Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Keith Thurman’s moniker, “One Time,” was once a descriptive phrase for the deleterious knockout power he possessed in both fists. However, after spending more and more of his time sequestered on the sidelines, “One Time” has now been used to describe his yearly ring appearances.
Former welterweight champion Keith Thurman believes he’s the backup plan if negotiations around a super fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford fall apart.
The most anticipated fight in boxing is far from official, but Derrick James is already preparing his charge–and himself–as if it is just around the corner.
Stephen Espinoza remains confident that one of the most anticipated fights in boxing can materialize before the end of the year. The head of Showtime Boxing offered a brief update on negotiations for an undisputed welterweight fight between IBF, WBC, and WBA champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBO titlist Terence Crawford.
Danny Garcia expects Errol Spence Jr. to eventually move up from the welterweight division to junior middleweight. Whenever Spence joins him in the 154-pound weight class, Garcia would welcome a rematch with the unbeaten IBF/WBA/WBC 147-pound champion. Spence decisively defeated Garcia in their 12-round fight for his IBF and WBC belts in December 2020 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, but Garcia envisions a tougher fight for Spence if they meet again.
Bob Arum has a hard time seeing how an undisputed welterweight fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford can make money for everyone involved.
Errol Spence Jr. expects the undefeated lightweight contender he promotes to have to take a comparable path to the one Spence traveled toward his first title shot.
Former world champion Chris Algieri believes a welterweight unification between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford must happen this year. Algieri was stopped by Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) in five rounds back in 2016.
Rolando Romero has remarkable plans for himself. Following a sixth-round knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in a lightweight fight in May, Romero (14-1, 12 KOs) wants to jump up two weight classes to challenge WBC, WBA, and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Ryan Garcia fought over the weekend. Showed some patience. Landed some shots. And eventually got to his foe with a series of flashy punches that yielded three knockdowns, a sixth-round finish and an audience to make a case for bigger quarry.