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WBC/IBF 147 lbs champion Errol Spence Jr. has several astonishing experiences to talk about on his road to becoming one of the greatest modern-day boxers. Starting from sparkling title wins to an active unbeaten career of 27-0, ‘The Truth’ also has umpteen accolades. However, he recently made the fight world aware of the concept of swing bouts.

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Traditional fans are aware of the concept of swing bouts. But because of its limited necessity, those bouts aren’t common knowledge to a larger portion of the audience. When a fight card ends prematurely or gets over before its stipulated time slot, promoters enforce swing bouts.

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These matchups are absolutely unplanned and are implemented just to fulfill the pre-planned title slot. Hence, the contenders are elected in a rush and have no preparation or formal game plan against each other.

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Spence Jr. shared his views on swing bouts via social media. ‘The Truth’ wrote, “Being a swing bout was nerve wrecking every time it look like someone about to get stopped you start warming up hitting the mitts he make it out the round you just sit back down.”

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Errol Spence Jr. seems ready to enter the bigger test of his career against the veteran Manny Pacquiao on August 21. Spence Jr’s titles and the vacant Ring 147 lbs belt will also be up for grabs for the winner. Here’s a better look into his chances against the legendary ‘Pac-Man’.

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Can Errol Spence Jr. take out Manny Pacquiao?

Despite Pacquaio’s experience, legacy, and top-tier skills, Spence Jr. has every ability to get his hands raised. The 31-year-old had his last fight in December 2020, while Pacquaio had his last fight against Keith Thurman in 2019. This major contrast of activeness can play a pivotal role in the fight.

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As Errol Spence Jr. is a southpaw, he might bring a very different sort of challenge to Manny Pacquiao. Hence, all these features cite legitimate favor to the champion’s corner. Although it doesn’t take away Pacquiao’s chances of winning, Spence Jr. can rightly shock the world by vanquishing an all-time legend.

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Raj Sarkar is a UFC Sub-Group Head at EssentiallySports. Over the last four years, Raj has worked in several leading sports organizations. During this time, he has interviewed big names from the world of MMA and Boxing. His interviewees list includes ex-UFC stars Demetrious Johnson and Rory MacDonald, current UFC stars Andre Fialho and Drew Dober, ONE Championship star Ritu Phogat, PFL CEO Peter Murray, and popular ring girl turned boxer Carla Jade among others. With the wealth of experience he has in the field of combat sports, this Broadcast Journalism graduate is an expert in putting out content tailor-made for his reader base at ES. He is a big fan of strikers like Conor McGregor and Rodtang Jitmuangnon and appreciates devastating knockouts over other finishes. Raj hopes to attend and cover live UFC events. His biggest dream is to interview former UFC double champion Conor McGregor.

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