After Errol Spence Jr. was forced to withdraw from his upcoming fight against Manny Pacquiao, the latter abruptly got aligned with Yordenis Ugas to fight on the same night. Following the swift withdrawal and replacement, a lot of fighters commented on the development.
The welterweight sensation, Vergil Ortiz Jr., who was in an exclusive interaction with Little Giant Boxing, spoke on the entire prevailing scenario of Spence Jr.’s injury and Pacquiao vs Ugas’ bout.
“Yes, I mean, it sucks that Errol’s not gonna fight. Hope he recovers pretty good. Ugas vs Pacquiao’s gonna be a good fight. I don’t know, its kind of weird because they stripped Pacquiao and gave it to Ugas. And now we got this fight, Pacquiao. It’s kind of weird, you know,” he said.
‘Pacman’ took his last fight in 2019, wherein he defended his WBA welterweight belt against Keith Thurman. Later, as he had to surrender his belt because of inactivity, the WBA put it on Ugas. That said, the Filipino Senator will now battle Ugas for the belt he never lost.
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Despite the Pacquiao vs Ugas matchup looking exuberant, the fans still wished to see the veteran go up against Spence Jr. More than the belts, a fight between these two would have been for the legacy. Also, a true welterweight great would have emerged if Pacquiao and ‘The Truth’ fought each other.
Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr. – Will it ever happen?
As Spence Jr. has suffered a vicious injury, he will undoubtedly take some time to fully recover and fight. Yet, he’s ecstatic to face the winner of Pacquiao vs Ugas. ‘The Truth’ tweeted, “Went to three different doctors all said the same thing I’ll be back for the winner for sure.”
Went to three different doctors all said the same thing I’ll be back for the winner for sure
— Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) August 10, 2021
Considering the current situation, ‘Pacman’ looks a clear favorite in a fight against Ugas. That said, if he gets past the WBA champ on August 21, he might just secure a fight against ‘The Truth’.
It’ll be interesting to see how things play out in the coming few days.
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