Welterweight champions Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and Terence “Bud” Crawford wrapped up their two-day press tour in New York City on Wednesday to promote their PPV clash for the undisputed title on July 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Their press conference streamed live on two giant outdoor LED video displays on billboards overlooking Times Square in Midtown Manhattan.
Errol Spence: “I’m the biggest (fish). He’s not catching me with no damn fishing pole. He better come with a submarine. I’m the biggest shark. You ain’t catching Moby Dick with a fishing pole.”
Terence Crawford: “Fish fillet. I like to go fishing. Everyone knows that’s my hobby. They’ve all been caught before. Every last one of them. I got a big enough hook for Errol. We actually already caught him, and we’re reeling him in right now.”
Wonder how both Spence or Crawford would measure up to someone like Tommy Hearts back in the day. I believe Hearns would’ve KOd both of them IMHO.
The black fighters from earlier were truly warriors after Floyd chickenweather the black fighters have become clowns of the ring they don’t like to fight toe to toe
Black boxers like the other boxer Cheadle him so that he can counter punch and win the fight using his speed
Carlos I respectfully disagree…
There are some countries that hit and not get hit, is what boxing is all about. I included few that came to mind:
Panama –> Chemito, Ricardo Cordoba
Mexico –> El titere Vasquez
USA –> Zab Judah, Floyd Mayweather
Cuba –> Rigondeaux
Puerto Rico –> Ivan Calderon
I think each fighter can choose the style that is most suitable to them.
I do agree that some style are more crowd pleasant than others, but in all fairness, there are still skills to see and admire from all styles in boxing.
A fighter that stands and do battle without disregard for his safety, is not going to last long, and at the end when the glory is all gone will most likely have Parkinson or similar neurological disease and die in obscurity, without the glory and crowd, no one remembering them in their final days a la:
1- Franklin The Surgeon Randall
2- Wilfred Benitez (Alive)
3- Freddie Roach (Alive)
4- Larry Holmes (Alive)
5- Floyd Patterson
Labeling a particular group of people is an uneducated point to make when it comes to boxing. If you would have pointed at the generational differences between the 80s and today, you’ll have a valid point because they were more than willing to face each other(with a few exceptions).
Boxing has been using the formula of maximum profit for minimum risk for 15 years now and it has nothing to do with one group of people. It’s a universal plan used by the entire planet.
Making a ridiculous comment like you did makes you come off as a troll or a term I like to use an “agent of chaos”, here to cause division amongst the people. We already have orchestrated tensions between groups of individuals with the intent of keeping us divided for easier control, so take this garbage elsewhere.
You’re the epitome of the racist boxing fan who speaks purely out of hatred/skin color and not facts. First off, the art of boxing is to hit without getting hit not to stand in front of your opponent and take unnecessary punishment. Tyson Fury and Usyk don’t often go “toe-to-toe” but I don’t see you criticizing them. Like their are various people (skin colors) there are various boxing styles. Emanuel Augustus (one of many) fought toe-to-toe but when you’re racist you’re often short-sided.
Your racism is shocking.
Carlos,
Ever heard of Salvador Sánchez? Great Mexican Champion that had the hit and not get hit style.
He died at 23 so you don’t know how long his prime would have lasted.
Kit – I’ll take hearns, hagler, and leonard against any fighter (147 – 160) in the last 3 decades.
The only one this century I would make a favorite would be Bhop over hagler because he had the size and skill at 160.
But I see Hearns and Leonard whooping everyone at 147 – 154 tho and that includes floyd, pac, spence and crawford.
By far
Hearns , leonard , hangler …. You talking about really heavy shit !!!they would sweep all lately welterweight fighters …hangler was my rooster
I like more Henry armstrong but yea leonard , hangler and hearns are monsters of the ring
You forgot Duran
Prime pac beats anyone ever
I think all three of them. they were real welterweights and that’s why.1.sugur ray leonard 2.marvis hagler.and last but not least.thomas hit man hearns.i don’t think the two would’ve gotten ko but tko possibility.
This could possibly turn into a Tito Trinidad vs Bernard Hopkins type of fight. I can see Spence trying to walk down and stalk Crawford. Trying to impose his will on Crawford and failing. Crawford has better footwork and he switch from orthodox to southpaw, he will create more angles and time Spence coming in
I don’t see it that way. Spence uses footwork and moves a lot while doing his work. It’s going to come down to wherever Crawford can counter him or not.
I hope that super heavyweight on the right isn’t on the undercard
Super ,super and yes hes fighting Fury on Co-main..
This fight looks great in the paper but we will see in the ring I doubt they will trade punches toe to toe
Floyd said he surpass mike Tyson ..lmao
He wishes to have 1% of Tyson balls
I miss the iron man Mike Tyson
The fishing puns can be retired now.
Good fighters stand toe to toe when they need too. Hearns and Leonard boxed more than they stood toe to toe. Why would a fighter who has a speed advantage stand toe to toe with someone that wants them to stand toe to toe? The Spence-Crawford fight will play out the way its meant to play out…we shall have to wait and see. I think its going to be a good one, hope no one gets seriously hurt.
They won’t exchange punches so be careful and don’t Pay lot of money to see 2 defensive fighters
I won’t buy this fight
If this weekend hearns and hangler would fight each other I had already bought the fight with no doubt
Todays boxing sucks
Starting with the heavyweight fighters
That’s why now small divisions have called the people attention because before the heavyweight division was the king of boxing
Now heavyweights are good boxers but they don’t have the balls of earlier fighters like foreman , Tyson , Frazier , norton, joe Louis ,Patterson and my favorite the cruiser weight Evander holifield etc etc etc
From 1995 to know the heavyweight division is not strong like before
A draw
I’ve got Errol Spence all the way, baby!!! He’s gonna put on a show for the ages. I like and respect Bud as well but I believe that Spence takes this one. The man lived through death; he’s meant to be here and to do great things. He’s a chosen one by the forces of nature. No one can stand in this man’s way for too long; they get run over eventually. All that said, I do expect this to be a great battle between two talented fighters. I can’t wait for the 29th of July to get here!!! Fight party and a celebration of the sport that I truly love and respect to the utmost. It’s a great time to be a boxing fan. Let’s do this, y’all!!!
One thing is for sure, The press tour for Benavidez-Plant and Davis-Garcia were far more entertaining! While I don’t like to see major disrespect on hand, this tour is so CORNY!! They’re obviously the consensus number 1-2 P4P in my opinion and a must watch fight, but again CORNY and uneventful!!
Dang, I have a difficult time going against Spence here because his constant pressure, long jabs and body punching tend to snatch the will/spirit out of a fighter in the second half of fights.
Crawford has all the skills to create great counterpunching chances during Spence’s intense pressure and body punching, but can Crawford deal with it for 12 rounds?
Meanwhile, I can’t wait to later see how Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (Ortiz) fits into this 147 puzzle (if he continues making 147). I will see how Ortiz looks in his next fight.
Damn I’m pissed I missed this
Um? Moby Dick was a whale. LOL!! I like Crawford in this fight.
Roberto Diaz said it best when he said he thinks Crawford does well in any era. That’s very high praise. Crawford is special. We all seen it once he settled in at 140.
everyone talking the what spence and crawfords advantages are and disadvantages are bottom line this fight gonna come down to the minds of the trainers other than that spences 16 month layoff may come into play in the early rounds but only if crawford has a slow start