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Sources: Errol Spence Jr., Terence Crawford closing in on deal for a undisputed welterweight championship fight in October

At long last, Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are on the verge of a summit meeting at 147 pounds.

Spence, who holds three welterweight titles, and Crawford, owner of one 147-pound belt, are closing in on a deal for an October fight in Las Vegas for the undisputed welterweight championship, sources tell ESPN.

The boxers are still in negotiations and there is no agreement yet for the fight that would be presented by PBC on pay-per-view, sources said.

"I'm free to do whatever I want," Crawford, 34, told ESPN in late April. "There's nothing standing in the way from us fighting. There's no promotion company that's blocking it, there's no wrong side of the street, there's no nothing. Let's see who the best welterweight in the world is."

Crawford, ESPN's No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer, parted ways with his longtime promoter, Top Rank, following a 10th-round TKO of Shawn Porter in November. PBC, whom Spence is aligned with, rarely does business with other promoters. Now that Crawford is a free agent, the path is clear to make the super fight.

The sport's inability to deliver the fight has been a source of frustration among fans for years. But Crawford believes the matchup is "definitely ... bigger now."

Spence, ESPN's No. 3 pound-for-pound boxer, returned from surgery to repair a detached retina to score a 10th-round TKO of Yordenis Ugas in April. The 32-year-old from Desoto, Texas, was set to fight the legendary Manny Pacquiao in August but withdrew from the bout when it was discovered he required immediate surgery.

It was the second major setback of Spence's career after an October 2019 car crash hospitalized him.'

"Now everybody's saying that Errol's back and he's 100% ready. So now is the perfect time for me and him to fight," said Crawford, a native of Omaha, Nebraska. "He called me out, so it ain't no backing up."

Said Spence in April: "I want Terence Crawford; that's the fight that I want. That's the fight everybody else wants. ... Terence, I'm coming for that belt!"

YES !!!! wasnt hyped like this since Canelo Golovkin fights.

A long time in the making. Let's hope this finally happens. A rematch will also almost be certain.

I can't see Spence losing this.

I sure hope you're correct-I see Crawford stopping Spence.

Crawford UD or late TKO.

Hope this fight happens!!

A corrupt draw, so the promoters can make money from a rematch. If its remotely close theyll give it a draw.


Boxing is getting more scripted than WWE

“Please don’t post this because it’s NOT true,” said Floyd Mayweather Jr. on social media about the news released by ESPN on Friday about the Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford fight for October.

Finally! I got Crawford by UD.

Another fight to be believed in with the opening bell only.

October 15th in Vegas would be perfect.
Probably another rumour to keep the people talking about it though.

Unless Bud gets on his bike, Spence basically beats him up. Bud could catch him with a big counter shot, but unless he KOs him, he'll lose due to Spence's high volume attack. Spence stops him late, or wins by 116-112 type decision.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑04 Jun 2022, 06:39

What that date he basically had booked 5 to years ago... Who would have thought...

Mayweather: When Spence-Crawford is Done You Will Hear It From Me!

“Errol Spence, hell of a fighter. Terence Crawford, hell of a fighter. I seen, if I am not mistaken, someone threw out a date or a month,” Mayweather stated.

“It’s so many things that I can really talk about that I’m not going to talk about. Just because - and I love ESPN - they have boxing writers and they are paying them, doesn’t mean they are right. When you see spam post or you see a text message [from me]... and you see I say this [reported information] is not true," said Mayweather.

"This is no different than when Amir Khan was saying, ‘me and Floyd just talked about doing an exhibition.’ That wasn’t true. Amir Khan saw me in the lobby of the Armani Hotel in Dubai and he said get on my video with me and he was recording when I talked. Next thing you know he said, ‘Me and Mayweather talked about doing an exhibition’ which is not true."

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑04 Jun 2022, 06:39

This is how you know he's full of it.

1. Canelo vs GGG was set long time ago
2. Even if it wasn't, Canelo always fight on Cinco De Mayo and Mexican Independence Day weekends.

Crawford should win, but I@m worried the judges don't like his style.

He was clearly ahead against ShowTime Sean, but the judges and most on here couldn't see it.

skanksta wrote: ↑15 Jun 2022, 13:09 Crawford should win, but I@m worried the judges don't like his style.

He was clearly ahead against ShowTime Sean, but the judges and most on here couldn't see it.

Judges usually just like Spence. Not as if he has robberies, but often too wide scores.

DrDuke wrote: ↑15 Jun 2022, 13:49

skanksta wrote: ↑15 Jun 2022, 13:09 Crawford should win, but I@m worried the judges don't like his style.

He was clearly ahead against ShowTime Sean, but the judges and most on here couldn't see it.

Judges usually just like Spence. Not as if he has robberies, but often too wide scores.

Yeh. Crawford is underrated when it comes to the judges.

This is a 50-50 fight.

Crawford has an edge in skills, Spence has the edge in power, but Crawford isn't feather-fisted and Spence has decent boxing skills.

I hate mismatches, but I love watching evenly matched fights like this, where I don't know who is going to win beforehand.

Perkin Warbeck wrote: ↑15 Jun 2022, 19:18 This is a 50-50 fight.

Crawford has an edge in skills, Spence has the edge in power, but Crawford isn't feather-fisted and Spence has decent boxing skills.

I hate mismatches, but I love watching evenly matched fights like this, where I don't know who is going to win beforehand.

Also, Crawford's speed and reflexes have looked better so far. I see the Bud objectively edging the fight, but possibly being slightly down on the cards, when he gets to Spence and breaks him down.

Crawford is going to need one or two knockdowns to come close on the cards I think. I just can't see him stopping Spence. I can see Spence stopping Bud though, thinking of Bud doing a slight stanky leg vs a 135lber. Bud bet Errol a couple of years back he would make Errol do the stanky leg. $100 K if I remember right.

It's the biggest fight of the year, and closest to 50-50 as I have seen in years. Two of my favorite boxers.

Still haven't got a date in October have they.