessary risk because of his medical condition.

On the other hand, this is a great and unexpected blessing for Yordenis Ugas. He should be extremely inspired to perform this time. He's got nothing and he'll be facing a legend who's got everything.

[LUCKMCFLY]

https://web.facebook.com/PBConFOX/photos/a.292304538065366/870843963544751/

ANNOUNCEMENT: Errol Spence Jr. forced to withdraw from fight with Manny Pacquiao due to a retinal tear in his left eye ??

Yordenis Ugas will step up to replace Spence and will defend his WBA title against Pacquiao on August 21

Still a big fight for Manny though, retinal teal would probably take a lot of time to recover, so hopefully we can still see a fight this coming August 21.
The fun will continue.

Well, it seems to me that it is not news that arouses much joy even for Manny fans, the fact that Spence is not present if it takes away some of the emotion from the show, now as Ugas will replace it, I do not know how much they can raise for it, Although now the trend for betting may change and go in another direction, the preparation by Yordenis must be under a lot of pressure, only 10 days is not enough, the physical preparation for the fights is everything. There are bettors who seek to make appraisals for athletes, and according to that is what they make the decision to place bets, I think that evaluating Yordenis right now will be somewhat more complicated because there is little time left.

[Dave1]

Too bad he had to pull put.

Manny is a real veteran and icon of the sport but he's in an unfamiliar territory now that he has to fight someone new on such a short notice (CMIIW). I hope he doesn't let his guard down because his opponent has nothing to lose and that's dangerous.

Yeah mate, I've seen a lot of late replacements really pulling some of the biggest upsets in any sports and that's what me feel nervous on Ugas.

Pacquiao has a lot of training partners that mimics Spence qualities specially the height advantage. Hopefully though, it won't be the case for Manny, we don't want a B level fighter just ruin his career if he lost to Ugas as a replacement fighter.

[Kemarit]

Too bad he had to pull put.

Manny is a real veteran and icon of the sport but he's in an unfamiliar territory now that he has to fight someone new on such a short notice (CMIIW). I hope he doesn't let his guard down because his opponent has nothing to lose and that's dangerous.

Yeah mate, I've seen a lot of late replacements really pulling some of the biggest upsets in any sports and that's what me feel nervous on Ugas.

Pacquiao has a lot of training partners that mimics Spence qualities specially the height advantage. Hopefully though, it won't be the case for Manny, we don't want a B level fighter just ruin his career if he lost to Ugas as a replacement fighter.

I do hope that Pacquiao will not fall for this so called 'replacement curse'.

He is already a veteran of this sports so for sure him and his team will prepare for any eventually against Ugas. Yordenis is one lucky guy though, not sure if there will be some adjustments are far as purse is concern, but it's going to be a honor to fight a legendary boxer of our generation. Spence really needs to cancel the fight and get the operation done of him ASAP.

[TravelMug]

It is really devastating for the fans that just several days before the actual fight, Spence Jr. had to call it off. That is really a huge disappointment but we can do nothing about it. That is what the situation calls for so we need to accept it. It is really unfortunate. But I guess it is better this way than put someone to an unnecessary risk because of his medical condition.

Yes, everyone was excited to see Manny fight Spence for all the marbles and glory. But we can't do anything at this point, Manny understands that severity of that eye injury that was discovered on Spence on a routine physical check up. It that is the other way around, for sure Spence also will understand.

On the other hand, this is a great and unexpected blessing for Yordenis Ugas. He should be extremely inspired to perform this time. He's got nothing and he'll be facing a legend who's got everything.

Yeah, it's a blessing for Ugas for now, not sure if there is some odds now on crypto sports book, but definitely, Manny now will be the favourite in this fight.

[Oasisman]

The OP should change the title in this thread to Manny vs. Ugas.
It's really unfortunate to hear an injury when the fight night is closely approaching.
Well, there's nothing we can do. The eyes are one of the most vital parts of our body and for Spence's career so I guess his decision was just right. You cannot force a fight that could potentially make you blind.

On the other hand, this is a great and unexpected blessing for Yordenis Ugas. He should be extremely inspired to perform this time. He's got nothing and he'll be facing a legend who's got everything.

Yeah, it's a blessing for Ugas for now, not sure if there is some odds now on crypto sports book, but definitely, Manny now will be the favourite in this fight.

It's indeed an unexpected blessing for Ugas. Now he's the underdog champion lol.
Win or lose its going to be a win-win situation for him anyway.

[toast]

Do you think Manny Pacquiao have a chance on winning in this one? Looks like the odds is in favor with Spence, we all know how great Pacquiao but this is a newer and stronger generation but we will see it. I bet this would be a great match in the history.