“Nothing comes close to this,” Errol Spence Jr expects his fight against Terence Crawford to surpass Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather bout

Errol Spence believes his fight with Terence Crawford is bigger than the iconic Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather fight.

“Nothing comes close to this,” Errol Spence Jr expects his fight against Terence Crawford to surpass Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather bout

Eroll Spence Jr and Terence Crawford (Image Courtesy: The NewYork Times/Ring News)

Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford crossing paths inside the squared circle is definitely what boxing needed right now. Two undefeated champions fighting each for the unification of welterweight titles is something that has never been done and the hype around it is absolutely massive.

Spence recently was in an interview with Million Dollaz Worth of Game and had a  conversation about comparing this fight with Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather. Spence was honest about it and explained that he believes his fight with Crawford is bigger for various reasons. According to Spence, in this fight, both champions are undefeated and are the top fighters with the mentality to win. 

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He said: “I don’t think nothing comes close to this. Cause this is like a real old-school fighting. This fight should be labeled as ‘The war’. Cause this basically two mean, you know both got the zeros with the mentality to kill. Two Apex predators coming at each other. So I feel like, we ain’t got the mentality of Pacquiao or Floyd. Our mentality is kill or be killed.”  Spence then went on to say that this fight is by far one of the biggest boxing bouts in a long time in boxing history. 

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Errol Spence Jr remembers wanting to fight Terence Crawford on the hospital bed in 2019

Eroll Spence Jr and Terence Crawford (Image Courtesy: USA Today)
Eroll Spence Jr and Terence Crawford (Image Courtesy: USA Today)

Errol Spence Jr finally got his chance to fight Terence Crawford, a challenge that the fighter has been wanting for four years. Spence recently expressed how eager he was to face Crawford in an interview. He was reportedly asking for it while confined to the hospital in 2019, following a horrific vehicle accident that left him with serious wounds. Although Spence claims to not recall the conversation, many close to him claim that he frequently told his advisor, Al Haymon, that he wanted to face Crawford.

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He said: “I don’t remember. Al Haymon came to the hospital…probably until like four months after being in the hospital. Everybody told me that I was telling him (Haymon) that after I get out of the hospital that I want to fight Terence Crawford and they hyped me up, [telling me], ‘Don’t worry about it, we gon’ get that boy.’

It seems like Spence has always wanted to fight Crawford and has worked for years for this fight, and it would be interesting to see how well he does against Crawford. 

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