“This will be talked for decades,” Terence Crawford ready to ‘suffocate’ Big Fish Errol Spence Jr ahead of legacy fight

Terence Crawford is ready to show why he's the best fighter in the world as he faces Errol Spence Jr in the upcoming weeks.

“This will be talked for decades,” Terence Crawford ready to ‘suffocate’ Big Fish Errol Spence Jr ahead of legacy fight

Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr (Image Courtesy: The Boxing Scene)

Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence Jr is one of the biggest and most talked about boxing events that is going to take place this month. Both the fighters have been promoting this fight pretty hard and are ready to face each other inside the ring.

33-year-old Spence has a 28-0 career record with 22 knockouts. IBF, WBC, and WBA (Super) belts are held by the undisputed welterweight world champion. In April 2022 in his last fight, Spence fought Yordenis Ugás and defeated him by a 10th-round TKO.

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With 30 knockouts, Crawford, 35, has a 39-0 record. He is now the WBO welterweight champion and has held the title in three different weight divisions (lightweight, light welterweight, and welterweight). Last December, Crawford knocked off David Avanesyan in the sixth round.

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During the press conference, Terence Crawford gave a chilling warning to Spence of what could happen in the fight. “I’m show each and every one y’all why this era is the Terrance Crawford era. Come fight night, he called himself the big fish, right? But what you do when the fish gets took out of the water? You suffocate him,” said Crawford. 

Even Errol didn’t holdback of promising the fans with a fight that they will remember for decades. “I am going to try to break his will, he is going to try to break my will…This fight will be talked about for decades.” said Errol. It seems like both Crawford and Errol are very confident about their game plans and will try their best in executing it during the fight. 

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Kell Brook who has fought both Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr gives his insights into the upcoming mega-fight 

Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr
Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr (Image Courtesy: The New York Times)

Former welterweight champion Kell Brook is well-versed in Terence Crawford and Errol Spence. In May 2017, Brook and Spence squared off. Spence traveled to the UK to win the IBF welterweight championship by shattering Brook’s orbital bone and stopping him in the eleventh round. 

Brook in November 2020 faced Terence for the WBO welterweight championship. When Crawford knocked out Brook in the fourth round, he had a good start and was up on the scorecards.

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Talking about the fight while talking to BoxingScene, Brook said: “It’s a massive fight and for number one. I actually put both these guys up as pound-for-pound in all the divisions. and they’re going to go after it. Errol Spence is a very big welterweight, a natural southpaw. He’s big and strong and goes to the body good. His IQ is very high in the ring….Terence Crawford can box. He’s a sharpshooter with his punches and a very good finisher.” 

According to Brook, the fight will be decided on small things that both fighters will bring to the table which will ultimately impact the results. Nevertheless, the retired fighter is eagerly waiting to see how the fight will turn out.

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