Errol Spence Jr. proved far too strong for Mikey Garcia on Saturday night as the IBF welterweight ruler secured his place among the world?s elite.
?The Truth? fended off the almost non-existent challenge of Garcia, who moved up a step too far from the lightweight limit.
A champion in four weight classes, Garcia had nothing to give after bulking up far too much for the Spence challenge.
As Spence contemplates a massive clash at his own weight, Garcia is left to ponder his future.
A run at super-lightweight could be considered, although a fight with Vasyl Lomachenko should be the short-term goal.
Making a defense of his WBC title at 135, potentially against Luke Campell, would be a good choice later in the year. But only once Garcia has digested his first loss.
Mikey took a hell of a beating against a far bigger man and could well have been saved from round nine onwards.
Easing himself back in seems the order of the day. Before Garcia can eventually face Campbell and Lomachenko in the future. WBN Pound for Pound Top 50 (March 2019):
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1 Vasyl Lomachenko LIGHTWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 1 RECORD IN 2019: Canelo
2 Canelo Alvarez MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 2 RECORD IN 2019:
3 Oleksandr Usyk HEAVYWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 3 RECORD IN 2019: Pacquiao
4 Manny Pacquiao WELTERWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 11 RECORD IN 2019: 1-0
5 Terence Crawford WELTERWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 5 RECORD IN 2019:
6 Gennady Golovkin MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 6 RECORD IN 2019:
7 Naoya Inoue BANTAMWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 7 RECORD IN 2019:
8 Errol Spence WELTERWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 18 RECORD IN 2019: 1-0
9 Mikey Garcia WELTERWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 4 RECORD IN 2019: 0-1
10 Donnie Nietes SUPER-FLYWEIGHT RANKING IN JANUARY: 8 RECORD IN 2019:
11 ? 50 11 Tyson Fury HEAVYWEIGHT 12 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai SUPER-FLYWEIGHT 13 Kosei Tanaka SUPER-FLYWEIGHT 14 Deontay Wilder HEAVYWEIGHT 15 Anthony Joshua HEAVYWEIGHT 16 Leo Santa Cruz FEATHERWEIGHT 17 Wanheng Menayothin MINIMUMWEIGHT 18 Juan Estrada SUPER-FLYWEIGHT 19 Shawn Porter WELTERWEIGHT 20 Sergey Kovalev LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT 21 Daniel Jacobs MIDDLEWEIGHT 22 Gervonta Davis SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT 23 Roman Gonzalez SUPER-FLYWEIGHT 24 Gary Russell Jr. FEATHERWEIGHT 25 Miguel Berchelt SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT 26 Jarrett Hurd SUPER-WELTERWEIGHT 27 Oleksandr Gvozdyk LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT 28 Callum Smith SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT 29 Guillermo Rigondeaux SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT 30 Dmitry Bivol LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT 31 Kazuto Ioka SUPER-FLYWEIGHT 32 Nonito Donaire BANTAMWEIGHT 33 Josh Warrington FEATHERWEIGHT 34 Demetrius Andrade MIDDLEWEIGHT 35 Gilberto Ramirez SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT 36 Abner Mares FEATHERWEIGHT 37 Moruti Mthalane FLYWEIGHT 38 Jermall Charlo MIDDLEWEIGHT 39 Rey Vargas SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT 40 Oscar Valdez FEATHERWEIGHT 41 Jerwin Ancajas SUPER-FLYWEIGHT 42 Hiroto Kyoguchi LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT 43 Maurice Hooker SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT 44 Ken Shiro LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT 45 Luis Nery SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT 46 Chris Eubank Jr SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT 47 Mairis Briedis CRUISERWEIGHT 48 Nordine Oubaali BANTAMWEIGHT 49 Marcus Browne LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT 50 Caleb Plant SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT
