Terence Crawford: “Everybody says Errol is back, so now is the perfect time for him and me to fight”

By: Hans Themistode

Long before Terence Crawford made his way to the Korean weight division in 2018, the Omaha, Nebraska native expressed his feelings that he wanted to take on the world’s best 147-pounder.

All in all, Errol Spence Jr., the division’s sole unifying champion, kept that distinction. So, after determining who was the man to defeat, Crawford immediately set his sights on the powerful southern plane. However, despite his efforts to lure Spence Jr into the ring, Crawford was forced to wait.

While Spence Jr has always seen their duel as inevitable, with Crawford being linked to the advertising agency Top Rank and Spence Jr. is closely associated with the top boxing champions, a number of behind-the-scenes problems have kept the two from facing each other. In an effort to avoid back-and-forth stages, Spence Jr has temporarily set aside a possible match against Crawford as he focuses his efforts on aggregating every other world title at 147 pounds. .

Just a few weeks ago, Spence Jr. has successfully achieved its goal. On April 16, in front of nearly 40,000 fans, Spence Jr will let Yordenis Ugas lose the first knockout of his career. In the process, the Dallas-born player brutally robbed his WBA welterweight title.

Now, with Crawford working as an ad-free agent, the weight class transformation star believes now more than ever, there’s nothing stopping him and his fellow weight champ. , from the fist swap.

“I’m free to do whatever I want,” Crawford told ESPN in a recent interview. “Nothing stands in our way of fighting. There is no advertising agency stopping it, no wrong of the way, nothing at all. Let’s see who has the best weight in the world”.

For Crawford, 34, while waiting for Spence Jr to come to the negotiating table, the Omaha, Nebraska native devastated the department. With six consecutive wins in injury time since moving to the weight division, Crawford claimed the most impressive win of his career in his most recent opening match.

In November 2021, Crawford first boxed and then won his lead to win in injury time against former two-time £147 title-winner, Shawn Porter. Since then, Crawford has remained alone on the sidelines, patiently waiting for Spence Jr.

Although their head-to-head is yet to be discussed, considering that Spence Jr is just weeks away from facing Yordenis Ugas in a physical match, both heavyweight stars could be aiming for a match. collision course near the end of the year. If that’s the case, Crawford will have plenty of time to sneak into a match of his own before facing Spence Jr. However, after years of pent-up resentment, Crawford has no intention of facing anyone other than Spence Jr.

“I will get straight to that point. I don’t want no tuning matches. “

At one point, the match against Spence Jr became unsettling for Crawford. Although Spence Jr has been praised for his work in the ring, concerns about his health have grown.

In October 2019, a month after successfully unifying the titles against Porter, Spence Jr was involved in a horrific car wreck. Given the severity of his near-fatal accident, inquiries surround Spence Jr. arose. But, despite it all, the former Olympian has excelled again, winning over Danny Garcia in December 2020.

However, trauma to Spence Jr. still continue. In August 2021, the unified champion is scheduled to face Manny Pacquiao. However, due to retinal detachment/rupture in his right eye, Spence Jr was forced to withdraw as he underwent immediate surgery.

As clouds clouded Spence Jr.’s career, he put in a great performance against Ugas. Known for his endurance and toughness, Ugas succumbed to Spence Jr’s dangerous moves in the 10th round.

A sly grin crept across Crawford’s face after watching Spence Jr.’s performance. His aforementioned smirk turned into a grin as Spence Jr officially called him out. With the Dallas product seemingly returning to its dominant position, Crawford is anxious to face the best version of its longtime rival.

“Now people are saying that Errol is back and he is 100% ready. So now is the perfect time for me and him to fight. He called me out, so there’s nothing wrong with that. “