Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr. | TNT Sports PPV - 29 July 2023

[Frostieballs]

Spence is gonna control the early going I think getting off to a quicker start. Crawford will figure him out, and start timing him more and more as the rounds go on. By Round 5 Crawford will be starting to win rounds. By Round 7 he'll be starting to beat Spence up.

By Round 10 and 11 Spence will be doing all he can to stay in the fight, and I suspect. Failing. I think Crawford is gonna stop him in the Championship rounds.

I don't know how accurate this will be, but I like the way you have put it together!

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Excellent first episode.

Get's you hooked right in.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Would Boots stand a chance against either of these two ?

[goose 5]

Certainly stands a chance- a very good one I believe. However, I thought his defensive was lax the other night and I'd take Crawford to beat him if he doesn't tighten it up. I think Boots should be fighting much more often.

[big lennox]

It's a good fight. Both have been exceptional boxers. I give the edge to Crawford and think he might stop him.

[MightyWarrior]

I saw this as 50-50 a few years ago, and a real super fight, but weirdly haven’t got too hyped about this …because I get the impression that the crash has damaged Spence, and he’s not as good as he was- case in point, getting wobbled like that last time out, whereas before to me he seemed bulletproof. And you need to be with mercurial Bud Crawford.

Maybe I’m fearing the worst and it’s not the case, and Spence is at his peak…but still, regardless, I don’t think I would actually ever pick against Crawford

[emallini]

Reckon Spence puts a beating on Crawford, especially late.

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fornicate sake.

PPV in UK.

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Price is £19.95

[Glass Joe]

Sounds like a PPV every 3 weeks starting from this fight.

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Sounds like a PPV every 3 weeks starting from this fight.

TNT entering big time!

PPV’s from the off!

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Nonito Donaire vs. Alexandro Santiago had been pulled from this weekends card. Instead will now fight on this undercard.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Certainly stands a chance- a very good one I believe. However, I thought his defensive was lax the other night and I'd take Crawford to beat him if he doesn't tighten it up. I think Boots should be fighting much more often.

I think the jeopardy of being in with a genuinely elite guy like Crawford or Spence would see Boots naturally tighten up his defence. I think he probably beats them both now as I think they’re both diminished fighters.

[CaptainSpacerod]

fornicate sake.

PPV in UK.

PPV and a 0445 ring walk, double whammy

[Boxerbeetle]

Basically every decent fight is PPV these days. No wonder boxing has become so unpopular. Literally no other sport in the UK has to put up with this. Total pisstake.

[MightyWarrior]

So if you don’t subscribe to TNT, can you just buy the ppv and watch it online later on Sunday?

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So if you don’t subscribe to TNT, can you just buy the ppv and watch it online later on Sunday?

Yeh. Pretty sure Yu don’t need to subscribe to BT/TNT.

[MightyWarrior]

Thanks, I was going to stay up for but I’ve Gotta get up early Sunday so I don’t mind buying it for 20 quid if I can watch it later without knowing the result

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[Nightmare Roy]

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Crawford Explains Why It Doesn’t Need To Be Disrespectful, Personal To Sell Fights, PPVs

Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. have disagreed about the strength of their resumes and playfully promised to “fry fish” and “smoke a Bud” while promoting their welterweight championship showdown July 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The undefeated 147-pound champions have mostly, however, expressed a lot of respect toward each other since their fight finally was announced late in May. Both boxers appreciate that his upcoming opponent is a prideful family man, and they haven’t said or done anything to make the promotion of their huge Showtime Pay-Per-View event in any way personal.

Causing controversy simply to attract attention to their fascinating fight would be out of character for Crawford and Spence. That’s why there haven’t been any staged shoves, threats of pre-fight violence or even the need for promoters and/or security personnel to separate them when they went face-to-face at press conferences.

They’re completely confident that their long-awaited 12-round title unification fight should sell itself, thus they have avoided the type of often manufactured drama that their predecessors have used to hype their bouts.

Crawford hopes the buy rate for their historically significant fight reflects that he and Spence were right to have taken the promotional approach they firmly believe is the right one.

“I think it’ll be great for the sport of boxing, for all combat sports, because then it will show a level of respect that doesn’t have to be aligned with disrespect to be entertaining,” Crawford said during a virtual press conference recently. “I feel like, you know, a lotta people will see Mayweather, a lotta people see Ali and they see Mike Tyson and they feel as if, ‘Oh man, I gotta be this villain,’ or, ‘I gotta be like this guy or be like that guy to sell fights or to sell pay-per-views, and not my skills.’

“But when people start understanding the sport and they understand that you don’t have talk about somebody’s dead people, in the grave, to get him mad. And then they start talkin’ about your momma and then they start bringing up personal remarks to what you said to them, and then y’all make it personal just to sell fights. I think it can be a level of playing field where y’all both respect each other enough to, you know, respect each other but let each other know that come fight night, you know, y’all coming for each other head.”

Crawford, 35, and Spence, 33, will compete to become boxing’s first fully unified welterweight champion of the four-belt era. Spence (28-0, 22 KOs), of DeSoto, Texas, will defend his IBF, WBA and WBC 147-pound crowns against Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs), an Omaha, Nebraska native who will put his WBO belt on the line.

Most sportsbooks list Crawford as a slight favorite over Spence.

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TERENCE CRAWFORD LAS VEGAS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES

TERENCE CRAWFORD

“This fight means everything. This puts the cherry on top of my career. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time and I can’t wait to get it on.

“We’re here in Las Vegas early to get used to the atmosphere and the heat. Come fight night, we’re gonna be 110% prepared. We’re adjusting well.

“The welterweight division has had a lot of great fights in the past and this will be another one next Saturday. There’s a bright future for the division as well with a lot of great talent coming up. It’s still a hotbed for the sport.

“I’m just here to win the fight. We’re both prizefighters and I don’t worry about any plans he’s making for after this fight. I don’t think about a knockout, I just think about getting the victory and that’s what I’m gonna do next Saturday.

“I think I could beat anybody at any sport. That’s just my nature. I play to win. If I’m gonna challenge you, I’m coming to win and I believe that wholeheartedly. That could be anybody. Even if I’m playing Michael Jordan in one-on-one.

“He thinks he’s gonna bulldoze me and break me, but he’s gonna have to show me. All of that talk is fuel to the fire that’s already burning. He’s gonna have to prove everything that he’s saying come fight night.

“This fight is happening at the right time. All the belts are on the line, so there’s even more to fight for. What better way to have this fight than to have it for the undisputed welterweight title?”

BRIAN “BO MAC” MCINTYRE, Crawford’s Trainer

“This is the fight to shut the haters and non-believers up. It’s the icing on the cake for one hell of a career.

“You have to be dialed-in when you’re going up against a fighter like Errol Spence Jr., with a trainer like Derrick James. We want to keep the outcome in our hands by putting on a dominant performance.

“It’s not just another day at the office, but this is something that we live, eat, sleep, think. That’s how we got to this point. We know what it takes and we’re right back at it.

“This is one of the best fights to be made this century, with both guys being undefeated and with everything Terence accomplished. It means a lot and I’m expecting a lot of fireworks.

“Don’t miss this pay-per-view. As long as Errol Spence Jr. brings his ‘A-game’, you’re gonna see one of the best performances ever out of Terence Crawford. I pray that we get the best Errol Spence Jr., because there’s a better Terence Crawford to be seen.”

[MightyWarrior]

Fight of the year.

P4P two of the top tier best around clashing, and yet completely under the radar.

No one is talking about it. it’s pretty crazy.

Did they wait too long to pull the trigger?
I think they clearly did.
Strike while the iron is hot, but these 2 waited until it was stone cold.

But still, when these two get in the ring, it’s going to be a hell of a fight

[Glass Joe]

Fight of the year.

P4P two of the top tier best around clashing, and yet completely under the radar.

No one is talking about it. it’s pretty crazy.

Did they wait too long to pull the trigger?
I think they clearly did.
Strike while the iron is hot, but these 2 waited until it was stone cold.

But still, when these two get in the ring, it’s going to be a hell of a fight

You got 2 p4p fights this week. Both can be fight of the year. can't wait.