Ahead of the fight on the 29th of July, Terence Crawford took a moment to admire his team in public. At the Grand Arrivals of Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr., ‘Bud’ declared how special the event was for him and his team. In addition, the 39-0 boxer recalled growing up with Steven Nelson, one of his training partners for the Spence Jr. fight.
For months, Brian BoMac McIntyre, Crawford’s trainer, and Steven Nelson have publicly praised Crawford’s abilities. In their opinion, Crawford is the best Welterweight right now in boxing. On various occasions, both have proudly asserted their faith in Crawford. With only a few days left for the bout, Crawford recently meditated on his journey with his team.
Thankful Terence Crawford sings his team’s praises
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In an interview with Fight Hype, BoMac announced that Crawford’s ring IQ was elevated. In his opinion, team Spence Jr. “should have got him when he first came to 140 because he just cleared the division now“. Additionally, while BoMac claimed Terence Crawford to be “legitimately a welterweight now“, Steven Nelson, who described himself as one of Crawford’s “main sparring partners“, called ‘Bud’ “super strong“. Following these words, with only a few days left for the Spence Jr. fight, Crawford has now sung his team’s praises.
At the Grand Arrivals, ‘Bud’ Crawford said that it was special to have the entire team beside him. “It’s always special to have the ones that came up with me from the ground up to be sitting here on the stage with me,” declared Crawford. “You know me and Steven from kids to fighting in the park to fighting on a big stage in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s nothing like it,” recalled the current WBO Welterweight champion.
Crawford promises his fans the best version of him against Spence Jr.
Terence Crawford “feels great” about the fight. Along these lines, he assured the fans that it would be “a great night of boxing come Saturday night”. In addition, he permitted the fans to expect the best Terence Crawford that they have ever seen. “It’s gonna be fireworks, everyone. If you ain’t got your tickets, I assure you get your tickets or order the pay-per-view,” he added.
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Crawford has already been undisputed at 140 lbs. On being asked for his thoughts about potentially becoming undisputed at 147 lbs., ‘Bud,’ who promises to “do what’s necessary,” said, “It’s going to be even better; that’s why we take the chances that we take.” Apart from admitting that the world has been strongly craving Crawford vs. Spence Jr. for some time, ‘Bud’ promised to lay out everything he has got in the ring.
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What do you think about Crawford’s words of admiration for his team? In addition, do you believe we will see the best version of Crawford against Spence Jr.? In addition, what do you make of Nelson and BoMac’s faith in ‘Bud’? Let us know in the comments below. Have a nice day and follow EssentiallySports for all the latest boxing updates.
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