#The ring boxing upgrade#

Spence said he hopes it will be at 154 pounds. The winner is able to choose if the return bout takes place at 147 or 154 pounds. There's a bidirectional rematch clause that Spence can trigger within 30 days of the fight, and he vowed to be 'a lot better' the second time around. 'He was using his jab, and my timing was a little bit off. 'He was the better man tonight,' said Spence, ESPN's No. Though he is a smaller man, Crawford entered the ring with a 100% knockout ratio in seven welterweight fights and remained perfect in what was arguably the most important boxing match since Floyd Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao in 2015. Crawford outlanded Spence 185-96 in total punches, including an 87-33 edge in jabs and 98-63 in power punches. He was cut over the right eye in Round 3 and barely landed a punch of consequence the remainder of the bout.Ĭrawford simply beat Spence to the punch time and again and carved up the Texan with his superior timing, sense of range and tremendous counterpunching ability. It's going to be a long night for him.'Īnd it certainly was, though Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) never stopped coming forward behind his steady southpaw jab. Smith that after Spence connected with a looping overhand left in the first two rounds, he thought to himself, 'This is it?. Crawford used a left hand to Spence's body that set up a southpaw jab for a flash knockdown.Īfterward, Crawford told ESPN's Stephen A. 'It means everything because of who I took the belts from,' said Crawford, who was accompanied by music superstar Eminem and his seminal hit 'Lose Yourself' as he entered the ring.Ĭrawford was in total control of the bout beginning with Round 2, when Spence was floored for the first time in his career. He went on to win the undisputed championship at 140 pounds and is now the first man to capture all four belts at 147 pounds. Nobody believed in me when I was coming up, but I made everybody a believer.'Ĭrawford (40-0, 31 KOs), who is nicknamed 'Bud,' traveled to Scotland in 2014 to win his first world title, a decision over Ricky Burns at 135 pounds. 'Like I said before, I only dreamed of being a world champion,' said Crawford, ESPN's No.

Spence, 33, protested the stoppage but appeared to lose every round besides the opening frame.

The 35-year-old Crawford buckled a bloodied and swollen Spence in Round 9 and was unloading unanswered shots when referee Harvey Dock mercifully ended the punishment at 2 minutes, 32 seconds. in a tour de force performance, scoring a ninth-round TKO in the long-awaited superfight to capture the undisputed welterweight championship Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.Ĭrawford floored Spence in Round 2 and twice in Round 7, a two-fisted beatdown to wrest away the IBF, WBA and WBC 147-pound titles to go along with his WBO belt. LAS VEGAS - Terence Crawford dismantled Errol Spence Jr.

#The ring boxing upgrade#

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