There is no doubt that automotively speaking, undefeated American Errol Spence is like a Ferrari.
But a banged-up one at that.
“Spence is like a second-hand car,” Thai matchmaker Narong Hengtrakul told Daily Tribune from his Bangkok home.
Hengtrakul is speaking in relation to the fast-approaching 21 August world welterweight war between Spence and Manny Pacquiao at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The analogy made by Hengtrakul points to Spence’s almost fatal accident in October 2019 when his white Ferrari Spider flipped over several times during a high-speed crash in Texas. “His body is no longer perfect,” Hengtrakul said.
Undefeated in 27 fights with 21 knockouts, Spence, younger by over ten years old at 31, is heavily favored to run roughshod over the Filipino eight-division champion.
But Hengtrakul, a many-time visitor to Pacquiao’s Manila and General Santos City homes, insists his good friend “has the advantage in speed, experience, punching power and heart.” “If Spence can hit five punches, Manny can do ten because of his good combination punching,” Hengtrakul added. Pacquiao, who beat Keith Thurman in July 2019, is already neck-deep in preparations for his first fight in over two years.
