Let's take a look at how the top two fighters in the 147-pound division match up. And opening the PPV is an intriguing junior middleweight tilt between Sergio Garcia and Yoenis Tellez. Plus, veteran Nonito Donaire looks to make another run at a title when he takes on Alexandro Santiago for the vacant WBC bantamweight crown. Cruz has been pushing all week to get his rematch with Gervonta "Tank" Davis after he gave Davis one of the toughest tests of his career in December 2021. Look no further than the co-main event where Isaac Cruz returns to take on Giovanni Cabrera in a WBA lightweight title eliminator. While the main event deservedly has all the attention this week, fans will be treated to a solid undercard in the buildup. "I guarantee you it's gonna be nothing but fireworks from start to finish." Bring your seasoning on Saturday night, because we're gonna have a crawfish boil. I guarantee you I'm gonna put on a great show. "Make sure you order the fight on Showtime PPV. I want to thank my parents, because they blessed me with the resiliency to get through a lot of stuff in life," Spence said. While they still threw out a couple of final thoughts to the other, there was no pushing or shoving as they know it will all be settled in the ring come Saturday night. After Spence and Crawford hit the mark of 147 pounds, they shook hands for the final faceoff. While the hostility is still there, including between the two families and fanbases as both have continued to chirp all week long at one another, both men remained cordial at the weigh-ins. But legacy-wise, I had already accomplished a lot and was already a Hall of Famer. With the magnitude and the stage and just everything that's surrounding this fight, yes I needed Errol. All the belts are on the line, so there's even more to fight for," Crawford said. "This fight is happening at the right time. The good news for boxing fans, who have already enjoyed a 2023 that is on pace to be the sport's best calendar year in two decades, Saturday's fight could just be the beginning as each champion has agreed to a bi-lateral rematch clause that can be activated by either one, regardless of the result (although the winner gets to choose the contracted weight of the rematch). That's what happens in these historic fights." I don't think 'Sugar' Ray Leonard fought anyone like Tommy Hearns until he fought Tommy, and vice versa. "His style is different from anybody else. "I don't think there's anyone I fought who is similar to Terence Crawford," Spence said. In the biggest fight in boxing since Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao squared off in 2015 following their own five-year soap opera build, Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) and Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) bring old-school mentalities into a fight that has left those who experienced firsthand prior welterweight unification classics like Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns (1981) and Felix Trinidad-Oscar De La Hoya (1999) expecting a return feeling of that nostalgic, big-fight feel.Įven better, both fighters have promised to go through one another in order to get their hand raised, which has left even boxing's cynical crossover audience, the same who still aren't over paying $100 on pay-per-view for Mayweather-Pacquiao only to receive a defensive and technical superfight, expecting nothing but fireworks. ET) that will have people talking for many years to come. and Terence Crawford are excited to finally leave the talking behind as they set to take action in Saturday's first four-belt undisputed title fight in 147-pound history.īut for as sick as both fighters are of being asked about each other, which was evident in Thursday's saucy final press conference in Las Vegas, the pair of unbeaten champions have vowed they will produce the kind of fight inside T-Mobile Arena this weekend ( Showtime PPV, 8 p.m. After five years of debating who is the best welterweight boxer in the world, Errol Spence Jr.
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