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Boxing World Reacts To Crippling Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence News

Timing is everything.

In life and in boxing.

Things tend to happen, more often than not, when they are not planned.

In God’s time.

It would appear the timing for August 21st’s mega fight between Errol Spence and Manny Pacquiao just wasn’t meant to be.

For now, that is.

All hope is not lost next year.

At the last minute, the biggest fight of the year, so far in 2021, has suffered the following news:

There is always hope though.

The fight no doubt will happen down the line.

For now Pacquiao has received a last minute step in opponent for August 21st.

WBA Welterweight Champion Yordenis Ugas no less.

Very smart to have this type of fighter on standpoint, not just an opponent, at all, obviously.

Disappointing for Spence but no doubt the fight will be made again in the new year.

He’ll be back.

As for Ugas, here’s what he had to say:

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