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NASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 05: Former NBA player Charles Barkley speaks during a press conference prior to Game Four of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators at the Bridgestone Arena on June 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 05: Former NBA player Charles Barkley speaks during a press conference prior to Game Four of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators at the Bridgestone Arena on June 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
The unified world welterweight champion, Errol Spence Jr. showcased a stellar performance against Yordenis Ugas on Saturday. Recently, NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley gave his thoughts on why Spence should fight Terence Crawford.
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Barkley was talking at his ‘The Steam Room Podcast with EJ & Chuck’ podcast with co-host and sportscaster, Ernie Johnson.
In conversation, Barkley mentioned that boxing is his favorite sport. He also spoke about Spence and Crawford, saying, “So Errol Spence Jr. won this weekend. And he’s fantastic. There’s another guy that’s fantastic named Terence Crawford, They are the two best in the world in their division.”
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SANTA MONICA, CA – JUNE 25: Charles Barkley (L) and Ernie Johnson Jr. attend 2018 NBA Awards at Barkar Hangar on June 25, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Turner Sports)
He further speaks about how Spence and Crawford have been avoiding each other for 3 years. Barkley also mentions that he does not understand why boxers do not step up and schedule a fight.
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TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 11: Errol Spence Jr. celebrates his victory against Chris van Heerden during their Premier Boxing Champions bout at the Ricoh Coliseum on September 11, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Barkley also asked the duo to avoid a Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao situation. He said, “You don’t want like a Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao a** situation where you fight 5 years too late. And they were both past their prime.”
He also added, “But if you’re gonna be the best in the world. Can you imagine in the NBA, we had they two best teams that didn’t play each other. “
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‘The Chuckster’ had some parting advice for the duo, “You wanna see how great you can be.”
Errol Spence vs Terence Crawford
Spence faced Yordenis Ugas at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 16. By winning against Ugas, he retained the WBC and IBF welterweight titles. He also won the WBA (Super) welterweight title,
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 14: Terence Crawford stands in a neutral corner after knocking down Egidijus Kavaliauskas during their bout for Crawford’s WBO welterweight title at Madison Square Garden on December 14, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Crawford’s last fight was on November 20, 2021. He faced Shawn Porter at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada. By defeating Porter, he retained his WBO welterweight title.
Recently, Spence called for a four-belt unification bout against Crawford.
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