The stars have finally aligned. Terence Crawford will enter the boxing ring against Errol Spence Jr. on the 29th of July in Las Vegas, Nevada. This has been one of the most anticipated fights in recent history, and it took forever to be negotiated. However, the two Hall of Famers have reached a consensus. They will now battle it out to see who among them is the Best Fighter in the world. ‘Bud’ Crawford will put his WBO title on the line against Spence’s WBC, WBA, and IBF titles to crown the first four-belt champion in the welterweight ranks.
This will be the eighth time Crawford will fight at 147 pounds. However, Spence has fought 28 of his opponents in the weight division. The match comes at the best time possible, as the world of boxing has been craving one of those canonical fights that filled the ring with breaths of nervousness. The Crawford vs. Spence Jr. fight is a segway into the golden days of boxing, when two Pound-for-pound boxers would clash to determine the last man standing in the ring and the sport.
Spence Jr. (28-0-22 KOs) is a native of Texas and has been working hard in the training ring to secure his titles. On the other hand, Terrence Crawford (39-0-30 KOs) hails from Nebraska. Ahead of his career-defining bout against Spence, ‘Bud’ has arrived in the boxing capital of the world.
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The countdown begins, and Terence Crawford lands in Las Vegas
Terence Crawford was seen arriving in Las Vegas on a private plane ahead of his bout against Errol Spence Jr. With about ten days left for the big fight to take place, ‘Bud’ Crawford is in the last leg of his training camp. His arrival in the area has officially nudged the clock to start ticking toward July 29th. And the Internet has reflected such anticipations.
Andrew Grave on Twitter thinks the legendary fight has fallen short of creating the buzz that it deserves.
Absolutely buzzing about this fight, but in a perfect World a fight of this magnitude should have had a bit more of a build! Mad that it's nearly here already, but that's just me cherry picking
— Andrew Graves (@andrewgravess) July 18, 2023
Ahead of the fight, AyeBigPhil Errol is demonstrating a sense of simplicity, and that is going to work in his favor. The user does not think the fight is going to be as close as everyone assumes it will be.
I think Errol is getting ready to show everyone how Valuable Simplicity how Efffective having Great Fundamentals can be, and just being Consistent and on top of that having a great Coach Derek James, this might not be as close as we think honestly
— AyeBigPhil (@bigphillva6) July 18, 2023
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Further taking a dig at Crawford arriving so late in Vegas, Tedzz pointed out that Spence already set up camp two weeks ago and is training hard for the fight.
Spence been in Vegas for 2 weeks already pic.twitter.com/5D6pNtc7Z4
— Tedzz🇶🇦🔮 (@TedzzUtd) July 18, 2023
Kilo thinks Spence will go hard at Crawford, and the latter is not going to sustain the fight.
He arrived early to his funeral ⚰️
Spence in 5
— Kilo (@kiloramirezzz) July 18, 2023
T e d referred to the fact that 147 is sort of unchartered territory for Crawford, while Spence has fought most of his bouts in this belt.
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That man and so cold out weight on they legs them boyz READY 👹
— T e d 👽 (@tedd_teddyy) July 19, 2023
As the two titans enter the ring on July 29, it will be interesting to see what impact it leaves on the boxing scene around the world. Lately, it has become rather normal for high-profile bouts to collapse, leaving fans all riled up.
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With the Crawford vs. Spence Jr. fight, will this paradigm shift? Who will get those additional lines under his name when the history of boxing is iterated? Let us know in the comments section below.
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