![]() ![]() “I think Terence is a very sharp and snapping puncher and Errol has a more grinding and thumping kind of power. “I think inactivity can be an issue and it’s mental for Errol, who might question his inactivity. He has to be very clever and get the rounds and break him down over the fight. Crawford has to be sharp and use the entire ring and pick his shots at the right time and make Spence work when he doesn’t want to work. “I think Errol brings calculated pressure and will go to the body. 1 in the division and we’re going to get some toe-to-toe action. It will come down to who has prepared the best. It’s the small margins that will decide this fight. “I put up guys like Errol, Crawford, Shawn Porter and Golovkin who I’ve been in there with who just have that aura around them. He’s going to need every game plan in this fight. He’s a sharpshooter with his punches and a very good finisher. He’s big and strong and goes to the body good. “Errol Spence is a very big welterweight, a natural southpaw. I actually put both these guys up as pound-for-pound in all the divisions. “I’m very excited for this fight and everyone is talking about this fight. There is not going to be any head butts that would end this fight prematurely. One thing we know that’s not going to happen is that there won‘t be any foul play, any low blows. I truly don’t think anyone can look at this fight and say, ‘That guy is going to win,’ because there are so many outcomes and possibilities. Both guys have basically everything needed to win, from power to speed. I don’t know who is going to win this fight. That may have been the reason why I didn’t see Terence uncomfortable. I didn’t apply the kind of pressure that Errol is going to apply. Never once did I see Terence uncomfortable. I pride myself on making fighters uncomfortable. He never showed me that there was anything unsettled within his heart or mind. Terence never got uncomfortable in his fight against me. With this fight, you can’t measure another fighter’s energy or mentality through the fight. “If Terence is able to be comfortable and manage his energy, we have to start talking about him in the same breath as Manny Pacquiao, Andre Ward, and Floyd Mayweather. It’s hard to find the timing, it’s hard to find the distance. We’re not saying anything that either of these fighters can’t do. Those openings are usually there when that punch is being released. With a guy like that, you have to find openings. Errol has a really tight defense and keeps his hands at home. If you’re Terence Crawford, you have to get to Errol’s body and make him uncomfortable. He needs to continue putting on the pressure and body punching. “The calculated pressure from Errol has to be something that he sustains for the entire fight. Both of these guys have to have both in order to win the fight. We are going to see three different strategies from each fighter, maybe even four or five different game plans. This is an outstanding fight because they both have an A+ in every box. ![]() From an X’s and O’s standpoint, it’s all a matter of, ‘What are you going to do this round?’ Both fighters have the ability to make adjustments, be aggressive, fight off the back foot, and counterpunch. Terence has been in the ring with guys who have done different things. We have never been able to see him pull out everything that he has. Errol Spence is the most fundamentally sound boxer in the world. “The one narrative is Terence Crawford can do more things in the ring. This is the biggest fight and I’m excited about it. I was at church last night and they were talking about this fight. SHAWN PORTER, Former two-time welterweight Champion Here is what Porter, Brook, Hunter and Edwards had to say on Thursday: to capture his first career world title, while Brook came stateside to face Crawford in November 2020, losing by fourth-round TKO. Brook faced Spence in May 2017 as Spence traveled to the U.K. Porter dropped a 2019 Fight of the Year to Spence, before losing the final fight of his career to Crawford in November 2021. Terence Crawford world welterweight championship bout approaches, former champions and common Spence and Crawford opponents Shawn Porter and Kell Brook, plus top trainers Virgil Hunter and Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, previewed the matchup during a virtual media roundtable before the pay-per-view fight goes down on Saturday, July 29th in a Premier Boxing Champions event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Tickets for the live event are available through AXS.com. ![]()
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