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Boxing fans deserve Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford

Boxing fans deserve Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford

If Al Haymon, Tom Brown, Stephen Espinoza and whoever else may be involved in the negotiations to put Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford in the ring against each other in their next bouts screw this up, may they be damned to watching “Ishtar” for the next 20 years with only limited bathroom breaks. This can’t be screwed up. It can’t be put on the back burner. It can’t be allowed to marinate. Spence has to be the next opponent for Crawford and Crawford has to be the next opponent… Source link

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Errol Spence Jr. takes Yordenis Ugas’ belts, calls out Crawford

Errol Spence Jr. takes Yordenis Ugas’ belts, calls out Crawford

Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas were nose-to-nose for the better part of 10 rounds on Saturday in their battle for three quarters of the welterweight belts at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. That was a big problem for Yordenis Ugas. Spence is too good, too strong and too powerful of a puncher for Ugas to fight the way he did, throwing few punches and not moving out of the way. Spence crushed Ugas repeatedly with uppercuts, closing his right eye, which eventually led to referee Laurence… Source link

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Jared Anderson showing elite progress, thanks to Crawford, Fury

When Terence Crawford speaks, young fighters would be wise to listen. And Crawford, the WBO welterweight champion and the No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer in the world on the Yahoo Sports pound-for-pound list, was giving heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson some pointers before a recent fight. Anderson was scheduled to fight Kingsley Ibeh on Feb. 13 in Las Vegas. Crawford spoke with him during training camp about the fight. “Terence and I had a little bet going before my fight with Kingsley… Source link

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Spence, Crawford to blame for boxing’s fall

Errol Spence Jr. celebrates after a unanimous decision win against Danny Garcia on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) After Terence Crawford knocked out Kell Brook in Las Vegas on Nov. 14, he was asked if he’d call out Errol Spence Jr. He replied by saying it was the media’s job to call for the fight. On Saturday, after Spence soothed any fears that his Oct. 10, 2019, auto accident may have stolen his greatness by routing Danny Garcia to… Source link

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