Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford | Showtime PPV - July 29, 2023

[adislav123]

Will be there some interesting undercard fights ?

Errol Spence (28-0) vs. Terence Crawford (39-0) – WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, Ring welterweight championship

Nonito Donaire (42-7) vs. Alexandro Santiago (27-3-5) – WBC bantamweight championship

Isaac Cruz (24-2-1) vs. Giovanni Cabrera (21-0)

Sergio Garcia (34-2) vs. Yoenis Tellez (5-0)

Thank you man ... Too bad no bigger guys fighting on card

is sergio garcia or the colombian j9hann g9nzalez (like anounced here on rec)the opponent for tellez?

[adislav123]

colombian johan gonzalez was the aggressor for 12 rounds vs kurbanov and shoud've AT LEAST deserved a draw! lost 93 - 97 on all 3 cards. clear hometown decision.

[adislav123]

Kurbanov's 'wins' over smith, gonzalez & soro were all 'controversial' hometown decisions to say the least.

arguably in all 3 fights the better man on the night went home from russia empty handed.

dude really doesn't deserve his current rank nr. 1 at superwelter.

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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.”

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Fight Week!

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[Redback Rasta]

Looking forward to this one. Voted Crawford by decision.

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Fight will be available to purchase through ppv.com

https://www.ppv.com/events/spence-vs-crawford

£66.33
+ applicable taxes and service fee

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[SendoTakeshi]

I hope this fight won't go the distance.
I don't trust any one of those three judges..

[Fightdoctor]

Crawford can only win by KO. If the fight goes the distance it will be a draw or Spence win.

[DrDuke]

Yeah, the judges gonna be pro-Spence. It's tough to figure out, if a fighter, who has never been seriously hurt, can be kayoed, but Crawford can at least force a technical stoppage.

[JackSprocket]

Fight of the decade but unfortunately I'll have to pass. Why aren't these big events available all over the world? Shouldn't be that hard in the internet era. Once again I would be very happy to pay the ppv price but not so happy to wake up 4 am to search for a dodgy stream that dies during the ringwalks

[skanksta]

Crawford can only win by KO. If the fight goes the distance it will be a draw or Spence win.

Why ?
And Duke also, why ?

Is Spence some darling ?
I worry a bit that judges seem not to like Bud's style - how anyone thought SSP was winning amazes me, but you two seem to be implying something more sinister...

[DrDuke]

Crawford can only win by KO. If the fight goes the distance it will be a draw or Spence win.

Why ?
And Duke also, why ?

Is Spence some darling ?
I worry a bit that judges seem not to like Bud's style - how anyone thought SSP was winning amazes me, but you two seem to be implying something more sinister...

Spence is the Showtime's and PBC's side A, he often has too wide scores. Crawford needs to perform close to shotout to secure a dec.

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[Bandog]

Crawford can only win by KO. If the fight goes the distance it will be a draw or Spence win.

Why ?
And Duke also, why ?

Is Spence some darling ?
I worry a bit that judges seem not to like Bud's style - how anyone thought SSP was winning amazes me, but you two seem to be implying something more sinister...

Spence is the Showtime's and PBC's side A, he often has too wide scores. Crawford needs to perform close to shotout to secure a dec.

Curious, what fight(s) can you name where Spence has had too wide of a score he didn't deserve? He's very hard to beat in a decision because of his volume punching. A close decision over Porter was his own fault, stupid gameplan.

[SendoTakeshi]

Fight of the decade but unfortunately I'll have to pass. Why aren't these big events available all over the world? Shouldn't be that hard in the internet era. Once again I would be very happy to pay the ppv price but not so happy to wake up 4 am to search for a dodgy stream that dies during the ringwalks

Same for me with the Inoue vs Fulton fight.
Downloaded the ESPN+ App to watch the fight -> not available in my country. Well, too bad.
If they don't want our money, we have to look for other ways to watch the fight

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[KiwiRider]

Fight of the decade but unfortunately I'll have to pass. Why aren't these big events available all over the world? Shouldn't be that hard in the internet era. Once again I would be very happy to pay the ppv price but not so happy to wake up 4 am to search for a dodgy stream that dies during the ringwalks

Same for me with the Inoue vs Fulton fight.
Downloaded the ESPN+ App to watch the fight -> not available in my country. Well, too bad.
If they don't want our money, we have to look for other ways to watch the fight

Pretty sure I can't get it either.. Tried to get espn+ stuff before, even though I haf espn 1 & 2 through a Sky Sports subscription it still won't let me have espn+

[JackSprocket]

Fight of the decade but unfortunately I'll have to pass. Why aren't these big events available all over the world? Shouldn't be that hard in the internet era. Once again I would be very happy to pay the ppv price but not so happy to wake up 4 am to search for a dodgy stream that dies during the ringwalks

Same for me with the Inoue vs Fulton fight.
Downloaded the ESPN+ App to watch the fight -> not available in my country. Well, too bad.
If they don't want our money, we have to look for other ways to watch the fight

Pretty sure I can't get it either.. Tried to get espn+ stuff before, even though I haf espn 1 & 2 through a Sky Sports subscription it still won't let me have espn+

I had terrible luck with Inoue-Fulton also. Had me a substitute at work because of the fight but the 'legal' thai stream on youtube died just before the main event and I just couldn't get any of them fishy streams working so I ended up at the pub drinking beer and reading the round by round thread.

[Evander]

115-113 Haney
What's the matter with that ?

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115-113 Haney
What's the matter with that ?

I think the point is, he’s mentioning recent memorable scorecards.