Revisiting a Mint Fresh Errol Spence Jr. Doling Out His Predictions on Big Fights Eleven Years Ago

Roughly a month later, the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will come live again. The venue will host the second and possibly the biggest bout of the year in four months when Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford walk into the ring—a match, several pundits claim, one of the most critical for boxing. Most of the talks and discussions are gradually veering towards a battle, long expected to be a classic. While most of the conversations hover around the fight per se and its outcome, a rare few dwell on the past, when the boxers had barely launched out.

ESNEWS‘ Elie Seckbach shared a gem yesterday where he is seen interviewing a young Errol Spence Jr. in 2012. He was barely nineteen when he first won the Unites States Golden Gloves championship. Additionally, Spence Jr. won the US National Championship for three consecutive years. However, his Olympic dream ended when he lost in the quarter-finals during the 2012 London Olympics.

Young Errol Spence Jr. and his perceptions of fights, both on the cards and forthcoming

Not wasting any more time, the amateur with a record of one hundred and thirty-five wins against twelve losses switched to professional boxing by November 2012. After checking his current division, Seckbach checked with the young boxer about his views on other boxers, such as Danny Garcia, Brandon Rios, Adrien Broner, and Lucas Matthysse. Then the reporter asked for his assessment of a possible bout between Marcos Maidana and Paulie Malignaggi.

Picking ‘Chino’ Maidana as his choice, ‘The Truth’ said the Argentine would prove too much for the smaller Malignaggi. The next question was about Danny Garcia going against another Argentine, Lucas Matthysse. Spence Jr. said, “Oh, that would be a war. I mean, Danny Garcia comes forward, and Luca Matthysse comes forward. I think that’ll be an all-out war…” 

Checking on a few seniors and the Olympic experience

In the 147 lbs. Elie Seckbach checked for Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guerrero. From his smile, anyone could see that, hands-down, Mayweather Jr. remained Spence Jr.’s first choice. The reporter then asked whether the undefeated champion spoke during the Olympic camp. Spence Jr. replied that they couldn’t talk to Mayweather Jr. but, Andre Ward visited the Olympians and shared his experience at the big event.

Seckbach asked, “What’s the best part of being part of the US Olympic team?” He also said that most fighters who went to the Olympics became professionals. Spence Jr. replied, “I think you should wait. The experience that I got from fighting in the Olympics and becoming an Olympian, you know, led me here, you know, I’m fighting on TV, this is my third fight…“

Clearly, ‘The Truth’ seemed very grateful for his experience from the Olympic participation. Finally, Seckbach asked whether he had any message for Adrien Broner, who had a clash against Gavin Rees on February 16. Spence Jr. replied that he knew Broner and his preparations, so he must be ready for the fight. Hence he doesn’t need any advice from him. Now all eyes are on the thirty-three-year-old New Yorker, setting his foot to claim the Welterweight division’s undisputed title. 

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