Via Chris Williams: The Errol Spence Jr-like shark will leave his normal hunting grounds to cross a pond to prey on former Top Rated boxer Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford next in a fight that will determine who is 1st boxer in the 147-lb division.
IBF/WBC welterweight champion Spence (28-0.22 KOs) looked low last Saturday night in his tenth bout defeating WBA champion Manny Pacquiao Yordenis Ugas, last Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.
After 16 months of layoffs, looking like a shark in its natural habitat, hunting for Ugas, drag him into deeper watersand tore it into small pieces like a feeding machine.
Spence soon took Ugas’s legs away with powerful tackles, and once the Cuban was immobilized, he slowly brought him down. When Ugas lost his mobility due to shots to the body that reduced his mobility, it was a matter of time.
What we see from Spence in that fight is a test run in where he will knock Crawford’s game out by attacking his body, forcing him to stand and fight instead of running around the martial arts. radio like when fighting with punchers.
It doesn’t matter if Crawford tries to move soon, shots to the body will force him to stop moving due to the pain.
Once Crawford loses the ability to move, it will be a frenzy for the Spence shark, reducing his Nebraska origin to Ugas 2.0, powerless to stop his inevitable facial rearrangement.
If Crawford’s trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre turns up, he’ll start the fight early to stop Spence from slaughtering Terence the same way he did Ugas and Kell Brook.
Should Crawford be intimidated by Spence?
Stephen A. Smith told ESPN when asked if Terence Crawford should be scared about fighting Errol Spence.
It doesn’t matter if Crawford is threatened by Spence or not. When he begins to be battered with relentless punches, confidence or lack of confidence has nothing to do with the end result.
Crawford is possibly the most confident boxer in the world, and it won’t affect the outcome.
Furthermore, Crawford can use the ostentatious pose transitions he uses to impress casual boxing fans, which won’t work against Spence. If Crawford can’t play in the trenches with Spence, he becomes food for Errol.
“I love me some Errol Spence Jr. This is the fight I want to see. This is more of a fight than any other I want to see in boxing, okay? Errol Spence Jr is 28-0 with 22 KOs, he’s strong, he’s a staff man, we have all of that,” Stephen continued.
“If this was three years ago or anything before that auto accident, I would have gone with Spence. Now I’m not so sure. Andre Ward, my brother, please forgive me. You know how phenomenal he is, and the Charlo twins, I have so much love for them.
“Let me take a moment to let those brothers shine. Look, David Benavidez, to the contrary, I don’t know about that, [Jermall] Charlo. Benavidez is a bad boy. Okay, people want Canelo and I think #1 pound-for-pound, #1.
17 months out of the ring, I did well, I’ll be much better next time
– Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) April 18, 2022
“But the Charlo twins are something special. I don’t think they get nearly enough of the love and shine they deserve, but let me tell you something about Terence Crawford. This brother is something special, and he is menacing.
“He had that mean cup a few times, and then he got into the ring, but sorry for my language, but he kicked a** of people. That’s what he does. Terence Crawford is no joke, and Errol, I could be wrong because it’s a choice thing where style makes up the fights and all the rest,” said Stephen.
Is Errol too one-way?
“Errol Spence fights one way. Mr Smith said: “That doesn’t mean he can’t be injured by Errol Spence because Errol Spence is very strong.
“But Crawford is quicker and more threatening and I’m watching them go up against Shawn Porter, who I love. I love Shawn Porter. I know he’s not at their level, but he’s a really nice guy and a really good fighter, okay?
“I saw Spence against him [Porter], and then I saw what Crawford did to him. That’s another animal, man, and I would have to tell you now if I had to choose now, and I have the right to change my mind.
“If I had to choose right now, I want Crawford to be my favorite,Smith said with the belief that Terence would defeat Spence if they dueled now.
“Listen, I don’t see the people who fought Crawford going to the after party and all that. He took a few people to the hospital,” said Stephen A as Spence brought Yordenis Ugas and Kell Brook to the hospital with the beatings he inflicted on them, Smith said.
Can Crawford live in the pocket against Errol?
“What I mean when I say it’s not boxing is that it takes you twice sitting there and standing on your feet in a fight,” said Stephen A. “Who said Crawford would do that? Crawford can do it or Crawford can move.
“The point is we’re talking about a boxing match here, and I’ll tell you, Errol Spence is obviously bigger than that. [than Crawford], Okay? He is a natural weight. Apparently, Terence Crawford has come forward [from the 140-lb division].
“Errol Spence is a natural welder. People were talking about him being relegated to base average. He’s 147 years old now. I get all of that.
“What I’m telling you is Crawford has power, Crawford is threatening, Crawford is a great boxer, and what I’m telling you right now, don’t think for a second that Crawford is going to be killed. defeat.
“This will be a long battle. This is an option, this is nearby. Not against Crawford,” Smith said when told that Spence had a way of stalking his opponents and cutting off the ring. Mr. Smith said.
